Just to follow up on this entry from a few weeks ago, last night I watched The Meaning of Live for a second time. I’m pleased to say that my wonderful uncle Aki managed to find me a copy, and gave it to me at a family meet-up a couple of weeks ago. Of course I watched it as soon as I got back here, but the truth is I wasn’t feeling that great, so it didn’t really get my full attention or enthusiasm. Yesterday evening’s rewatch, however, did the trick: I was able to grasp the full background of the 2014 Monty Python reunion, why it was culturally so important, and how it came about. Monty Python Live was essentially a review show, so it was devoted to re-performing the old classic sketches, intercut with dance sequences etc. While it is true that it came about in order to get those guys out of financial bother, it was also about nostalgia and celebrating arguably the greatest television comedy show ever. This documentary very much established that cultural context. More to the point, it reminded me how ridiculously lucky I am to have been there watching it! It was like The Beatles, Rolling Stones or Queen getting back together to perform, virtually on my doorstep, and documentaries like this really reinforce that absolutely incredible context. I know I’ve said this here before – repeatedly – but to get to see the greatest, most influential comedy group ever reunite and perform after over thirty years, really is mind-blowing.