There's an old SNL skit from the original run (a show that borrowed from Python btw) where Elvis Presley's jacket went on tour for sold out performances. Well, this is Elvis's jacket. Had he lived he'd be too old to perform like these guys, who bask so hard on their laurels it's like hearing old comedians explaining why they're funny by trying to still be funny. The opening musical number was so awful and glossy it reeked of commercialism and just plain sucked. The best thing the Python's did was Holy Grail. That was a funny movie, but now overrated and over-quoted. Life of Brian was actually boring and The Meaning of Life had moments, but The Flying Circus is tedious and stretches a creative/funny concept into 20 minute skits, and gets tiresome. But in this case, what's tired are the performers.
Review of Monty Python Live (Mostly)
