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Monty Python

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Geek Chicks: PyLadies, a Gang of Female Computer Programmers

    Nanette GonzalesKatharine Jarmul, PyLady​It's not that the PyLadies are intimidated by the men who dominate computer programmer events and workshops. It's just that they got tired of feeling like outsiders.Katharine Jarmul, 29, remembers the day they first identified the problem. She and t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2012

    Fairy Tale Theatre 18 & Over

    Nanette GonzalesKatharine Jarmul, PyLady​It's not that the PyLadies are intimidated by the men who dominate computer programmer events and workshops. It's just that they got tired of feeling like outsiders.Katharine Jarmul, 29, remembers the day they first identified the problem. She and t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2011

    Are You Kiddie Me?

    Nanette GonzalesKatharine Jarmul, PyLady​It's not that the PyLadies are intimidated by the men who dominate computer programmer events and workshops. It's just that they got tired of feeling like outsiders.Katharine Jarmul, 29, remembers the day they first identified the problem. She and t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Best History Lecture

    Nanette GonzalesKatharine Jarmul, PyLady​It's not that the PyLadies are intimidated by the men who dominate computer programmer events and workshops. It's just that they got tired of feeling like outsiders.Katharine Jarmul, 29, remembers the day they first identified the problem. She and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Top 5 Good Eats Episodes Alton Brown's Good Eats 3: The Later Years Cookbook Out Soon

    Amazon​If you've been in Alton Brown withdrawal since the Food Network aired the last episode of Good Eats back in May, perhaps secretly watching episodes on YouTube when you should have been watching, well, the Food Network I guess, you now have something to look forward to. Brown's third Goo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: New York Dolls, Fugazi, Motörhead and more

    ​KCRW BROADCAST #1248 for Saturday, August 20 Fanatics! Beaming in from Edinburgh, Scotland. The weather is great and the streets are full of people. It is time for the annual Edinburgh Festival. You might remember that I wrote you from here last year. This year, I am only here for two shows. ... More >>

  • Stage

    July 14, 2011

    Eddie Izzard at the Hollywood Bowl

    What makes Eddie run?

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Andrés De Bouchet: Q&A with Conan's Fat Jesus

    ​ You may know him as "Fat Jesus" from Conan, where he's a writer, or from the numerous other characters he's played on the show. He also ran the popular Giant Tuesday Night of Amazing Inventions And Also There Is a Game in New York before moving to L.A. With his booming voice, du Bouchet is m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Saturday Night: Ludos, Buzzcocks, Joy Division

    Timothy Norris​KCRW BROADCAST #109 for Saturday, April 9. Fanatics! If you notice, our show tonight does all it can to evade all classification. Perhaps the single song that embodies the idea behind the overall is track two, our Ludus. Check that arrangement! That's what tonight's show is all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Hall & Oates or Dolly Parton, Anyone? Hollywood Bowl Summer Schedule Released Today

    ​Several years ago, a group of Brits came to the Hollywood Bowl, L.A.'s mecca of high culture for the masses, and made it into L.A.'s mecca for hip entertainment. We're talking, of course, about Monty Python. You go to the Bowl for your Dudamels and your cheese and wine, but you also go for so ... More >>

  • Stage

    December 16, 2010

    Theater Reviews: Caught, The Santaland Diaries, Julia

    Also, Remembering the Ladies, Cyrano de Bergerac and more

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Your Glenn Beck Update: What to Eat Now, the Apocalypse Edition

    ​ Once upon a time there was a hilarious British comedy group called Beyond the Fringe, in which Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook made Monty Python look, well, not as funny as they were. One of the more brilliant skits was about the end of the world, in which a group ... More >>

  • Stage

    September 23, 2010

    Dark Continents

    Civil wars in Tim Robbins' Break the Whip and Lynn Nottage's Ruined

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Top 10 Kitchen Safety Tips (Excluding: "Don't Be a Moron")

    Flickr user Photography_1O1Is your meat being stored at the appropriate temperature?​ It is National Food Safety Education Month, because everyone knows that the best way to deal with a serious issue is to give it its own month. We also love giving out National Days (yesterday was National Cr ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    August 12, 2010

    Revenge of the Spazzes

    Savage Steve Holland, on the phone from film jail

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010

    LITE OF THE PHOENIX

    Savage Steve Holland, on the phone from film jail

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Top 10 Fictional T.V. Food and Drink

    Previously, we gave you our Top 10 Fictional Movie Food and Drink list. Now we're taking on the T.V. version. Not surprisingly, there were a lot of options to choose from and some of you, we're sure, will feel that a few of your favorites are missing (feel free to let us know). So with apologies in ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 15, 2010

    Coffee-Making: a Frothy Contest

    Previously, we gave you our Top 10 Fictional Movie Food and Drink list. Now we're taking on the T.V. version. Not surprisingly, there were a lot of options to choose from and some of you, we're sure, will feel that a few of your favorites are missing (feel free to let us know). So with apologies in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    A Recipe From the Chef: José Andrés' Olive Oil Pancakes

    If you spend any time at The Bazaar, José Andrés' restaurant in the SLS Hotel, you will be impressed with the smoke-and-mirrors, fun-house motif -- Monty Python, maybe, if they'd been born Spanish -- that includes not only the decor but the playful food. Nitrogen clouds. Food in tin cans. And if f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Stage Raw: Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSTHEATER FEATURE On The Subject Was Roses and The Ballad of Emmett Till THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSNEW REVIEW KHARMFUL CHARMS OF DANIIL KHARMS ​Photo by Taso PapadakisHere's a fascinating oddity:  A series of short works by a now almost ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    When Fandoms Collide: Nine Great Pop Culture Mash-Ups

