Amen, amen, amen! "Wit" is the operative word. We have slapstick, satire, racial humour, ghetto humour, scatological humour, sexual humour, insulting humour, and just plain bad humour. Python had all of the above--but did it with amazing skill. "Wit" indeed!
-----Original Message----- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of md_moore42 Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 15:38 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Monty Python on PBS Yes, I saw the one on Graham Chapman who I loved in "Life of Brian". And in the "Holy Grail" movie. Wonderful stuff. They were surprisingly frank about his drinking. Oh, how I wish that someone was making movies with that type of wit now. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This ought to be interesting. I was home sick today, but unfortunately > worked the whole time. Other than a great four-hour block of "Star > Trek", what kept me going today was watching an episode of Python on BBC > America. It was hilarious, with an alien spacecraft turning people into > Scotsman who then marched off to the music of bagpipes. The aliens were > sentient (spelling sucks here) blamoches? I think that's some kind of > dessert like a soufflé? After almost four decades, Monty Python still > makes me laugh so hard I cry. And as always, my wife just sits there > staring at me in bemusement, not getting it at all. But what does she > know: she actually liked Benny Hill! > > <http://www.pbs.org/montypython/> http://www.pbs.org/montypython/ > <http://www.pbs.org/montypython/locallistings_personalbest.html> > > "Monty Python's Personal Best," a series of six outrageous one-hour > specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians with new footage and > original clips, will premiere on PBS February 22, 2006. Each episode > will include members of the original Monty Python troupe performing in > favorite clips from their unorthodox television series, "Monty Python's > Flying Circus," repurposed with exclusive new material. Each of the five > living Pythons John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and > Michael Palin produced and wrote his own episode, and collaborated to > create the sixth special in honor of deceased member Graham Chapman. The > episodes will air over a three week period in two-hour blocks on PBS on > February 22, March 1 and March 8. > > The "Pythons" burst onto the scene in October 1969 when "Monty Python's > Flying Circus" debuted in Britain on the BBC to a startled UK audience. > The series' 45 episodes ran until December 1974. American audiences were > first introduced to such phrases as "nudge, nudge, wink, wink," "naughty > bits" and "nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!" when local PBS > stations obtained broadcast rights to the series in 1974. The series > returns to PBS in April 2006. > > Monty Python's Personal Best and Monty Python's Flying Circus are > produced by Python (Monty) Pictures, Ltd. The official Monty Python Web > site is <http://www.pythonline.com/> www.pythonline.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > SPONSORED LINKS Science <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Science+fiction+and+fantasy&w1=Scie nce+fiction+and+fantasy&w2=Genre+magazine&c=2&s=53&.sig=8s5ldQicr16mMwkM wHGybg> fiction and fantasy Genre <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Genre+magazine&w1=Science+fiction+a nd+fantasy&w2=Genre+magazine&c=2&s=53&.sig=6x48yHym4cI_VD4C3GisSg> magazine _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "scifinoir2 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . _____ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
