I had the privilege to care for this wonderful, gentle, kind man on Cornwallis ward at Maidstone hospital where he died. His partner David who seemed to live in black jeans and leather jacket was also an incredibly gentle, humble, shy, softly spoken & gracious man who never took advantage of his status. You can tell a great deal about a person when they are so desperately ill by their visitors & there was no doubt that he was deeply loved by many exceptionally special people on so many levels.
@sleepypoodle - I'm 47, and just like my father before me... I'm a lifelong fan, These guys all helped make the world a better place, with greater understanding, They will always be one of my guiding forces in life, they even taught me to appreciate my own quirks and sense of humour 🙌🏻 RIP Graham and thank you. And to the rest of the Monty Python team we thank and love you all for bringing the world what it truly needed 🇦🇺 😎👍
Monty Python was wonderful. I don't think my life would have been the same without them. Years ago a childhood friend of mine died. In his obituary they mentioned how much he loved Monty Python. How many comedians get mentioned in obituaries? At one point we lived next door to each other. He took in a stray cat and naturally he named it Eric. Thanks for the memories boys, we all love ya.
I am an American, and there were a few American comedies that I liked, but I was never happier than when I discovered British humor in the Sixties. So outrageous and clever.
Richard Davis This documentary is from December 1989 and they'd just lost Chapman. Little did they know that 25 Years from then that due to Public demand, they'd get together for a series of HUGE live shows in London's O2 Arena (state of the Art Arena, wasn't around in 89, its housed in the Millenium Dome opened in 1999). Even Stephen Fry here, wasn't known in America then, but is quite big there now.
soeffingwhat I have known of Fry for quite some time, I learned of Python on the seventies. I love British humor going back to the sixties when I heard it on the radio while living as a boy in Spain. Radio was all there was in English for Americans.
Richard Davis Agreed. I think Python hit parts of the world that British Comedy didn't previously penetrate. British Comedy is great. We got it all the time here in Ireland, where I live.
soeffingwhat I am of Irish descent, perhaps our senses of humor are inherent. I really enjoy the sense of humor of the Isles, and I believe that much of it originates from the devastation of WW II and the black humor that comes along with that kind of experience, along with the propensity for being very well educated. One of my pet peeves is " Dumb 'Merican", I tend to demonstrate the absurdity of that particular generalization with great vehemence. Nothing so easily defeated as a generalization, is there? This is not to mention the ridiculous notion that geographical location determines intelligence. I chop them up quite nicely, thank you. I swear before the gods that I do not believe in, that one brain fart had the gall to refer to me as Jethro from the "Beverly Hillbillies". After I had mopped him up all day long, he said that not everyone had the "benefit of my education" and when I told him that I had only passed thru to the sixth grade elementary level, this turd had the nerve to call me "Jethro". People are so damn stupid.
soeffingwhat Scot/Irish, Cherokee. Pretty common here in the States. I had heard about the Goon Show, I think that I have seen clips of it here in YT, I''ll check. I give no pass to any Muslim, they cannot be trusted. They lie under the direction of the very "holy book" they live by. There are no bigger liars than Muslims and Socialists, in my experience.
Every one of them would be a tremendous loss to the group, but Graham was the salt of the group. He had something very special. Can't really find the words. You other fans out there might know what I'm thinking about anyway.
Yes indeed, he had a genuine presence, a gift for timing, even the way he held his mouth on cue - and his speech was impeccable - just a natural wit in the classic sense.
Absolutely thats why the others had no problem with him as the leading character in the movies just the way he spoke and moved was funny as hell it is hard to explain
Chapman was the closest to the "straight man" of the group. Those who know comedy far better than me say that is the most difficult role in a comedy act or troupe. He was completely indispensable.
It takes a special man to bring laughter to the world in his own absence. Graham was one of a kind. Mostly because they refused to make another one once they saw how he turned out.
I first saw Monty Python on Comedy Central when I was 18 and my love of the UK ,Wales and its people blossomed. I had an opportunity to study in England. Thank you Monty Python for making this insane world easy to bear.
"I feel I should say "nonsense". Good riddance to him, the freeloading bastard". The humour and intelligence and irreverance of these knowledgeable, well educated and aware people has keep me going for years. Whenever I get so tired of boringness, hypocrisy and hypocrits,prats, stupidity, and ignorance, I pull up some Python to remind myself that sanity and thoughtful perspective still exist. Thank you for posting.
