Rock Stars saved the Monty Python Movies

You might say that Monty Python found its Holy Grail in British rock bands. Now famous as an iconic comedy troupe, in the early 1970s, Monty Python was a group of young writers and actors with nowhere near the funds required to produce a full-length feature film. Thank goodness the likes of Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, and Genesis knew funny when they saw it. Members of those rock bands pitched in thousands of pounds to finance the making of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the 1975 film that really put Monty Python on the map. “The good news about them was that they didn’t want the money back,“ Python Eric Idle said. “They don’t care, and they don’t interfere. They don’t say, ’Oh no, there should be a scene over here with someone with another head.’ They are the best backers.“ #montypython #johncleese #ericidle #montypythonandtheholygrail #michaelpalin #terrygilliam #terryjones #grahamchapman #montypythonsflyingcircus #comedy #lifeofbrian #pytho