Editing Monty Python (section)

==Media==
{{Main|Monty Python mediagraphy}}

===Television===
*''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' (1969–1974): The show that started the Python phenomenon, see also [[List of Monty Python's Flying Circus episodes]].
*''[[Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus]]'' (1972): Two 45-minute specials were made by [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] for West German television.  The first was recorded in German, while the second was in English with German [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]].
*''[[Monty Python's Personal Best]]'' (2006): Six one-hour specials, each episode presenting the best of one member's work.

===Films===
Five Monty Python productions were released as theatrical films:
*''[[And Now for Something Completely Different]]'' (1971): A collection of sketches from the first and second TV series of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' re-enacted and shot for film.
*''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' (1975): King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering humorous obstacles along the way. Some of these turned into stand-alone sketches.
*''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'' (1979): Brian is born on the first Christmas, in the stable next to Jesus'. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
*''[[Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]]'' (1982): A videotape recording directed by [[Terry Hughes (director)|Terry Hughes]] of a live performance of sketches, it was originally intended for a TV/video special. It was transferred to 35&nbsp;mm and given a [[Limited release|limited theatrical release]] in the US.
*''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]'' (1983): An examination of the meaning of life in a series of sketches from conception to death and beyond.

===Albums===
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus (album)|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Another Monty Python Record]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Monty Python's Previous Record]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Live at Drury Lane|Monty Python Live at Drury Lane]]'' (1974)
* ''[[The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Monty Python Live at City Center]]'' (1976)
* ''[[The Monty Python Instant Record Collection]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian (album)|Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'' (1979)
* ''Monty Python Examines The Life of Brian'' (promo) (1979)
* ''[[Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album]]'' (1980)
* ''[[The Monty Python Instant Record Collection]]'' (US version) (1981)
* ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (album)|Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]'' (1983)
* ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life: Audio Press Kit'' (promo) (1983)
* ''[[The Final Rip Off]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Monty Python Sings]]'' (1989)
* ''[[The Ultimate Monty Python Rip Off]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Monty Python Sings]] Again'' (2014)
* ''[[The Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album]]'' (unreleased)

===Theatre===
*''Monty Python's Flying Circus'': Between 1974 and 1980 (''Live at the Hollywood Bowl'' was released in 1982, but was performed in 1980), the Pythons made three sketch-based stage shows, comprising mainly material from the original television series.
*''[[Spamalot|Monty Python's Spamalot]]'': Written by Idle and directed by [[Mike Nichols]], with music and lyrics by [[John Du Prez]] and Idle, it starred [[Hank Azaria]], [[Tim Curry]], and [[David Hyde Pierce]]; ''Spamalot'' is a musical adaptation of the film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. It ran in Chicago from 21 December 2004 to 23 January 2005, and began performances on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] on 17 March 2005. It won three [[Tony Awards]]. It was one of eight UK musicals commemorated on [[Royal Mail]] stamps, issued in February 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Royal Mail musicals stamps set to rock you! |url=https://www.royalmailgroup.com/en/press-centre/press-releases/royal-mail/royal-mail-musicals-stamps-set-to-rock-you/ |access-date=27 April 2019 |website=Royal Mail group}}</ref>
*''[[Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)|Not the Messiah]]'': the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]] commissioned Idle and John Du Prez to write the music and lyrics of an oratorio based on ''Monty Python's Life of Brian''. Entitled ''Not the Messiah'', it had its world premiere as part of [[Luminato]], a "festival of arts and creativity" taking place 1–10 June 2007 in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada. ''Not the Messiah'' was conducted by [[Peter Oundjian]], music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, who is Idle's cousin. It was performed by a narrator, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, with guest soloists and choir. According to Idle, "I promise it will be funnier than [[Messiah (Handel)|Handel]], though probably not as good".<ref>{{cite news |title=Idle's Messiah is Spamalot sequel |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6362779.stm |access-date=23 August 2019 |website=BBC}}</ref>
* ''[[Monty Python Live (Mostly)|Monty Python Live]]'': One Down, Five to Go: (1–5, 15–16, 18–20 July 2014). The Pythons have stated this is the last live reunion of the remaining members of Monty Python.<ref name="O2 Shows">{{cite news|title=Global finale for Monty Python show on stage and in cinemas|work=BBC News|date=21 July 2014|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28390310|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref> Held at London's [[The O2 Arena|O<sub>2</sub> Arena]], tickets for the first night's show sold out in 43 seconds.<ref name="Record sales"/> The set list included a mix of live performances of their most popular sketches, clips from their shows, and elaborate dance numbers. Each night featured a different celebrity "victim" of the "Blackmail" sketch. The final show was screened to 2,000 cinemas around the world.<ref name="O2 Shows"/>

