Terry Jones, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin will reunite asMonty Python for a live stage show.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 15, 2009) (REUTERS) -  According to U.S. entertainment industry magazine Variety, comedy groupMonty Python will be reuniting for a stage show.

The live performance will be the first time the five surviving members have performed together in 15 years.

Some of the comedians took to twitter to help spread the news about the reunion with Idele saying: "Only three days to go till the Python Press Conference. Make sure Python fans are alerted to the big forthcoming news event."

More details on the show will be released during an event in London's West End on Thursday (November 21).