06-05-2011, 12:00 AM
The special olympics, making fun of it, what a great attack on that taboo, social etiquette!
These Python guys, they got lots of heart. I watched an interview where they poke fun at the death of Python member Graham Chapman, who died of throat cancer in 1989. The interview was in 1998, so it was being said by Robert Klein (who was the interviewer) its unfortunate Graham could not be present. And John Cleese said, "yeah, but he's dead...stone fucking dead." The audience roars with laughter. Later they claim they brought him along...turns out its an urn of his ashes which they place on a table in front of all the seated remaining members. Terry Gilliam, another Python, later 'accidentally' knocks the urn over with his foot as he goes to put his legs up on the table. The ashes fly everywhere on the floor and the members get up and start sweeping it up, putting some back in the urn, putting some under a rug there, and also a guy with a dust buster comes out.
Audience loved it.
The day Chapman died, Both Cleese and Palin where in his hospital room and had to be lead out there were so distraught with grief.
These Python guys, they got lots of heart. I watched an interview where they poke fun at the death of Python member Graham Chapman, who died of throat cancer in 1989. The interview was in 1998, so it was being said by Robert Klein (who was the interviewer) its unfortunate Graham could not be present. And John Cleese said, "yeah, but he's dead...stone fucking dead." The audience roars with laughter. Later they claim they brought him along...turns out its an urn of his ashes which they place on a table in front of all the seated remaining members. Terry Gilliam, another Python, later 'accidentally' knocks the urn over with his foot as he goes to put his legs up on the table. The ashes fly everywhere on the floor and the members get up and start sweeping it up, putting some back in the urn, putting some under a rug there, and also a guy with a dust buster comes out.
Audience loved it.
The day Chapman died, Both Cleese and Palin where in his hospital room and had to be lead out there were so distraught with grief.