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]

Films[edit]

Books[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 albums4
Live albums3
Compilation albums4
Video albums3
Singles13
Soundtrack albums3
Box sets7

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
NZ
[3]
US
[4]
Another Monty Python Record 26
Monty Python's Previous Record
  • Released: 8 December 1972
  • Label: Charisma
  • Formats: LP, MC
39
The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief
  • Released: 7 December 1973
  • Label: Charisma
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
49 82 48
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album
  • Released: 6 October 1980
  • Label: Charisma
  • Formats: LP, MC
13 3 23 164
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
US
[4]
Monty Python's Flying Circus
  • Released: 6 November 1970
  • Label: BBC
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
83[A]
Monty Python Live at Drury Lane
  • Released: 28 June 1974
  • Label: Charisma
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
19
Monty Python Live at City Center
  • Released: 3 May 1976
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
  • US-only release
186
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
NZ
[3]
US
[4]
The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Released: 18 July 1975
  • Label: Charisma
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
45 87
Monty Python's Life of Brian
  • Released: 8 October 1979
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, MC
63 11 155
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
  • Released: 5 April 1983
  • Label: MCA, CBS
  • Formats: LP, MC
46 45
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUT
[5]
GER
[6]
SWI
[7]
The Monty Python Instant Record Collection
  • Released: 2 December 1977
  • Label: Charisma
  • Formats: LP, MC
The Final Rip Off
  • Released: 30 November 1987
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, 2xMC
Monty Python Sings
  • Released: 11 December 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
35[B] 19[C] 21[C] 33[C]
The Ultimate Monty Python Rip Off
  • Released: 3 October 1994
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets[edit]

Title Album details
All of the Worst of Monty Python
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Charisma
  • Formats: 7xLP
  • Australasia-only release
The Instant Monty Python CD Collection
  • Released: 3 October 1994
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 6xCD
At the Movies
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Disky
  • Formats: 3xCD
Another Monty Python Box
  • Released: April 2002
  • Label: Disky
  • Formats: 3xCD
The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons – The Interviews That Made The Book
Monty Python’s Total Rubbish – The Complete Collection
  • Released: 30 June 2014
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 9xCD+7", 9xLP+7"
Live (Mostly) – One Down Five to Go

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2][8]
AUT
[9]
BEL (FLA)
[10]
GER
[6]
IRE
[11]
NL
[12]
NOR
[13]
SWI
[14]
"Spam Song" 1972 Another Monty Python Record
"Eric the Half a Bee" Monty Python's Previous Record
"Teach Yourself Heath" (flexi disc release) Non-album single
Monty Python's Tiny Black Round Thing (flexi disc release) 1974 Monty Python Live at Drury Lane
"The Single" (US-only release) 1975 Non-album singles
"Lumberjack Song" 52[D]
Python on Song 1976 53[D]
"Brian" / "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" [E] 1979
9

30

34
Monty Python's Life of Brian
"I Like Chinese" 1980 32 Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album
"Galaxy Song" 1983 77 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (reissue) 1991 3 119 2 35 3 1 5 3 Monty Python Sings
"I Like Chinese" (Germany-only reissue) 1992 67
"Galaxy Song" (with Stephen Hawking) 2015 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Documentaries[edit]

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.

Year Title Director(s) Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin
1969 The Magic Christian Joseph McGrath Yes Yes
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Kevin Billington Yes Yes
1971 The Statue Rod Amateau Yes Yes
1977 Jabberwocky Terry Gilliam Yes Yes Yes
1978 All You Need Is Cash Eric Idle
Gary Weis
Yes Yes
1981 Time Bandits Terry Gilliam Yes Yes Yes
1983 The Crimson Permanent Assurance Terry Gilliam Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1983 Yellowbeard Mel Damski Yes Yes Yes
1985 Brazil Terry Gilliam Yes Yes
1988 A Fish Called Wanda Charles Crichton Yes Yes
1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Terry Gilliam Yes Yes
1989 Erik the Viking Terry Jones Yes Yes
1993 Splitting Heirs Robert Young Yes Yes
1996 The Wind in the Willows Terry Jones Yes Yes Yes Yes
1997 Fierce Creatures Robert Young
Fred Schepisi
Yes Yes
2002 Pinocchio Roberto Benigni Yes Yes
2003 Concert for George David Leland Yes Yes Yes Yes
2006 Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? John Scheinfeld Yes Yes
2006 Locked Out Albert Dupontel Yes Yes
2007 Shrek the Third Chris Miller Yes Yes
2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World Martin Scorsese Yes Yes
2012 A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman Bill Jones
Jeff Simpson
Ben Timlett
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2015 Absolutely Anything Terry Jones Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Notes[edit]

  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]

  1. ^ a b c d e "MONTY PYTHON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 206. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ a b "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 539. ISBN 0898201179.
  5. ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 4 November 1991". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  13. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  15. ^ Staff writer (1995). "Monty Python's Invasion from the Planet Skyron". Philips Media. Archived from the original on 6 June 1997. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

Further reading[edit]

  • From Fringe to Flying Circus – Roger Wilmut (1980)
  • Monty Python: The Case Against Irreverence, Scurrility, Profanity, Vilification, and Licentious AbuseRobert 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 PythonKim "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 PythonAlan Parker & Mick O'Shea (2006)
  • Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday – Kim "Howard" Johnson (2008)