Lost Python Sketches Will See The Light

Cool by MaxVlast · 2002-07-17 00:29 · Score: 1

How long until it makes it to DVD?

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Re:Cool by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:14 · Score: 0

DVD? How long until it is up on gnutella?
Re:Cool by christoph_s · 2002-07-17 01:57 · Score: 3, Informative

i would prefer the "lost" german episodes to be transferred to dvd. they were available on video for some time now (from guerilla-films.com) and they are hilarious (especially the first episode. it ist in german, even the guys didn't know german ;-).
Re:Cool by breon.halling · 2002-07-17 05:16 · Score: 1

Actually, I believe John Cleese is (and was) fluent in German...

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Re:Cool by christoph_s · 2002-07-17 10:57 · Score: 1

iirc, john cleese said he only knew how to order a coffee at the time...

Heh. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 00:30 · Score: 0

Now the Crafter's will have new material.

We can only hope... by asdfasdfasdfasdf · 2002-07-17 00:34 · Score: 3, Funny

Hopefully, they'll wheel Graham Chapman's urn out so he can be present for the premiere.

I don't care how good the writing is... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 00:34 · Score: 3, Insightful

.... it's not a Monty Python sketch unless the original troupe is performing it. End of story.

That said, I wouldn't mind checking this out. :)

Re:I don't care how good the writing is... by pokeyburro · 2002-07-17 02:06 · Score: 2

Never fear. One of the lost pieces is called 'The Dead Troupe Member Sketch'. Should be worth a look.

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Yuck by HiQ · 2002-07-17 00:37 · Score: 5, Insightful

Being a great Monty Python fan, and not knowing the comedy group 'Sketch Club', I am very much afraid that it will be something like Backstreet Boys singing a few newly found Beatles songs. It can never be as good as the Python boys doing Python, however hard they will try.

Re:Yuck by rde · 2002-07-17 00:51 · Score: 5, Informative

Relax. I say this for several reasons:
The Fringe is hardly the sort of festival that would accommodate the comedic equivalent of the Backstreet Boys. It's more of a Sex Pistols sort of event (but without the spitting).
Of course it won't be the same as the origninal Python lads. I doubt that the Sketch Club themselves would make that claim. But let's face it: they Python sketches themselves, though impeccably written (4th series excepted), where often somewhat haphazard in their execution. I for one would love to see these new sketches performed by people who aren't - I hope they'll pardon the phrase - a bunch of old farts, however much an institution they are.
Re:Yuck by rikkards · 2002-07-17 00:56 · Score: 1

My concern is if the original members did do it, it would be as bad as when they did the dead parrot sketch on SNL a while back. It was pretty sad and the flow wasn't there. It was probably thrown together at the last minute.
Re:Yuck by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 00:59 · Score: 1, Funny

>> Sex Pistols sort of event (but without the spitting).

Uh yeah. It's like daytime (but without the sun).
Re:Yuck by $rtbl_this · 2002-07-17 01:08 · Score: 1

...not knowing the comedy group 'Sketch Club'

No wonder! You do know what the first and second rules of Sketch Club are, right?

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Re:Yuck by Viking+of+the+north · 2002-07-17 01:22 · Score: 0

I guess you are right, but I will give these guys a chance. Maybe it is more like if David Bowie singing some newly found Andy Warhol songs and makes them better.

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Re:Yuck by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:28 · Score: 0

I disagree - the SNL performance was pretty good, the crowd didn't react - after all, SNL is a MUCH different style than Python.
Re:Yuck by intermodal · 2002-07-17 02:27 · Score: 1

After having found the "long lost and then completed" beatles song found on the anthology, it was very apparent why nobody had tracked it down and finished it. Like many "long lost unfinished/unperformed works", it wasn't nearly up to par. I hope these turn out different, but i can't contain my doubt of how it will be.

