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In the third of 5 episodes this week, Robert EG Black and Alice Lauren join Luke to review and discuss Monty Python films and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus, today they review Monty Python's Life Of Brian .

Topics include the initial controversy for the film, whether the controversy is justified and the correct context for haggling. All this and more are afoot in Episode 3 of Monty Python week on Please Be Seated.  

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In the second of 5 episodes this week, Robert EG Black and Alice Lauren join Luke to review and discuss Monty Python films and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus, today they review Monty Python and the Holy Grail .

Topics include "the rule of 33", whether a Funko Pop movie is inevitable, questioning why Monty Python get away with everything that would make any other film awful. All this and more are afoot in Episode 2 of Monty Python week on Please Be Seated.  

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In the first of 5 episodes this week, Robert EG Black and Alice Lauren join Luke to review and discuss Monty Python films and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus, today they review And Now For Something Completely Different .

Topics include how edits may have been made for an American audience, what should be done for Python's anniversary and odd laces for adverts. All this and more are afoot in Episode 1 of Monty Python week on Please Be Seated.  

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Podcasters Liz Whitaker, Brad Mendenhall, Jonathan Howell and Thomas Howeth join Luke in this Christmas party of tangents to discuss the 2009 British comedy, Nativity!.

Topics include Liz's similarities to Mr Poppy, this film's plethora of sequels and why on earth would a primary school play have a critic? All this and more are afoot in the 2018 Christmas special of Please Be Seated.

Merry Christmas to all of you and thanks so much for your support this series - we will be back as soon as a batch of episodes are recorded.

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Actor and podcaster, Greg Austin, comes onto the show to discuss his career and film and TV in general.

Topics include behind the scenes on Class, whether entertainment has turned too politically correct, and exclusive interviews with Sylvester McCoy, John Leeson and Tony Curran. All this and more are afoot in the finale of series 1  of Please Be Seated.

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This episode was briefly accidentally leaked last week for a few hours so sorry if you've heard it before.

Musician and podcaster, Marc Atkinson comes onto the show to review Rob Reiner's comedy classic, This Is Spinal Tap. 

Topics include how it compares to other mockumentaries, Spinal Tap's influence on pop culture, and whether it's due time for a sequel. All this and more are afoot in Episode 6 of Please Be Seated.   

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Egyptologist and author, David Rohl comes onto the show to review Ridley Scott's biblical epic, Exodus: Gods And Kings. 

Topics include how extremely inaccurate this film is, whether the most accurate biblical epic is in fact Monty Python's Life Of Brian, and how David tried to support Ridley Scott with writing the film. All this and more are afoot in Episode 5 of Please Be Seated.   

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You can find David at www.facebook.com/david.rohl

Actress and Filmmaker, Freya Hannan-Mills comes onto the show to review John Hughes's romantic teen comedy classic, Pretty In Pink.

Topics include how it compares to Hughes's other works, including the extremely similar "Some Kind Of Wonderful", whether teen movies like this are out of date, and how extremely disappointing the ending is. All this and more are afoot in Episode 4 of Please Be Seated.  

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Disclaimer: This episode was the first episode of the show to be recorded and so the audio is of lower quality, please stick with it and "normal programming" will resume next week.

Former head of cartoons and senior writer of the National Lampoon magazine, Dave Shelton comes onto the show to review David Wayne's comedy biography film, A Futile And Stupid Gesture.

Topics include how close this is to the real experience of working for the National Lampoon, whether it holds up to the 2015 documentary, "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead", and an exclusive interview with screenwriter Michael Colton (co-writer of A Futile And Stupid Gesture). All this and more are afoot in Episode 3 of Please Be Seated.

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Former agent and TV producer, Guy Lambert, comes onto the show to review Abrahams's and Zuckers' comedy classic, The Naked Gun.

Topics include the upcoming remake starring Ed Helms, whether some scenes take it too far and discussions of Guy's time working for children's channel, CBBC. All this and more are afoot in Episode 2 of Please Be Seated.

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Disclaimer: Guy's agency, GL Talent, has closed since the recording of this episode.