Unlike Holy Grail and Life of Brian, this film's two immediate predecessors, which each told a single, more-or-less coherent story, The Meaning of Life returns to the sketch comedy format of the troupe's original television series ( and their first film ), loosely structured as a series of comic sketches about the various stages of life.

Life on the road entailed " endless series of one-nighters, travel on accident-prone railroads, in poor housing subject to fires, in empty rooms that they had to convert into theaters, arrest on trumped up charges, exposed to deadly diseases, and managers and agents who skipped out with all the troupe's money.

Following the end of CODCO, two of the troupe's core members and an occasional guest collaborator, as well as some of their sketch characters, moved on to the new series This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

Over the next number of years, the troupe's members only rarely worked together as CODCO, but often collaborated with each other individually on various projects, including the film The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood and the television series The Root Seller, The Wonderful Grand Band and The S and M Comic Book.

The majority of the troupe's current and former members are also a part of Run-Away-Box Productions-and can be seen in the on-line series " Man in the Box " and " Greg's Office Tormentors.

Along with Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, and Ian Roberts, he is a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade improv comedy troupe and played " Trotter " in the troupe's sketch comedy series, which ran for three seasons on Comedy Central.

In terms of the troupe's TV career, the first Air Farce TV special aired in 1980.

Even though no names were mentioned in these skits, the audience would usually be able to guess who the heckling message in the troupe's dramatised portrayals was aimed at, as it was played out right on the concerned person's own front yard.

Early on, Jones was interested in devising a fresh format for the Python TV shows, and it was largely he who developed the stream-of-consciousness style which abandoned punchlines and encouraged the fluid movement of one sketch into another, allowing the troupe's conceptual humour the space to “ breathe ”.

One of the co-founders of The D-Generation, Santo wrote for, and performed in, the troupe's show during its 1986-1987 run on ABC TV ( which also led to the album The Satanic Sketches ).

Martin became a bonafide D-Gen member when he began writing and performing on the troupe's " Breakfast Show " on Triple M radio ( 1987 – 1992 ), which led to the 1990 compilation album The Breakfast Tapes.

Sa Thomson ( now Sa Winfield ), brought on to design and fabricate the troupe's quick-change props and costumes, became a full partner in 1988, and also occasionally appeared as a performer with the troupe, most famously in the title role of the RSC's incarnation as the Abbreviated Ballet Theatre for Lucinda, Wood Nymph of the Glade.

A founding member of the comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce, he was one of the troupe's stars and writers throughout its 29-year career on radio and television.

Alcazar, with a little advice from Tintin, launches an assault on Tapioca's palace during the carnival by ' borrowing ' the troupe's costumes and sneaking his men into the capital.

The term " Musical Research Department " is occasionally used in articles about the troupe, underscoring the troupe's focus on music.

After Mime Troupe leader Ronnie Davis was arrested on obscenity charges during an outdoor performance, Graham organized a benefit concert to cover the troupe's legal fees.

NOTE: Ambulance Chasers was the only film from this section that Broken Lizard's members had confirmed, on the troupe's official website, that they were working on as of late May 2010.

She was briefly a member of the musical comedy troupe, " First National Nothing ", and appeared on the troupe's only album, If You Sit Real Still and Hold My Hand, You Will Hear Absolutely Nothing ( Columbia Records-LP C 30006 ).

Short samples of her performances are available on the troupe's website as well.

Written for performance by the New York blackface troupe Christy's Minstrels, the song has E. P. Christy, the troupe's leader, appearing as its creator on early printings of the sheet music.

Even the police seemed to have " fallen in love " with the troupe, dressing up the actors in their uniforms at riotous parties after shows, while trying on the troupe's costumes themselves.

The Romanian daily newspaper Adevărul wrote on August 23, 1924, shortly after the troupe's arrival in Bucharest, that " Such a demonstration of artistry, even on a small stage such as Jigniţa and even in a language like Yiddish ought to be seen by all who are interested in superior realization of drama.

Over that time the Air Farce cast has remained relatively stable, with three of the troupe's five founders remaining with the program for its entire run.

Rowley was the troupe's payee for their Court performancess in the 1610 – 15 era.

In a piece he wrote for the improvisational troupe's book, Klein recalled sitting in a room full of other hopefuls, including Fred Willard.

Bonded by their egalitarianism, the troupe's favored sidewalk cafe was the Clark's dining room table, where they gathered frequently for " guitar pulls " and show-and-tell song swapping sessions, and where they celebrated their successes and facetiously threatened to kill whoever had presented the best new song.

She has also written and co-written songs for the troupe's performances.

Kirk's actions arouse First Officer Spock's suspicions as it is against regulations for Starships to transport civilian passengers and as the troupe's destination, Benecia colony, is many light years off their scheduled course.

The troupe's commercial success was phenomenal: Christy paid Foster $ 15, 000 for the exclusive rights to the song.

* In 1987, the troupe's Brechtian style of guerrilla theatre earned them a special Tony Award for Excellence in Regional Theater.

While the company normally spends weeks-to-months preparing for performances, the idea of " rapid response theater " had been suggested since the 1992 Los Angeles riots, which occurred shortly after the troupe's relocation to the city.

The film was written by four of the five members of the troupe, along with Norm Hiscock ; the troupe's fifth member, Dave Foley, was busy filming NewsRadio during the writing sessions.

Martin and Tichenor created the troupe's fifth stage show All the Great Books ( abridged ) in 2002, followed by Completely Hollywood ( abridged ) in 2005.

Chaplin's second American tour with the Karno company was not particularly successful, as cast members fell sick and audiences failed to grasp the troupe's burlesque humour.

He is also serves as the troupe's musician and record producer.

Albert " The Mad Hatter " Anastasia was the troupe's operating head, or " Lord High Executioner ", assisted by Lepke's longtime associate Jacob " Gurrah " Shapiro.

In December 2003, she officially joined the show, adding celebrity figures such as Paris Hilton and Liza Minnelli, and Canadian politicians such as Belinda Stronach, to the troupe's roster of characters.

Cleese in particular seems disheartened that so many fans consider it the troupe's " best " sketch.

" Contrary to popular belief ", says the troupe's official FAQ, " the show was never canceled.

The film documents the troupe's history from its origins in the late 1950s within Moral Re-Armament and the Sing-Out groups, through its successful years of the 1980s and subsequent decline.

Within a year, Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys rivaled long-time Opry banjoist Uncle Dave Macon as the troupe's most popular act.

On the back there are gold foiled rims and traditional characters saying the troupe's name.