Working up material for the project, Cleese and Chapman took another pass at the car-salesman idea. It had possibilities, Cleese felt, that they had failed to exploit. What if they shifted the action to a pet shop? What if the malfunctioning car became a dead animal? A dog, say. Or a parrot.
posted by Chrysostom
on Jan 7, 2013 -
77 comments
In 1967, before
"Monty Python", before
"The Goodies", and before
"Marty",
John Cleese,
Graham Chapman,
Tim Brooke-Taylor and
Marty Feldman teamed up to create a groundbreaking show that influenced (and provided sketch material and dialog for) much of what we know today as
British Comedy. Most of the material was erased when its owner,
Rediffusion London, disappeared in England's
1967 TV franchise reshuffle. Here is almost all of what survives of
"At Last, the 1948 Show".
posted by ubiquity
on Oct 10, 2007 -
17 comments
We're Knights of the Round Table
We dance whene'er we're able.
We do routines and
chorus scenes
With footwork impeccable.
We dine well here in Camelot.
We eat ham and jam and
Spam a lot.
We're Knights of the Round Table.
Our shows are formidable,
But many times we're given rhymes
That are quite unsingable.
We're
opera mad in Camelot.
We sing from the diaphragm a lot.
In war we're tough and able,
Quite indefatigable.
Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable.
It's a busy life in Camelot.
posted by terrapin
on Mar 11, 2005 -
43 comments
Around the States in Eighty Days. Monty Python's Eric Idle is three quarters of the way through a North American tour and keeping an extensive online diary as he goes. "I would never be sitting at home writing my memoirs like this. There's just something about the time available and the different places we visit that
invites introspection."
posted by rory
on Dec 5, 2003 -
17 comments
Palin's Travels includes pictures, video, text and audio from
Pole To Pole,
Around the World in 80 Days,
Full Circle (with
Sahara,
Hemingway Adventure and
Great Railway Journey coming soon) - BBC TV series featuring
Michael Palin of
Monty Python fame wandering around the planet and being puckish and amusing. Great TV, and a great site, particularly if (like me) you're a travel addict. "No bombarding with ads, no spam on toast, just the Palin product, taken apart and put together again, for you to use however you want."
[via the always excellent and recently-resurrected wood_s_lot]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken
on Oct 4, 2002 -
27 comments
a silly place... either someone has waaaaay to much time on their hands or this is the coolest thing i've seen for ages.
For those of you who want more explanation think
Monty Python but in
Lego. it's a movie - so time taken to view this movie is depending on whether your connection to the interweb is
butane or
coal fired. I've searched the archives and not found this particuar link - but it is a few months old, so apologies to any who have seen it before.
I've not been accused of anything for a while.
posted by Spoon
on Dec 5, 2001 -
13 comments
