Monty Python Reunites? Really? I'm Totally Blushing.

How best to celebrate a friend or colleague’s memory? By dedicating something to their memory that means something to the departed. Yeah, sure people might think a reunion without Graham Chapman is blasphemous… but that’s what friends do they take it on themselves to create the perfect eulogy.

For those that have never seen or heard of Monty Python I would say where have ya been? They have been a staple in comedy for many years, but I would recommend Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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Iiiittttt's....Monty Python's 40th Anniversary

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Monty Python's Flying Circus, the masterful absurd sketch comedy series, first aired on BBC 40 years ago today. The first episode (October 5, 1969) contained the famous "Funniest Joke in the World" sketch, and two weeks later came "Nudge Nudge." It would be almost two full months before the legendary "Dead Parrot" sketch, one of Python's signature moments. The series would run for four seasons, after which the ensemble turned their attention to movies, including two undeniable classics, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian, both of which featured the late Graham Chapman in leading roles.

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Monty Python Reunites for TV Documentary

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John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, and Terry Jones will reunite for an upcoming TV documentary called Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut). It will air on IFC in October as part of the cable channel's Python Week and is scheduled to be a six-episode affair. Outside of sporadic participation on DVD releases, this will be one of the few times the members of the legendary comedy ensemble will appear together since the passing of Graham Chapman in 1989. The reason they're all appearing (outside of the money the eventual DVD will earn, of course) is because the documentary provides the Pythons with a final word.

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