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Re:Yuck by rikkards · 2002-07-17 02:28 · Score: 1

I agree that SNL is different but they seemed off their mark and almost like they were trying to remember their lines. Compared to their previous live performances it was definitely not their finest.
Course this is my opinion and others may disagree.
Re:Yuck by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 03:38 · Score: 0

Word on the street is that there is a newly found Beatles tune. Apparently John Lennon's 1965 Liverpool neighbor from 4 doors down said that she thinks that she once heard him whistle 4 notes while passing her house - EMI has commissioned 'completion' of the tune (after securing the rights from an ederly white woman known only as "Jacko") for an upcoming 10-CD set called "Tunes People Allege That They Once Heard a Beatle Hum or Whistle". The package is expected to retail for "a whole lot of f-ing money" according to an EMI PR person. EMI has plans for a follow up compilation called "Tunes That Psychics Say the Beatles Had Running Around in Their Heads", to be recorded after they complete the "No, Seriously, Elvis is Still Alive and Living in a Cave in Afghanistan and Wrote These Songs Just For You" collection.
Re:Yuck by JamesOfTheDesert · 2002-07-17 05:01 · Score: 2

The Fringe is hardly the sort of festival that would accommodate the comedic equivalent of the Backstreet Boys. It's more of a Sex Pistols sort of event (but without the spitting).
I've only been to one Fringe, about 8 years ago, but it was hardly a "Sex Pistols sort of event." Many things were quite good, but too much was artsy hippy shit. It was more of a Grateful Dead sort of event.

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Re:Yuck by cozziewozzie · 2002-07-17 06:06 · Score: 1

I remember reading that Cleese and Palin had to sit down and try to remember the lines before that one.
Re:Yuck by Steveftoth · 2002-07-17 07:58 · Score: 1

Everything on SNL is thrown together at the last minute. They only get one week to prepare the whole show which is why it sucks more often then not. It's hard to write new stuff in such a short time if the current stuff sucks. Maybe they did throw it in at the last minute because of that.
Re:Yuck by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 11:35 · Score: 0

You do know what the first and second rules of Sketch Club are, right?

Would that be like Tiger Club or Wasp Club, then?

Its Great! by idfrsr · 2002-07-17 00:38 · Score: 3, Funny

The Edingburgh Fringe Festival is a fantastic place to show these sketches.

My only wish is that there is a lumberjack in a dress, a dead parot, a minister with a walking problem and someone called "Bwian" in the skits

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Re:Its Great! by gila_monster · 2002-07-17 01:01 · Score: 1

And that they sell albatross during intermission. They only come in one flavor, though....

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Re:Its Great! by evilpenguin · 2002-07-17 03:55 · Score: 2

Yeah. Bleedin' sea bird flavor!

Graham Chapman, won't be the same without him by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 00:38 · Score: 4, Funny

I heard his last words were "I'm not dead." or was it "I feel happy, I feel happy!" I can never remember.

Re:Graham Chapman, won't be the same without him by trix_e · 2002-07-17 03:52 · Score: 4, Funny

he's not dead... he's resting.

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Re:Graham Chapman, won't be the same without him by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 03:57 · Score: 0

From what i gather, they were actually "Sorry about saying fuck."
Re:Graham Chapman, won't be the same without him by Bizaff · 2002-07-17 06:44 · Score: 1

He's not foolin anyone.

Important Work? by kvn299 · 2002-07-17 00:38 · Score: 5, Interesting

My impression is that the Pythons wrote many sketches that never saw the light of day. In a Vanity Fair interview several years ago, they said that while producing the show, many sketches were presented but weren't accepted, often because they weren't funny. Does this mean that those discarded skits should rate alongside the Python's best work? The article is a little vague about when these were written.

It's nice that Chapman's work is still considered important enough for this kind of treatment, but in the end, what we have is the work done by the group. And that work is why we love Monty Python so much. Together they were so much more than the sum of their parts, and I think these skits should be viewed in that light.

That said, I can't wait to see the Gay Budgie skit!

