With new interviews with the Pythons, their associates, and the modern comedians who love them, this massive work also features pre-Python footage of the members, archival interviews with the late Graham Chapman and some fairly frank commentary about the group's internal conflicts. Even if you're not a fan, it's a breathtakingly exhaustive analysis of what is arguably the most adored comedy team in the Western Hemisphere. And while it's no Holy Grail, it's still pretty damn funny, thanks to great clips and the still-active humor glands of the interviewees. Plus, after every episode, you can catch a Monty Python movie (tonight's is Live at the Hollywood Bowl) and an episode of Flying Circus! And if you sit between two megafans, you can hear it all in surround sound, because they probably know every word by heart.

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) airs tonight and every night this week at 9/8C on IFC, followed by a Python movie at 10/9C and Flying Circus at 11:30/10:30C.