- Network: Sundance , Sundance Channel
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 18, 2009
- Season #: 1
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
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- Summary: On the 40th anniversary of The Monty Python show, the six-part documentary is filled with the history of the comedy troupe, anecdotes, and comments from various comedians on the influence it had on them.
- Genre(s): Comedy, Documentary
- Show Type: Mini-Series
- Season 1 premiere date: Oct 18, 2009
- Episode Length: 60
- Air Time: 10:00 PM
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They say analyzing comedy kills it, but in this case, it's one revelation after another. Add rare footage of their early years, some non-Python TV appearances, tense on-set footage filmed during the making of their movies, and clips of their greatest hits, and you've got Monty nirvana.
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The documentary finally sags a bit in the final hour, albeit inevitably, as Jones and Timlett detail the making of the group’s final film, "Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life," by which point all six men were quite ready to be done with each other for a while, and then as we briefly glimpse them in their post-Python lives.
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80Despite its equivocal title, Almost the Truth beats any Python documentary yet made for comprehensiveness and depth.
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80Frankly, six hours is a whole lot of time for any documentary, but the treasure trove of Python material ensures that Almost the Truth goes down smoothly, or at least almost so.
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VincentC8An enjoyable 6 hours, no matter if you're a passing Python fan or a full fledged zealot. These guys have influenced comedy in so many ways.
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