I'm a yank nurse, and know well what you're referring to in regard to how such devastating circumstances truly reveal a person's character. Thank you for providing empathetic, respectful, skillful, and compassionate care to a character so very near and dear to my black little heart-Graham Chapman. Warmest Regards ~Kaycee, CNRN, CRRN
And then there were five... Graham is gone but not forgotten. That day the humour should have died, but the other Pythons clearly disagreed... and we should all be thankful for that. Python is still king of the hill...
The first interviews of looking back, and when you're at your so emotional because of death, are always the best. This may not be the best documentary of Python, but the interviews in here are at their most real and revealing. That's what makes this documentary so good.
What a force of change in culture, these men. All comedy, and perhaps all satire they forever changed. The Lone Comic TM Defender of Creativity and Entertainment SM
I would personally like to thank you for looking after Graham in his final hours im 21 Ive watched python since a kid and got into comedy because of them there will never be anyone quite like the python crew, they deserve so much from us I thank you for looking after this kid man and im sure the rest of the world does to :)
I used to live near a pub in Marloes Rd, and Monty Python came on late on a sunday night. We used to invite people back to the flat to see Monty Python (which pretty well emptied the pub). I remember one evening two French girls saying 'all zese people, zey live in zat flat?'
+Funnysterste Isn't it amazing how they defined not only an era, but the best in humor for ever!? Even today, in 2016 (ouch!) they are the AVANTGARDE of humor!
I watched the memorial service for Deke Slayton on NASA TV 20 years ago. One of the original Mercury Astronauts, he was grounded by heart murmur and given the job of Director of Flight Crew Operations. In other words HE decided who would be the first man to walk on the moon. A panel of famous astronauts each told their favorite stories about their boss. It was a joyous and very funny sendoff, shown on NASA TV so all the NASA centers across the US could say goodby to the "Chief Astronaut'.
WOAH! 44:40 I never realized it _started_ in Dallas!! I remember growing up with British comedies on PBS on certain nights/evenings (weekends, I think), and watching those religiously with my mom had an absolutely massive effect on who I am today, especially (of course) my sense of humor. I had no inkling then how lucky I was - I just knew that I loved those shows - and I still get strange looks when I tell people that I grew up on British comedy... in the 70s and 80s... in Texas! I just never imagined I was actually one of the first. I guess for many years I just supposed everyone got them somehow. I wonder why Dallas, of all places? Well anyway, I'm terribly, terribly grateful to KERA channel 13 for giving us the Flying Circus, and then all of the other British comedies they gave us through the years, shows which I adore to this day.
I have the 4cd box with all Flying circus episodes and I jst watch it all the time can't get enough of it. Mostly I like them playing women and Terry Jones & Michael Palin are my favorites for female roles :-) Love this type of humor. The ministry of silly walks, Dennis Moore, the Spanisch inquisition etc. I love their movies to. I've got the holy grail, life of Brian & meaning of life. The first 2 I think are the best. Side projects I love too, Time bandits, Yellowbeard... They're just amazing!
My favorite sketch was _not_ the one with the parrot, nor the cheese shop…..mine featured Cleese and Chapman as pepper pots, sitting in a laundromat chatting in outrageous accents, and somehow ending up arguing about Jean Paul Sartre-you know the one-and the next thing you know, they’re on a raft to Paris, but they get sidetracked, etc. etc. *THAT* is my favorite sketch!
Free-loading bastard or not, he insisted on buying a round...when it was not his round! I was lucky enough to interview him in 1975. When we eventually left the bar he said, 'I hope you go straight to heaven, do not pass GO, do not collect £200' (a Monopoly reference). He was a talented and extraordinary character.
Like the rest of us Americans.We really never knew what they were saying until years later.I mean we had an idea but it was the clever presentation that went from cheesy sets to a beautiful wooded scene or park in London somewhere that was more unlike we'd see here.I saw Graham Chapman interview on the Dick Cavett show and I learned a few things. I think I gave him a lot more respect than I use to give John Cleese.
