Monty Python VS The World: How Monty Python Accidentally Changed The World - Paperback

by Jim Yoakum (Author)

The behind-the-scenes story of how the Monty Python television series was written, and created, authored by the US Curator of the Graham Chapman Archives. This book, unlike any other about the team or series, explodes some age-old myths; clear-up some age-old debates, and give a rare insight into the making of a team and a series. This book gives the reader knowledge about much previously unknown information, and trivia - much that didn't appear in even the Python's own book of the troupe. Monty Python Vs The World is the definitive written history of how the Pythons came together, created a TV series that changed comedy forever, and then (accidentally) changed the world.

Author Biography

JIM YOAKUM has been a professional writer for over thirty years. He is the author of non-fiction books, novels and the screenwriter of three produced films. He has contributed articles to numerous magazines, websites and periodicals including Rolling Stone, The Onion and Goldmine. He was former writing partners with the late Graham Chapman of Monty Python and is U.S. Curator of the Graham Chapman Archives. He is also a professional musician. Some of his other writing can be seen at thearchivest.wordpress.com.