Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)
"Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)" (original title)

A comic oratorio inspired by Monty Python's Life of Brian filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2009 to celebrate 40 years of Monty Python.

Director:

Aubrey Powell

Writers:

Eric Idle, John Du Prez

Stars:

Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Idle	...	Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
Michael Palin	...	Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis
Terry Jones	...	Workingman / Mexican / Mountie
Terry Gilliam	...	Not an Individual / Mexican / Mountie
Shannon Mercer	...	Judith - Soprano
Rosalind Plowright	...	Mandy Cohen - Mezzo
William Ferguson	...	Brian Cohen - Tenor
Christopher Purves	...	Reg / Bigus Dickus - Bass
Carol Cleveland	...	Sheep Lady / Mexican
Neil Innes	...	Mexican / Mountie
Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Mountie
BBC Symphony Orchestra	...	Themselves
BBC Symphony Chorus	...	Themselves
Andrew Haveron	...	Leader of BBC Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Jackson	...	Chorus Director

Storyline

Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is arrested by the Romans and sentenced to be crucified. It ranges in reference from Handel, through a naughty Mozart duet, to the Festival of Nine Carols, Bob Dylan, and the classic finale "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".

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Plot Keywords:

monty python | punctuation in title | claim in title

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Taglines:

Like Handel only funnier.

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for suggestive material and language

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy

Filming Locations:

Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Picture Production Company, Python (Monty) Pictures, Stage 6 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall on October 23, 2009.

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Connections

References Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

User Reviews

All the humour of opera.

This is a complete waste of time.

The new material is not even slightly funny and the operatic style kills the humour of the old material.

The singing is good but not really suited to comedy. The music is good but again this is supposed to be comedy so that isn't very important.

There are some odd cameos that fail to be funny.

It ends with the crowd-pleasers like a concert.

If you like Monty Python then watch the film, if you don't like them this won't convert you.

The only positive is that watching this has convinced me to re-watch The Life of Brian just to clear this rubbish from my mind.