Monty Python Speaks !

Informationen zum Autor David Morgan is the author of Monty Python Speaks! (Spike, 1999) and editor of Sundancing (Spike, 2000). He has written on film production and media issues for a variety of publications. Mr. Morgan lives in New York City. Klappentext Monty Python, the genius comedy troupe from Britain, single-handedly revolutionized sketch comedy and paved the way for everything from Saturday Night Live to Austin Powers . Now, in their official oral history, founding members John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin take readers behind the scenes in this no-holds-barred look at their lives and unforgettable comic works like "The Spanish Inquisition," "Dead Parrot," Monty Python's Life of Brian , Monty Python and the Holy Grail (inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Spamalot ), and many, many more, with never-before-seen photos and rare interviews from friends and collaborators. Zusammenfassung Broadcast by the BBC between 1969 and 1974!  Monty Python’s Flying Circus introduced something completely different: a new brand of surrealistic! stream-of-consciousness comedy that pushed the traditional boundaries of format! style! and content. Blending brilliant satire with slapstick silliness! The Pythons—Graham Chapman! John Cleese! Terry Gilliam! Eric Idle! Terry Jones and Michael Palin—spoke to a generation eager to break free of the conventional. Making their way across the Atlantic and the world! the Pythons’ zany approach to comedy would have a monumental influence on modern popular culture! paving the way for farcical entertainment from Saturday Night Live to The Simpsons to Austin Powers. In Monty Python Speaks ! David Morgan has collected interviews with Monty Python’s founding members! actors! producers! and other collaborators to produce a no-holds-barred look at the Pythons’ legendary sketches and films! including Monty Python’s Life of Brian! Monty Python and the Holy Grail (the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Spamalot )! and The Meaning of Life . ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Morgan
• Con la collaborazione di: John Oliver (Prefazione)
• Editore: Dey Street Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.1999
• EAN: 9780380804795
• ISBN: 978-0-380-80479-5
• Pagine: 335
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 204 mm x 18 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Musica, film, teatro; Biography: general, Television, Films, cinema, Theatre Studies, Performing arts: comedy, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: arts and entertainment, Dictionaries of biography, Film: styles and genres, Film, television, radio genres: Comedy and humour, Television: styles and genres, Circus and circus skills, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Entertainment & Performing Arts, FILM STUDIES: HISTORY, PERFORMING ARTS: Film & Video / Reference, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, PERFORMING ARTS: Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS: Film / Genres / Comedy, PERFORMING ARTS: Television / Genres / Comedy, PERFORMING ARTS: Television / Reference, PERFORMING ARTS: Circus, Film Studies / History