Monty Python last act goes global

Classic comedy skits ... a scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Source: Supplied

TICKETS for their final shows sold out in just 43 seconds, but Australians will still be able to watch the last show of Monty Python's reunion.

The British comedy veterans behind Monty Python — John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and Terry Jones — are reuniting for a new show in their first major collaboration in 30 years.

Titled 'The Last Night of Monty Python', the final show they perform will now be streamed to 1,500 movie theatres around the world and 450 cinemas in the UK after popular demand.

The Monty Python troupe's final live shows will run from July 1 to July 20 at London's O2 Arena.

While details are unknown, the shows are tipped to include some of the group's famous sketches.

Eric Idle remained tight-lipped, but said there would be "a little comedy, a lot of pathos, some music and a tiny bit of ancient sex".

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In a statement, the Pythons wrote: "Join the crowd live from London's O2 in a final weepy, hilarious, uproarious, outrageous, farewell to the five remaining Pythons as they head for The Old Jokes Home."

The famous troupe ... Terry Jones, John Cleese and Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam from the legendary British comedy troupe Monty Python. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

Cleese added: "People really want to see the old hits, but we don't want to do them in a predictable way.

"The main danger we have is that the audience know the scripts better than we do."

The last show on July 20 is the one that will be broadcast to theatres in Australia, the US, Sweden, Poland and Russia.

More countries could also show the broadcast.

The troupe won a cult following with their zany TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus between 1969 and 1974.

Witty and popular. a scene from 1974 film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Source: News Corp Australia

They went on to make several hit films including Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975) and Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979).

The final Meaning Of Life film in 1983 was the last time the group appeared with their sixth member Graham Chapman, who died of cancer six years later.

The remaining Pythons have not appeared together since 1998 when they performed at the Aspen Comedy Festival in the United States.

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