The Very Best of Monty Python

by Graham Chapman, John Cleese (Selected by), Terry Gilliam (Selected by)

The essential gags, sketches, and songs, handpicked and introduced by the surviving members of the Python team. The book features 320 full-color pages of Monty Python classics in a brilliant paperback format and includes gems such as Spamalot, "The Lumberjack Song," The Ministry of Silly Walks, Nudge nudge wink wink, The Meaning of Life, "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life," and many more enduring classics of silliness, culled from the films, books, records, and TV series. This is the definitive, authoritative Monty Python selection, made by the Pythons themselves.

Genres: Humor, Comedy

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

Graham Chapman was an English comedian, actor, writer, physician and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. He was also the lead actor in their two narrative films, playing King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the title character in Monty Python's Life of Brian.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's what you'd expect. All the living Pythons choose their favourite sketches, songs and illustrations. All the classics such as Mr. Cresote and The Lumberjack Song etc are there but there are a good number of selections which a die hard MP fan would know about like Consulting with Jean Paul Sartre or the Piranha brothers sketches. It good stuff for a beginner or a fan.

[Roman Stadtler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why Accountancy is not boring, who won Upper Class Twit of The Year, that there is fascinating News For Parrots, that Stan has every right to have babies, and How To Walk Silly.

[Cihangir Bayburtluoğlu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Çok nadirdir ingilizce kitap okumam.
Ama bu kitabı zevkle okuyorum. İngiliz soğuk, epik ve absürt mizahın en iyi örneklerini veren bu entellektüel mizahın şahikası ekibin skeçlerinin kitaplaştırılmış hali.
Yer yer şiirler, "meme" mim tarzı fotoğraf kolaj mizah sayfaları da barınmakta.
Bitiremesem de ara ara elime alık bir skeç okuyorum. Keyfim yerine geliyor.

[Emmett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jo que tíos más tontos y como los quiero.... este recopilatorio posee el espíritu y la esencia de todo lo que hicieron.... así que imaginaos lo estúpido y maravilloso que es.