| The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons | |
| Authors: | Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin |
| Editor: | Bob McCabe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Autobiography |
| Publisher: | Orion |
| Pub Date: | 15 September 2003 |
| English Pub Date: | Print (hardcover) |
| Isbn: | 0-75285-293-0 |
| Preceded By: | A Pocketful of Python |
| Followed By: | Monty Python Live! |
The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons is the official autobiography of the Monty Python team, released in 2003.[1] It covers the whole of Python history, from their childhoods all the way through to the 30th anniversary celebrations in 1999.
The book was edited by Bob McCabe from interviews held with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Interspersed with these are archive interviews with Graham Chapman as well as new contributions from Chapman’s partner David Sherlock, his brother John, and sister-in-law Pam. The book also features excerpts from the personal diaries of Terry Jones and Michael Palin, alongside many previously unseen photographs from the team’s personal archives.
Originally released as a large format hardback, in the style of The Beatles Anthology book, it was later issued as a smaller paperback version. A 2-CD set of interviews recorded for the book was released simultaneously.