Neil Innes

Neil Innes

Neil James Innes was an English writer, comedian and musician. He first came to prominence in the pioneering comedy rock group Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later became a frequent collaborator with the Monty Python troupe on their BBC television series and films, and is often called the "seventh Python" along with performer Carol Cleveland. He co-created the Rutles, a Beatles parody/pastiche project, with Python Eric Idle, and wrote the band's songs.

  • Title: Neil Innes
  • Popularity: 1.48
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1944-12-09
  • Place of Birth: Danbury, Essex, England, UK
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Neil Innes Movies

  • 1975
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    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    7.8 1975 HD

    King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin...

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  • 1974
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    Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

    Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

    1 1974 HD

    An documentarian from the BBC visits the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). This documentary shouldn't be viewed as a making of the film,...

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  • 1982
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    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    7.306 1982 HD

    Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from pre-Python days.

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  • 2003
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    The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

    The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

    5.6 2003 HD

    Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians...

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  • 1967
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    Magical Mystery Tour

    Magical Mystery Tour

    6.5 1967 HD

    Originally produced for television, this short film as an off-the-wall road movie starring the Beatles and a couple dozen friends on a psychedelic...

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  • 2004
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    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    4.8 2004 HD

    The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and...

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  • 1978
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    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    6.8 1978 HD

    The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.

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

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

    6.717 2010 HD

    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,...

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  • 2008
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    Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'

    Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'

    1 2008 HD

    Short documentary on the music of the 'prefab four', The Rutles. Shabby Road is where the band recorded most of their music, and it is the name of...

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  • 2008
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    Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'

    Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'

    1 2008 HD

    Short documentary about the making of the film 'The Rutles: All You Need is Cash'.

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  • 1986
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    The Mysterious Tadpole

    The Mysterious Tadpole

    1 1986 HD

    It's Louis's birthday and Uncle McAllister has brought him a very special gift - a tadpole all the way from Scotland! Louis can hardly wait for...

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  • 1977
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    Jabberwocky

    Jabberwocky

    6 1977 HD

    A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures....

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  • 1969
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    The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

    The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

    2 1969 HD

    The Bonzo Dog Band freak out at the farm and strange sounds abound.

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  • 2003
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    Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

    Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

    1 2003 HD

    Documentary about the life of the Bonzo Dog Band singer.

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  • 2008
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    The Seventh Python

    The Seventh Python

    1 2008 HD

    Sean Connors Films, Ltd. Presents a Frozen Pictures production of The Seventh Python, a nonfiction musical feature film based on the life, work and...

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  • 1979
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    Life of Brian

    Life of Brian

    7.8 1979 HD

    Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging...

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  • 2005
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    The Roots of Monty Python

    The Roots of Monty Python

    1 2005 HD

    A look back at the origins of the ground breaking BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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  • 1982
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    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    6 1982 HD

    Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums –...

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  • 2018
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    The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

    The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

    1 2018 HD

    A documentary short catching up with John Halsey a.k.a. Barry Wom of The Rutles

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  • 1965
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    The Flying Alberts (Brucey Lacey edit)

    The Flying Alberts (Brucey Lacey edit)

    1 1965 HD

    The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two edits of this film, both with their own distinct...

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  • 1982
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    The Missionary

    The Missionary

    5.5 1982 HD

    In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new...

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  • 2006
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    The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: 40th Anniversary Celebration

    The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: 40th Anniversary Celebration

    1 2006 HD

    This concert marks the 40th anniversary of the release of My Brother Makes The Noises For the Talkies, the first record by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah...

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  • 2010
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    Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

    Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

    1 2010 HD

    Half-hour behind the scenes of Eric Idle's Not The Messiah oratorio. Featuring Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Neil Innes,...

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  • 1963
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    The Flying Alberts

    The Flying Alberts

    1 1963 HD

    The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two edits to this film, both with their distinct...

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  • 1986
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    Comedians Do It On Stage

    Comedians Do It On Stage

    1 1986 HD

    A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their support to the Oncology Club Fund. The Fund is a...

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  • 2007
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    What the Pythons Did Next...

    What the Pythons Did Next...

    1 2007 HD

    A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam in the years after Monty Python's...

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  • 1989
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    Erik the Viking

    Erik the Viking

    5.8 1989 HD

    Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and...

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  • 1978
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    Yellow Submarine Sandwich

    Yellow Submarine Sandwich

    10 1978 HD

    An animated Yellow Submarine spoof produced for The Rutles' 1978 mockumentary All You Need Is Cash and featuring their song "Cheese and Onions"....

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  • 2003
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    Concert for George

    Concert for George

    8.1 2003 HD

    As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29...

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  • 1989
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    Erik the Viking

    Erik the Viking

    5.8 1989 HD

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  • 1981
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    Them

    Them

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

    The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

    2 1969 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

    The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

    5.6 2003 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    6.8 1978 HD

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  • 1969
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    Monty Python's Flying Circus

    Monty Python's Flying Circus

    8.2 1969 HD

    A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational...

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  • 1967
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    Do Not Adjust Your Set

    Do Not Adjust Your Set

    7.214 1967 HD

    Innovative and influential, and originally envisaged as children’s show, Do Not Adjust Your Set was a madcap early-evening comedy sketch show...

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  • 2009
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    We Need Answers

    We Need Answers

    8 2009 HD

    We Need Answers is a British television panel game presented by comedians Mark Watson, Tim Key and Alex Horne. The show features a pair of...

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  • 1976
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    The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

    5 1976 HD

    A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows...

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  • 1975
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    Rutland Weekend Television

    Rutland Weekend Television

    5.6 1975 HD

    Comedy sketch series purporting to show the programming of a low key regional television service. Written by Eric Idle of 'Monty Python's Flying...

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  • 1986
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    The Raggy Dolls

    The Raggy Dolls

    8 1986 HD

    The Raggy Dolls is a 1980s British cartoon series for children, following the adventures of a motley collection of rejects from a toy factory, who...

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  • 1998
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    Away With Words

    Away With Words

    1 1998 HD

    Presenter Neil Innes has fun exploring the origins of well-known words; and phrases in AWAY WITH WORDS. The 13-part series follows him on his travels...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    7 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 2009
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    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

    7.6 2009 HD

    A 2009 television documentary series in six parts that covers 40 years of the surreal comedy group Monty Python, from Flying Circus to present day...

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  • 1979
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    The Innes Book of Records

    The Innes Book of Records

    5.5 1979 HD

    Neil Innes performs parody songs old and new, all set to specially-shot footage, and including special guest performers. Plotless and surreal, Innes...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    7 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 1996
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    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    7 1996 HD

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and...

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  • 1970
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    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    8 1970 HD

    The Raggy Dolls is a 1980s British cartoon series for children, following the adventures of a motley collection of rejects from a toy factory, who...

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  • 1970
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    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    8 1970 HD

    The Raggy Dolls is a 1980s British cartoon series for children, following the adventures of a motley collection of rejects from a toy factory, who...

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  • 1970
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    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    8 1970 HD

    The Raggy Dolls is a 1980s British cartoon series for children, following the adventures of a motley collection of rejects from a toy factory, who...

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