I found the whole thing to be rather flat and forced. The problem, in my opinion, stems from the Pythons putting on this big, extravagant, over-long show - perhaps to justify the high ticket cost of seeing the show there in London? - with endless dancing and musical numbers, and some celebrity guest stars (on the DVD we only see Mike Meyers and Eddie Izzard on stage with the troupe; Warwick Davis and Stephen Fry, among others, also appeared during the show's run, and can be seen, briefly, in the DVD extras. Brian Cox and Stephen Hawkins appear in a funny taped segment).The old skits performed here feel tiresome; the clips from Flying Circus are too familiar to be funny. The only genuine laughs occurred when one of the Pythons deviated from the anticipated - either purposely (a new gag scripted into an old skit) or accidentally (because someone has flubbed/forgot a line or ad-libbed an unexpected joke). The longest and best laugh of the entire show came toward the end in the combination Pet Shop/Cheese Shop skit with Michael Palin and John Cleese.The big thing missing was irreverence, not taking themselves too seriously. Things got off to a good start with a funny piece of animation that revealed Graham Chapman's head - which then got kicked like a football (English football). Unfortunately, this was followed up by the still-unfunny-as-it-was-back-on-MPFC llama skit, with John Cleese and the Pythons addressing the audience in Spanish (not French, as in the original skit, if I recall correctly). There were far too many musical numbers, which I found myself fast-forwarding through. Hey, at least that helped cut down on this DVD's long running time!Monty Python Live (Mostly) is the troupe taking a victory lap as establishment figures - not the take-no-prisoners comedy radicals that they once were. Besides, "Sit on my Face" seems awfully quaint in comparison to the potty-mouth kids of South Park. The end result here would've been much better if they'd allowed themselves to tweak their known skits and come up with something new and surprising, audience expectations be damned.(On a side note, the booklet accompanying the DVD gives thanks to Tim Brooke-Taylor for allowing use of The Four Yorkshiremen skit but doesn't credit Marty Feldman as co-writer of the skit. It was originally performed on the At Last The 1948 show by Feldman, Brooke-Taylor, Cleese and Chapman).

Another's review- Monty at its very second best. Sad really.The musical numbers are contrived and silly but not in a Silly Walks good way.No offense to the legacy of brilliant material they have given us, but this production is a pale shadow of even the worst past work.The team are pretty much upfront about this being a last (maybe) cash grab by some talented old men- mind you, from the camera shots of the audience, old was the new young, but this was so crass and shallow that even the inside joke of pumping the well one last time fell flat.Now sod off and get a download of some original sketches or movies. When they were funny.

The five surviving members of the most famous British comedy troop, Monty Python, came together for one last hurrah on stage at London's O2 Arena and broadcast world wide to an estimated 50 million people. I remember as a young boy watching the show and it was my first introduction to high brow British humor who never failed to test the envelope of adult silly fun. I was able to catch the last performance on July 20 in a local theatre in Marietta where I live. The first theatre I went to in at the Kennesaw AMC 24 was sold out and I had to scramble across town to find a seat. A mix of multimedia video and live stage performances the group hit the best known skits that revolve around SPAM, Ministry of Silly Walks, and the dead parrot. Of course no one expects the "Spanish Inquisition" and they came barging in their red vestments. The boys looked a bit older, but we all are a bit older but the laughs continued as they did not miss a beat in their mix of randy humor. The man of international mystery, Austin Power's creator came in to do a cameo for celebrity or everyman and Stephen Hawking also in the audience was there to clarify the wonders of the Universe. The world has changed a lot since 1969 and it was interesting to be able to keep up via social media how folks around the world were enjoying the same thing I was watching in the comfort of my local theatre. Two more opportunities to see the show on participating screens around the world on July 22 and 24 but it will be a rebroadcast. The group has had its last hurrah. Thanks for the laughs and as their closing number reminded us "Always look on the Bright Side of Life". Well done sirs.

it's very hard to go wrong with these guys. they are the funniest comedy group ever! just got back from the live broadcast at my local theater and my only complaint was the sound. the echo was just awful. couldn't catch the lyrics to any of the songs that included more than one voice. wish the whole thing had been subtitled. the good news is that most of the classics are there. I was laughing out loud and clapping along with the rest of the audience. it was especially funny when the cast members messed up or laughed. I can't wait to own the DVD. I'll watch it again and again. hope they can clean up the sound though. MONTY PYTHON IS THE BEST!