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From the Daily Beast:

Monty Python—Not Dead Yet

By Tom Sykes

November 21st 201310:28 AM

After 33 years, the five surviving members of the iconic British comedy troupe reconvened to reveal more details about their much-anticipated reunion performance. And they were as funny as ever.

Contrary to what we’d all been thinking for the past 33 years, Monty Python is not dead.

Unlike a certain (ex) parrot, it has not expired, is not pushing up daisies, nor has it run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’ choir invisible.

For the five surviving members of the iconic British comedy troupe— John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, and Michael Palin— today officially announced their reformation at London’s Playhouse Theatre today, sitting at a long table placed on the set of Spamalot, the play “lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail” which is currently being performed there.

The troupe—who boasted that they had a combined age of 357 (they’re all in their 70s) and thus were entitled to a winter heating allowance— will perform at London’s O2 arena on July 1 next year. Tickets will go on sale at 10am British time on Monday.

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