I found Monty Python in 1979 right after I graduated HS. It was on PBS Sunday night at 11, right after my dad went to bed. I would take my bong into the garage and smoke, come back and laugh my ass off. Life Of Brian and The Grail are two of the funniest movies ever made. I think Brian is second only to Blazing Saddles, the funniest movie of all-time. Great comedy is timeless and since I love ridiculous humor, when I need a laugh, I go straight to The Flying Circus.
My Indonesian wife laughs at Python without getting a lot of the jokes. Animated movies these days are praised for being able to entertain kids and parents with different gags, this is the genius of Python.
Naseem Shanboor try to live beyond the stereotypical depiction of mindless girls who can only focus on appearance and not humour, intellect and humanity.
Who (I'm pretty sure) I see in the audience (non-Pythons) 5:13 Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett (from Beyond the Fringe) 5:15 Tim Brook-Taylor (The Goodies)
John Cleese says that the individual members of Python want each other to do fairly well, but not to do anything brilliant and overshadow Python's achievements. I think he is forgetting his own achievement, Fawlty Towers which, in my humble opinion is better than Python.
+Todd O'Brien Cleese is rather tall, for a person, and he had a hot wife, for a girl, so I see no reason to believe anything he says. At least from you. Not to mention man's laughter. ;)
What about their seemingly fixation over chartered accountancy? Their depiction of it is extensive through Flying Circus and they even have that master piece that goes on the beginning of the Meaning of Life...
I'm not English, so this is an educated guess, but I think it's something to do with their "middle class" backgrounds. Chartered accountancy was supposed to be like the epitome of middle class, boring life, or something.
In reference to the comment of, "So how many of you silly twits looked for Tracking controls at the beginning of this program?" All you have to do is "become" Graham Chapman, in character, and shout, "Alright you bloody damn video tracking device. Either shape up..or ship out!"
This video is mislabeled, as it should be titled "Life of Python (documentary: UK version) - 20 Years of Monty Python". It is a documentary produced in 1989 to mark 20 years of Monty Python. There were two versions, one broadcast in the USA, and the other shown in the UK. This video is the UK version which aired on Monty Python's 21st anniversary on 5 October 1990, as part of the BBC's Omnibus documentary series. I got this information from Wikipedia.
If anybody in the world has a technically better copy of this great show, in its complete form, with a improved steady image all the way thru, please post it.
But it became joyful ultimately. Even rather dependably so. Much of the world would look to the Pythons for creative humor thinly disguised as social comment. And Graham was the straightest-laced, blankest-expressioned fellow ever to deliver a comedic punch-line since the addition of sound to film.
Monty Pythons ruined my life. As a young man I watched them all the time and as a result began to think and ask questions. I know God intended me to stand in a line and not ask anything. I was supposed to become a Chartered Accountant and wear a silly hat to work, but never did. Why, because Monty Pythons made me move into a direction is life that was radically and completely different. I am filing a law suit as soon as I can figure out which one I can sue because of ruining my life.
I have neither sufficient time nor any inclination to try and assess what percentage of this memorial to him contained any reference to him. Regards, Horatio Nelson.
God brought the pythons together and said, " Oh, don't grovel. If there's anything i can't stand, it's grovelling.." So, he told them to make a joyful noise...Good thing. They know how to make those.. Oh they may disguise the noise and call it something else..........
I had the privilege to care for this wonderful, gentle, kind man on Cornwallis ward at Maidstone hospital where he died. His partner David who seemed to live in black jeans and leather jacket was also an incredibly gentle, humble, shy, softly spoken & gracious man who never took advantage of his status. You can tell a great deal about a person when they are so desperately ill by their visitors & there was no doubt that he was deeply loved by many exceptionally special people on so many levels.
@sleepypoodle - I'm 47, and just like my father before me... I'm a lifelong fan,
These guys all helped make the world a better place, with greater understanding,
They will always be one of my guiding forces in life, they even taught me to appreciate my own quirks and sense of humour 🙌🏻 RIP Graham and thank you.
And to the rest of the Monty Python team we thank and love you all for bringing the world what it truly needed
🇦🇺 😎👍
When you are ill by your visitors, that sounds exactly like you are one of that Flying Circus yourself. Confess! Call the Spanish inquisition!
In a way I'm jealous. To spend any time with that man to me is a great privilege.
Oh, wow. Amazing and thank you. You’re a proper hero. I could never do what you do, and I always marvel at those who can.
