This audio edition is a compilation of unique never-before-heard interviews with the Python team conducted by Bob McCabe while he researched the Python book, plus clips from the famous Monty Python sketches, including "The Parrot Sketch," "Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink," "Spam" and "Ministry of Silly Walks." Here is a unique glimpse at arguably the most important comic team of the modern age. Do you want Spam with that?
©2003 Python (Monty) Pictures; (P)2003 Orion Publishing Group, Published in the United States by Audio Renaissance, a Division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC
"A full literary meal about the irreverent Python troupe...By book's end, [listeners] will feel they know each Python intimately and marvel that six such different personalities could collaborate to produce such hilarious, scathingly subversive comedy." (Publishers Weekly)
"Consistently absorbing...disarmingly frank." (The New Yorker)
"Lots of fun"
Very enjoyable, merits repeated listenings. I thought I knew everything about the Pythons but there were many bits that were new to me. Interviews nicely cut with some of their sketches. The quality of the interviews is slightly strange though, with ringing phones interrupting the speaker and John Cleese sounding like he's got food in his mouth. But don't let that stop you.
"Brilliant content, Poorly edited"
Dont let the bad sounding interviews (John Cleese sounds like he is in an empty auditorium, far in the back...and Michael Palin's phone rings a few times)This is a truly enjoyable book! If you are a fan, you will strain and squint to listen, because it is worth the time.
Very funny moments of Monty Python history revisited by Eric Idle, The Terry's (both Jones and Gilliam) John Cleese, Micheal Palin and the late Graham Chapman...
"Huh?"
Love the Pythons. Hate the audio. Terrible sound. Could hardly understand anything that was being said.
Couldn't hear.
Nope.
Clean up the audio and you might have some good material.
"Interesting content, poor recording"
You have to be a Python fan to make out the voices and content here; the recording quality is poor. But like the person who complains that the food quality is poor and then complains that there's too little of it, I wonder why Audible chose to abridge this. Once you've gotten used to the sound quality, as always it's a pleasure to hear the Pythons talking about their work.
"Great Insight..pity abouth the sound"
Yes the sound quality is quite bad and the editing isn't the best either but the interviews are really interesting and funny.
"Great for Python Fans"
This was really fascinating if you are a true fan of Monty Python. If you've only seen the movies, then it may not be interesting enough for you, but if you've enjoyed Flying Circus, and have read some of the books, then you will enjoy it.