The Monty Python comedy troupe branched off into a variety of different media after the success of their sketch comedy television series, Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Television
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
- Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python (1989)
- Monty Python Live at Aspen (1998)
- Python Night – 30 Years of Monty Python (1999)
- Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)
Films
- And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
- Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
Books
The following official Monty Python books authored by the team members have been published, mostly in large format:
- Monty Python's Big Red Book (1971) – Hardcover and paperback. Covers vary.
- The Brand New Monty Python Bok (1973) (Paperback edition issued as The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book) (1977) (First draft and shooting scripts, with Gilliam pictures, lobby cards, stills, correspondence and cost breakdown - the film script later republished separately as a standard paperback)
- Monty Python's The Life of Brian/MONTYPYTHONSCRAPBOOK (1979) (Expanded film script plus a lot of extra material published back-to-back with it - the film script later published separately as a standard paperback)
- The Complete Works of Shakespeare and Monty Python: Vol. 1 – Monty Python (1981) (a repackaging of both the Big Red Book and the Brand New Bok)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) (Expanded film script with photos)
- The Monty Python Gift Boks (1986) (Reissues of paperback editions of Big Red Book and the Brand New Papperbok wrapped in a mini poster)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just the Words (1989) (Mostly complete transcripts of all 4 television series. Originally published in two volumes)
- The Fairly Incomplete & Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book (1994)
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus - Sämtliche Deutschen Shows (1998) (Germany-only scriptbook for the two Fliegender Zirkus specials)
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Terry Jones (1999) (Terry Jones's favorite Python moments.)
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by John Cleese (1999) (John Cleese's favorite Python moments.)
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Terry Gilliam (2000) (Terry Gilliam's favorite Python moments.)
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Michael Palin (2000) (Michael Palin's favorite Python moments.)
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Eric Idle (2002) (Eric Idle's favorite Python moments.)
- The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons (2003) (Edited by Bob McCabe - a large-format, illustrated coffee table book, oral history of Monty Python told through collection of interviews from Python members and friends; later reissued as small, text-only paperback.)
- The Very Best of Monty Python (2006) (Full-colour paperback combining the five volumes of A Pocketful of Python)
- Monty Python Live! (2009) (A combination of oral history and new Python comedy book including the complete illustrated libretto of Python's live shows)
Records
Original UK Monty Python album releases:
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1970)
- Another Monty Python Record (1971)
- Monty Python's Previous Record (1972)
- The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief (1973)
- Monty Python Live at Drury Lane (1974)
- The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
- Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album (1980)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
US-only album release:
UK compilation albums:
- The Monty Python Instant Record Collection (1977)
- The Final Rip Off (1987)
- Monty Python Sings (1989)
- The Ultimate Monty Python Rip Off (1994)
US-only compilation album:
UK singles:
- Spam Song (1972)
- Eric The Half A Bee (1972)
- Teach Yourself Heath (1972)
- Monty Python's Tiny Black Round Thing (1974)
- Lumberjack Song (1975)
- Python on Song (1976)
- Brian/Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (1979)
- I Like Chinese (1980)
- Galaxy Song (1983)
- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (1988)
- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (1991)
- Galaxy Song (1991)
- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (2014)
- Galaxy Song (2015)
US-only single:
- The Single (1975)
Documentaries
- Film Night - On Location with Monty Python and the Holy Grail (BBC 2, 1974)
- The Pythons (BBC 1, 1979)
- The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life (ITV, 1983)
- Life of Python (US version) (Showtime, 1990)
- Life of Python (UK version) (BBC 1, 1990)
- 30 Years of Monty Python - A Revelation (Paramount Comedy Channel, 1999)
- It's...The Monty Python Story (BBC 2, 1999)
- Pythonland (BBC 2, 1999)
- From Spam To Sperm - Monty Python's Greatest Hits (BBC 2, 1999)
- The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations (DVD, 2001)
- The Meaning of Making The Meaning of Life (DVD, 2003)
- Comedy Connections - Monty Python's Flying Circus (BBC 1, 2005)
- The Secret Life of Brian (Channel 4, 2007)
- What The Pythons Did Next... (Channel 4, 2007)
