Monty Python Strikes Back

1. NotMichael
   November 19th, 2008 at 7:59 am

   Haven't they made enough money from thirty-year old jokes?

   Sincerely,
   A Monty Python Fan

2. Miss Cellania
   November 19th, 2008 at 8:09 am

   NotMichael, did you watch the video?

3. Nulla Pax
   November 19th, 2008 at 8:36 am

   @ NotMichael

   Thirty year old jokes ?
   I'm 49 now and was trying to convince my parents to let me watch back in my mid teens !

   You kids today don't know your born .... when I was growing up in a shoebox .... etc etc ;P

4. Juan Motaim
   November 19th, 2008 at 9:26 am

   This is great news. I was very very sad when John Cleese tried out his pay-to-view model, and though I'm the biggest Python fan I know, I never paid him a penny for that.

   It's great that this also includes new interviews with all five remaining members, and even private home movies.

   Neatest thing I've heard all week.

5. sigh
   November 19th, 2008 at 9:27 am

   Wow! Someone in the entertainment business finally gets it! Sure they are in it for the money, but they're doing it the smarter way.

6. Scooter
   November 19th, 2008 at 9:34 am

   Soon YouTube will be a new version of an Online Cable company with 300+ channels and still nothing on. Nothing but repeats anyway.

   sigh,

7. Mr S.
   November 19th, 2008 at 9:48 am

   @Scooter: You mean "nothing but cats".

8. Rocky Rook
   November 19th, 2008 at 9:57 am

   How exciting.

9. ElectroStep
   November 19th, 2008 at 11:10 am

   I was dreding watching the video, Cleese seems the sort of bloke to whine endlessly about youtube videos.

   I'm glad I was put wrong.

10. Lemon
    November 19th, 2008 at 11:44 am

    I could be wrong but those interviews could be from other programs. The people who own the rights probably just had someone make this up fast. Pure speculation though.

11. myleti
    November 19th, 2008 at 11:47 am

    The way they handled this was nothing short of, well, Pythonesque.

    I adore these men, both in and out of Python.

12. Johnny Cat
    November 19th, 2008 at 11:50 am

    You may be right, Lemon. Cleese's setting was used when he voiced opinions on the election a few months ago. Unless that's his default interview zone, yeah, probably piecemeal.

    Love the storyboarding scene of Sir Robin's galloping up the hill!

13. PaulVI
    November 19th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    Finally, after nearly two decades of internet surfing, I see clearly the true purpose of the internet. (Not pr0n? or "Do you like dogs?" -see Jon Stewart.)

    The Monty Python Channel on YouTube sanctifies the web and exalts Monty Python as is fitting and proper. The scripture has been fulfilled.

    (Sayeth thou:) Amen.

14. Gail Pink
    November 19th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

    (Hits Bi Red Button) "That Was Easy!"

15. Corinne
    November 19th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    I'm a huge Python fan... I have all of the Flying Circus on DVD as well as the The Holy Grail and various other stuff. It's great to see them make it available online. I hate paying for media, but the Python stuff is so great, I'm not the least bit perturbed.

16. Ali S.
    November 19th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

    That's the smartest thing they could've done. Instead of going to the lawyers and suing everyone willy nilly they instead decided to prop themselves up on YouTube. Good thinking.

17. skylinejeeteeare
    November 19th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

    absolutely brilliant.

18. arwen23m
    November 19th, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    This is really smart! If all of the other celebrities and artists who complain about their stuff getting ripped off just tried to make money creatively like this, the youtube world would be a much better place.

19. smak
    November 19th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    @ NotMichael

    What a spectacular, lazy fail on your part!

20. DaveL
    November 19th, 2008 at 8:33 pm

    Dear Sir, I wish to complain in the strongest possible terms about the video which you have just broadcast, about the loyal fans who have been "ripping you off for years". Many of my best friends are YouTubers and only a few of them are transvestites. Yours faithfully, Brigadier Sir Charles Arthur Strong (Mrs.) PS I have never kissed the editor of the Radio Times.

21. renderanything
    November 20th, 2008 at 11:12 am

    I think it's a great idea. Looks like they've got quite a bit of work ahead because there are only a few videos up on the channel so far.

22. ted
    November 20th, 2008 at 11:44 am

    If you can't beat em, join em.

23. MightyCow
    November 20th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    Paging Lars Ulrich to this video. Lars Ulrich, please pick up the white courtesy phone.

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