Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

A movie so funny they banned it in Norway, we're covering the life story of a man who got super killed.

Banned

• 1979

  • Ireland - Banned because of its blasphemous content. Ban lifted in 1987

  • Malaysia - Banned because of blasphemous content.

  • Norway - Banned due to jokes deemed offensive to religious people. In Sweden the film was allowed for release and even screened with the tagline "The film so funny that it got banned in Norway". In 1980 the Norwegian ban was lifted.

  • Singapore - Banned for "inappropriate" religious content.

  • South Africa - Banned under the apartheid regime because of blasphemous content.

Sources

Bhaskar, Sanjeev. "Why Monty Python's 'foul, disgusting and blasphemous' Life of Brian wouldn't get made today." Telegraph. Published April 19, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019 from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/monty-pythons-foul-disgusting-blasphemous-life-brian-wouldnt/ 

Jones, Terry. "Monty Python's Life of Brian." Handmade Films, 1979.

Shortlist. "10 banned films." Retrieved October 8, 2019 from https://www.shortlist.com/news/10-banned-films#art 

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or RSS Feed

Help support the podcast on Patreon

"Dances and Dames." Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/