Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, also known simply as The Meaning of Life, is a 1983 British musical sketch comedy film written and performed by the Monty Python troupe, directed by Terry Jones. It was the last film to feature all six Python members before Graham Chapman's death in 1989. Unlike "Holy Grail" and "Life of Brian", the film's two predecessors, which each told a single, more-or-less coherent story, "The Meaning of Life" returned to the sketch format of the troupe's original television series and their first film from twelve years earlier, "And
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live screening of the tenth and final show. The channel aired the documentary on 13 November 2014. 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