Monty Python Live at Aspen Look On The Bright Side Of Life". The special was broadcast in the US on HBO on 21 March 1998. In the UK it was released on VHS in 1999 as part of the BBC box set The Best Of Monty Python's Flying Circus. A DVD version of the set was later released in 2004. In the US the show was released on DVD in 2001 by A&E Home Entertainment as part of their "Monty Python Live" box set. In May 1997 the five surviving members of Monty Python regrouped for the first time since Graham Chapman's death in 1989.
The Monty Python Instant Record Collection of record albums (all containing spoofs of popular album names). An inner sleeve featured a spoof "Where Are They Now?" update on the members of the Python team. As ever, the original vinyl release of the UK version had messages from George Peckham on the runout grooves. The first side read: "", while the second side read: "". The only new sketch (on the UK version) is "Summarise Proust Competition" which was originally performed on the television series "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and was re-recorded for "Monty Python's Previous Record" but never used, while the Alistair Cooke sketch is preceded