Chapman was a hell of a comedian. I can only hope that I have friends like he did, who are willing to swear at my funeral.
Monty Python was wonderful. I don't think my life would have been the same without them. Years ago a childhood friend of mine died. In his obituary they mentioned how much he loved Monty Python. How many comedians get mentioned in obituaries? At one point we lived next door to each other. He took in a stray cat and naturally he named it Eric. Thanks for the memories boys, we all love ya.
I am an American, and there were a few American comedies that I liked, but I was never happier than when I discovered British humor in the Sixties. So outrageous and clever.
Richard Davis This documentary is from December 1989 and they'd just lost Chapman. Little did they know that 25 Years from then that due to Public demand, they'd get together for a series of HUGE live shows in London's O2 Arena (state of the Art Arena, wasn't around in 89, its housed in the Millenium Dome opened in 1999). Even Stephen Fry here, wasn't known in America then, but is quite big there now.
soeffingwhat
I have known of Fry for quite some time, I learned of Python on the seventies. I love British humor going back to the sixties when I heard it on the radio while living as a boy in Spain. Radio was all there was in English for Americans.
Richard Davis Agreed. I think Python hit parts of the world that British Comedy didn't previously penetrate. British Comedy is great. We got it all the time here in Ireland, where I live.
soeffingwhat
I am of Irish descent, perhaps our senses of humor are inherent. I really enjoy the sense of humor of the Isles, and I believe that much of it originates from the devastation of WW II and the black humor that comes along with that kind of experience, along with the propensity for being very well educated. One of my pet peeves is " Dumb 'Merican", I tend to demonstrate the absurdity of that particular generalization with great vehemence. Nothing so easily defeated as a generalization, is there? This is not to mention the ridiculous notion that geographical location determines intelligence. I chop them up quite nicely, thank you. I swear before the gods that I do not believe in, that one brain fart had the gall to refer to me as Jethro from the "Beverly Hillbillies". After I had mopped him up all day long, he said that not everyone had the "benefit of my education" and when I told him that I had only passed thru to the sixth grade elementary level, this turd had the nerve to call me "Jethro". People are so damn stupid.
soeffingwhat
Scot/Irish, Cherokee. Pretty common here in the States. I had heard about the Goon Show, I think that I have seen clips of it here in YT, I''ll check. I give no pass to any Muslim, they cannot be trusted. They lie under the direction of the very "holy book" they live by. There are no bigger liars than Muslims and Socialists, in my experience.
RIP Graham, thank you for helping make the insanity tolerable.
Ah VHS flickering...its been years.
Every one of them would be a tremendous loss to the group, but Graham was the salt of the group. He had something very special. Can't really find the words. You other fans out there might know what I'm thinking about anyway.
Yes indeed, he had a genuine presence, a gift for timing, even the way he held his mouth on cue - and his speech was impeccable - just a natural wit in the classic sense.
Realbillball he was the perfect straight man, even as an ironic straight man as characters like the general in mpfc
Absolutely thats why the others had no problem with him as the leading character in the movies
just the way he spoke and moved was funny as hell it is hard to explain
He projected a lot of energy and a sense of enjoyment that is contagious
Chapman was the closest to the "straight man" of the group. Those who know comedy far better than me say that is the most difficult role in a comedy act or troupe. He was completely indispensable.
Graham Chapman was the brains and heart of Monty Python....and my favourite Python. The good die young.
It takes a special man to bring laughter to the world in his own absence. Graham was one of a kind. Mostly because they refused to make another one once they saw how he turned out.
I first saw Monty Python on Comedy Central when I was 18 and my love of the UK ,Wales and its people blossomed. I had an opportunity to study in England. Thank you Monty Python for making this insane world easy to bear.
Meanwhile, in 2015, you can't say fuck anymore in BBC. Nor can you punch your producer. Or weigh ducks.
While in 2000000017, you still can't say fuck islam without getting beheaded. Religion of peace!
8 people gave this the thumbs down? Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!
I say to them , " Nih " .
Who knows, it could be 8 happy Australians?
It was probably the French Taunters....
😂 I agree wholeheartedly....
Furthermore ... There dog is just two cats taped together.... 😁
Totally agree. Now go away, haters, or we shall taunt you a second time-a!
