Classic comedy branded ‘most blasphemous ever’ is available to stream
The movie was banned for being too controversial.
If you’re looking to escape the heatwave, you could settle down with one of cinema’s best loved and most controversial comedies.
Back in 1979, Monty Python’s Life of Brian was met with furore when it hit the big screen, with fans today still hailing it the funniest film ever, while some at the time slammed it as ‘blasphemous’.
Whether it’s asking ‘what have the Romans ever done for us?’, shouting ‘Blessed are the cheesemakers’ or whistling along to Always Look On the Bright Side of Live, the film’s legacy lives on.
Luckily for fans in the UK, it’s available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube and Google Play Movie for £3.49.
The iconic movie, which has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 96%, starred Graham Chapman as Brian, an ordinary man living in Roman-occupied Judea at the same time as Jesus.
His mother insisted he was simply a ‘very naughty boy’, but Brian found himself mistaken for the messiah as comedy ensued.
