The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons
Cover of The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons hardback, 2003
EditorBob McCabe
AuthorsGraham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle
Terry Jones
Michael Palin
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherOrion
Publication date
15 September 2003
Published in English
Print (hardcover)
ISBN0-75285-293-0
Preceded byA Pocketful of Python 
Followed byMonty Python Live! 

The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons is the official autobiography of the Monty Python team, released in 2003.[1] It covers the whole of Python history, from their childhoods all the way through to the 30th anniversary celebrations in 1999.

The book was edited by Bob McCabe from interviews held with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Interspersed with these are archive interviews with Graham Chapman as well as new contributions from Chapman’s partner David Sherlock, his brother John, and sister-in-law Pam. The book also features excerpts from the personal diaries of Terry Jones and Michael Palin, alongside many previously unseen photographs from the team’s personal archives.

Originally released as a large format hardback, in the style of The Beatles Anthology book, it was later issued as a smaller paperback version. A 2-CD set of interviews recorded for the book was released simultaneously.

Contents

  • In Which The Pythons Meet The Pythons
    Terry Jones slags off the others
    Michael Palin blows the gaff on the Pythons
    Eric Idle bares his soul about the rest
    John Cleese talks about himself in relation to the others
    Graham Chapman speaks from beyond the void
    Terry Gilliam pisses on the Pythons
  • In Which We Are Born
    Eric Idle
    Michael Palin
    John Cleese
    Terry Jones
    Graham Chapman
    Terry Gilliam
  • In Which We Pretend To Grow Up
    Universities
    Life before the Circus
  • ’It’s…’
    Monty Python’s Flying Circus
    And Now For Something Completely Different
    The giant has been stung
  • In Which We All Become Starlets
    Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    Life of Brian
    The Bowl of Life
  • The Meaning Of Death
  • …And Beyond

Credits

References

  1. ↑ The Pythons. "The Pythons Autobiography". Thomas Dunne / St. Martins – via Biblio.com.
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