Mixed reaction to return of Monty Python crew

It might have been the comedy favourite of another generation but the Monty Python crew have still got it, according to some reviews of the first of a 10-night run at the O2 in London.

The show really is the full Monty, proclaimed the Mirror. “It’s not something completely different but that’s exactly why fans will love it,” said Mark Jeffries, whose only criticism was not seeing enough of the Pythons onstage compared with the dancers.

But it is understandable that they need breaks offstage because they have to “recover from their exertions”, said the Express.