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Jun 1, 2009 | Daily Californian

San Francisco Production Proves 'Spamalot' Quite Indefatigable

Strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government, but it sure makes for one helluva musical.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Game Show, Family Feud, Entertainment, Television

Fri May 29, 2009

7x7

Spamalot is All Wink Wink Nudge Nudge

Bring me a shrubbery. Run away. I'm not dead yet . I fart in your general direction.

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Related Topix: Dance, Nudge, Life of Brian, Comedy Movies, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese

San Francisco Chronicle

Review: 'Monty Python's Spamalot'

Monty Python's Spamalot: Musical comedy. By Eric Idle, adapted from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Music by Idle and John Du Prez.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, John O'Hurley, San Francisco Metro

Tue May 26, 2009

San Francisco Examiner

Where O'Hurley travels, silly reigns in - Spamalot'

Laugh a lot: John Oa Hurley plays King Arthur in a oeMonty Pythona s Spamalota and loves the silly aspects of the show.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, John O'Hurley, Theater, Arts, Entertainment

Thu May 21, 2009

Boulder Weekly

Monty Python taunts the Denver Center

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam Monty Python taunts the Denver Center for a second time by Gary Zeidner Most likely, the title of this review either means nothing to you or immediately conjures a happy memory of the first time you heard the "Spam Song" from Monty Python's Flying Circus television show.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Entertainment, Television, Theater, Arts

Fri May 15, 2009

Fort Collins Coloradoan

'Spamalot' returns to taunt Denver a second time

Spam, spam, spam, spam. Spam, spam, spam, spam... There will be a lot of this type of chanting going on in Denver this weekend.

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Thu May 14, 2009

BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

National Tour Of Monty Python's SPAMALOT Set To Close In Costa Mesa CA 10/18

The record breaking National Tour of Monty Python's SPAMALOT, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, will close in Costa Mesa CA on October 18th.

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Related Topix: Costa Mesa, CA, Mesa, CA, Monty Python, Club, John Cleese, Graham Chapman

Wed May 13, 2009

7x7

The Full Monty: Python Eric Idle Laughs All the Way to the Grave

Confession: When presented with the opportunity to interview Eric Idle for this page, I drew a blank on his name.

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Related Topix: Life of Brian, Comedy Movies, Pop/Rock, Art Garfunkel, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam

OhNoTheyDidnt

Where Are They Now - Monty Python Edition

So, I was watching BBC's Crusades hosted by Terry Jones, and it got me wondering... John Cleese Then Now According to recent reports, Cleese is currently working on a musical version of A Fish Called Wanda with his daughter Camilla.

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Related Topix: Fierce Creatures, Comedy Movies, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Inventions, Science / Technology, Animation Movies, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut, Musical Movies

Thu May 07, 2009

Associated Content

The 10 Best Monty Python Songs

Monty Python may very well go down as the greatest sketch comedy troupe of all time, but their contribution to musical comedy is often overlooked.

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Related Topix: The Meaning of Life, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies

Wed May 06, 2009

KQED-TV San Francisco

Monty Python's Personal Best

Calling all fans of Spam, dead parrots, upper-class twits and lumberjacks! Each program in this series focuses on one member of the original Monty Python troupe - the late Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones - and showcases favorite clips from the group's television series and movies, mixed with new ...

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Related Topix: Comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Entertainment, Television, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Terry Jones

Sat Apr 25, 2009

Inner Toob

as Seen on TV: Lenin

"World Forum" was an interesting deviation from the usual sketches on 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' in that most of the actors were not members of the regular cast.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Entertainment, Television, Terry Jones

Wed Apr 15, 2009

ChartAttack

George Harrison Gets Star, Hits Album

George Harrison was posthumously honoured on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Tuesday, and a career retrospective of his work will be released in June.

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Related Topix: Life of Brian, Comedy Movies, George Harrison, Pop/Rock, The Traveling Wilburys, The Eagles, Crime Movies, Nuns on the Run

Sun Mar 29, 2009

PR-inside.com

Celeb birthdays for the week of March 29-April 4

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 29-April 4 March 29: Host John McLaughlin is 82.

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Related Topix: Vangelis, New-Age, Toto, Pop/Rock, Highlander, Action, Christopher Lambert, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Fri Mar 27, 2009

Salisbury Journal

Pythons linking-up for anniversary

The Monty Python team is re-uniting in a documentary to mark the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of the show.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Entertainment, Television, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin

Thu Mar 26, 2009

USA Today

Nudge, nudge, wink wink: Monty Python is back at 40

Their offbeat humor poked fun at everything from British royalty to killer rabbits.

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Related Topix: Life of Brian, Comedy Movies, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Television

Mon Mar 23, 2009

Wired News

Monty Python's 'Holy Hand Grenade' Panics London Street

An East London street was evacuated over the weekend when engineers discovered what they thought was an explosive device under a fire hydrant.

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Related Topix: Graham Chapman

Thu Mar 19, 2009

This is London

Pub is closed by Monty Python grenade

BUILDINGS were evacuated, a street was cordoned off and a bomb disposal team called in after workmen spotted a suspicious object.

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Related Topix: Greater London County, England, United Kingdom

Sun Mar 08, 2009

Canada.com

Life's a Beach for king of comedy

Looking for a great Beach? Try Gary. Gary Beach stars as King Arthur in Spamalot , the goofy musical lifted by Eric Idle from Monty Python and the Holy Grail .

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Related Topix: The Producers, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Gary Beach, Banking, Financial Services, Broadway Financial

Thu Mar 05, 2009

The Oracle

'Spamalot' brings big-screen silliness to the stage

The sound of hollow coconuts clanking together has left the Broadway stage and a famed Brittish comedy musical has made its way the the Tampa Bay Performing Art Center - without the assistance of swallows.

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Related Topix: Monty Python, Club, Musical Theater, Theater

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