Monty Python celebrating its 40th anniversary

Being old does not mean being out as the Monty Python team has proved. New York is the place where the Monty Python comedy team is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The team was given a special award for its contribution to film and television from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). The original members were all there: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin although sadly the sixth member of the original team, Graham Chapman died a few years ago.

The presentation of the award followed a screening of a brand new documentary, "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)." BAFTA last gave the Monty Python team an award back in 1987, with the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.

Monty Python has a dedicated cult following around the world, having created “Monty Python's Flying Circus”, shown on television for the first time in 1969, and numerous films such as "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Monty Python's Life of Brian."

It just goes to show that although the team is 40 years old, there is still an audience who appreciates the humour and a new generation of followers.

New York is the place where the Monty Python comedy team is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The team was given a special award for its contribution to film and television from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). The original members were all there: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin although sadly the sixth member of the original team, Graham Chapman died a few years ago.

The presentation of the award followed a screening of a brand new documentary, "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)." BAFTA last gave the Monty Python team an award back in 1987, with the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.

Monty Python has a dedicated cult following around the world, having created “Monty Python's Flying Circus”, shown on television for the first time in 1969, and numerous films such as "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Monty Python's Life of Brian."

It just goes to show that although the team is 40 years old, there is still an audience who appreciates the humour and a new generation of followers.

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