The 7th Python – A Twat's Tale
Mark Forstater
An article published in the Telegraph. By Rosa Silverman. 2:45PM GMT 05 Dec 2012 The idea of there being a seventh member of the Monty Python comedy group was out of the question, Michael Palin told a court today during a legal battle over the Spamalot musical. Mark Forstater, who produced Monty Python and the Holy … Continue reading There was no seventh Python, Michael Palin tells court
A film producer has won a High Court case against the surviving members of Monty Python over royalty rights to the hit stage show, Spamalot. Mark Forstater, who produced the 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail, claimed he was underpaid royalties since the musical’s launch in 2005. He estimated he was entitled to … Continue reading Monty Python lose Spamalot court battle
…on Mark Forstater’s ‘victory’ in court. Film producer wins royalties legal battle with Pythons over spin-off Spamalot musical. The stars of Monty Python have been ordered to pay extra royalties to a former producer after losing a High Court battle yesterday over their hit stage show Spamalot. Mark Forstater, 69, had argued that, as producer of … Continue reading Daily Mail online users comment…
The producer of Monty Python and the Holy Grail claimed today that he “co-created” the cult comedy film and even made suggestions about the plot. Mark Forstater, who is suing for an estimated £300,000 share of the profits from the stage musical spin-off Spamalot, has argued he should be treated as the “seventh Python” in … Continue reading The Holy Grail wasn’t funny until I came along, says Monty Python producer
Mark Forstater, the self-proclaimed “seventh Python,” wins his lawsuit that under a deal to produce “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” he deserved a larger share of the musical spinoff. Mark Forstater, a producer on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, has gotten a U.K. high court to acknowledge that he’s owed a … Continue reading Monty Python Members Lose ‘Spamalot’ Musical Profits Dispute
‘7th Python’ owed £250k, court is told Sued – John Cleese THE five surviving Monty Python stars owe a “seventh Python” £250,000 in royalties from their West End musical Spamalot, the High Court heard yesterday. Bankrupt Mark Forstater, 69, claims the comedy team halved his share of cash from the hit show. From an article … Continue reading It’s Scamalot
