Monty Python interviews with the surviving members of the team, as well as archive interviews with Graham Chapman and numerous excerpts from the television series and films. Also in commemoration of the 40th anniversary, Idle, Palin, Jones, and Gilliam appeared in a production of "Not the Messiah" at the Royal Albert Hall. The European premiere was held on 23 October 2009. An official 40th anniversary Monty Python reunion event took place in New York City on 15 October 2009, where the team received a Special Award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In June 2011, it was announced that
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.