Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Mar 21, 1998

0h 58m

★ 7.1

Overview

In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin – shared a stage together for the first time in 18 years. Even more remarkably, Graham Chapman was there too....in an urn! The occasion for this reunion was the US Comedy Arts Festival Tribute to Monty Python, hosted by Robert Klein in front of a live audience.

Genres

Comedy

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO

Python (Monty) Pictures

Monty Python: Live at Aspen Trailers

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Cast

Host

Robert Klein

Self

John Cleese

Self

Terry Gilliam

Self

Eric Idle

Self

Terry Jones

Self

Michael Palin

Self

Eddie Izzard

Self / Various (archive footage)

Graham Chapman

Self

Cathleen Summers

Self (uncredited)

Matt Stone

Audience Member (uncredited)

Ted Danson

Audience Member (uncredited)

George Wendt

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