Re:Important Work? by King+Of+Chat · 2002-07-17 00:46 · Score: 2

You could say the same about Earth Final Conflict and Andromeda. Maybe Gene Roddenbery never got around to making them because he realised they sucked.

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Re:Important Work? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:07 · Score: 2, Insightful

My impression, after watching the BBC documentary, is that at each meeting, there were many ideas from each member that were not used, simply because they needed to make room in the show for someone else's ideas. Further impressions from the documentary are that it would have been rare for Chapman to write whole sketches by himself.

That said, I can't believe all the people who are wishing for things they've already seen to be in these sketches! Why not wish for something new and shockingly different? That is what made the whole thing so amusing in the first place.
Re:Important Work? by The+Wooden+Badger · 2002-07-17 02:36 · Score: 1

I think there are a number of sketches that are not funny on their own, but they are funny in the context of the whole episode. Think about Stevie Ray Vaughn. The album the Sky is Crying was put together after his death from recorded material that never fit in the context of the other albums they were producing. I consider it my favorite SRV album and it was something somewhat similar. I look forward to seeing these, but they won't feel right without the original guys.

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Re:Important Work? by Heironymus+Coward · 2002-07-17 04:07 · Score: 1

I remember reading that one of the sketches Chapman wrote (that was rejected) was something about a connoisseur having people sample what they think is wine, but it turns out the man is a "wee wee" connoisseur (yes, he used the phrase "wee wee".) John Cleese vetoed the sketch because he didn't think it was funny. doesn't sound very funny to me...
Re:Important Work? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 07:16 · Score: 0

Black Adder had a similar joke, and I thought it was funny. But who cares what an AC thinks, anyway....
Re:Important Work? by goodEvans · 2002-07-17 20:42 · Score: 1

How right he was...

As John Cleese would say by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 00:38 · Score: 3, Funny

Now if only John Cleese, Eric Idle and Co. would perform them. Apparently a comedy group called Sketch Club will have such honor

And now, for something entirely different...

or

Nobody expects the Sketch Club!

Re:As John Cleese would say by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:51 · Score: 0

very funny...
except it is "for something completely different"
Re:As John Cleese would say by CProgrammer98 · 2002-07-17 03:16 · Score: 2

The line was "And now for something COMPELTELY different" (cue music...)

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Re:As John Cleese would say by CProgrammer98 · 2002-07-17 03:18 · Score: 2

As you can see, I speak typo fluently.

Let's try that again...

"And now for something completely different..." (cue music...)

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Re:As John Cleese would say by daeley · 2002-07-17 08:22 · Score: 2

And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour

Hey you misspelled "neighbor" in your sig, too! ;-D

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Re:As John Cleese would say by CProgrammer98 · 2002-07-18 02:10 · Score: 1

Ummm no, that's a direct quote from the King James Bible. It's how it was spelt then, and still is in British English :)

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Re:It is an ex parrot by Kingstrum · 2002-07-17 00:38 · Score: 1

As long as none of them are things like:

"Dead Parrot II: When Zombie Birds Attack!"

or

"Two men slapping each other with codfish"

or

"Minister of Funny Ways to Fold Your Arms"

Maybe the boys'll do them as a bit at the Aspen Comedy festival for Comedy Central. I just might have to break down for cable to see that...

Kingstrum

Do lost sketches float in water? by Frank+of+Earth · 2002-07-17 00:39 · Score: 0

well, tiny lost sketches do...

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For all you non-Englanders out there by cca93014 · 2002-07-17 00:41 · Score: 0

it's Python as in "Pythn" not "PythAAARRRN". Goddamnit.

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Re:For all you non-Englanders out there by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:17 · Score: 0

Spend a lot of time in Boston, do you?

I dunno ... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 00:42 · Score: 1, Insightful

What if some lost Three Stooges scripts were found, who would want to see some latter day
imitators?<P>
Interesting as a curio, perhaps.

Re:I dunno ... by Mr_Matt · 2002-07-17 07:53 · Score: 2

What if some lost Three Stooges scripts were found, who would want to see some latter day
imitators?

