London ( CNN ) -- It 's confirmed : Monty Python is n't quite dead yet -- unlike the Norwegian Blue parrot featured in a famous sketch . The British comedy troupe will perform live at London 's O2 arena on July 1 -- the five surviving stars ' first show on stage together since appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in September 1980 , the group announced Thursday . Tickets will go on sale on Monday , priced between Â£27 ( $ 43 ) and Â£90 ( $ 145 ) , with further details expected to be announced on the troupe 's website montyphythonlive.com . Member John Cleese said at a news conference Thursday that the show will have some new material , but it will have many old bits -- some featured in perhaps new ways -- that fans will expect . `` I remember going to the Royal Albert Hall and seeing Neil Diamond where he got booed in the second half for singing new numbers . People really do want to see the old hits , but we do n't want to do them exactly in a predictable way , so it 's going to be a mix-up , I think , '' Cleese said . Opinion : Will Python humor still fly in 2013 ? Cleese , Michael Palin , Terry Gilliam , Terry Jones , Eric Idle and the late Graham Chapman became comedic legends with the creation of Monty Python 's Flying Circus in October 1969 . They produced 45 TV episodes for the BBC and five feature films together before going their separate ways in 1983 . The shows mostly consisted of a string of barely coherent sketches , often lacking conventional punch lines and loosely tied together by Gilliam 's stream of consciousness animations . Although the TV show ran for only four seasons , it proved a massive cult hit when it was shown in the United States beginning in 1974 -- just as the show was winding up on the other side of the Atlantic . The five survivors have a combined age of 357 , meaning that some of the more slapstick sketches , such as The `` Ministry of Silly Walks '' could prove difficult for their aging bodies . But there may be more shows , `` depending on how long Eric and Mike live for . '' Jones paid tribute to Chapman , who died in 1989 , saying , `` we 'll miss him a lot although he will be appearing with us on stage in films . '' `` We 've told ( Chapman ) that he 'll be on . If there 's a God , he 'll turn up , '' Idle added . CNN 's Susannah Cullinane , Peter and David Wilkinson contributed to this report .
Surviving John Cleese stars to reunite for a show in the United States next July . Tickets will go on sale on next July , priced from Â£27 . Monty Python says show will have some new material , but many old bits . Monty Python troups produced five TV episodes and five feature films .