===Books===
Books by Monty Python
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* ''[[Monty Python's Big Red Book]]'' (1971) <small>{{ISBN|0-416-66890-9}}.</small>
* ''[[The Brand New Monty Python Bok]]'' (1973) <small>{{ISBN|0-413-30130-3}}.</small>
* ''The Fairly Incomplete & Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book'' (1994) <small>{{ISBN|0-413-69000-8}}</small>

Script books
* ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book)|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' (1977) <small>{{ISBN|0-413-38520-5}}.</small>
* ''[[Monty Python's The Life of Brian/MONTYPYTHONSCRAPBOOK]]'' (1979, plus script-only reprint) <small>{{ISBN|0-413-46550-0}}.</small>
* ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (book)|Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]'' (1983) <small>{{ISBN|0-413-53380-8}}.</small>
* ''Monty Python's Flying Circus – Just The Words'' Volume 1 (1989) <small>{{ISBN|0-413-62540-0}}.</small>
* ''Monty Python's Flying Circus – Just The Words'' Volume 2 (1989) <small>{{ISBN|0-413-62550-8}}.</small>
* ''Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus'' (edited by Alfred Biolek) (1998)

Compilations
* ''The Complete Works of Shakespeare and Monty Python. Volume One – Monty Python'' (1981)  <small>{{ISBN|978-0-413-49450-4}}.</small>
* ''The Monty Python Gift Boks'' (1986)
* ''A Pocketful of Python Volume 1'' (edited by Terry Jones) (1999)
* ''A Pocketful of Python Volume 2'' (edited by John Cleese) (1999)
* ''A Pocketful of Python Volume 3'' (edited by Terry Gilliam) (2000)
* ''A Pocketful of Python Volume 4'' (edited by Michael Palin) (2000)
* ''A Pocketful of Python Volume 5'' (edited by Eric Idle) (2002)

Books about Monty Python by Pythons
* ''Monty Python Speaks!'' (edited by David Morgan) (1999)
* ''[[The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons]]'' (edited by Bob McCabe) (2003, plus various reformatted editions)
* ''Monty Python Live!'' (2009)
* ''Monty Python at Work'' (by Michael Palin, compilation of republished diary entries) (2014)
* ''So, Anyway'' ... (by John Cleese, Autobiography to age 30) (2014)
* ''Always Look on the Bright Side of Life'' (by Eric Idle, Autobiography) (2018) <small>{{ISBN|978-1-9848-2258-1}}.</small>

Other books about Monty Python
* ''Monty Python: The Case Against'' (by Robert Hewison) (1981)

===Games===
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Computer Game|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' (1990) a video game released by [[Virgin Interactive|Virgin Games]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003260|title=Monty Python's Flying Circus on World of Spectrum|publisher=Worldofspectrum.org|access-date=19 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemonamiga.com/?game_id=759|title=Monty Python's Flying Circus – Lemon Amiga|publisher=lemonamiga.com|access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref>
* ''[[Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time]]'' (1994) released by 7th Level for Macintosh and MS-DOS
* ''[[Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail]]'' (1996), official game released by 7th Level
* ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (video game)|Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]'' (1997), also released by 7th Level.
* ''Python-opoly'' (2007), a Monty Python-themed property game released by Toy Vault<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toyvault.com/pythonopoly/index.htm|title=Toy Vault web site for Python-opoly. Retrieved November&nbsp;20, 2008|publisher=Toyvault.com|access-date=19 August 2009|archive-date=6 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206123932/http://toyvault.com/pythonopoly/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Monty Python Fluxx'' (2008), a card game released by Looney Labs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fluxxgames.com/|title=Web site for Monty Python Fluxx|publisher=Fluxxgames.com|access-date=19 August 2009}}</ref>
* ''[[Monty Python's Cow Tossing]]'' (2011), a smartphone game
* ''The Ministry of Silly Walks'' (2014), a smartphone game<ref>{{cite web|title=The Silly Walk Official Website|url=http://www.thesillywalk.com/|website=The Silly Walk Official Website|publisher=Boondoggle Studios|access-date=25 June 2014}}</ref>