    Just because we seem to be constantly listening to music and hitting up concerts here at West Coast Sound doesn't mean that we aren't also reading comic books or taking nights off to re-watch Star Wars Episodes IV-VI. So, when our interests collide, be it in song or on the small screen, we get a lit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Brunch at The Bazaar: A New Chef de Cuisine, Liquid Nitrogen Clouds, José Andrés and Power Tools

    Brunch at The Bazaar has always been fun, a playful procession of wacky dishes and foaming drinks in a setting that looks rather like a cross between Monty Python and Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. Last week, José Andrés himself was in his fun-house, which considerably upped the rah-rah factor. ... More >>

  • Stage

    October 22, 2009

    In the Land Where Theater Is Hip

    Two Polish productions coming to UCLA

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Stage Raw: Comedies About the End of the World

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHE LATEST NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsCOMEDIES ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD​Poland's Theatre ZAR rehearsing Gospels of Childhood at the Barbican in London, where they performed last month. That piece is the first third of the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY . . (UM, HOW DOES THAT GO?)

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHE LATEST NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsCOMEDIES ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD​Poland's Theatre ZAR rehearsing Gospels of Childhood at the Barbican in London, where they performed last month. That piece is the first third of the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    A TOAST, NOT IN JEST

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHE LATEST NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsCOMEDIES ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD​Poland's Theatre ZAR rehearsing Gospels of Childhood at the Barbican in London, where they performed last month. That piece is the first third of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die: A Look Back at Terry Gilliam's Most Memorable Characters

    Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusIt's a journey through a magic mirror where the lead character in the film changes form not because the original script dictated it, but because the actor sadly passed away in the midst of filming. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus isn't just a fa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2009

    Which One's Monty?

    Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusIt's a journey through a magic mirror where the lead character in the film changes form not because the original script dictated it, but because the actor sadly passed away in the midst of filming. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus isn't just a fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Stage Raw: As You Like It

    THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso see this week's STAGE FEATURE on Polish theater unmaskedNEW REVIEW GO AS YOU LIKE ITAs You Like It Photo courtesy of Aquila TheatreSummer is in full heat across the Southland, which brings out amphitheater producti ... More >>

  • Stage

    July 16, 2009

    SPAMALOT: MESSING WITH A SACRED COW

    Shrink-wrapped gags, Monty-Python style.

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Stage Raw: Mr. Merkin Misses His Second Deadline

    THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSStage Raw is soon changing locations within the L.A. Weekly website. IT is currently working on ways to preserve the archives and the links. Stay tuned. BREAKING NEWS: Stage Raw regrets to announce that Mr. Merkin has still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Stage Raw: Pigs' Life (St. Joan of the Slaughterhouses)

    THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE COMING WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEW THEATER PICK ST JOAN OF THE SLAUGHTERHOUSESPhoto by Vitor MartinsFor a lucid analysis of the malfunctioning global financial markets, one could do worse than Bertolt Brecht. And it's hard to imagine doi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    The Secret Is Out

    THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE COMING WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEW THEATER PICK ST JOAN OF THE SLAUGHTERHOUSESPhoto by Vitor MartinsFor a lucid analysis of the malfunctioning global financial markets, one could do worse than Bertolt Brecht. And it's hard to imagine doi ... More >>

  • Stage

    July 31, 2008

    Eric Idle and the L.A. Phil Revisit the Life of Brian, Who's Definitely Not the Messiah

    Hey, Judean ...

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2008

    Shel Silverstein Uncensored

    Hey, Judean ...

  • LA Life

    June 19, 2008

    Nothing Could Be Reiner!

    What to do in L.A., June 20-26

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    Rutling Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

    The Rutles: 30th Anniversary Reunion American Cinematheque March 17th It was here - well, not here, really, but in fact several thousands of miles away in the UK - that, Monty Python alum Eric Idle, along with Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band alum and frequent Python collaborator Neil Innes, concocted the ... More >>

  • Stage

    November 15, 2007

    Theater Reviews: The Bald Soprano, Dear Brutus, Fool For Love

    Also this week's pick, Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30

  • Columns

    July 26, 2007

    The Couch Gag

    Short fiction for short people

  • Columns

    April 5, 2007

    Night of a Thousand Faces

    Spamalot hits Vegas – and brings a lot of Hollywood

  • Stage

    October 5, 2006

    Theater Reviews

    Including Doubt, Beehive and this week's pick, Rocks in my Salsa

  • LA Life

    September 14, 2006

    Mime Talkin'

    Including Doubt, Beehive and this week's pick, Rocks in my Salsa

  • Film+TV

    July 20, 2006

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    Including Doubt, Beehive and this week's pick, Rocks in my Salsa

  • Columns

    March 25, 2004

    Monty Python and the Flipping Bird

    Including Doubt, Beehive and this week's pick, Rocks in my Salsa

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Conception Misconception

    Including Doubt, Beehive and this week's pick, Rocks in my Salsa

  • Film+TV

    November 7, 2002

    As the World Turns

    Not your regular news

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Green Eggs and Lawsuits

    Artists, contracts and money

  • Stage

    May 25, 2000

    Do As You’re Told

    Shockheaded Peter’s “Kindersehnen”

  • Columns

    April 29, 1999

    The Pope Trope

    Shockheaded Peter’s “Kindersehnen”

  • News

    August 20, 1998

    Leisure alternatives for those who covet the indirect ray

    Shockheaded Peter’s “Kindersehnen”

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