Press clippings Page 25
It's not surprising that Monty Python faced the axe
The comedy series was not alone in being at the whim of frightened TV executives, says David Quantick.
David Quantick, The Telegraph, 4th August 2010BBC nearly killed off Monty Python, says Terry Jones
Monty Python was nearly killed off by BBC executives who feared it would never make money, according to Terry Jones.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 3rd August 2010Monty Python's John Cleese in wheelchair
John Cleese's silly walks are on hold after a busted knee left him needing a wheelchair.
The Sun, 24th April 2010Gateways To Geekery: Monty Python
Monty Python's Flying Circus ran four series, for a total of 45 episodes. None of these are outright horrid, but the quality varies, especially in the latter half, when the writing loses steam and some sketches of questionable humor get stretched longer than necessary. The movies range from passable to excellent.
Zack Handlen, The AV Club, 25th March 2010Terry Jones' favourite Monty Python sketches
40 years of Monty Python.
Hugh Montgomery, The Independent, 18th October 2009Monty Python and the cardboard cut-out
Their waistlines have expanded along with the alimony payments, but 40 years after their television debut, the surviving members of the Monty Python crew were reunited on stage.
Adam Sherwin, The Times, 16th October 2009In praise of... Monty Python's Flying Circus
"I'll give you 13 shows, but that's all," said the BBC's head of light entertainment in 1969, and Monty Python's Flying Circus aired to a perplexed, but eventually grateful, British audience on Monday 5 October that same year.
The Guardian, 5th October 2009Is Monty Python's Flying Circus dead as a parrot?
The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus was broadcast 40 years ago today. John Walsh dusts off the tapes to see if the old ones really are the best.
John Walsh, The Independent, 5th October 2009The Monty Python Revolution
First broadcast 40 years ago this week, Monty Python's Flying Circus broke all the rules of comedy - and we loved it. But is it still funny today?
Marc Lee, The Telegraph, 2nd October 2009Bafta honour for Monty Python stars
The Monty Python stars are to be honoured with a special award from the British Academy of Film and Television (Bafta) to mark their contribution to comedy over 40 years, it emerged today.
Damon Wake, Press Association, The Independent, 18th August 2009