Series producer Richard Frolich and I clearly share a taste in comedy and he's self-effacing enough to refer to his series on Python as "inadequate". Sadly, it is.

Once upon a time, syndicated shows like Dr. Demento on commercial radio created a place for tribute programs like this that string together favorite, rare and/or weird tracks.

However, technology has caught up with this kind of show rendering its added value, well, minimal. Now anyone can make their own compilation of anything they want with a minimal investment of time and money.

If the Reality Break had included some kind of discussion or insight or an interview with a Python or a guy a wrote a book about the Pythons or someone who produced the tracks or....anything, maybe it would have merited a place in someone's schedule. Except for Frohlich's enthusiastic musings at the top of the show, there's no difference between this and putting in a Python CD and hitting the shuffle button.