Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (SPECIAL APPROVAL REQUIRED)

With unprecedented access, this observational portrait reveals the humour, chaos and passion that went into bringing the Flying Circus to the stage cumulating in the already legendary One Down, Five To Go. Offering unique insights into each character; Eric Idle pulling the show together with Broadway panache, Terry Jones distracted by his latest feature film, John Cleese’s detaildriven perfectionism, Michael Palin rediscovering the joy of improvisation and Terry Gilliam, restless with the demands of returning to Python. Alongside the rehearsals, the giant penises and dead parrots, the story of Monty Python Live emerges, as the journey to The O2 also takes place through four decades of Python history. Their transition from TV personalities to selfdoubting national treasures is traced with newly found archive that reveals how they pioneered stadium comedy. It’s the Pythons as never seen before, and will never be seen again.