Monty Python Live Show Coming to Movie Theaters

And now for something, well, quite similar, really. Monty Python reunited recently for some shows in England and, although they invited us all, a lot of us couldn’t make the trip across the pond to watch them drop their pants and sing “Sit on My Face (And Tell Me That You Love Me).”

While we may not be getting the full Monty from the Pythons, the much beloved comedy troupe found a way to bring their show on the road without having to leave their homes and British gardens.

I’ll let them tell you. In a statement, the Pythons said “Thanks to the wonderful invention of moving pictures, The Last Night of Monty Python is coming to a cinema near you. Get your knotted handkerchiefs out and warm your brains one last time at any one of 450 cinemas across the UK, and 1500 across the world. Join the crowd live from London’s O2 in a final weepy, hilarious, uproarious, outrageous, farewell to the five remaining Pythons as they head for The Old Jokes Home .... On the big screen, in HD.”

The upcoming Monty Python Live (mostly) will be broadcast by Picturehouse Entertainment on July 20 2014. The broadcast will capture what promises to be “the historic Last Night of the Pythons live from London’s O2.”

Monty Python exploded on the telly like a penguin on pirate radio many, many years ago. They were a big hit that got huge laughs and important musical friends. Their movies were produced by George Harrison, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. It’s been forty years since Monty Python did their last show on stage in the UK at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Monty Python’s John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin have a combined age of 361 years and they still haven’t found the meaning of life.

UK cinema tickets will go on sale from April 25, with further information available on www.montypythonlive.com.

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