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benefit events February 10, 11, & 13 |
Hippofilms has announced a worldwide casting call
for the roles of the young members of Monty Python, for the upcoming
theatrical film, Gin and Tonic,
a comic-drama based on the life and times of late Python Graham Chapman.
Friday, 6 February 2004
John Cleese will be the guest of honor at three benefit
events being held in the Bay Area of California next week, raising funds
for one of John's favorite educational centers, The Esalen Institute.
Friday, 6 February 2004
Maxim magazine has ranked the 50 Funniest Movie moments.
The list includes several Python movie scenes and rates one of them
the best of all time. Sunday, 22
February 2004
John Cleese contributed both his voice and likeness
to the new James Bond video game, Everything or Nothing. Read
more about the stellar cast, the development process, and Cleese's participation.
Sunday, 22 February 2004
In a poll of British movie fans, Monty Python
and the Holy Grail and Monty Python's Life of Brian have
both made the top 10, including honors to Holy Grail for being
#1. Sunday, 22 February 2004
Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, a new fully-staged musical officially
ripped-off from the internationally famous comedy team’s most
popular motion picture, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,”
will make its World Premiere at Chicago’s Shubert Theatre, December
21, 2004 through January 16, 2005. Thursday,
26 February 2004
This month's Vanity Fair features the Monty Python chaps in one
of its famous montages. The photograph, by entertainment photographer
Art Streiber, is part of this year's installment of a Vanity Fair
tradition called “The Hollywood Portfolio.” Read Eric's
account of the shoot and see the photo! Saturday,
6 March 2004
PythOnline was fortunate to be the first to publish this article by
journalist Declan Joyce, who wrote about Gin and Tonic, the
biographical film about Graham Chapman currently in pre-production.
Interviewed are Jim Yoakum, Kim 'Howard' Johnson, and Hans ten Cate.
Wednesday, 10 March 2004
British photographer David Calvert recently announced that, on
March 15, he will begin selling one of his ultra-rare photographs of
Graham Chapman as part of a high-quality limited edition print, with
some of the proceeds going to Amnesty International. Monday,
15 March 2004
In this reprint of an interview from Broadway's premiere publication,
PlayBill, Eric discusses how the Pythons are going about constructing
a Broadway musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Sunday, 21 March 2004
A developer has been proposing to demolish the Gleneagles Hotel, the
now famous Torquay hotel that was John Cleese's inspiration for Fawlty
Towers. The local council has once again turned down the plans to replace
it with a three-story apartment building. Sunday,
21 March 2004
The menu at an all-SPAM fastfood restaurant in Manila, Philippines sounds
like it could have been taken directly from the Monty Python sketch.
Sunday, 21 March 2004
Eric Idle just recently sent us these alternate lyrics to the Camelot
song, while planning and writing SPAMALOT, the Broadway musical
adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Sunday,
21 March 2004
Monty Python Producer John Goldstone wrote us over the weekend with
some wonderful news. “In view of the furore over Mel Gibson's
The Passion of the Christ we think it important to offer an
alternative view from Monty Python and are planning a theatrical re-release
(or second coming) of Life of Brian.” Tuesday,
23 March 2004
Terry Jones is touring the UK naked. Well, a portrait of Terry
that is. The painting, by artist Heidi Harrington, has been part of
several exhibitions and was most recently selected by special invitation
to appear at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters* annual exhibition
in London. Sunday, 25 April 2004
David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry and Hank Azaria will head the cast of the
eagerly anticipated new musical, Monty Python’s SPAMALOT,
based on the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Sunday,
18 July 2004
The producers of Monty Python’s SPAMALOT announced that
Douglas Sills, Michael McGrath, Steve Rosen and Sara Ramirez will join
the cast of the musical. Sunday, 18 July
2004
DC Comics has disclosed that the 96-page graphic novel will go on sale
13 October 2004. Comicon's Pulse website also recently published an
interview with Kim "Howard" Johnson about his work on the
upcoming Superman comic book that he has co-authored with John Cleese.