"I feel I should say "nonsense". Good riddance to him, the freeloading bastard". The humour and intelligence and irreverance of these knowledgeable, well educated and aware people has keep me going for years. Whenever I get so tired of boringness, hypocrisy and hypocrits,prats, stupidity, and ignorance, I pull up some Python to remind myself that sanity and thoughtful perspective still exist. Thank you for posting.
I'm a yank nurse, and know well what you're referring to in regard to how such devastating circumstances truly reveal a person's character.
Thank you for providing empathetic, respectful, skillful, and compassionate care to a character so very near and dear to my black little heart-Graham Chapman.
Warmest Regards
~Kaycee, CNRN, CRRN
Ending Graham Chapman's memorial service with the song "Always look on the Bright Side of Life" was perfect (Snif!)
And then there were five... Graham is gone but not forgotten. That day the humour should have died, but the other Pythons clearly disagreed... and we should all be thankful for that. Python is still king of the hill...
+Rudolf Trost No it isn't.
+Angus Davies Yes, it is.
+Leopoldo Aranha No, it isn't!
Migy This is not and argument and I'll not pay for it.
Leopoldo Aranha Yes, you will.
He was a great actor, comedian, writer and above all, human being.
The first interviews of looking back, and when you're at your so emotional because of death, are always the best. This may not be the best documentary of Python, but the interviews in here are at their most real and revealing. That's what makes this documentary so good.
What a force of change in culture, these men. All comedy, and perhaps all satire they forever changed.
The Lone Comic TM
Defender of Creativity and Entertainment SM
"Anything for him but mindless good taste." Words to live by (especially nowadays).
I would personally like to thank you for looking after Graham in his final hours im 21 Ive watched python since a kid and got into comedy because of them there will never be anyone quite like the python crew, they deserve so much from us I thank you for looking after this kid man and im sure the rest of the world does to :)
ah the old late 80's BBC graphic and hum of an analogue vhs takes me back.... thanks for posting
Reb Brown and that hiss of the tape heads....
I just love John Cleese's funeral speech!
Rip graham chapman the funniest one of the Monty Python team, cheers Arthur king of the britains
I used to live near a pub in Marloes Rd, and Monty Python came on late on a sunday night. We used to invite people back to the flat to see Monty Python (which pretty well emptied the pub). I remember one evening two French girls saying 'all zese people, zey live in zat flat?'
I cant tell how much I love these guys. Greetings from germany.
+Funnysterste Isn't it amazing how they defined not only an era, but the best in humor for ever!? Even today, in 2016 (ouch!) they are the AVANTGARDE of humor!
+NYCBG Perhaps to some people it might sound exaggerated, but I totally agree with you!!
Stop us if you think were being to silly. God bless Graham
I watched the memorial service for Deke Slayton on NASA TV 20 years ago. One of the original Mercury Astronauts, he was grounded by heart murmur and given the job of Director of Flight Crew Operations. In other words HE decided who would be the first man to walk on the moon. A panel of famous astronauts each told their favorite stories about their boss. It was a joyous and very funny sendoff, shown on NASA TV so all the NASA centers across the US could say goodby to the "Chief Astronaut'.
Thanks for uploading. Never seen this, and it was great.
Python made and still makes people laugh. Nothing more and nothing less. We should be thankful for that. Everything else is Politics.
Loved the BBC disclaimer at the start "some viewers may be offended". I even enjoyed the terrible VHS video quality,... ah, memories of the 1980's.
I love Monty Python. They are brilliantly bonkers!
Thank you for your care, and taking the time to share that with all of us. What a kind thing to say.
WOAH! 44:40 I never realized it _started_ in Dallas!! I remember growing up with British comedies on PBS on certain nights/evenings (weekends, I think), and watching those religiously with my mom had an absolutely massive effect on who I am today, especially (of course) my sense of humor. I had no inkling then how lucky I was - I just knew that I loved those shows - and I still get strange looks when I tell people that I grew up on British comedy... in the 70s and 80s... in Texas! I just never imagined I was actually one of the first. I guess for many years I just supposed everyone got them somehow. I wonder why Dallas, of all places? Well anyway, I'm terribly, terribly grateful to KERA channel 13 for giving us the Flying Circus, and then all of the other British comedies they gave us through the years, shows which I adore to this day.
