Monty Python's Personal Best

"Monty Python’s Personal Best," a series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians with new footage and original clips, will premiere on PBS February 22, 2006."

"Each episode will include members of the original Monty Python troupe performing in favorite clips from their unorthodox television series, "Monty Python’s Flying Circus," repurposed with exclusive new material. Each of the five living Pythons — John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin — produced and wrote his own episode, and collaborated to create the sixth special in honor of deceased member Graham Chapman. The episodes will air over a three week period in two-hour blocks on PBS on February 22, March 1 and March 8."

Man am I glad to see them back on the air, even if it's only a limited run. I was crazy about these guys when they first aired here, several life-times ago. They were the ones that first introduced me to British comedy. I used to be able to recite all the words to their skits, though I had to do so to myself, as most of my friends at the time just didn't get the humor....oops, sorry, "humour".

With the success of the show on my local PBS station, they started airing others. Most I can no longer remember, except of course the late great Benny Hill. I wish they'd bring him back on the air too. It was a shame the British public began to consider his humour sexist, because it was his characters' parodied sexism that was always the butt of the jokes. But....that's another story. So, now for something completely different....

Three decades of Python

Monty Python Sound Files

The Complete Monty Python TV Scripts