Monty Python Live! Monty Python Live! Monty Python Live! is a book detailing the various live performances of the Monty Python team between 1971 and 1980. Edited by Eric Idle, the book was released in 2009 as part of the team’s 40th anniversary celebrations and features recollections from surviving members John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, alongside archive interviews with Graham Chapman. Also contributing are Python regulars Carol Cleveland and Neil Innes, promoter Tony Smith, US manager Nancy Lewis, biographer Kim Howard Johnson and also Carl Reiner. The book also contains the script for the 1980 Hollywood Bowl
Albatross (Monty Python sketch) Albatross (Monty Python sketch) "Albatross" is a sketch from "Monty Python's Flying Circus". It is particularly known for its opening lines: "Albatross! Albatross! Albatross!" The sketch first appeared on British television on 11 January 1970 in episode 13 of the first series, "." It features John Cleese and Terry Jones. Despite its short running time (40 seconds) it has proven to be quite memorable for Python fans and was frequently performed during the team's live shows. A man, played by John Cleese, is dressed as an ice-cream girl in a film theater, although instead of the regular movie snacks she