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Their action in the British TV comedy series "Monty Python's Flying Circus" which first aired on October 5, 1969
Clay Aiken Lands Broadway Role in Monty Python's Spamalot
October 17, 2007 03:10:36Set to display his acting knack on stage, Idol alum Clay Aiken has been selected to be the latest cast member of Broadway comedy musical "Monty Python's Spamalot." Confirmation of his involvement was announced yesterday, October 16, 2007 by director Mike Nichols and author Eric Idle.
"Clay Aiken is amazing beyond that glorious voice," Nichols commented. "Turns out, he is an excellent comic actor and a master of character."
"Monty Python's Spamalot" Led the 50th Drama Desk
April 29, 2005 10:04:20"Monty Python's Spamalot," the hit musical based on the 1975 film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," which was written by original Python member Eric Idle and directed by Broadway veteran Mike Nichols, picked up 12 nominations on Thursday April 28, 2005, for the 50th annual Drama Desk awards. Close behind with 11 nominations was "The Light in the Piazza," an opera-like musical based on the film of the same name. "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," to follow, garnered 10 Drama Desk nominations.
Those three will join "Altar Boyz," "The Audience" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" to compete in the best musical category. In addition, there were "Doubt," "Democracy," "Pentecost," "The Pillowman," "Sailor's Song" and "Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)," all of which played a leading role in the nominees for best play.
Pythons Reunite
March 22, 2005 11:03:39Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, all of whom the five last members of legendary comedy group Monty Python's Flying Circus, have reunited for the first time since 1989 at the Broadway premiere of musical Spamalot - based on their cult film Monty Python And The Holy Grail. The show which was written by Eric Idle got enthusiastic applause from critics and was enjoyed by all of the group members who at the end of the show joining the cast including Tim Curry, David Hyde-Pierce and Hank Azaria on stage to sing "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life," and simultaneously burying a number of rifts that have reportedly kept them apart for the last 16 years.
