Tag Archives: Eric Idle
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
“Welcome to the Ronald Reagan Memorial Bowl!” For four nights during the month of September 1980, Monty Python held court at the legendary Hollywood Bowl to an audience of about 8,000 per show. “[It] tickled all of us,” Michael Palin … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 80's, Comedy, Concert Film, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
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The Rutles: All You Need is Cash (1978)
Monty Python’s Flying Circus ended its run in 1974 with something of a whimper: John Cleese had left the show by its final season, the title had been shortened to just Monty Python, and despite some moments of inspiration, the … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV, Theater Ballroom
Tagged 70's, Beatles, Bill Murray, Comedy, Dan Aykroyd, Eric Idle, John Belushi, Michael Palin, Mick Jagger, Monty Python, Saturday Night Live
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Here in Madison we have a restaurant called the Tipsy Cow, and on the wall hangs a chalkboard that diagrams a key moment from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): a cow being catapulted onto the heads of King … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Arthurian Legend, Comedy, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Sword and Sorcery, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, witches
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