Spamalot comes to Peoria

I’ll be brief. If you loved Monty Python and the Holy Grail and if you have a chance to see Spamalot, do it.

Many of your favorite scenes will be there, and yes, they manage to work in a famous song from The Life of Brian (Always Look on the Bright Side of Life) into the Knights of Ni scene.

This particular production (Peoria, IL, 15 January 2009) managed to work in a reference to disgraced Illinois Governor Blagojevich and to our current (less than a week to go!) President.

Yes, the Black Knight is there as is the Killer Rabbit and the French Knight with the outrageous accent.

Let’s put it this way: it is -8 F outside and I had a smile on my face the entire show; if you like Monty Python and you see this, you will too.

If haven’t seen Holy Grail in a while, I recommend renting it, or at least checking out the various youtube clips of the more famous parts.

Note: if you want to read more about what goes on during the performance, read this. The cast does occasionally make some minor changes (e. g., Bush references, Blagojevich references) to suit the time and the location).