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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010)

Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is arrested by the Romans and sentenced to be crucified. It ranges in reference from Handel, through a naughty Mozart duet, to the Festival of Nine Carols, Bob Dylan, and the classic finale "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Eric IdleEric IdleBaritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
  • Photo of Michael PalinMichael PalinMrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis
  • Photo of Terry JonesTerry JonesWorkingman / Mexican / Mountie
  • Photo of Terry GilliamTerry GilliamNot an Individual / Mexican / Mountie
  • Photo of Carol ClevelandCarol ClevelandSheep Lady / Mexican / Bevis' Girlfriend
  • Photo of William FergusonWilliam FergusonBrian Cohen - Tenor
  • Photo of Shannon MercerShannon MercerJudith - Soprano
  • Photo of Rosalind PlowrightRosalind PlowrightMandy Cohen - Mezzo
  • Photo of Christopher PurvesChristopher PurvesReg / Bigus Dickus - Bass
  • Photo of Neil InnesNeil InnesMexican / Mountie

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