Life of Python Life of Python Life of Python is the name of two documentaries, both intended to mark 20 years of the Monty Python team in 1989, but broadcast the following year after the death of team member Graham Chapman on 4 October - the eve of the 20th anniversary. The first version was broadcast in the US on the Showtime network on 16 March 1990, with the UK version finally airing on the team’s 21st anniversary on 5 October 1990, as part of the BBC’s "Omnibus" documentary series. Produced by Tiger Television in collaboration with Devillier-Donegan Enterprises, the documentaries take in
Black Knight (Monty Python) Black Knight (Monty Python) The Black Knight is a fictional character who appears in a scene of the feature film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". As his name suggests, he is a knight dressed in black and behaves similarly to the standard character, a black knight. He guards a "bridge" (in reality a short plank of wood) over a small stream — which could have been easily stepped over by King Arthur but, for unknown reasons, he does not. Although supremely skilled in swordplay, the Black Knight suffers from unchecked overconfidence and a staunch refusal ever to give up.