Introduction

Monty Python (Monty Python) - a comedian from the UK band, formed in 1969. Known for its humorous TV show "Monty Python's Flying Circus," which on the BBC in the years 1969-1974, and several full-length films. Participants in the "Monty Python" is one of the most popular British comedians have influenced the development of the genre as a whole.

History

Future comedy "Monty Python" Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Eric Idle introduced in the mid-1960s while studying at Cambridge University, while they were in the student theatrical club Footlights, and participated in amateur theater productions. Terry Jones and Michael Palin studied at Oxford and at the same university were part of an experimental theater club. Terry Gilliam mostly paid attention to the painting, namely the cartoons for the university magazine, and also dabbled in animation. Subsequently, they participated in the creation of television projects.  After years of successful projects, 1966-1967, "Do not twist the knob», The Frost Report and At Last The 1948 Show» all six begin to work together on a comedy show, which became known as "Monty Python's Flying Circus," which went on the BBC in the years 1969-1974 - was filmed just 45 episodes, they are based do not lay a linear plot, and an absurd sense of humor, an extraordinary animation and politically incorrect satire. These traits have become hallmark of comic group. In 1973, John Cleese left the group (Morgan, 1999, pp. 168). 

After completion of the show "Monty Python" created four full-length film, "Monty Python: a now for something completely different" (1971), "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975), "The Life of Brian Monty Python" (1979), "The Meaning life of Monty Python "(1983). Other collaborations have not appeared, all the participants of the "Monty Python" engaged in personal projects, although they continued to take part in film and television of former colleagues. In 1989, Graham Chapman died of cancer (Wilmut, 1980, pp. 413). 

Members

John Cleese (John Cleese) 

Michael Palin (Michael Palin) 

Terry Jones (Terry Jones) 

Terry Gilliam (Terry Gilliam) 

Eric Idle (Eric Idle) 

Graham Chapman (Graham Arthur Chapman)

Python Era

Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Eric Idle introduced in the dungeons of the University of Cambridge. Young people were in the student theatrical club Footlights, and instead squander the cash in pubs and practiced with great young individuals in applied astronomy, they spend their free time on the amateur performances and skits. And Eric Idle is so successful in acting, in the 65-year became president of the club. Terry Jones and Michael Palin were at Oxford, and with it participated in the activities of the University Experimental Theatre Club. Terry Gilliam to participate in theatrical circles has not been noticed, but he, like other "pythons," was an active creative life - drew cartoons for the university magazine. Once our heroes parted with university casemates, the inexorable law of nature, commanding all the opposites (especially talented opposites) to gather in groups and began to pull the future "python" to each other. Cleese, Idle and Chapman did with television comedy sketch show, exactly the same as doing, and Jones and Palin. In the 67th Palin, Jones, Idle and Gilliam, who had replaced orange beauty of ...