Tuesday
Sep292009
Parents' Night Out ... Wink, Wink
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 01:45PM
"Are you a Monty Python fan?"
That was the question posed by a fellow sitting next to me last Thursday, as we waited for the curtain to go up at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre for An Evening With Without Monty Python (A Paeanastic Laudatory Exaltation of the Works of John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin).
What I discovered was that it is easy to be a Monty Python fan – without even knowing it. Those skits and catch phrases (Know what I mean? Know what I mean?) are almost as deeply ingrained into our conversations and culture as Shakespeare and cool French words like deja vu and bon vivante. Therefore, the audience chuckled in unison as we watched this fresh, funny crop of actors (hence the "without" part) relive those great Monty Python moments, such as the Ministry of Silly Walks and the Dead Parrot (or ex-parrot).
Don't question or feel guilty about those uncontrollable giggles; that wry, British humor will catch you when you least expect it, even if you know the punchline is coming (of course, no one expects the Spanish Inquisition).
That's why I can recommend this show as a "sitter-worthy" parents' night out. Tickets are reasonable ($55-$75), the cast is fabulous (Eric Idle himself directed the show, which stars Jeff B. Davis, Jane Leeves, Alan Tudyk, Rick Holmes and Jim Piddock), there's actual parking at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre (around $10), and the hilarity is genuine (and if you're a lumberjack, then you're OK).
So, for something completely different, check out this show, which runs through Oct. 4 – unless you want to argue with that.
That was the question posed by a fellow sitting next to me last Thursday, as we waited for the curtain to go up at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre for An Evening With Without Monty Python (A Paeanastic Laudatory Exaltation of the Works of John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin).
What I discovered was that it is easy to be a Monty Python fan – without even knowing it. Those skits and catch phrases (Know what I mean? Know what I mean?) are almost as deeply ingrained into our conversations and culture as Shakespeare and cool French words like deja vu and bon vivante. Therefore, the audience chuckled in unison as we watched this fresh, funny crop of actors (hence the "without" part) relive those great Monty Python moments, such as the Ministry of Silly Walks and the Dead Parrot (or ex-parrot).
Don't question or feel guilty about those uncontrollable giggles; that wry, British humor will catch you when you least expect it, even if you know the punchline is coming (of course, no one expects the Spanish Inquisition).
That's why I can recommend this show as a "sitter-worthy" parents' night out. Tickets are reasonable ($55-$75), the cast is fabulous (Eric Idle himself directed the show, which stars Jeff B. Davis, Jane Leeves, Alan Tudyk, Rick Holmes and Jim Piddock), there's actual parking at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre (around $10), and the hilarity is genuine (and if you're a lumberjack, then you're OK).
So, for something completely different, check out this show, which runs through Oct. 4 – unless you want to argue with that.
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