Original: The Pythons Autobiography By The Pythons -- Graham Chapman , John Cleese , Terry Gilliam , Eric Idle , Terry Jones , Michael Palin , John Chapman , David Sherlock , Bob McCabe -- Thomas Dunne Books ; Orion , 2003
Simplified: The members of Monty Python are : John Cleese , Eric Idle , Graham Chapman , Terry Gilliam , Terry Jones , and Michael Palin .