What a beautiful post.Thank you, he was an amazing talent, and I agree entirely with your sentiments xx
Eric Idle's answer at 49:50 is hysterical, had me in tears lol
The response from him is telling of the reason why he wasn't in the Secret Life of Brian.
I have the 4cd box with all Flying circus episodes and I jst watch it all the time can't get enough of it. Mostly I like them playing women and Terry Jones & Michael Palin are my favorites for female roles :-) Love this type of humor. The ministry of silly walks, Dennis Moore, the Spanisch inquisition etc. I love their movies to. I've got the holy grail, life of Brian & meaning of life. The first 2 I think are the best. Side projects I love too, Time bandits, Yellowbeard... They're just amazing!
My favorite sketch was _not_ the one with the parrot, nor the cheese shop…..mine featured Cleese and Chapman as pepper pots, sitting in a laundromat chatting in outrageous accents, and somehow ending up arguing about Jean Paul Sartre-you know the one-and the next thing you know, they’re on a raft to Paris, but they get sidetracked, etc. etc. *THAT* is my favorite sketch!
Mrs Premise and Mrs Conclusion!
thanks for uploading. Love the scratchy VHS quality! :D
Thanks for sharing x
Free-loading bastard or not, he insisted on buying a round...when it was not his round! I was lucky enough to interview him in 1975. When we eventually left the bar he said, 'I hope you go straight to heaven, do not pass GO, do not collect £200' (a Monopoly reference). He was a talented and extraordinary character.
I'm only 13 but i feel Igrew up with him and terrible that he died. :-(
Cleese: "Someone had explained to me we were Number One in Yugoslavia" OF COURSE you were! Yugoslavia was a super advanced country at the time.
I think that being number one has not much to do with advancement.
Yugoslavia wasn't quite as iron curtain as some of the other eastern european countries
Matthew Shrubsole Iron Curtain? In Yugoslavias case I think you mean Titos Cove.
graham chapman is a beautiful man
What a special caregiver, to take note of these things, and to make mention! God bless you,
1989 is was 8 years old.... OMG I´m getting old......
don't worry old bean I was 9 years old
LOL :-D
age is just an illusion, so is time..
Michaela Hilzensauer I too was eight and didn't discover Monty Python intil a little later but I always had a crush on Eric idle
I wasn't even a fucking sperm
11 people who need a humour transplant.
Like the rest of us Americans.We really never knew what they were saying until years later.I mean we had an idea but it was the clever presentation that went from cheesy sets to a beautiful wooded scene or park in London somewhere that was more unlike we'd see here.I saw Graham Chapman interview on the Dick Cavett show and I learned a few things. I think I gave him a lot more respect than I use to give John Cleese.
I found Monty Python in 1979 right after I graduated HS. It was on PBS Sunday night at 11, right after my dad went to bed. I would take my bong into the garage and smoke, come back and laugh my ass off. Life Of Brian and The Grail are two of the funniest movies ever made. I think Brian is second only to Blazing Saddles, the funniest movie of all-time. Great comedy is timeless and since I love ridiculous humor, when I need a laugh, I go straight to The Flying Circus.
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On Desert Island Discs Cleese chose Palin as his luxury. Told he could not have a person, he asked for a stuffed Palin!
Python was the greatest humor I ever saw. No one will ever get near them for straight out FUNNY.
My Indonesian wife laughs at Python without getting a lot of the jokes. Animated movies these days are praised for being able to entertain kids and parents with different gags, this is the genius of Python.
I always though John Cleese was Monty Python when I was young.
we should be happy M.Python will live forever.
Thank you for this!!
Masters of their own craft
Best funeral ever.
MrMaenambeach
It wasn’t a funeral.
"And I would like to remind the Pommie Bastard, there are NO Poufters"
that freaking mole kept me from focusing on what he was saying.
Naseem Shanboor try to live beyond the stereotypical depiction of mindless girls who can only focus on appearance and not humour, intellect and humanity.
I grew up loving Monty Python on Pbs.
A classic troupe
......................thank you Grahm ....................................
Who (I'm pretty sure) I see in the audience (non-Pythons)
5:13 Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett (from Beyond the Fringe)
5:15 Tim Brook-Taylor (The Goodies)
The king is dead.
Thank You.
I really enjoyed watching this.
