Monty Python filmography

The Monty Python comedy troupe branched off into a variety of different media after the success of their sketch comedy television series, Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Television

• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
• Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
• Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python (1989)
• Monty Python Live at Aspen (1998)
• Python Night – 30 Years of Monty Python (1999)
• Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)

Films

• And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
• Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
• Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
• Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)

Books

The following official Monty Python books authored by the team members have been published, mostly in large format:

• Monty Python's Big Red Book (1971) – Hardcover and paperback. Covers vary.
• The Brand New Monty Python Bok (1973) (Paperback edition issued as The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book) (1977) (First draft and shooting scripts, with Gilliam pictures, lobby cards, stills, correspondence and cost breakdown - the film script later republished separately as a standard paperback)
• Monty Python's The Life of Brian/MONTYPYTHONSCRAPBOOK (1979) (Expanded film script plus a lot of extra material published back-to-back with it - the film script later published separately as a standard paperback)
• The Complete Works of Shakespeare and Monty Python: Vol. 1 – Monty Python (1981) (a repackaging of both the Big Red Book and the Brand New Bok)
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) (Expanded film script with photos)
• The Monty Python Gift Boks (1986) (Reissues of paperback editions of Big Red Book and the Brand New Papperbok wrapped in a mini poster)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just the Words (1989) (Mostly complete transcripts of all 4 television series. Originally published in two volumes)
• The Fairly Incomplete & Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book (1994)
• Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus - Sämtliche Deutschen Shows (1998) (Germany-only scriptbook for the two Fliegender Zirkus specials)
• A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Terry Jones (1999) (Terry Jones's favorite Python moments.)
• A Pocketful of Python - Picked by John Cleese (1999) (John Cleese's favorite Python moments.)
• A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Terry Gilliam (2000) (Terry Gilliam's favorite Python moments.)
• A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Michael Palin (2000) (Michael Palin's favorite Python moments.)
• A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Eric Idle (2002) (Eric Idle's favorite Python moments.)
• The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons (2003) (Edited by Bob McCabe - a large-format, illustrated coffee table book, oral history of Monty Python told through collection of interviews from Python members and friends; later reissued as small, text-only paperback.)
• The Very Best of Monty Python (2006) (Full-colour paperback combining the five volumes of A Pocketful of Python)
• Monty Python Live! (2009) (A combination of oral history and new Python comedy book including the complete illustrated libretto of Python's live shows)

Records

Original UK Monty Python album releases:

• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1970)
• Another Monty Python Record (1971)
• Monty Python's Previous Record (1972)
• The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief (1973)
• Monty Python Live at Drury Lane (1974)
• The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
• Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
• Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album (1980)
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

US-only album release:

• Monty Python Live at City Center (1976)

UK compilation albums:

• The Monty Python Instant Record Collection (1977)
• The Final Rip Off (1987)
• Monty Python Sings (1989)
• The Ultimate Monty Python Rip Off (1994)

US-only compilation album:

• The Monty Python Instant Record Collection (1981)

UK singles:

• Spam Song (1972)
• Eric The Half A Bee (1972)
• Teach Yourself Heath (1972)
• Monty Python's Tiny Black Round Thing (1974)
• Lumberjack Song (1975)
• Python On Song (1976)
• Brian/Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (1979)
• I Like Chinese (1980)
• Galaxy Song (1983)
• Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (1988)
• Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (1991)
• Galaxy Song (1991)
• Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (2014)
• Galaxy Song (2015)

US-only single:

• The Single (1975)

Documentaries

• Film Night - On Location with Monty Python and the Holy Grail (BBC 2, 1974)
• The Pythons (BBC 1, 1979)
• The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life (ITV, 1983)
• Life of Python (US version) (Showtime, 1990)
• Life of Python (UK version) (BBC 1, 1990)
• 30 Years of Monty Python - A Revelation (Paramount Comedy Channel, 1999)
• It's...The Monty Python Story (BBC 2, 1999)
• Pythonland (BBC 2, 1999)
• From Spam To Sperm - Monty Python's Greatest Hits (BBC 2, 1999)
• The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations (DVD, 2001)
• The Meaning of Making The Meaning of Life (DVD, 2003)
• Comedy Connections - Monty Python's Flying Circus (BBC 1, 2005)
• The Secret Life of Brian (Channel 4, 2007)
• What The Pythons Did Next... (Channel 4, 2007)
• The Story of Brian (Alternate extended edit of The Secret Life of Brian) (DVD/Blu-ray, 2007)
• Before the Flying Circus (DVD, 2008)
• Monty Python Conquers America (DVD, 2008)
• Movie Connections - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (BBC 1, 2009)
• Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut) (DVD/Blu-ray, 2009)
• The Meaning of Monty Python (Blu-ray, 2013)
• Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (BBC 1, 2014)
• Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (UKTV Gold, 2014)

Stage productions

• Spamalot (2004)
• Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2007)
• An Evening Without Monty Python (2009)
• Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)

Computer and video games

• Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Computer Game (1991)
• Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time (1994)
• Live With(out) Monty Python (1994)
• Monty Python's More Naughty Bits (1994)
• Monty Python's Invasion from the Planet Skyron (1995)^[1]
• Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996)
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1997)

Other collaborations outside Monty Python

In addition to their work as a group, the six members have collaborated with each other on numerous other film and television projects outside Monty Python.

References

Further reading

• From Fringe to Flying Circus – Roger Wilmut (1980)
• Monty Python: The Case Against Irreverence, Scurrility, Profanity, Vilification, and Licentious Abuse – Robert Hewison (1981)
• Monty Python: Complete and Utter Theory of the Grotesque – John O. Thompson (1982)
• Life of Python – George Perry (1983)
• The First 20 Years of Monty Python – Kim "Howard" Johnson (1989)
• And Now for Something Completely Trivial: The Monty Python Trivia and Quiz Book – Kim "Howard" Johnson (1991)
• Monty Python: A Chronological Listing of the Troupe's Creative Output and Articles and Reviews About Them, 1969–89 – Douglas L. McCall (1992)
• Life Before and After Monty Python: The Solo Flights of the Flying Circus – Kim "Howard" Johnson (1993)
• Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time : An Official Compendium of Answers to Ruddy Questions Not Normally Considered Relevant to Mounties! – Rusel Demaria (1995)
• The First 28 Years of Monty Python – Kim "Howard" Johnson (1998)
• Monty Python Speaks! – David Morgan (1999)
• The (Non-Inflatable) Monty Python TV Companion – Jim Yoakum (1999)
• The Pythons' Autobiography by The Pythons (2003)
• Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge, Nudge, Think, Think! – Gary L. Hardcastle and George A. Reisch (2006)
• And Now For Something Completely Digital: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Monty Python – Alan Parker & Mick O'Shea (2006)
• Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday – Kim "Howard" Johnson (2008)