Terry Gilliam
- 83 years old
- American
- Actor, director, animator and writer
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"Sick, surreal or just plain silly": Doon Mackichan narrates this lovely little celebration - a collection of BBC archive clips, including Graham Chapman frankly telling Parky about being gay and an alcoholic, and an elfin Terry Gilliam gleefully putting animations together in his flat.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 7th September 2019Attempt at world record for Gumby gathering
This event forms part of the official 50th Anniversary celebrations of Monty Python and will take place at the Roundhouse in north London, on Saturday 5 October 2019 from 10.30am, 50 years to the day since Monty Python's Flying Circus was first broadcast on the BBC.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2019Python at 50: Silly Talks And Holy Grails, review
A rich collage of chat show appearances, location shoots, guest slots and one-offs worked best when it caught the Pythons in serious mode.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 7th September 2019Terry Gilliam: I disagree with John Cleese's worldview
Gilliam, speaking to Radio Times magazine, said that the only public figure he can trust in the current political climate is Sir David Attenborough.
BT, 3rd September 2019Why the Life of Brian was so controversial
Today is the 40th anniversary of the world premiere of the film Life of Brian, the Monty Python team's very irreverent take on religion which shocked many people when it was first released but is now accepted as a classic of British cinema.
Martin Hannan, The National (Scotland), 17th August 2019How Monty Python saved my life (maybe)
Monty Python - punk before the Sex Pistols - remains the greatest television comedy of all time, writes Aidan Smith.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 13th August 2019Monty Python's 50th anniversary details
A range of new and re-released products have been announced to mark the 50th anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus; plus a world record attempt; BFI and BBC Two seasons, an HD-restored box set, and more.
British Comedy Guide, 26th June 2019Palin and Gilliam on Life of Brian
"John Cleese refused to ad-lib. He's a humour fundamentalist".
Phil Hoad, The Irish Times, 18th April 2019Terry Gilliam says he wishes comedy hadn't changed
Terry Gilliam longs for the old days of comedy, lamenting that 'now we can't laugh at anybody because it causes offense'.
Daily Mail, 16th April 2019How we made Monty Python's Life of Brian
'We didn't ad lib because John Cleese doesn't like it - ironically, he's a fundamentalist when it comes to humour'
Phil Hoad, The Guardian, 16th April 2019