Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl captures the troupe's anarchic absurdism in a fast-moving filmed stage revue of iconic sketches and musical jokes.
Overview
A riotous live performance that showcases the absurdity and brilliance of a legendary comedy troupe.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- anarchic
- surreal
- irreverent
- comedy night
- group viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized the film as a concentrated expression of Monty Python's lunacy, while noting that the live-performance document is not an immaculate retrospective showcase.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The live program presents surreal sketches involving philosophers, lumberjacks, a pope, and an intentionally suspicious seabird vendor.
The film documents Monty Python's Hollywood Bowl performances rather than constructing a conventional fictional plot.
The sketch selection includes comic portrayals of philosophers, religious authority, and everyday social roles.
Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin perform various roles across a collection of sketches.
Films like Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, and why
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
anarchic live sketch comedy built around rapid character changes and absurdist theatrical routines
Monty Python's Life of Brian
surreal british sketch comedy with irreverent satire, recurring performers, and deliberately unruly structure
The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
ensemble sketch comedy using live performance energy, musical interludes, and provocative absurdity
Movie Details
- Directors
- Terry Hughes, Ian MacNaughton
- Release Date
- 1982-06-25
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (192)
Cast
- Terry Gilliam
- John Cleese
- Graham Chapman
- Eric Idle
- Terry Jones
- Michael Palin
- Neil Innes
- Carol Cleveland
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl about?
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl captures the troupe's anarchic absurdism in a fast-moving filmed stage revue of iconic sketches and musical jokes.
- What is Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl.
- What did critics think of Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl?
- Critics broadly recognized the film as a concentrated expression of Monty Python's lunacy, while noting that the live-performance document is not an immaculate retrospective showcase.
- Which films are like Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl?
- Films with a similar feel include Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, and The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.
- How long is Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl?
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl?
- In United States, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
