21 July 2014 - London
The Last Night of the Pythons Live on 20 July has been described as an "outrageous farewell to the five remaining Pythons as they head for the Old Jokes Home...". When this event was announced, no one could foresee how outrageous this farewell would be.
As expected, the audience could enjoy all the famous sketches and after a show of 2 hours the crowd shouted for an encore. When John announced "and now for something completely different", the crowd yelled for more. When Michael told them "listen carefully, I will say this only once", they laughed. As they didn't know the implication of this remark. After Terry finished the encore, an enormous laughter started at the stage of the O2, in the stadium and in hundreds of theaters worldwide where the show was broadcasted. And then: deadly silence. A tragedy has occurred, as the Pythons and all people in the audience has died from laughter.
When the police investigated the incident at the O2, by viewing the recording of the show, the investigating policemen also died from laughter. Finally, it was concluded (without any actual proof, but with strong circumstantial evidence) that the Pythons had used the "Killer Joke" as encore and farewell.
This conclusion contradicts the suggestion that the Pythons did the shows for the money: they did it because they wanted to become immortal. And they succeeded in this: for centuries to come, July 20th will be remembered as the day of The Final Monty.
The Last Night of the Pythons Live on 20 July has been described as an "outrageous farewell to the five remaining Pythons as they head for the Old Jokes Home...". When this event was announced, no one could foresee how outrageous this farewell would be.
As expected, the audience could enjoy all the famous sketches and after a show of 2 hours the crowd shouted for an encore. When John announced "and now for something completely different", the crowd yelled for more. When Michael told them "listen carefully, I will say this only once", they laughed. As they didn't know the implication of this remark. After Terry finished the encore, an enormous laughter started at the stage of the O2, in the stadium and in hundreds of theaters worldwide where the show was broadcasted. And then: deadly silence. A tragedy has occurred, as the Pythons and all people in the audience has died from laughter.
When the police investigated the incident at the O2, by viewing the recording of the show, the investigating policemen also died from laughter. Finally, it was concluded (without any actual proof, but with strong circumstantial evidence) that the Pythons had used the "Killer Joke" as encore and farewell.
This conclusion contradicts the suggestion that the Pythons did the shows for the money: they did it because they wanted to become immortal. And they succeeded in this: for centuries to come, July 20th will be remembered as the day of The Final Monty.
