Tag Archives: John Cleese
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
“Welcome to the Ronald Reagan Memorial Bowl!” For four nights during the month of September 1980, Monty Python held court at the legendary Hollywood Bowl to an audience of about 8,000 per show. “[It] tickled all of us,” Michael Palin … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 80's, Comedy, Concert Film, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Here in Madison we have a restaurant called the Tipsy Cow, and on the wall hangs a chalkboard that diagrams a key moment from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): a cow being catapulted onto the heads of King … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Harpo
Tagged 70's, Arthurian Legend, Comedy, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Sword and Sorcery, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, witches
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Time Bandits (1981)
Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam finally came into his own with 1981’s Time Bandits, a film which put him on the map as a cinematic fantasist to be reckoned with. But it took a few attempts. Monty Python and the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Midnight Matinee
Tagged 80's, Comedy, Fantasy, God, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, The Devil, Time Travel
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