One of the first things I came across on Youtube this morning was this rather fascinating 1989 BBC2 Omnibus documentary on Monty Python. I think it’s well worth a watch, especially if like me you’re into Python. It’s rather dated by now of course, but what I find interesting about it is that it gives us a snapshot of the group just past their heyday: It opens with Graham Chapman’s funeral, and we really get a sense that these men had, until fairly recently, been the comedy equivalent of rockstars. More to the point, what I’m also interested in is how much things went on to change since then. Quite a lot happened since this documentary was first broadcast, and the various members of the group went on to pursue their individual careers. They speak as though the Python phenomenon was well and truly over; they could barely have imagined that they would get back together twenty-five years later. Watching this thus makes going to watch their reunion in 2014 feel even more special.