It was announced yesterday by a group of international researchers that 32 new planets had been discovered outside of our solar system. "Exoplanets," as they're called. It's a mystery to me why these scientists relied on fancy and undoubtedly expensive monitoring equipment when they could simply have asked the members of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
In their 1983 film, "The Meaning of Life," Python's Eric Idle took viewers on a trip through the galaxy with the appropriately titled "Galaxy Song." Last week, the five remaining Python members -- Idle, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam -- gathered in New York City to promote the newly released documentary, "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)," now airing on IFC. To cap off the half-hour Q&A, Idle picked up an acoustic guitar and strummed his way through the Galaxy Song. Check it out in our video below...
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British comedy troupe Monty Python is turning 40 this year! Damn that's a long time. I didn't exactly grow up with the Pythons since I wasn't even a twinkle in my parents' eyes when they formed. But I discovered "Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail" at a young age and have since voraciously devoured every bit of their material that I could lay my hands on.
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Celebrate The 40th Birthday Of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' With Our Five Favorite Sketches
Posted 10/5/09 6:00 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Commentary, Humor
Forty years ago today, the world became a funnier place with the grand debut of "Monty Python's Flying Circus," the television series showcasing the hilarious and often twisted comedy of the Monty Python sketch group, which included the likes of John Cleese, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle among others.
But 40 years is a long time, as many of you out there -- myself included -- weren't even alive at the time of the show's inception. Hell, maybe your parents hadn't even met yet. Nonetheless, the various sketches and skits of "Flying Circus" hold up incredibly well today, and every young fan of comedy owes it to themselves to partake in at least the bare essentials of the comedy troupe's catalog.
Of course, there are an almost unlimited amount of gems to choose from -- but these five sketches are some of my favorites, and are as good a place to start as any for the "Monty Python" uninitiated. Read More...
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