- The Story of Brian (Alternate extended edit of The Secret Life of Brian) (DVD/Blu-ray, 2007)
- Before the Flying Circus (DVD, 2008)
- Monty Python Conquers America (DVD, 2008)
- Movie Connections - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (BBC 1, 2009)
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut) (DVD/Blu-ray, 2009)
- The Meaning of Monty Python (Blu-ray, 2013)
- Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (BBC 1, 2014)
- Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (UKTV Gold, 2014)
- Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (BBC 2, 2019)
Stage productions
- Spamalot (2004)
- Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2007)
- An Evening Without Monty Python (2009)
- Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
Computer and video games
- Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Computer Game (1991)
- Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time (1994)
- Live With(out) Monty Python (1994)
- Monty Python's More Naughty Bits (1994)
- Monty Python's Invasion from the Planet Skyron (1995)[1]
- Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1997)
Other collaborations outside Monty Python
In addition to their work as a group, the six members have collaborated with each other on numerous other film and television projects outside Monty Python.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Terry Gilliam | Eric Idle | Terry Jones | Michael Palin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Magic Christian | Joseph McGrath | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Kevin Billington | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1971 | The Statue | Rod Amateau | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1977 | Jabberwocky | Terry Gilliam | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1978 | All You Need Is Cash | Eric Idle Gary Weis | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Terry Gilliam | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1983 | The Crimson Permanent Assurance | Terry Gilliam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1983 | Yellowbeard | Mel Damski | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1985 | Brazil | Terry Gilliam | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1988 | A Fish Called Wanda | Charles Crichton | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Terry Gilliam | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1989 | Erik the Viking | Terry Jones | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1993 | Splitting Heirs | Robert Young | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows | Terry Jones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures | Robert Young Fred Schepisi | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2002 | Pinocchio | Roberto Benigni | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2003 | Concert for George | David Leland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2006 | Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? | John Scheinfeld | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2006 | Locked Out | Albert Dupontel | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Chris Miller | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2011 | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | Martin Scorsese | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2012 | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | Bill Jones Jeff Simpson Ben Timlett | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Absolutely Anything | Terry Jones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ Staff writer (1995). "Monty Python's Invasion from the Planet Skyron". Philips Media. Archived from the original on 6 June 1997. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
Further reading
- From Fringe to Flying Circus – Roger Wilmut (1980)
- Monty Python: The Case Against Irreverence, Scurrility, Profanity, Vilification, and Licentious Abuse – Robert Hewison (1981)
- Monty Python: Complete and Utter Theory of the Grotesque – John O. Thompson (1982)
- Life of Python – George Perry (1983)
- The First 20 Years of Monty Python – Kim "Howard" Johnson (1989)
- And Now for Something Completely Trivial: The Monty Python Trivia and Quiz Book – Kim "Howard" Johnson (1991)
- Monty Python: A Chronological Listing of the Troupe's Creative Output and Articles and Reviews About Them, 1969–89 – Douglas L. McCall (1992)
- Life Before and After Monty Python: The Solo Flights of the Flying Circus – Kim "Howard" Johnson (1993)
- Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time : An Official Compendium of Answers to Ruddy Questions Not Normally Considered Relevant to Mounties! – Rusel Demaria (1995)
- The First 28 Years of Monty Python – Kim "Howard" Johnson (1998)
- Monty Python Speaks! – David Morgan (1999)
- The (Non-Inflatable) Monty Python TV Companion – Jim Yoakum (1999)
- The Pythons' Autobiography by The Pythons (2003)
- Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge, Nudge, Think, Think! – Gary L. Hardcastle and George A. Reisch (2006)
- And Now For Something Completely Digital: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Monty Python – Alan Parker & Mick O'Shea (2006)
- Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday – Kim "Howard" Johnson (2008)