Sunday, 18 July 2004
Congratulations to John Cleese and Terry Jones! Both have been nominated
this year for the American Emmy Awards. Sunday,
18 July 2004
A special American Express Gold Card Events Exclusive sale of tickets
to SPAMALOT has begun. Get your tickets to one of the Chicago performances
at the Shubert Theatre. The offer is good through August 6 only, so
hurry. Friday, 23 July 2004
Eric Idle writes in to tell the story of SPAMALOT, the upcoming Broadway
musical based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Monday,
26 July 2004
Eric Idle's diary documenting his travels and travails during last year's
Greedy Bastard Tour will be published by Harper Collins this
coming February (2005). The book will hit bookstores to coincide with
the Broadway debut of SPAMALOT. Thursday,
29 July 2004
SPAMALOT will make its World Premiere at Chicago’s Shubert Theatre
this December, and you, as loyal PythOnline people, can get tickets
before the box office opens to the general public! Monday,
9 August 2004
To celebrate the magazine's milestone 75th anniversary, BusinessWeek
magazine is offering its readership and the public-at-large an innovative
opportunity to try out-of-the-box careers, including a chance to help
produce SPAMALOT. Tuesday, 10
August 2004
Eric Idle writes in to tell the next story of SPAMALOT, the upcoming
Broadway musical based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Friday, 13 August 2004
You asked for it... here is a huge dump of llama droppings for
those who simply had lost faith in PythOnline. A rundown of the latest
Python related news, if you will... Thursday,
19 August 2004
Monty Python's SPAMALOT has announced who will be joining the
ensemble for the upcoming musical. The cast is now 23 members strong.
Wednesday, 25 August 2004
Eric Idle writes in to tell the third tale of SPAMALOT, the upcoming
Broadway musical based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Monday, 6 September 2004
Terry Gilliam wrote me a ways back to say that "Tideland starts
shooting Sept 27 in the delightful city of Regina, Saskatchewan. 'I
can see for miles, and miles, and miles, and miles'...of wheat.."
Of course, back then, I was sadly out burrying the cat and unable to
post Terry's email. Tuesday, 7 December 2004
Monty Python's Dead Parrot sketch has topped a Radio Times poll to find
the best alternative comedy sketch. More than 1,200 people voted in
the poll with Dead Parrot getting twice as many votes as its nearest
rival. Tuesday, 7 December 2004
Ticket sales for the Broadway run of Monty Python's SPAMALOT began on
Monday, December 6. A special event was hosted at the Shubert theater
in New York City, where the show will begin its preview run on February
14. Tuesday, 7 December 2004
SPAMALOT is being honored by Hormel Foods with the introduction of a
limited edition flavor, SPAM™ golden honey grail in a “SPAMALOT
collector’s edition” can. Tuesday,
7 December 2004
The Devon hotel which inspired the classic BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers
has gone on sale for more than £1.5m. Tuesday,
7 December 2004
Eric Idle announces that he is releasing an Official Bootleg of the
music John Du Prez and Eric recorded over the past three years for Spamalot,
including seven tracks that aren't in the show. Tuesday,
7 December 2004
Eric sent me this email the day after the Presidential election. Sadly,
I'm only getting around to posting it now. I figure I would have had
four years to do it though... Tuesday, 14 December
2004
Over the past few years, a number of short animated films based on the
works of Monty Python have surfaced on the web. Here, in the words of
the talented animators that created them, is how these came to pass.
Downloadable clips included. Tuesday, 14 December
2004
Eric sent an update, informing us that the official 'bootleg 'CD, Eric
Idle Sings SPAMALOT, will likely not begin sales until the official
cast album. Wednesday, 15 December 2004
News from the Tideland front! Terry Gilliam wrote in to update
us on the state of his latest film. Wednesday,
15 December 2004
In April of last year, British journalist and author Robert Sellers
published Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, the fascinating
and thorough inside story of Handmade Films. To mark the recent release
of the paperback version of the book, retitled 'Very Naughty Boys,'
Robert Sellers himself agreed to tell the story of how and why
he wrote the book. Thursday, 16 December 2004
In a poll of 4,000 British movie fans conducted by video
rental giant Blockbuster, John Cleese's rant in Life of Brian
demanding ‘What have the Romans done for us?’ has been named
the funniest movie scene of all time. Wednesday,
22 December 2004
 Kim Howard Johnson was at the December 21st premiere of SPAMALOT
in Chicago last night! With the permission of Eric Idle and the PR department,
Howard has sent the fans a field report. This is the first official
word about the show, since there is a press blackout until January 9.
Wednesday, 22 December 2004
The first and only authorized stage version of the Monty Python
television sketches, as performed by non-Pythons, is coming to London.
The comedy troupe Remy Renoux have taken their French-language
version of Monty Python's Flying Circus and will be performing
the show at the Riverside Studios in London's West End starting this
January. Thursday, 23 December 2004
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