As long as the three guys performing the sketch were boy-band members, and none of the punches were pulled, I would! :)

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going to the Edinburgh fest. by will_die · 2002-07-17 00:45 · Score: 4, Informative

For thoses now planning to go and are new to it. The fest is actually consists of around 7 festivals going on at the same time, everything from military performance, book festival, comedians, music, opera, etc.
The place is just packed with performances in every available building, from government offices to local churches. Most of the rooms are small places with just enough room for the performers and the small audiance.
Usally good shows, and during breaks between show you can tour Edinburgh.

Re:going to the Edinburgh fest. by TooMuchCoff3E · 2002-07-17 00:52 · Score: 2, Insightful

I went to the festival last year. It is mainly a bunch of actors putting on shows for other actors. The military tattoo was worth checking out. Going to see the city of Edinburgh itself is worth it, it is abolutely amazing.
Re:going to the Edinburgh fest. by IxnayOnTheIxnay · 2002-07-17 05:35 · Score: 1

I recently read a book (fiction) with the Fringe, and Edinburgh in general, as a major plot point. The book is Resurrection Club by Christopher Wallace. It's a bizarre little piece of horror/black comedy. If it wasn't such a quick read, I might not recommend it, but if you like weird fiction, it's worth a look.

Graham Chapman: godlike genius by Cally · 2002-07-17 00:48 · Score: 5, Informative

Graham Chapman was - IS - a complete hero of mine. Not only did he write much of the Python material (in collaboration with Eric Idle and John Cleese), he starred in The Life of Brian and the Holy Grail films whilst suffereing from a chronic alcohol problem (multiple bottles of gin a day.) He was also one of the first celebrities to come out as gay, and helped found Gay News when sexual relationships between two consenting adults was still illegal in this country.

I strongly recommend his wonderful "A Liar's Autobiography" for a painfully candid (and very funny) story of his life.

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Re:Graham Chapman: godlike genius by Chainsaw+Messiah · 2002-07-17 01:01 · Score: 1

I strongly recommend his wonderful "A Liar's Autobiography [amazon.com]" for a painfully candid (and very funny) story of his life.
Does it have much spam in it?
Re:Graham Chapman: godlike genius by jeremyp · 2002-07-17 01:05 · Score: 2

He had dried out before Life of Brian as I recall.

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Re:Graham Chapman: godlike genius by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 06:56 · Score: 0

I thought all British men were homosexual.

Re:It is an ex parrot by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:00 · Score: 2, Funny

Executive of VA software walks into an office. Behind the counter is Rob Malda ....

VA: Excuse me miss.
RM: Miss?
VA: I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint. It's about this news discussion site which I bought from you this very afternooon.
RM: A yes, the Slashdot - beautiful site, lovely perl scripts.
VA: The perl scripts don't enter into it. It's stone dead!
RM: It's not dead, it's just pining for the WIPO Troll. Look, there - it moved.
....

Reminds me of a "How to write unmaint.. code" by ManxStef · 2002-07-17 01:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Cut-and-pasted from How To Write Unmaintainable Code (the "Naming" section):

Obscure film references: Use constant names like LancelotsFavouriteColour instead of blue and assign it hex value of $0204FB. The color looks identical to pure blue on the screen, and a maintenance programmer would have to work out 0204FB (or use some graphic tool) to know what it looks like. Only someone intimately familiar with Monty Python and the Holy Grail would know that Lancelot's favorite color was blue. If a maintenance programmer can't quote entire Monty Python movies from memory, he or she has no business being a programmer.

Misquotations all over by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:03 · Score: 4, Funny

What a bunch of wannabes...

#3900656: Everybody knows the true quote is "This is an ex parrot".

#3900719: The correct quote is "And now for something completely different."

#3900723: The original quote was "...sink in water."

The only thing worse than a complete Python geek is a complete Python geek too lame to even get the quotes right.

