Learn THE MEANING OF LIFE

Monty Python's THE MEANING OF LIFE
Monday & Wednesday @ the Alamo Ritz
Advance tickets available here

It was 40 years ago this month that Terry Jones, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Erik Idle and Terry Gilliam first introduced the world to Monty Python's Flying Circus. It didn't take long for their groundbreaking stream-of-consciousness, often absurd brand of sketch comedy to be recognized as genius, and 40 years later, it still holds together like a fine can of spam. It's rare for anyone to ever earn themselves an "esque", but to this day, in intelligent conversations around the world, inspired-if-inferior jokes, sketches or animations may be referred to as "Pythonesque." They literally redefined the game.

To celebrate, we're having rare screenings of their last film, but certainly not their least. While on the drawing board, it was tentatively called MONTY PYTHON'S FISH MOVIE, and if you've seen it you understand why that sounds like a reasonable title. If you haven't seen, you're in for good old fashioned mind-blowing.

A return to their Flying Circus roots, MEANING OF LIFE loosely weaves together sketches, each concerned with a various stage of human life- abandoning the long-form narrative of the film's two, better-known older brothers, HOLY GRAIL and LIFE OF BRIAN. The result is a wild, vulgar, hysterical, depraved, inspired beast of a film, which effectively dismantles a long history of traditions and values. The places this film goes, no others ever have or will and shouldn't. It's pure Python and a must-see for anyone who enjoys a good time.

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