Monty Python is a British comedy show that started in 1969
Monty Pythons cast played as doctors, lawyers, politicians,
academics, and policemen because Graham Chapman was a qualified
physician, John Cleese attended law school, Terry Gilliam majored
in political science, Terry Jones and Eric Idle studied English,
and Graham Chapmans father was a policeman, so they all had
something to do with them.
3. How Monty Python and the Flying Circus got its name
They got the name Monty Python and the Flying Circus because
they thought it was funny. The cast says it has nothing to do with
anything else. At first, the name got rejected, but every week they
threatened with different names until BBC said that they could keep
their name. The some of the names that they suggested were Owl
Stretching Time, Toad Elevating Moment, A Bucket, A Horse and a
Spoon, Vaseline Review and Bun, Wackett, Buzzard, Stubble and
Boot.
4. Monty Python Movies
There were 4 Monty Python movies
5. And Now For Something Completely Different
It was a Monty Python movie made in 1971 and was 90 minutes
long, using favourite sketches from the first two seasons of the
show
It was made for an American audience to try to get Monty Python
popular in America
It was a low budget movie, and the first movie that the Monty
Python cast made
The group didnt consider this movie a sucess
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
This movie was made in 1975 and was directed by Terry Jones and
Terry Gilliam
It was made of entirely new material, so the cast called it a
proper film
Its a spoof about King Arthur trying to find the Holy
Grail
7. The Characters
Graham Chapman played as King Arthur, and Terry Gilliam played
as Pasty, Arthurs squire
The knights of the round table are Sir Bedevere (Terry Jones),
Sir Lancelot the Brave, (John Cleese) Sir Robin the
Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot (Eric Idle), and Sir Galahad the
Pure (Michael Palin)
8. The Plot
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is about the legend of King
Arthur, and the knights of the round table are instructed to find
the Holy Grail by God
They find a French castle and King Arthur decides to split
everybody up to increase the chances of finding the Grail
After they split up, each of the knights encounter
difficulties, for example, Sir Robin finds the Three Headed
Giant
Then they find each other and cross the bridge of death, where
they have to answer questions before they can cross, Sir Robin and
Sir Galahad answer incorrectly and were thrown into the chasm
beneath the bridge
They get ready to storm a castle, but before they can, the
police come and break it up all and the movie ends
9. Monty Pythons Life of Brian
Was a comedy movie made in 1979
It is about the story about Brian Cohen (played by Graham
Chapman) and is about a young Jewish man who is born next to Jesus
Christ, and is mistaken for the Messiah.
Lots of religious groups said it should be banned, and some
countries banned it for decades
To promote the movie, they made posters saying So funny it was
banned in Norway!
10. Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Released in 1982, and it is 77 minutes long
It is written by all of the cast, and two more new people named
Tim Brooke-Taylor, and Marty Feldman
It is a concert film, and Neil Innes performs some songs in
it
All of the cast is in the movie, and Carol Cleveland, in a
supporting role
11. The Cast
There were 6 cast members that wrote all of lines for the
show.
Their names are John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael
Palin, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam.
12. John Cleese
He often wrote with Graham Chapman split away from the other
cast members
He left after the 3 rdseason before the last 4 thseason because
he thought that there were no more original content. He also found
Graham Chapmans drinking problem too difficult to deal with, and
Chapman was usually drunk.
He was in all 4 of the Monty Python movies
13. Graham Chapman
Worked with John Cleese while writing a lot
While he worked, he started having a drinking problem and lots
of the time was very drunk
He usually played characters with authority and that were very
calm
Chapman played the lead roles in Monty Python and the Holy
Grail and Life of Brian
John Cleese complimented Chapman by saying that he was very
possibly the best actor of us all
14. Terry Jones
He directed the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail along
with Terry Gilliam
He usually worked along side with Michael Palin.
He usually played as middle aged women
15. Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam was the animator and didnt usually appear on
film
When he did, he usually played character who didnt speak much,
or didnt at all
When he did play he played as the knight that would end the
show by taking a plucked chicken and knocking it on the head of a
character
He was the only American in the cast, everyone else was
British
16. Michael Palin
Michael Palin usually worked with Terry Jones
He played very enthusiastic people like in the lumberjack in
the lumberjack song
He wrote and played most of the awkward players in the
show
17. Eric Idle
Eric Idle worked alone most of the time
He usually played characters who had communication and language
irregularities
He played guitar and played songs
He played the song Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, a
Christian spoof about the cross
18. Facts about Monty Python
Monty Python did most of their own stunts, and didnt get stunt
doubles very often. Graham Chapman was a qualified mountaineer, and
Michael Palin fell 15 feet into a canal for the show after John
Cleese hits him on the head with a trout fish.
It was ranked #5 in TV Guides 25 Top Cult Shows Ever in
2004