Re:Misquotations all over by chegosaurus · 2002-07-17 04:24 · Score: 1

No, the only thing worse than a Python geek is a combined Linux and Python geek.
Re:Misquotations all over by daeley · 2002-07-17 08:25 · Score: 2

"The only thing worse than being talked about is *not* being talked about."

"Very witty, Wilde, very witty."

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Re:Misquotations all over by szap · 2002-07-17 15:54 · Score: 1

The only thing worse than a complete Python geek is one who only codes in Perl.

Re:bad news for Linux!! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:03 · Score: 0

What part of "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters" don't you quite understand?

Some geek you are.

Might be a case of; by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:07 · Score: 1, Funny

I'm sorry I'll read that again.

Re:Might be a case of; by vpreHoose · 2002-07-17 01:31 · Score: 1

It was more Goodies, than Python.
Goodies:
Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
Python:
John Cleese
Others:
David Hatch, Jo Kendall.

what?? no lost Perl sketches forthcoming? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:19 · Score: 0

I'm surprised no one has complained yet!

I wrote some Perl sketches by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:23 · Score: 0

Sadly, I can no longer read them.

I would like one squash by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:25 · Score: 0

My hovercraft is full of eels.

what about the others? by luciensims · 2002-07-17 01:32 · Score: 3, Insightful

Now if only John Cleese, Eric Idle and Co. would perform them. Apparently a comedy group called Sketch Club will have such honor

you know, i would've thought that monty python, as a group, would get more respect form the people of slashdot than to reference them as cleese, idle, and co.

terry gilliam, anybody? terry jones?

bah...

Re:what about the others? by The+Wooden+Badger · 2002-07-17 02:43 · Score: 1

But how many sketches did Gilliam really appear in? Sure he was Patsy, but he never was in front of the camera that much.

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Re:what about the others? by JimPooley · 2002-07-17 03:19 · Score: 2

You forgot Michael Palin!

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Re:what about the others? by lostboy2 · 2002-07-17 04:10 · Score: 1

and Carol Cleveland!

Complaint by tybalt44 · 2002-07-17 01:38 · Score: 5, Funny

Dear Sir,

I must protest in the strongest possible terms the obviously pedantic turn that this thread has taken. I have served in the Navy for seventy-nine years, and have never seen a trace of cannibalism on Slashdot until this post. Why must the average British Linux user be subjected to this filth and depredation!?

Yours etc.,

Rear-Admiral Arthur Mellish Winstanley (Mrs.)

Re:Complaint by VikingBerserker · 2002-07-17 02:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Dear Rear-Admiral Arthur Mellish Winstanley (Mrs.),

As a Slashdot editor I abhor the implication that the website is a haven for cannibalism. It is well known that we now have the problem relatively under control, and that it is ThinkGeek who now suffer the largest casualties in this area. And where do you think they get their caffeine from? Arabs?
Yours etc.

Cmdr. Taco in a white wine sauce with shallots, mushrooms and garlic

If you need to refresh your Python knowledge ... by belbo · 2002-07-17 01:39 · Score: 5, Informative

Complete text version of all Monty Python sketches.

belbo

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Re:Reminds me of a "How to write unmaint.. code" by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:43 · Score: 0

More ...

Monty Python Comments : : On a method called makeSnafucated insert only the JavaDoc /* make snafucated */. Never define what snafucated means anywhere. Only a fool does not already know, with complete certainty, what snafucated means. For classic examples of this technique, consult the Sun AWT JavaDOC.

Eric Idle sketch by CommieLib · 2002-07-17 01:46 · Score: 2, Interesting

I remember seeing an interview with Eric Idle where he performed about thirty seconds of a sketch that was deemed too rough for the BBC. It involved a pretentious wine tasting where the taster would attempt to guess the name of a wine after tasting it, "Chateu LaFite '45, from the south of France?" And then the host would announce, "no, that is wee-wee."

I obviously can't do it justice here, but I laughed my butt off.

