Posts Tagged ‘monty python’

Monty Python Olympiad

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Let’s get one thing settled - the Olympics are always taken very seriously, but back in the day the Monty Python team showed the world just how silly they really are…

Every Sperm is Sacred!

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Clip of the Day!

Are they the greatest?

Monday, July 7th, 2008

At long last, the page you’ve been waiting for!

The original version of Quintessential Comedy featured the first in a series of articles and essays about comedy. Kicking it off was a piece on Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which finally (!) I’ve reproduced here…

flyingcircus1.jpgDipping back to the past, remembering the things we saw and did is almost always done through rose-tinted glasses. The same is certainly true of comedy. Looking back at popular sitcoms of the day such as Please Sir! or Man About the House leaves a bitter taste in the mouth, and while Love Thy Neighbour might be a true depiction of the age, it’s modern revisionism to claim that it was cleverer than anyone ever knew at the time. (more…)

Find Your Grail

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Sporadic posts?  Not much new to say?  Ah well, this is the reason - a recent trip to London to take in Spamalot!

Who could imagine that a musical based on Monty Python would work?  It seems to obvious now, but anyway, on with the show…

This clip stars Tim Curry and Sara Ramirez; currently the show stars Alan Dale and Nina Soderquist.