What a Great tribute
John Cleese says that the individual members of Python want each other to do fairly well, but not to do anything brilliant and overshadow Python's achievements. I think he is forgetting his own achievement, Fawlty Towers which, in my humble opinion is better than Python.
+Todd O'Brien Fawlty Towers is indeed a work of pure genius.
+Todd O'Brien It was Farty Towels.
+Angus Davies Flowery Twats?
+Todd O'Brien Cleese is rather tall, for a person, and he had a hot wife, for a girl, so I see no reason to believe anything he says. At least from you. Not to mention man's laughter. ;)
What about their seemingly fixation over chartered accountancy? Their depiction of it is extensive through Flying Circus and they even have that master piece that goes on the beginning of the Meaning of Life...
I'm not English, so this is an educated guess, but I think it's something to do with their "middle class" backgrounds. Chartered accountancy was supposed to be like the epitome of middle class, boring life, or something.
Astonishingly little about Chapman for a memorial to him.
It is mistitled.
Best comedy show ever.
In reference to the comment of, "So how many of you silly twits looked for Tracking controls at the beginning of this program?" All you have to do is "become" Graham Chapman, in character, and shout, "Alright you bloody damn video tracking device. Either shape up..or ship out!"
Good grief! At the beginning, it was funny to see Cleese say f**** with his serious expression!
I find it amazing how precautionary the unfeasibly plummy-voiced announcer was as late as 1989.
A VERY eccentric, very interesting and very fun man..
Ha. I loved Python and my first job was as an Analytical Chemist for Pilkington Bros. Glass - as had been my careers master.
Someone needs to use that tracking knob on the VHS player :)
I think their penguin may have exploded.
Sounds like it was a happy and proper way to say Goodbye.
This video is mislabeled, as it should be titled "Life of Python (documentary: UK version) - 20 Years of Monty Python". It is a documentary produced in 1989 to mark 20 years of Monty Python. There were two versions, one broadcast in the USA, and the other shown in the UK. This video is the UK version which aired on Monty Python's 21st anniversary on 5 October 1990, as part of the BBC's Omnibus documentary series. I got this information from Wikipedia.
If anybody in the world has a technically better copy of this great show, in its complete form, with a improved steady image all the way thru, please post it.
did never see this. i would have definately watched it on the wnet public channel here in new york had i seen that it was gonna be on.
But it became joyful ultimately. Even rather dependably so. Much of the world would look to the Pythons for creative humor thinly disguised as social comment. And Graham was the straightest-laced, blankest-expressioned fellow ever to deliver a comedic punch-line since the addition of sound to film.
and thank you for writing this comment.
Interesting that Elton and Fry were interviewed for this. At the the time they were both probably seen as natural successors. Shame about Elton.
wow... I love this vid
A question: do I need to pay the royalties to make "Always Look on the Broght Side of Life" at also my funeral?
Seeing TBT at the 5:15 mark brought tears to my eyes, damn covid.
Yes...a couple of shots of Bill Oddie too.
The genius of Python, series and the movies, is that it was acted 100% straight (so to speak)... except the pepperpots, of course.
Monty Pythons ruined my life. As a young man I watched them all the time and as a result began to think and ask questions. I know God intended me to stand in a line and not ask anything. I was supposed to become a Chartered Accountant and wear a silly hat to work, but never did. Why, because Monty Pythons made me move into a direction is life that was radically and completely different. I am filing a law suit as soon as I can figure out which one I can sue because of ruining my life.
Лучшие.
1 dislike by Graham Chapman...just for the fun of it :D
RIP Graham, "you freeloading bastard" Always missed! ;)
My Dad said switch that crap off. Luckily next door let me watch.
A LIKE TO SAY VERY,VERY,YERY THX´S.............AND:R.I.P,GRAHAM(I KNOW WHAT YEAR WE HAVE)
I have neither sufficient time nor any inclination to try and assess what percentage of this memorial to him contained any reference to him. Regards, Horatio Nelson.
R.I.P
i'm glad palin mentions the point of people getting too critical and overanalyzing python's humor.
God brought the pythons together and said, " Oh, don't grovel. If there's anything i can't stand, it's grovelling.." So, he told them to make a joyful noise...Good thing. They know how to make those.. Oh they may disguise the noise and call it something else..........
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