Watch Monty Python: Almost The Truth

The Python gang fondly remembers their days gallivanting through Hollywood as they performed Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl. They describe the event as a huge party with the audience drinking, laughing and smoking naughty things. Palin even recounts going out into the audience for a skit and coming back on stage suddenly stoned for the first time! After the Python's tour of Hollywood, the gang, being offered a great deal of money, wrote their third and final movie, "The Meaning of Life". The film encompassed many sketches the gang had written and in true Monty Python fashion, they poorly tied them all into one narrative. It was 6 years later in 1989 that the Pythons truly saw the meaning of life when their sixth member, Graham Chapman, passed of cancer. The Pythons speak of the memorial service where they came together to celebrate Chapman's life. The remaining Pythons all discuss the new projects they are working on. In a sign of true loyalty, the Pythons all agree that the group, in honor of Chapman, will no longer collaborate together without their fallen friend. Comedians and celebrities discuss Monty Python's comedic impact and influence.

After the tremendous success of The Holy Grail, the Python gang remembered feeling that it was so much fun that they wanted to do film again. So, upon Idle's idea, they traveled to Barbados for some script writing away from it all. It wasn't long before they came to the conclusion that there film should be about the least controversial topic they could think of, Jesus Christ. Thus the film, The Life of Brian was written as a satire of Jesus Christ's life. The gang seemed to be at their primes, Cleese comments on the extreme atmosphere of fun and enjoyment. Chapman had recovered from his raging alcoholism, the Terry's never remembered getting along so well and the Pythons prospered. However, the gang's intentions of the film, not making fun of Jesus the man, but rather the misinterpretations of his teachings was well... misinterpreted. Many parts of the U.K. banned the film as well as one state, North Dakota, in the U.S. However, as Idle and Palin commented this only seemed to hype the film more and it became a great success. The Pythons were looking on the bright side of life.

The fourth part of the documentary begins with the Pythons finally making their arrival in the United States. After much time, money, and to Clesse's amazement, Flying Circus was a regular on PBS. Being fed up with TV the Python's pushed into a different medium, film. Their first film was a collaboration of their most famous sketches and was shown in the States. Although successful, the Python's disdainfully talk about their thirst for film not being quenched and striving for something completely different. And so Monty Python and the Holy Grail was written. The group looks back in amazement that the film came out as brilliant as it did, with Chapman in the prime of his alcohol dependency and Cleese who begrudgingly admits to being a bit of a diva. Idle adds that the film was greatly rushed and got terrible first reactions at the prescreening. The Python group can't help but laugh as they reminisce about their worries, before the premiere and the joy they felt by its almost immediate commercial success after. British Comedian Phill Jupitus and other celebrities discuss the films impact on them, as well as comedic films forever.

Join Monty Python members as they discuss BBC censorship, unwanted celebrity status, member Graham Chapman, Python controversy and Cleese's departure. Interviews with Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Eric Idle.

Catch up with The Pythons as they remember Monty Python's Flying Circus's early struggles turned extreme successes with sketches influencing generations to come. Interviews with John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Russell Brand, and Seth Green.

The birth of Monty Python. Join members as they tell the tale of how their lives and careers began Post-WWII to the culmination of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Interviews with Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Eric Idle.