''Monty Python Live!'' is a book detailing the various live performances of the

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team between 1971 and 1980. Edited by Eric Idle, the book was released in 2009 as part of the team’s 40th anniversary celebrations and features recollections from surviving members

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Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy team. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and ...

and

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, alongside archive interviews with

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. Also contributing are Python regulars

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and

Neil Innes Neil James Innes (; 9 December 1944 – 29 December 2019) was an English writer, comedian and musician. He first came to prominence in the pioneering comedy rock group Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later became a frequent collaborator with the Mon ...

, promoter Tony Smith, US manager Nancy Lewis, biographer

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and also

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. The book also contains the script for the 1980

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shows (minus the animation and Neil Innes songs), alongside a selection of lesser performed sketches plus some new comedy pieces written specially for the book.

*Foreplay by Eric Idle *Pythons on the Road – An Oral History…
Origins – 1971, The Lancaster Arts Festival, Coventry
UK Tour – April–May 24, 1973, Monty Python’s First Farewell Tour
Canada – Summer 1973, Monty Python’s First Farewell Tour of Canada
London – March 1974,

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New York – April 14-May 2, 1976,

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Hollywood – September 26–29, 1980,

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*Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Official Programme *Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Act I
The Llama
Gumby Flower Arranging
Michelangelo and the Pope
International Wrestling
The Silly Olympics
World Forum

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Travel Agent
Custard Pie
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Act II

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Camp Judges

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Nudge Nudge "Candid Photography", better known as "Nudge Nudge", is a sketch from the third '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'' episode, "How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away" (series 1, ep. 3) featuring Eric Idle (author of th ...

Pepperpots
International Philosophy
Never Be Rude to an Arab
International Philosophy Part 2

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Fairy Tale

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Salvation Fuzz

The Lumberjack Song "The Lumberjack Song" is a comedy song by the comedy troupe Monty Python. The song was written and composed by Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Fred Tomlinson. It first appeared in the ninth episode of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'', "The An ...

*In Their Own Words – the Pythons Recall the Touring Years
John Cleese: What I Remember
Michael Palin: What I Remember
Terry Jones: What I Remember
Eric Idle: What I Remember
Graham Chapman: What He Remembered
Terry Gilliam: What I Remember
Neil Innes: What I Remember
Carol Cleveland: What I Remember
Carol Cleveland FAQ
Python on Broadway *How to be a Great Fucking Actor *Occasionally Performed Pieces – Act III
Anagrams
Bee Keeper
Children’s Story
Butcher’s Shop
Hungarian Phrase Book
The Dirty Fork
The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots
Hearing Aid
Ken Shabby
Michael Miles Game Show
Minister Falling to Pieces
Secret Service
Cocktail Bar

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Blackmail
Courtroom
R.A.F. Banter
Silly Election *Book Credits by Stanley Baldwin *Monty Python would like to thank… *Spot the Difference *At Booksellers Near You!

Credits

*Writers –

*Contributing writers –

, Tony Smith, Nancy Lewis,

*Editor – Eric Idle *Art editor – Steve Kirwan

References

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