Monty Python - Oh God you are so big

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a Monty Python comedic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian. It was written by former Python Eric Idle and collaborator John Du Prez, and commissioned by the Luminato festival.
The oratorio had its world premiere in an hour-long performance at the Luminato festival in Toronto, Canada, on June 1, 2007 in Roy Thomson Hall. It received its United States premiere on July 1 at Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah, New York, during the International Music Festival. An expanded 90-minute version premiered at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane, Australia, on December 5, 2007[1]. There were also performances of it at the Sydney Opera House, Civic Theatre, Auckland, and Perth Concert Hall during December.
At the premiere, Idle performed as a "baritone-ish" soloist and narrator as well as reprising some of his roles from the film, including Mr. Cheeky, a man in the crowd who asked if Mandy is a virgin, and the Lead Singer Crucifixee. The other soloists were Canadian bass-baritone Theodore Baerg, Canadian soprano Shannon Mercer (as Brian's lover Judith), American tenor Christopher Sieber (as Brian) and Canadian mezzo-soprano Jean Stilwell (as Brian's mother). Other active participants were the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Peter Oundjian), members of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and four stolid and kilted bagpipers in British 19th-century army regalia. (They were members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada Pipes and Drums.)
The Toronto Symphony's involvement was no coincidence. Conductor Peter Oundjian is Idle's first cousin; their mothers are sisters. "We've been talking for a long time," said Idle, "about wouldn't it be fun to do something with an orchestra."

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• Monty
• Python
• not
• the
• messiah
• Oh
• God
• you
• are
• so
• big
• he's
• Very
• Naughty
• Boy

[oldiferente]

I fell in love with Shannon Mercer

[c225b]

The juxtaposition of Pythonian religious sarcasm and glorious music is nearly enough to make me squeal like a little gerl. Bravo for the upload.

[Devistaters]

How did I get here?

[jr73340]

Assholes.

[guilhermegamasp]

Skip the recitative: 0:54

[MrKoshak]

This is brilliant!

[hiddn17]

thank you for uploading this.

[donpantunflo]

Could someone write the lyrics of this song, please?

Thanks.

[JoniDeMol]

Can anyone post 'When they grow up' from Not the Messiah? I really liked that part...

[8DX]

You can apply this to any religious song:

Ave Maria (Evenin' Mary!)

Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa (Ooo I gone done it, I really botched that one)

The lord is my shepherd (I'm a little lamb, hit me on my hams..)

lol

What is great about how accurate this is concerning so many religious songs.. the underlying notions are essentially childish.