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Re:bad news for Linux!! by chaidawg · 2002-07-17 01:52 · Score: 3, Insightful

You are one of the unfotunates that believe this site is devoted to linux and linux users. You are wrong. As the tag line reads "News for nerds, stuff that matters." THough linux does play a large role in this site, not all nerds care about it, and it doesnt always matter.

I'm sure that there are some nerds and techies that read /. that think Python stories matter more than linux.

If you don't care about a story, fine, don't read or comment on it. Just don't say it shouldn't be here because it would harm the reputation of Linux.

Wrong Troupe by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:55 · Score: 0

Nobody expects that this line was a Mel Brooks.

Re:Wrong Troupe by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 01:58 · Score: 0

Nobody expects you to know that you're wrong.
Re:Wrong Troupe by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 02:11 · Score: 0

Michael Palin said "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

Arguments by Amazing+Quantum+Man · 2002-07-17 01:57 · Score: 2

"Lost Python Sketches Will See The Light"

No they won't!
Yes they will!
No they won't!
Yes they will!

Look, I'm not allowed to argue unless you subscribe to /.

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Re:Arguments by sfraggle · 2002-07-17 03:37 · Score: 2

See, the sketches werent dead, they were just resting.

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Python sketches online by Salsaman · 2002-07-17 02:04 · Score: 1, Redundant

In case anyone's interest, all of the (original) sketches can be found online here

nothing worse than scenes from the cutting room by ayeco · 2002-07-17 02:06 · Score: 1

Anyone wonder why these have never been performed? Maybe b/c they aren't any good?

AC due to being at work by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 02:24 · Score: 0

I am highly skeptical of this new groups ability to make it as good as the sketches before them. Every effort should be made to get the original people together to do this, hell they could even call it a reunion

Festival by Shadow+Wrought · 2002-07-17 03:09 · Score: 1

I think the real question is, how do those of us who cannot afford a jaunt over to Edinborough manage to see these? Anyone going with a camcorder? Anyone?

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Re:Festival by gfreeman · 2002-07-17 20:59 · Score: 1

... over to Edinborough ...

Or even spell it.

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Monty Python in French in Paris by Monsieur_F · 2002-07-17 03:39 · Score: 1

Well, in case someone would be interested, there is an adaptation in French of some Monty Python sketches... (why do you think I have this outrageous accent?)

You can find more information here:
http://txt.pariscope.fr/cgi-o2/TheatreSpectacle?25 5625

I plan to go and see it, but had no time for this till now.

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Don't get so excited by chegosaurus · 2002-07-17 04:27 · Score: 2, Insightful

Isn't it true that most lost songs, lost sketches, lost stories etc. are lost for a reason?

Even hard-core Python fans must surely admit that a lot of crap made it into a lot of episodes, and these sketches obviously weren't good enough even to get in ahead of those.

Face it chaps. It will suck harder than those lost Beatles songs that kept turning up. And that's HARD.

Re:Don't get so excited by White+Roses · 2002-07-17 08:16 · Score: 2

Good point. The last season was mostly re-hash of the first three. Cleese left after the third for just that reason.
Now, I watch the re-runs and own the DVDs because the originals are so great. The Silly Walks episode is one of the best they ever did. But let's face it, Mr. Neutron wasn't much of an episode.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Unless you've found the Chapman-Adams collaborative efforts. Then I might want to see those. But that's not Python.

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British Humor by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 06:46 · Score: 0

... is an oxymoron

Re:Honour by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 06:53 · Score: 0

learn to brush your teeth, you ugly limey.

These might be the same guys... by bscott · 2002-07-17 07:03 · Score: 1

I heard about something very similar occuring last year in Los Angeles - could not find the original link, but this Usenet post (via Google) seems to cover a lot of ground: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=2001 0908143917.09208.00000550%40mb-mp.aol.com

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Re:bad news for Linux!! by AAAWalrus · 2002-07-17 07:14 · Score: 1

*snip*
They know I read Slashdot and read Linux, but I assure them it's all technical, and not in the least geeky and antisocial
*snip*
(Paraphrased)
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They are. by gaudior · 2002-07-17 08:09 · Score: 2

I have them in the 2 disk best of set I got for Christmas.

