And Now for Something Completely Different: Critical Approaches to Monty Python - Hardcover

Kate Egan; Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1474475159 ISBN 13: 9781474475150

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2020

Synopsis

Explores the range of factors that contribute to Monty Python's continuing status as 'something different' A reappraisal of the originality, influence and impact of Monty Python's comedy output, from the perspective of its 50 years of cultural circulation Includes analyses of a range of Monty Python's output, from the Monty Python's Flying Circus television show, to the Monty Python films, albums, and live shows, including consideration of Monty Python's use of music and songs and forms of animation Explores the production contexts and practices adopted, and the range of comedic strategies employed, across Monty Python's comedy output, as well as considering its cult status and fan reception Includes new critical analyses of a range of Python sketches and scenes, including The Funniest Joke in the World, Mr Hilter, Dead Parrot, Confuse-a-Cat, Albatross, Hell's Grannies, Bicycle Repairman, The Black Knight, The Constitutional Peasant, and Mr Creosote Examining Monty Python's enduring status as an unconventional, anti-authoritarian comedy touchstone, this book reappraises Python's comedy output from the perspective of its fifty years of cultural circulation. Reconsidering the group's originality, impact and durability, a range of international scholars explores Python's influences, production contexts, frequently controversial themes, and the cult status and forms of fandom associated with Python in the present day. From television sketches, including The Funniest Joke in the World, Hell's Grannies, Dead Parrot and Confuse-a-Cat, to the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life, to songs from the albums and live shows, this book is a ground-breaking critical analysis of the Monty Python phenomenon.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Kate Egan is Senior Lecturer in Film and Media at Northumbria University

Professor Jeffrey Weinstock is Professor of English at Central Michigan University

From the Back Cover

Examining Monty Python's enduring status as an unconventional, anti-authoritarian comedy touchstone, this book reappraises Python's comedy output from the perspective of its fifty years of cultural circulation. Reconsidering the group's originality, impact and durability, a range of international scholars explores Python's influences, production contexts, frequently controversial themes, and the cult status and forms of fandom associated with Python in the present day. From television sketches, including The Funniest Joke in the World, Hell's Grannies, Dead Parrot and Confuse-a-Cat, to the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life, to songs from the albums and live shows, this book is a ground-breaking critical analysis of the Monty Python phenomenon. Kate Egan is a senior lecturer in film and media at Northumbria University, UK Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock is professor of English at Central Michigan University, USA

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474475159
• ISBN 13: 9781474475150
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Kate Egan, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock