Parrot Sketch Not Included - 20 Years of Monty Python

Parrot Sketch Not Included - 20 Years of Monty Python was a tribute special to the Monty Python comedy group, broadcast on 5 October 1989. It was hosted by Python fan and actor Steve Martin, who introduced several sketches from the group's television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, as well as some sketches from the German remake Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus. True to its title, the popular Dead Parrot sketch was not included. According to... more

Parrot Sketch Not Included - 20 Years of Monty Python was a tribute special to the Monty Python comedy group, broadcast on 5 October 1989. It was hosted by Python fan and actor Steve Martin, who introduced several sketches from the group's television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, as well as some sketches from the German remake Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus. True to its title, the popular Dead Parrot sketch was not included. According to the autobiography The Pythons, a new piece of material written and featuring the Monty Python members and Steve Martin was to be included in the special. In the sequence, the Monty Python members, dressed as school boys, ask Martin questions and take notes. The sequence was removed at request by the Pythons because it was felt to be unfunny. However, some of the members today wish it had been included, as it had been the last time that Monty Python member Graham Chapman would perform with the group. The Pythons gave an alternate version of... less