Monty Python means everything and nothing. I think I read somewhere they wanted to come up with a name that when people read the TV guide they would think, ‘what the hell is this going to be about!’
I don’t understand how most fans can pick a favorite python when they’re all so good at such different things and have worked on such diverse projects. I always wonder what the comparison standard is.
Yup. And when the Doctor foils his plan for the umpteenth time, he can wave his fist at the Tardis as it dematerialises and scream “YOU BASTAAARD!”
Incidentally, Cleese was in an episode of Doctor Who as an art critic. Although perhaps you already know that, and indeed perhaps your own comment is in reply to a declaration of such a fact by another commenter further down this comments lift.
Yes, someone told me about the “reply” video and I watched it. It perplexes me that Mr. Idle, or whoever selected the YouTube comments for him, chose mine rather than the comment by Salvadormarley to which I was replying. I think that saying that Idle “has an American accent” is much sillier than analyzing the occurrences of certain vowels in his speech. Still, it is a (feeble) kind of celebrity to have Eric Idle reply to one’s comment on a YouTube video in another YouTube video.
I would love to learn more about the Python writing process. Who wrote what, where did they get the ideas from, etc etc. This video defiitely piques my interest in the subject, answers some questions, but makes me want to know MORE!!!! Monty Python forever!
August 7th, 2009 at 1:57 am
Always wondered about that.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Llamas with Hats? lol there’s a vid on that. John Cleese, Eric Idle and the whole Python cast is great, doing the Dead Parrot Sketch for the School.
August 7th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
so gutes vid und die männers lernt ma was der auf HeisseZone . com schreibt
August 9th, 2009 at 5:25 am
I am not sure that’s the case here. To me he sounds the same way he did from his Monty Python days.
August 12th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Yeah, he’s lived in the US for about 20 years. After two decades, your native accent can get a little blurred with the surrounding accents.
August 14th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Hey hat jemand bock zu chatten
August 18th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Why the hell is Eric Idle putting on a slight american accent? Interview must of bin done in U.S or hes been living out there for some time… Odd
August 20th, 2009 at 5:51 am
“Lets write a sketch about, um… A LLAMA!”
I don’t know why, but that always cracks me up.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:10 am
Monty Python means everything and nothing. I think I read somewhere they wanted to come up with a name that when people read the TV guide they would think, ‘what the hell is this going to be about!’
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:51 am
this is good. I’ve been getting a lot of writing help online advisingwriters,com is pretty good too.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:12 am
Can anyone tell me what exactly the name “Monty Python” means? I assume it’s bawdy in nature.
August 27th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
hm, interesting little glimpse at an aspect of the python personalities. i love these chaps so much
August 29th, 2009 at 12:13 am
All of them was completely funny…and different!
I Like them all.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:25 am
Mr. Python, I have a question. Is there more silly material ON camera, or OFF camera when you work with those people?
August 29th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Nice touch.
August 30th, 2009 at 5:01 am
I just wish he knew that my alias stands for “Arsbajt Tosov” (”arse-bite toss-off”).
August 30th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
He chose yours? That’s an honor, old chap.
September 1st, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I don’t understand how most fans can pick a favorite python when they’re all so good at such different things and have worked on such diverse projects. I always wonder what the comparison standard is.
September 5th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Yup. And when the Doctor foils his plan for the umpteenth time, he can wave his fist at the Tardis as it dematerialises and scream “YOU BASTAAARD!”
Incidentally, Cleese was in an episode of Doctor Who as an art critic. Although perhaps you already know that, and indeed perhaps your own comment is in reply to a declaration of such a fact by another commenter further down this comments lift.
…llama, anyone?
September 5th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Yes, someone told me about the “reply” video and I watched it. It perplexes me that Mr. Idle, or whoever selected the YouTube comments for him, chose mine rather than the comment by Salvadormarley to which I was replying. I think that saying that Idle “has an American accent” is much sillier than analyzing the occurrences of certain vowels in his speech. Still, it is a (feeble) kind of celebrity to have Eric Idle reply to one’s comment on a YouTube video in another YouTube video.
September 7th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Have you seen Eric’s reply?
September 9th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I would love to learn more about the Python writing process. Who wrote what, where did they get the ideas from, etc etc. This video defiitely piques my interest in the subject, answers some questions, but makes me want to know MORE!!!! Monty Python forever!
September 11th, 2009 at 4:33 am
John Cleese is an evil monkey
September 13th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Pipe sounds good too.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Then John Cleese would have to be The Master.