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'Monty Python Live (Mostly)': theater review
In fairness, there is still much to enjoy in this show, which ends with a mass audience sing-along and a standing ovation. And there is huge warmth in the arena towards the Python team, amplified by the strong likelihood that this will be their last waltz together. It is hard to resent them this final cash-in, even if it ultimately feels more like a victory for commerce than for comedy.
Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter, 1st July 2014Monty Python Live review
No matter how jaded or cynical, the opening to I'm A Lumberjack, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, Nudge Nudge Wink Wink and even the Liberty Bell theme tune itself can't help but send a shiver down the spine of anyone who knows about these things.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st July 2014Monty Python Live review
I was a fan of Monty Python from the start, and it pains me to criticise them. But this is desperately lazy production.
John Walsh, The Independent, 1st July 2014Monty Python Live review
What would the old Pythons have made of these sad old chaps? They might have taken the rise out of them. Maybe we should we more merciful and just thank them for the old memories.
Quentin Letts, Daily Mail, 1st July 2014Monty Python Live review
Its not something completely different, but that's exactly why fans will love it.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 1st July 2014Imagine... Monty Python: the sadness behind the reunion
The BBC arts documentary was clever, discomforting film-making but do Monty Python really want to get back together?
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 30th June 2014Stephen Hawking joins Brian Cox on Monty Python Live
Scientist Prof Stephen Hawking is teaming up with Monty Python for their reunion shows. Prof Hawking, director of research at Cambridge University's Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, will appear in the show at London's O2 with Prof Brian Cox.
Chris Havergal, Cambridge News, 30th June 2014Why the reunion gig will be vintage Monty Python
Monty Python are back - which is great news for fans of surreal comedy and TV nostalgia, but, you might think, not such good news for lovers of something completely different. After all, the sketches are so well known that fans can parrot them word for word. What can possibly be new about a legendary 1970s comedy that was last revived more than 30 years ago?
Matthew Stadlen, Radio Times, 29th June 2014Review: Imagine...Monty Python
The best moment was probably seeing pictures of the elaborate sets which looked tantalising. For the first time, I felt excited about seeing the show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2014TV review: Imagine... Monty Python
Python nuts will be miffed that an entire hour passed before there was any real reference to Graham Chapman, but it was heart-warming to see the team plan to include him in the stage show by inserting clips of him saying, 'Stop that! This is silly!'
Julie McDowall, The Herald, 29th June 2014