Awkward Childhoods
Following the tale of the men from what could be called awkward childhoods to meaningful friendships with one another as they progressed from being class clowns to professional comedians. Following their work from before Python and through the movie trilogy and the show, this is an in-depth look at the group from beginning to end. And it’s an absolutely brilliant piece.
The greatness about the piece comes from the absolute candor displayed from the Python troupe, which infects the entire proceedings. There is an amazing amount of honesty and refreshing candor, some of it bordering on “I can’t believe we got away from this” in terms of the material they got on to the BBC. The piece doesn’t end with the television show, however, as the piece follows the troupe after the show ended and the further mythos of the troupe continued.