John told Idle "Get Up and Go" was too close to "Get Back" and Dick James would probably sue them if it was on the album (so they left it off).
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 26 January 2020 19:04 (four years ago) link
Posted this on the Bonzos thread earlier today, perhaps it is relevant here as well:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9SQ7GeiGh8&feature=emb_logo
― TS: Kirk/Spock vs. Marat/Sade (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 January 2020 19:13 (four years ago) link
Start againhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9SQ7GeiGh8
― TS: Kirk/Spock vs. Marat/Sade (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 January 2020 19:14 (four years ago) link
There was always Rutland Weekend Television,Radio 5 is also good and at least sometimes funny; shows Idle dedicating the same sort of attention to detail another medium as he did to the extremely dense & visual Python books.
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Sunday, 26 January 2020 19:23 (four years ago) link
Actually the only thing I remember disagreeing with in dm's long post with Idle bringing along Innes as a negative.
― TS: Kirk/Spock vs. Marat/Sade (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 January 2020 19:23 (four years ago) link
its a controversial take i admit but in particular i cant forgive urban spaceman
― Catherine, Boner of JP Sweeney & Co (darraghmac), Sunday, 26 January 2020 19:31 (four years ago) link
(xp) "Nausea" is not set in Paris, Neil. Tut tut.
― Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 January 2020 19:44 (four years ago) link
Yeah, that was a little, um, defensive or something.
― TS: Kirk/Spock vs. Marat/Sade (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 January 2020 19:47 (four years ago) link
john cleese, 1972:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohDB5gbtaEQ
john cleese, 2020:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/john-cleese-baffled-jk-rowling-105247414.html
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 19 June 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link
I've always wondered what happened to his chin between Python and Fawlty Towers, let alone old age
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Friday, 19 June 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link
tbh at this point I expected even worse from him
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 19 June 2020 16:45 (three years ago) link
the other participant in the argument sketch is, of course, dead. however, in 1982 he said this:
https://youtu.be/nwOcc-buSsg?t=481
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 19 June 2020 16:52 (three years ago) link
Trump's latest interview vs monty python parrot sketch pic.twitter.com/GKlpNF4ffB— Darren Dutton (@Darren_Dutton) August 4, 2020
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 5 August 2020 01:27 (three years ago) link
Never knew about the origin of this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwJQQyF0yy0
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 February 2022 20:49 (two years ago) link
wow! how great. never knew that either.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 6 February 2022 21:06 (two years ago) link
as in you didn't know it was pre python?
― Ár an broc a mhic (darraghmac), Sunday, 6 February 2022 23:50 (two years ago) link
nope!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 6 February 2022 23:52 (two years ago) link
I often do the real version of that: mi bed was a bit of foam on't floor for 3 years in a mice infested slum in a box room wi' brother and sister and we had black mould on toast for breakfast...
― calzino, Monday, 7 February 2022 00:06 (two years ago) link
Also the bookshop sketch. Too bad it is not complete.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYlOV7K-xOU
― everything, Monday, 7 February 2022 00:20 (two years ago) link
Cleese posted that "Four Yorkshiremen" video to honor the passing of Barry Cryer, who plays the waiter.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 7 February 2022 14:54 (two years ago) link
easier to acknowledge a passing waiter than to get one to acknowledge you nest pas
― Ár an broc a mhic (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 February 2022 02:30 (two years ago) link
*nudge, nudge, wink, wink*
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 February 2022 02:44 (two years ago) link
Who else remembers first seeing Monty Python on The Dean Martin Comedy World?
― Billion Year Polyphonic Spree (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 3 May 2024 22:12 (five days ago) link
Maybe I should start a summer replacement show thread.
― Billion Year Polyphonic Spree (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 3 May 2024 22:13 (five days ago) link
how old do you think we all are
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 3 May 2024 22:27 (five days ago) link
I'm intrigued by this "comedy acts from around the world" premise of the Dean Martin show you mention - any idea if any non anglo acts were featured?
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 3 May 2024 22:30 (five days ago) link
terry jones?
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Friday, 3 May 2024 22:55 (five days ago) link
― Billion Year Polyphonic Spree (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 4 May 2024 01:11 (four days ago) link
― Billion Year Polyphonic Spree (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 4 May 2024 01:18 (four days ago) link