Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comedic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian. It was written by former Monty Python cast member Eric Idle and collaborator John Du Prez, and commissioned by the Luminato festival.
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Monty Python's Life of Brian
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Monty Python's Life of Brian is a 1979 British comedy film starring and written by the comedy group Monty Python. It was directed by Jones. The film tells the story of Brian Cohen, a young Jewish-Roman man who is born on the same day as—and next door to—Jesus, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah.
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Ribat of Monastir, Tunisia. According to Michael Palin, the first scene filmed was the stoning scene along the outside wall.
Romani ite domum ("Romans go home"); recreation of the anti-Roman slogan (in the Hull and East Riding Museum) that Brian writes on the walls of the Jerusalem Palace to prove himself worthy to be a member of the People's Front of Judea
Rowan Atkinson lampooned the pompous behaviour from the bishop Mervyn Stockwood in the TV debate a week later in a sketch on Not the Nine O'Clock News