As a Pythonist, I am deeply, deeply offended
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Posted on: August 22, 2006 11:45 AM, by PZ Myers
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Oh, hell yeah. I remember that show. And that skit.
Posted by: Proteus454 | August 22, 2006 12:11 PM
I need more Rowan Atkinson in my life. If John Cleese is the Comic Messiah, then Rowan Atkinson is the new Prophet, who will rise amoung the people of the desert and lead them to victory. Also, Baldric can come too.
Posted by: TheBrummell | August 22, 2006 1:05 PM
If Baldric is coming, do you think we could drag Hugh Laurie away from "House" in the process? Wot? How shall we f*ck off, O Lord?
Posted by: Joe Martin | August 22, 2006 2:53 PM
As an expatriate from the Land of Python, I also have to say I am deeply offended by Hollywood's treatment of the canon.
The Passion Of Christ - an abomination committed by erstwhile Antipodean, Mel Gibson - was clearly an outrageous caricature of our beloved Life Of Brian, the ultimate blasphemy being the omission from the end of Psalm 666 in praise of atheism, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.
As for Snakes On A Plane, could there be a more obvious parody of Monty Python's Flying Circus?
Posted by: Ian H Spedding | August 22, 2006 3:07 PM
Well, that was the full monty.
BITW, I note that the Comic Messias is more parsimonious than the Cosmic Messias, while as the prophet explained having fully as much observable Spanish Inquisition. So it is the way to go, if one want to go these silly walks.
Posted by: Torbjörn Larsson | August 22, 2006 4:35 PM
Thank you for that. 'Twas truly most amusing beyond words.
Always have been a big fan of Atkinson.
'Tis sad that Monty Python has 'ceased to be'.
Posted by: Reluctant Atheist | August 22, 2006 5:05 PM
I really needed that. thank you.
Posted by: remy | August 22, 2006 7:09 PM
Pure comic genius. What show is that from?
Posted by: Dan | August 22, 2006 7:31 PM
Just a guess, but the last time I saw Mel Smith and Rowan Atkinson together was in Not the Nine O'Clock News.
Posted by: gregonomic | August 22, 2006 7:41 PM
Oops, ballsed up the link in my last comment. Try: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Posted by: gregonomic | August 22, 2006 7:48 PM
It was indeed Not the Nine O'Clock News. I remember it well. The woman interviewer is Pamela Stephenson, now married to Billy Connolly (who when he is in full flight is easily the funniest guy on the planet), whose biography she recently published. Pamela, an Australian, is now a clinical psychologist.
Posted by: John Wilkins | August 22, 2006 8:01 PM
Next you'll be trying to tell me that Crowded House and pavlova are Australian too.
Posted by: gregonomic | August 22, 2006 8:18 PM
Yeah, give the Kiwis some love. The least we could do is to identify them properly.
Posted by: Dan | August 23, 2006 12:00 AM
That was nice.
Now for some Black Adder on You Tube (must get Vox Day and Co. out of my head).
Posted by: George | August 23, 2006 12:50 AM
I love Crowded House, even if New Zealanders do eat Russian ballet dancers.
Posted by: Watchman | August 23, 2006 4:39 PM