Surviving members of Monty Python got together yesterday to receive a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award in New York.
The presentation was made at the official 40th anniversary Monty Python reunion event in New York co-hosted by the Independent Film Channel, and followed a screening of a new documentary, "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)."
...The five remaining members of Monty Python took questions from the audience at the event and reminisced. [John] Cleese recalled his most embarrassing moment as "when the queen came down to watch and my trousers fell down."
Also, here are the Pythons on "Regis and Kelly":
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The sublime Asterix series celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.
Despite their defiantly French character, the comic book adventures of the first century BC warrior have sold 325 million copies -- 200 million of them abroad -- and been translated into 107 languages and dialects.
The 20-year-old Asterix theme park outside Paris rivals even the same city's Disneyland as a tourist draw and a series of hit movies, including both live action and animated capers, have been worldwide hits.
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Listen, if you dare, to Bill Cosby's "hip hop" album, how streaming on the comedian's official site.
Bill Cosby Presents The Cosnarati: State of Emergency, a Cosby-approved hip-hop record [features] special guests like Alicia Keys, LL Cool J and Eric Clapton.
The comedian says of the songs: "You're not going to curse. You're not going to put women down. You're not going to put the glory of the gun somewhere. And you're not going to put a whole lot of violence up front like that's the thing that will cleanse you and make you feel better."
It's quite awful.
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Veteran Marvel Comics artist George Tuska has passed away at age 93. He was one of the greats.
With a solid, dynamic style, Tuska can truly be said to be one of the architects of the Marvel Universe — integrating influences from his more innovative peers, Tuska’s work boiled down the essence of 60s and 70s superheroes to its purest elements.
The presentation was made at the official 40th anniversary Monty Python reunion event in New York co-hosted by the Independent Film Channel, and followed a screening of a new documentary, "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)."
...The five remaining members of Monty Python took questions from the audience at the event and reminisced. [John] Cleese recalled his most embarrassing moment as "when the queen came down to watch and my trousers fell down."
Also, here are the Pythons on "Regis and Kelly":
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The sublime Asterix series celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.
Despite their defiantly French character, the comic book adventures of the first century BC warrior have sold 325 million copies -- 200 million of them abroad -- and been translated into 107 languages and dialects.
The 20-year-old Asterix theme park outside Paris rivals even the same city's Disneyland as a tourist draw and a series of hit movies, including both live action and animated capers, have been worldwide hits.
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Listen, if you dare, to Bill Cosby's "hip hop" album, how streaming on the comedian's official site.
Bill Cosby Presents The Cosnarati: State of Emergency, a Cosby-approved hip-hop record [features] special guests like Alicia Keys, LL Cool J and Eric Clapton.
The comedian says of the songs: "You're not going to curse. You're not going to put women down. You're not going to put the glory of the gun somewhere. And you're not going to put a whole lot of violence up front like that's the thing that will cleanse you and make you feel better."
It's quite awful.
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Veteran Marvel Comics artist George Tuska has passed away at age 93. He was one of the greats.
With a solid, dynamic style, Tuska can truly be said to be one of the architects of the Marvel Universe — integrating influences from his more innovative peers, Tuska’s work boiled down the essence of 60s and 70s superheroes to its purest elements.
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