Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete and Annotated - All the Bits

Dempsey, Luke

ISBN 10: 1579129137 / ISBN 13: 9781579129132

Published by Black Dog & Leventhal, 2012

About this Item

Jacket has moderate general wear and a 2cm taped tear to bottom rear corner. Four minor marks to top edge of page-block. Internally clean. Binding tight. 880pp Size: 210mm x 245mm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete and Annotated - All the Bits
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579129137
• ISBN 13: 9781579129132
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair to Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction : Vintage & Collectable

About this title

Synopsis

Available for the first time in paperback, Monty Python's Flying Circus: All the Bits includes every script from every episode of the innovative, hilarious, and absurd series--one of the most influential of all time--plus hundreds of annotations, behind-the-scenes stories, profiles, and more, as well as photographs, drawings, and Terry Gilliam's iconic artwork.

Monty Python's Flying Circus is one of the most popular, important and oft-quoted comedy series of all time. Python's influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles' influence on music. This landmark work collects the complete scripts for every one of the 45 episodes of Flying Circus: every silly setup, every clever conceit, every snide insult, and ever saucy aside from these classic skits, including "The Ministry of Silly Walks," "The Dead Parrot," "Banter in the Cheese Shop," "Spam, the Funniest Joke in the World," "The Spanish Inquisition," "The Argument Clinic," "The Fish-Slapping Dance," "The Lumberjack Song," and all the rest.

Every script is thoroughly annotated with notes that cover the plethora of cultural, historical, and topical references touched upon in each sketch. Sidebars and commentary throughout include profiles of the principles -- Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, and John Cleese -- fascinating facts about technical concerns, set design, and shooting locations; insider stores from on and off the set, including arguments, accidents, and practical jokes; goofs and gaffes; and much more. Also included are thousands of stills and artwork from the shows.

About the Author

Luke Dempsey is an executive editor at HarperCollins, and the author of A Supremely Bad Idea and Club Soccer 101. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.