List of Monty Python projects

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The Monty Python comedy troupe branched off into a variety of different media after the success of their sketch comedy television series, Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

Television[edit]

The following official Monty Python books authored by the team members have been published, mostly in large format:

Records[edit]

Monty Python discography
Studio albums 4
Live albums 3
Compilation albums 4
Video albums 3
Singles 13
Soundtrack albums 3
Box sets 7

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Live albums[edit]

Soundtrack albums[edit]

Compilation albums[edit]

Box sets[edit]

Singles[edit]

Documentaries[edit]

  • Film Night – On Location with Monty Python and the Holy Grail (BBC 2, 1974)
  • The Pythons (BBC 1, 1979)
  • The Meaning of Monty Python’s Meaning of Life (ITV, 1983)
  • Life of Python (US version) (Showtime, 1990)
  • Life of Python (UK version) (BBC 1, 1990)
  • 30 Years of Monty Python – A Revelation (Paramount Comedy Channel, 1999)
  • It’s…The Monty Python Story (BBC 2, 1999)
  • Pythonland (BBC 2, 1999)
  • From Spam To Sperm – Monty Python’s Greatest Hits (BBC 2, 1999)
  • The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations (DVD, 2001)
  • The Meaning of Making The Meaning of Life (DVD, 2003)
  • Comedy Connections – Monty Python’s Flying Circus (BBC 1, 2005)
  • The Secret Life of Brian (Channel 4, 2007)
  • What The Pythons Did Next… (Channel 4, 2007)
  • The Story of Brian (Alternate extended edit of The Secret Life of Brian) (DVD/Blu-ray, 2007)
  • Before the Flying Circus (DVD, 2008)
  • Monty Python Conquers America (DVD, 2008)
  • Movie Connections – Monty Python and the Holy Grail (BBC 1, 2009)
  • Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut) (DVD/Blu-ray, 2009)
  • The Meaning of Monty Python (Blu-ray, 2013)
  • Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (BBC 1, 2014)
  • Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (UKTV Gold, 2014)
  • Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (BBC 2, 2019)

Stage productions[edit]

Computer and video games[edit]

Other collaborations outside Monty Python[edit]

In addition to their work as a group, the six members have collaborated with each other on numerous other film and television projects outside Monty Python.

  1. ^ Peak position upon re-release in 1975
  2. ^ Monty Python Sings did not originally chart in 1989. Upon reissue in 1992, it peaked at number 62 on the UK Albums Chart, and in 2014, an expanded release entitled Monty Python Sings (Again) peaked at number 35.
  3. ^ a b c Chart peak upon re-release in 1991.
  4. ^ a b Chart position is from the official UK “Breakers List”.
  5. ^ Although released as a double A-sided single in the UK, elsewhere “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” was released as the A-side with “Brian” the B-side.

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • From Fringe to Flying Circus – Roger Wilmut (1980)
  • Monty Python: The Case Against Irreverence, Scurrility, Profanity, Vilification, and Licentious Abuse – Robert Hewison (1981)
  • Monty Python: Complete and Utter Theory of the Grotesque – John O. Thompson (1982)
  • Life of Python – George Perry (1983)
  • The First 20 Years of Monty Python – Kim “Howard” Johnson (1989)
  • And Now for Something Completely Trivial: The Monty Python Trivia and Quiz Book – Kim “Howard” Johnson (1991)
  • Monty Python: A Chronological Listing of the Troupe’s Creative Output and Articles and Reviews About Them, 1969–89 – Douglas L. McCall (1992)
  • Life Before and After Monty Python: The Solo Flights of the Flying Circus – Kim “Howard” Johnson (1993)
  • Monty Python’s Complete Waste of Time : An Official Compendium of Answers to Ruddy Questions Not Normally Considered Relevant to Mounties! – Rusel Demaria (1995)
  • The First 28 Years of Monty Python – Kim “Howard” Johnson (1998)
  • Monty Python Speaks! – David Morgan (1999)
  • The (Non-Inflatable) Monty Python TV Companion – Jim Yoakum (1999)
  • The Pythons’ Autobiography by The Pythons (2003)
  • Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge, Nudge, Think, Think! – Gary L. Hardcastle and George A. Reisch (2006)
  • And Now For Something Completely Digital: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Monty Python – Alan Parker & Mick O’Shea (2006)
  • Monty Python’s Tunisian Holiday – Kim “Howard” Johnson (2008)


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