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March 2005 saw a full, if non-performing, reunion of the surviving cast members at the premiere of Idle's musical ''[[Spamalot]]'', based on ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. It opened in [[Chicago]] and has since played in New York on Broadway, London and numerous other major cities across the world. In 2004, it was nominated for 14 [[Tony Awards]] and won three: Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical for [[Mike Nichols]] and Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for [[Sara Ramirez]], who played the [[Lady of the Lake]], a character specially added for the musical. Cleese played the voice of God, played in the film by Chapman.

Owing in part to the success of ''Spamalot'', PBS announced on 13 July 2005, that it would begin to re-air the entire run of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' and new one-hour specials focusing on each member of the group, called ''[[Monty Python's Personal Best]].''<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20050713_montypython.html Exclusive new ''Monty Python'' specials slated to premiere in 2006], ''[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]'', 13 July 2005</ref> Each episode was written and produced by the individual being honoured, with the five remaining Pythons collaborating on Chapman's programme, the only one of the editions to take on a serious tone with its new material.

Eric Idle and John Cleese appeared on stage together singing "[[Always Look on the Bright Side of Life]]" with the rest of the performers for the climax of [[Prince Charles]] 60th Birthday Show.