Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

R

1982

1h 17m

Comedy

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New and classic sketches and songs by the British comedy troupe are performed at the Hollywood Bowl. Two short films from the 1972 special "Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus" are also added. The series of sketches and songs parodies such mundane subjects as musical numbers, fairy tales, philosophers, conversations and masculinity. Performances include "The Last Supper," "Silly Olympics," "Bishop on the Landing," "The Lumberjack Song" and "Four Yorkshiremen."

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

This new installment is based on a vague and easy sense of humor and trite jokes. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 27, 2019

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Probably the best greatest-hits collection of Python routines.

Rated: A

Jul 18, 2008

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Monty Python Live At the Hollywood Bowl displays this zany British comedy team's daffy humor to good effect.

Feb 4, 2004

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Highlight film of the sketch comedy of Monty Python's Flying Circus live at the Hollywood Bowl. I felt it was too quick paced and choppy for any of the jokes to land firmly and it didn't get many laughs from me as a result. Last 20 minutes were the best part. I guess you had to be there.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Good comedy concert film with a selection of classic Flying Circus sketches from the Monty Python troupe.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/21

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Audience Member

A lot of the material is rehashed from the 1970's, but it's an interesting enough live performance of it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Monty python doesn't translate to the live stage well, that is the conclusion that can be drawn here. A very direct comparison can be made between this movie and now for something completely different because almost all of the set pieces from now for something completely different are performed in Hollywood bowl live, but not to great success.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Monty Python's Greatest Bits!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Highlights include albatross and the argument sketches.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Terry Hughes

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Ian MacNaughton

Director

Graham Chapman

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John Cleese

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Terry Gilliam

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Eric Idle

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Synopsis

New and classic sketches and songs by the British comedy troupe are performed at the Hollywood Bowl. Two short films from the 1972 special "Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus" are also added. The series of sketches and songs parodies such mundane subjects as musical numbers, fairy tales, philosophers, conversations and masculinity. Performances include "The Last Supper," "Silly Olympics," "Bishop on the Landing," "The Lumberjack Song" and "Four Yorkshiremen."

Director: Terry Hughes, Ian MacNaughton
Screenwriter: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Marty Feldman, Angus James, David Lipscomb
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 2, 2018
Runtime: 1h 17m

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