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

It was written by former Monty Python cast member Eric Idle and collaborator John Du Prez, and commissioned by the Luminato festival.

[2] It is a pastiche, reflecting pop, Welsh hymns, country and western, doo-wop, hip hop, Broadway, Greek chorus, and Bob Dylan (in his mumbling, electric guitar and harmonica phase, solo-ed by Idle).

The oratorio had its world premiere in an hour-long performance at the Luminato festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 1 June 2007 in Roy Thomson Hall.

[3] There were also performances of it at the Sydney Opera House, Civic Theatre, Auckland, and Perth Concert Hall during December.

[4] At the premiere, Idle performed as a "baritone-ish" soloist and narrator as well as reprising some of his roles from the film, including Mr. Cheeky, a man in the crowd who asked if Mandy is a virgin, and the Lead Singer Crucifixee.

In an interview excerpt within the making-of documentary The Road to the Albert Hall, included on the DVD as a bonus feature, Idle states that he personally invited the former Python members to join the cast "and all but one said yes, and I'm not going to mention names – Cleese, you bastard!

"[7] Idle reprised his role, as did Shannon Mercer that of Judith, while the other soloists were William Ferguson as Brian, Rosalind Plowright as Mandy and Christopher Purves as Reg.