Terry Jones

John Cleese

Eric Idle

Michael Palin

Terry Gilliam

Graham Chapman

For the first time all surviving Pythons have agreed to create the definitive story of Monty Python's Flying Circus and the 'genius' who created it. Over thirty years ago, a group of five Englishmen - and one wayward American - rewrote the rules of comedy. Monty Python's Flying Circus, an unheralded, previously unseen half-hour show of sketches, hilarities, inanities and animations, first appeared on the BBC late one night in 1969. Its impact has been felt on the world ever since. From its humble beginnings, it blossomed into the most influential movement in modern comedy. THE PYTHONS' AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE PYTHONS is a unique look at arguably the most important comic team of the modern age, lavishly illustrated with 1000 photographs, many culled from the team's own personal collections, many more seen for the first time. This is the definitive word on all things Pythonesque.

The Pythons' Autobiography

Monty Python (Comedy troupe)

Presents the complete scripts of the Monty Python television series, first shown on BBC televison from 1969 to 1974

All the Words

The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus

David Sherlock

A Liar's Autobiography

Bob McCabe

Autobiography by the Pythons

The Pythons

Graham Arthur Chapman (1941 - 1989), britischer Schauspieler, Mitglied der Komiker-Gruppe Monty Python, lernte während seines Medizin-Studiums in Cambridge seine späteren Kollegen John Cleese und Eric Idle kennen. Er litt jahrelang an Alkoholismus und Nikotinsucht und starb letztendlich daran.Harry Rowohlt, geb. am 27. März 1945 in Hamburg 13, lebt heute als Autor, Übersetzer und begnadeter Vortragskünstler in Hamburg Eppendorf. Nebenbei brilliert er unregelmässig als Penner Harry in der Fernsehserie 'Lindenstrasse'. 1999 erhielt er den Johann-Heinrich-Voss-Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung. Im Januar 2001 erhielt er den Satirepreis "Göttinger Elch"

Autobiografie eines Lügners

Monty Python

Autobiografie der Monty Pythons

The classic piece of cinematic blasphemy from 1979.

Monty Python's the Life of Brian (of Nazareth)

The Monty Python team's first feature film is a mock-heroic tale set in Medieval Britain.

Screenplay

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Python

"The complete scripts from the four Monty Python series, first shown on BBC television between 1969 and 1974, have been collected in two companion volumes ..." -- editor's note.

Just the Words

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Jim Yoakum

The definitive collection of writings by Python Graham Chapman. Funny, innovative and surreal as any Python sketch.

Sketches, Letters, Essays & Gondolas

Calcium Made Interesting

Monty Python's Big Red Book

Monty Python and the Holy Grail Screenplay

Thackwray Driver

Leading experts from a diverse range of disciplines encourage the reader, from whatever perspective to think about change and environmental issues in a new light through different time-scales.

Timescales and Environmental Change

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Caroline Fraser

Ivor Gaber

Keval Kumar

The mass media in different countries reflects dominant concerns of contemporary societies. Ideas of `environmentalism' are often broad and imprecise, holding neither meaning nor currency. Environmentalism and Mass Media sheds new light on the diverse ideas of `environmentalism', the way environmental ideas circulate, and public reaction to environmental concerns conveyed by the media. Drawing on unique interviews with journalists, media pictures, and public opinion surveys in both UK and India, the authors outline the differing cultural, religious and political contexts against which `world views' form present a fascinating picture between North and South. Mass media and communication technology is in danger of locking Northern countries into a ghetto of environmental self-deception, thereby perpetuating poverty in the South. The South's goal remains the attainment of development; the North sees `environmental' problems occuring `elsewhere' - in Eastern Europe and developing countries. Whether or not `environmentalism' becomes a universal cause depends on how and to what extent such sharply contrasting world views can converge.

The North/South Divide

Environmentalism and the Mass Media

Graham Chapman is said to have been Monty Python's one true anarchist. Like his mentors Spike Milligan and Peter Cook, the man who portrayed the mistaken messiah in Life of Brian lived his life on and off stage with a sheer delight in madness for its own sake. 'I want to be a loony,' he said, 'it's quite an important thing.' Calcium Made Interesting contains everything from Graham Chapman's unpublished sketches and transcripts of his lecture tours to letters to his bank manager and reflections on his fellow Pythons and as a result offers a unique insight into the real Graham Chapman. Previously unpublished essays and notes help chart the life and times of a comic legend and include such gems as his reflections on how it feels to be crucified and his nostalgic memories of blowing up hotel rooms with his good friend Keith Moon. Funny and surreal, this collection captures the eclectic spirit of a true genius and confirms Graham Chapman's lasting impact on British comedy.

Graham Chapman

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