Monty Python FAQ burrows into the pulsing heart of the Python s corpus of work and emerges, bloody but unbowed, with a book that tells you everything you positively, absolutely need to know about this fascinating, maddening, overeducated, but relentlessly silly comedic troupe. Since premiering on television in England on October 5, 1969, Monty Python s Flying Circus has been regarded as one of the most ground-breaking programs in television history. The Pythons brand of comedy burned bright and fast, with just four seasons of their TV show, five feature and concert films, and a dozen or so albums. They inspired nearly every comedy group that came after (from Saturday Night Live, The Kids in the Hall, and South Park to Mr. Show and Key and Peele) but their comedy has never been duplicated. That is not, however, for lack of trying: witness the legions of fans eager to belt out quotes at the drop of a hat. Monty Python FAQ will guide fans as well as those new to the Pythons through the academic roots of Monty Python all the way to Monty Python on Broadway. The book features chapters on the Pythons arrival in America, the production of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and the philosophy of Python, as well as covering the solo careers of the members and their work post-Python. Monty Python FAQ is the ultimate guide to everything you never needed to know about this visionary comedic group: know what we mean?!
Monty Python FAQ burrows into the pulsing heart of the Python s corpus of work and emerges, bloody but unbowed, with a book that tells you everything you positively, absolutely need to know about this fascinating, maddening, overeducated, but relentlessly silly comedic troupe. Since premiering on television in England on October 5, 1969, Monty Python s Flying Circus has been regarded as one of the most ground-breaking programs in television history. The Pythons brand of comedy burned bright and fast, with just four seasons of their TV show, five feature and concert films, and a dozen or so albums. They inspired nearly every comedy group that came after (from Saturday Night Live, The Kids in the Hall, and South Park to Mr. Show and Key and Peele) but their comedy has never been duplicated. That is not, however, for lack of trying: witness the legions of fans eager to belt out quotes at the drop of a hat. Monty Python FAQ will guide fans as well as those new to the Pythons through the academic roots of Monty Python all the way to Monty Python on Broadway. The book features chapters on the Pythons arrival in America, the production of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and the philosophy of Python, as well as covering the solo careers of the members and their work post-Python. Monty Python FAQ is the ultimate guide to everything you never needed to know about this visionary comedic group: know what we mean?!
CHRIS BARSANTI (Brooklyn, NY) is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and New York Film Critics Online. He has written on cultural ephemera for publications like PopMatters, Film Journal International, Playboy, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, Virginia Quarterly Review, Barnes and Noble Review, and The Millions. He is the author of several books, including Filmology: A Movie-a-Day Guide to the Movies You Need to Know. He likes both cats and dogs and doesn t understand why they can t just work things out. DR. BRIAN COGAN (Brooklyn, NY) is an associate professor in the Department of Communications at Molloy College in Long Island, New York. He is the author, co-author, and co-editor of numerous books, articles, and anthologies on popular culture, music, and the media. He is the co-author of Everything I Ever Needed to Know About * I Learned from Monty Python. He is not one to be trifled with. JEFF MASSEY (Wantagh, NY) is professor of English language and literature at Molloy College, where he teaches courses on medieval literature, classical mythology, monstrosity, comedy, superheroes, and linguistics. He has published on Anglo-Saxon philology, Chaucerian desire, Victorian mimesis, and neo-medievalisms (not) found in Star Trek. Massey is also co-author of Everything I Ever Needed to Know About * I Learned from Monty Python. He likes coffee.
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