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The Pythons' Autobiography by The Pythons (Hardback)

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Bob McCabe

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Over 40 years ago, a group of five Englishmen - and one wayward American - rewrote the rules of comedy. MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, an unheralded, previously unseen half-hour show of sketches, hilarities, inanities and animations, first appeared on the BBC late one night in 1969. Its impact has been felt on the world ever since. From its humble beginnings, it blossomed into the most influential movement in modern comedy. THE PYTHONS' AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY THE PYTHONS is a unique insight into arguably the most important comic team of the modern age, lavishly illustrated throughout, with photographs culled from the team's own personal collections. This is the definitive word, in their own words, on all things Pythonesque.

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781409153528

Graham Chapman

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John Cleese

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Terry Gilliam

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Eric Idle

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Terry Jones

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Michael Palin

Michael Edward Palin was born on May 5, 1943, and again, two weeks later. (Plagiarist!) His father was an engineer, and his mother wasn't. He attended Brasenose College, Oxford, received a Degree in Modern History, met Terry Jones, and of course from there all hell broke loose

In May 1969 he joined up with Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Terry Jones for the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Dead parrots, Gumbys, naughty boys, Galaxy songs and a sold out run at The O2 followed over the years.

He has written, directed and starred in numerous successful films and television series, including the Monty Python films, Time Bandits, The Missionary, and an award-wining performance as the hapless Ken in A Fish Called Wanda.

Michael's first stage play, The Weekend, opened on March 15, 1994 while his first novel, Hemingway's Chair, was published in April 1995. He has also published numerous travel books to accompany his hugely popular BBC television series, including Around The World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Sahara, Himalaya, and New Europe. He returned to fiction in 2013 with The Truth, the story of an ordinary man on an extraordinary adventure.

In 2006 the first volume of his diaries was published, Diaries 1969-1979: the Python Years, followed by Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980 to 1988 in 2010 and Travelling to Work covering 1988-1998. Today Michael lives in North London with his family, hoping we don't find him.