Everything I Ever Needed to Know About _____* I Learned from Monty Python: *History, Art, Poetry, Communism, Philosophy, the Media, Birth, Death, ... Mythology, Fish Slapping, and Many More!
“Excellent...The focus on the important bits, the ones that really break the wall down, is where this work really shines.”—San Francisco Book Review“A clever concept…[and] an interesting take on the Pythons.”—Kirkus Reviews“Here devoted Python fans Cogan and Massey suggest that what made the show unique was its many in-jokes and references to history, philosophy, politics, pop culture, the arts, the sciences, and . . . well, pretty much everything[...]Their argument is undeniably persuasive: as anyone who’s spent the best years of his or her life becoming a word-perfect reciter of Python sketches will tell you, there’s a lot to be learned, if you just pay attention.”—Booklist“Monty Python fans will applaud the efforts of fellow fans Cogan and Massey who introduce the surreal comedy group to the uninitiated by exploring the historical, political, literary, artistic, and even religious contexts for many of the troupe's sketches.”—Publishers Weekly