Re:They are. by christoph_s · 2002-07-17 11:01 · Score: 1

could you provide some details? i have seen one dvd with some clips of the shows, one dvd with one of the two shows, but never one with both episodes.
Re:They are. by gaudior · 2002-07-18 05:39 · Score: 2

I wish I could look it up. I'm on contract away from home. I think I remember 2 german episodes, but I might be wrong. The set I have includes a special hosted by Steve Martin, and includes clips from the Hollywood Bowl, etc.
Re:They are. by DTC · 2002-07-18 11:55 · Score: 1

The special hosted by Steve Martin is entitled "Parrot Sketch Not Included". It contains a few snippets of the german episodes, but is mostly a "best of" Python compilation (of course, as the title states, the parrot sketch isn't on here).

I'm not sure if it's available on VHS or DVD (honestly haven't looked), but I was fortunate enough to tape it off A&E 5-6 years ago :)
Re:They are. by gaudior · 2002-07-30 03:28 · Score: 2

The set I have is 2 DVD's in a box.

"Overworked Messiah and a Gay Budgie" by ashitaka · 2002-07-17 09:07 · Score: 2

Yup, sounds like Graham.

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a reunion, never. by geekoid · 2002-07-17 09:37 · Score: 2

"Now if only John Cleese, Eric Idle and Co. would perform them."

once, they where offered a 10 million gaurentee for a 6 week tour, they turned it down.
somehow, I don't think they'll be back.

If they ever did come back, I truly pray they write new stuff. I think it would be interesting to see how there writing has change, and how they view current affairs.

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Re:a reunion, never. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-18 01:26 · Score: 0

John Cleese has spent the last 25 years under the misapprehension that shouting is funny.

Eric Idle hasn't even bothered to try shouting.

I hope they will be serving in Edinburgh by Anthony · 2002-07-17 10:14 · Score: 2

Otters Noses, Badgers spleens. Oh, and Albatross as well. As long as it comes with wafers. And Salmon mousse, We all have the right to eat Salmon mousse and the right to be entertained by a Cabaret singer and dancer afterwards, regardless of our physical wellbeing.

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The Fringe by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 10:55 · Score: 0

The Edinburgh Fringe will accomodate anyone who pays the fee. There is no quality control until they actually get here and are reviewed in newspapers.

Lego meets the Holy Graal by shd99004 · 2002-07-17 11:34 · Score: 2

LEGO movie of the holy Graal

What can I say. I love it :-)

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Text source of the sketches by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-17 14:35 · Score: 0

There are very few Python sketches published but not performed (by Them in some way).

The most prolific example, and probably the source of these sketches, is "Ojril : The Completely Incomplete Graham Chapman" by Chapman and Jim Yoakum. Great stuff in the style and (possible) history of Chapman. I would guess that this is the actual source of the 'new' sketches.

Otherwise I'd advise checking out "How To Irritate People", which is a Cleese/Chapman/Others filmoid with a lot of OK sketches and one or two examples of excellence.

Also, on the subject, I'd strongly recommend Chapman's "A Liar's Autobiography". It is just that, but it's amazingly funny.

Knee jerk by reformhead · 2002-07-17 14:48 · Score: 1

Omigawd. Leterip.

This is an ex-parrot.

D.

which sketch club though? by zonker · 2002-07-17 18:22 · Score: 0

i'm guessing it's this sketch club, and not this one... =)

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or wait... by zonker · 2002-07-17 18:25 · Score: 0

maybe it's... jeeze, i dunno...
sounds sketchy to me...
i'd say this is going to draw a lot of controversy...

ugghh... hehe

sorry, horribly off topic.

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Re:If you need to refresh your Python knowledge .. by DTC · 2002-07-18 11:40 · Score: 1

Or for those who prefer to do their reading in the bathroom, there's this book. There's also a volume II, but I couldn't find a link.

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