Monty Python Speaks! :

David Morgan

ISBN 10: 1841151688 / ISBN 13: 9781841151687

Published by Fourth Estate Publishing, 1999

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Published In 1999 : 1st. Edition : 1st. Printing : Full Printing Numbers Listed , 1 - 10 : Fourth Estate Publishing : A4 Format : A Shrink Wrap Is Protecting The Book : Ex. Library Copy With The Usual Stamps & Markings : The Front End-Paper Is Still Intact : Small Amount Of Edge & Corner Rubbing : Corner Thumbing : Otherwise Fine : General Shelf Wear : Corner Thumbing : No Inscriptions : Good Solid Binding With Bright Clear Text & Photographs :

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monty Python Speaks! :
• Publisher: Fourth Estate Publishing
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841151688
• ISBN 13: 9781841151687
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Humour

About this title

Synopsis

The definitive account of the first thirty years of Monty Python, in the words of the Pythons themselves – John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

‘Some people think it’s very clever and intelligent, and some people say it’s extremely silly and inconsequential, but not many people ignore it’ Michael Palin

With their dead parrots, holy grails and spam, Monty Python revolutionised comedy for the rest of the world. They paved the way for everything from Saturday Night Live to The Young Ones and The Simpsons, ushering in a new brand of surrealist comedy: a stream-of-consciousness sketch show that pushed the boundaries of format, style and content. Its legacy is not only important; it’s monumental.

In Monty Python Speaks!, David Morgan has extensively interviewed the entire world of Python – from producers and collaborators like Douglas Adams and Hank Azaria to the founding members themselves – to create the ultimate record of Britain’s most rebellious and successful comedy act. Packed with rare and never-before-seen photographs, and told with the group’s customary wit and irreverence, this newly updated edition, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of their first appearance on the BBC, is the inside story of a comedy phenomenon.

About the Author

David Morgan is an editor and journalist who has written for the ‘Los Angeles Times’, ‘New York Newsday’, ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, ‘Sight and Sound’ and ‘Empire’, amongst many others. He worked with Terry Gilliam on the interactive laserdiscs of Brazil and ‘The Adventures of Baron Munchausen’.