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| Graham Chapman | ... |
Barber #2 /
Colin 'Bomber' Harris /
Servant /
Inspector /
The Colonel /
Yorkshireman #2 /
Abuser /
Lecturer /
A humble woodcutter /
Son /
Mountie
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| John Cleese | ... |
Barber #1 /
Boxing commentator /
The Pope /
Silly Olympiad commentator #1 /
Mr. Teabag /
Lenin /
Albatross vendor /
Mr. Barnard /
Man in white suit /
Little Red Riding Hood /
Church policeman /
Mountie
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| Terry Gilliam | ... |
Barber #3 /
Mao Zedong /
Constable Parrot /
I've got two legs singer /
Demonstrator #3 /
Man with beans /
Mountie
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| Eric Idle | ... |
Michelangelo /
Bruce #1 /
Judge #1 /
'World Forum' Host /
Arthur Nudge /
Yorkshireman #1 /
Mr. Smoketoomuch /
Husband /
Lumberjack
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| Terry Jones | ... |
Barber #4 /
Referee /
Anti-rasicism singer /
Silly olympiad commentator #2 /
Karl Marx /
Mr. Hilton /
Man with hat /
Yorkshireman #3 /
Demonstrator #2 /
Wife /
Mountie
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| Michael Palin | ... |
Emcee /
Bruce #2 /
Applicant /
Judge #2 /
Che Guevara /
Soccer commentator /
Yorkshireman #4 /
Argument customer /
Mr. Bounder /
Demonstrator #1 /
Storyteller /
Detective-Parson /
Mountie
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Neil Innes | ... |
Bruce #3 /
Carl Weetabix /
Idiot /
Detective-Other
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| Carol Cleveland | ... |
Various roles
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A collection of skits that made the Python troup famous, performed live at the Hollywood Bowl. Included are the singing philosophers, lumberjacks, the pope, and a suspiciously-male looking seabird vendor. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
I consider the Pythons to be one of the best comedy groups that ever appeared on the screen, perhaps even THE best (it's either them or the Marx Brothers). If you agree even partially, you should not miss "Live at the Hollywood Bowl". Irreverence and surrealism in abundance - as you would expect from the Python guys at their best. Sure, devoted fans have probably seen many of these sketches before, but that won't stop them from enjoying them again - it certainly didn't stop the live audience at the time. There are some slow spots and the picture quality is fairly poor (as the show was videotaped and then transferred to film), but how can you say anything bad about a film that has you crying from too much laughter at least twice? ("What? Only one Christ?") (***)