And Now for Something Completely Different: Critical Approaches to Monty Python

Kate Egan

កញ្ញា 2020 · Edinburgh University Press

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Examining Monty Python's enduring status as an unconventional, anti-authoritarian comedy touchstone, this book reappraises Python's comedy output from the perspective of its 50 years of cultural circulation. Reconsidering the group's originality, impact and durability, a range of international scholars explores Python's influences, production contexts, frequently controversial themes, and the cult status and forms of fandom associated with Python in the present day. From television sketches, including The Funniest Joke in the World, Hell's Grannies, Dead Parrot and Confuse-a-Cat, to the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life, to songs from the albums and live shows, this book is a ground-breaking critical analysis of the Monty Python phenomenon.

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Kate Egan started working in publishing in the mid 1990's. Before becoming a freelance book editor, she was an editor for Scholastic. She also wrote a picture book entitled Kate and Nate Are Running Late!