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'Do Not Adjust Your Set': The Children's Show That Launched Monty Python

by | February 15th, 2013

The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. Inside their vast archives of more than 120,000 television shows, commercials, and radio programs, there are thousands of important and funny programs waiting to be rediscovered by comedy nerds like you and me. Each week, this column will highlight a new gem waiting for you at the Paley Library to quietly laugh at. (Seriously, it’s a library, so keep it down.)

The idea of children's programming being "cool" feels like a relatively new idea. There's the indie rock/alternative comedy friendly Yo Gabba Gabba!, there's The [...]

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The Monty Python Guys Are Reuniting for Terry Jones's New Sci-Fi Movie

by | February 6th, 2013

All five surviving members of Monty Python are working together for the first time in 15 years. The Python guys will be voicing aliens in a new sci-fi farce Absolutely Anything directed by Jones, Variety reports. The movie is a combination of CGI and live-action, following a group of aliens who endow a human with the power to do "absolutely anything," causing all hell to break loose. Robin Williams will voice a talking dog named Dennis. Jones says Terry Gilliam John Cleese, and Michael Palin are all onboard to voice characters and they're attempting to sign Eric Idle. If Idle joins the project, it'll be the first time all [...]

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Life of Brian Director Terry Jones Directing First Comedy in 20 Years

by | September 15th, 2010

Terry Jones, Monty Python member and director of Life of Brian and co-director (with Terry Gilliam) of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, is returning to work behind the camera in a new movie called Absolutely Anything.

He wrote the script with Gavin Scott, and it's set to star John Oliver from The Daily Show. Apparently he's also trying to get Robin Williams to voice a talking dog so, you know, that's something.

He's also reportedly reached out to fellow Pythons John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam, which would be kind of amazing if he got them all on board. We'll see!

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