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I saw this a little ago while when my grandparents came to town, and I did some of the review shortly afterwards, and forgot about it. But now I’ve finished it! (Even though it’s really short)

In case you haven’t heard of it, Spamalot is a broadway musical by Python Eric Idol. It’s based on the very popular movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The show has been running on Broadway for over a year, and I believe at other locations before that.

The ads claim that Spamalot is “lovingly ripped off” from Holy Grail, and that’s probably the best way to put it. It has most of the classic scenes (I’m not dead yet, that dude who had both arms and legs cut off and who had orange blood, Camelot, and much more including “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from Life of Brian) but in addition brings in new storylines and characters

Spamalot doesn’t lose the Monty Python spirit - it’s got the randomness, the silliness and the stupidness of Monty Python skits and Holy Grail. But it also has it’s fair share of originality. It’s new storylines are funny, if not as funny as the “ripped off” ones. But there is singing. Lots of singing.

Spamalot is very enjoyable on it’s own, for someone who has never seen Monty Python, but those people should be aware that this is not the “true” Python. It’s been converted to work for another audiance. But it will still satisfy Python purists with all the classic sketches, songs, and randomness. And that’s because the “conversion” works. You don’t recognize many of the faces, like the Pythons the sketches, but it has a lot of heart of Monty Python along with it, making it worthy of the Python name, even though Eric Idol was really the only one involved. (Actually, John Cleese WAS the pre-recorded voice of God, but that barely counts.)

Spamalot website | Spamalot wiki | Monty Python wiki | The Holy Grail on IMDB