| 1. Fruit In The Looms
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| | Called Wanda in 1988. The follow-up film,
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| 2. Python's Give Live Birth
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| | Fierce Creatures faulted to gain
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| 3. The Toad Elevating Moment
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| | attention with audiences. These days
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| 4. Mystery Of The Lost Python Sketches
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| | audiences know him best as the new Q in
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| 5. Brian's The Life Of The Party
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| | the James Bond films and Nearly Headless
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| 6. Kim Bread Aka John Cleese
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| | Ned in the Harry Potter films. He will
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| 7. Around The World In 80 Days
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| | next be seen playing father to Lucy Liu
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| 8. Get Yourself To Mars
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| | in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and as
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| 9. Keep It Real
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| | the voice Fiona's Father in Shrek 2,
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| 10. The 12 Fisher Monkey Kings
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| | Fiona is voiced by Charlie's Angel's
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| 11. Parting Shots
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| | co-star Cameron Diaz.7. Around The World
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| 1. Fruit In Your LoomsSomeone once said
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| | In 80 DaysMichael Palin has also rocketed
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| something along the lines that, Monty
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| | to fame due to his turn with the troupe
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| Python is to 'funny' what chartered
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| | and in 1977 he teamed with Terry Jones to
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| accountants are to 'boring'. Who are we
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| | make their own comedy series, Ripping
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| to disagree?2. Python's Give Live
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| | Yarns. Michael also appeared aside John
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| BirthThe legend of Monty Python emerged
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| | Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda, then went
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| nobly from the dusty corridors of Oxford
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| | on to do a reality show for BBC TV,
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| and Cambridge universities. All of the
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| | called Around the World in 80 Days, where
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| British Python members had their comedic
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| | he attempted to literally follow in the
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| starts in revue shows put on by these
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| | footsteps of the Jules Verne literary
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| universities. They soon rose to the ranks
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| | character, Phileas Fogg, by trying to
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| of responsibility within these societies,
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| | travel around the world in the allotted
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| "In bewilderment we saw a notice board
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| | time, but without flying - By the way,
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| informing us that we are now officers!"
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| | it's Jules Verne's 175th birthday this
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| recalls John Cleese. Their well-received
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| | week. During the Pole to Pole trip, he
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| show, A Clump of Plinths, transferred to
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| | met up with Python fans in Greece and ate
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| London's West End and later visited New
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| | snake in China while struggling to meet
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| Zealand and New York under the new title
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| | his deadline.8. Get Yourself To MarsEric
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| Cambridge Circus.Cleese stayed on in New
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| | Idle continued his stint in the limelight
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| York and during a photo shoot for a comic
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| | by teaming with Neil Innes to create
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| strip he met American illustrator Terry
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| | Rutland Weekend Television, a parody of
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| Gilliam. Terry was soon folded into the
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| | regional broadcasting. He later appeared
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| every growing omelet.The BBC, on the
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| | in Graham Chapman's Yellowbeard, Disney's
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| advice of producer Barry Took, signed the
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| | Honey, I Shrunk the Audience and
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| group - which now included Eric Idle and
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| | Splitting Heirs. His recent novel titled,
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| Terry Gilliam for a 13-show series. Ah,
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| | "The Road to Mars" is about two comedians
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| but what to name the show?3. The Toad
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| | in the 22nd century. Fans most likely
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| Elevating MomentOwl Stretching Time. A
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| | know him today as the voice of Mr.
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| Horse, A Spoon and A Bucket. The Toad
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| | Vosknocker in the animated film, South
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| Elevating Moment were all names in the
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| | Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.9. Keep It
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| running. But as planning for the series
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| | RealTerry Jones maintained a diversity
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| became more chaotic, the BBC management
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| | beyond mere comedy, by writing about
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| began to refer to the team as a 'flying
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| | history, presenting documentaries,
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| circus', inspired by the Red Baron's
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| | penning children's books and going onto
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| World War One fighter squadron. The
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| | direct the 1996 version of Wind in the
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| troupe liked the sound of it and randomly
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| | Willows, starring his old pals - Michael
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| added the term Monty Python from their
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| | Palin, John Cleese and Eric Idle.10. The
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| growing list of alternates. Funny that.4.
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| | 12 Fisher Monkey KingsTerry Gilliam lent
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| Mystery Of The Lost Python SketchesNo one
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| | his talents to the troupe as a director
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| knows what happened to them.
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| | and by creating the very distinct
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| Oh wait, 3 new sketches of never before
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| | animations that became Monty Python's
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| seen Python material were recently
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| | visual trademark. We soon followed it
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| discovered and performed at the Edinburgh
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| | with his feature film debut, Jabberwocky,
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| Fringe Festival. The famed sketches were
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| | starring Michael Palin. After helming the
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| written by late Python star Graham
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| | much loved, Time Bandits, his fame
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| Chapman and were unearthed by a literary
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| | skyrocketed in Hollywood. But his style
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| executor in Los Angeles. Each sketch
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| | led to many conflictions in the biz
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| lasts four minutes and features a cast of
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| | including a big throw down with Universal
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| characters including a gay parrot and an
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| | Studios over his film Brazil and then
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| overworked Messiah.5. Brian's The Life Of
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| | problems with backers on the very
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| The PartyMonty Python's Life of Brian
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| | expensive, Adventures of Baron
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| snagged the funniest film of all time in
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| | Munchausen, which starred Eric Idle and
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| a poll arranged by Total Film
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| | featured Robin Williams.His real success
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| magazine.The film satires the rise of
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| | followed by taking on unconventional
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| organized religion and caused more
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| | studio films including the critically
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| controversy than a Kevin Smith baptismal
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| | acclaimed, The Fisher King starring Robin
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| when it was released back in 1979. It was
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| | Williams and Jeff Bridges and the
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| banned in many parts of the UK and church
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| | stylistic sci-fi thriller, 12 Monkeys
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| leaders accused it of blasphemy. Nothing
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| | starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt and
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| like bad publicity to push the
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| | the Hunter S Thompson extravaganza, Fear
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| ratings.Their King Arthur era spoof,
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| | and Loathing in Las Vegas starring Johnny
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| Monty Python and the Holy Grail, trailed
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| | Depp and Benicio Del Toro. These six
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| by only a few spots, landing it at number
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| | actors all gave some of the best
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| five.Top 10 Comedy Films1. Life of Brian
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| | performances of their career in Gilliam's
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| 2. Airplane!
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| | films.11. Parting Shots"We weren't being
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| 3. Withnail & I
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| | satirical because it wasn't the thing
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| 4. There's Something About Mary
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| | that interested us," Terry Jones says.
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| 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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| | "Ours was a slightly more abstract humor
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| 6. American Pie
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| | - just being silly really. What satire
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| 7. Groundhog Day
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| | there is, is more generalized
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| 8. Some Like it Hot
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| | satire."Referring to The Life of Brian -
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| 9. Blazing Saddles
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| | "Comedy is about reminding us of the
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| 10. Planes, Trains and Automobiles6. Kim
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| | truth of being human: we all have a body
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| Bread Aka John CleeseJohn Cleese rode a
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| | and we all must die, and it is okay,"
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| roller coaster of fame during the 1970's
| |
| | reckons Eric Idle."Monty Python is a
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| playing the role of stressed hotelkeeper
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| | great combination of intellect and
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| Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers. He
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| | silly", concludes Robin Williams.To read
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| continued his fame with films like
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| | more articles by Chad, visit the American
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| Privates On Parade and Clockwise, then
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| | Pop Culture Encyclopedia at: American Pop
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| hit worldwide stardom with a A Fish
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| | Culture Encyclopedia.
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