Monty Python: The Meaning of Live Monty Python: The Meaning of Live Monty Python: The Meaning of Live is a 2014 British documentary telefilm, directed by Roger Graef and James Rogan, about a 10-day series of live performances at London's O stadium. The film features interviews with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin as they perform on stage together for the first time in 34 years. Also appearing are Carol Cleveland, Prof. Brian Cox, Stephen Hawking and Mike Myers. The documentary is dedicated to Graham Chapman. As well as covering the reunion shows, the documentary recaps the Pythons' live history; from
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl which were mostly taken from two Monty Python specials, "Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus", which had been broadcast on German television in 1972. The performance was recorded on videotape during the show's four-day run starting September 26, 1980 and transferred to film. In the wake of "Life of Brian"s worldwide success, the Pythons originally planned to release a film consisting of the two German shows redubbed and re-edited, but this proved impractical, and so "Hollywood Bowl" was released instead. Although it mostly contains sketches from the television series, the scripts and performers are not identical to those seen on television. The