"He coming in a minute....." "I don't want to know that, I just need him down here, in the car." Michael Palin, too funny !
@bwdrums18 жыл бұрын
Haha! "He's coming in a minute", how could that obvious joke escape me for years!
@Ratelzwatel7 жыл бұрын
😄 I didn’t catch that first time.
@Stubby10855 жыл бұрын
He said it so dryly I didn't ever catch that I have to admit. Even though the sexual context of the situation was quite obvious I'm so biased against a proper sounding English gentleman saying something like that my brain refused to catch it.
@NealX4 жыл бұрын
You Brits! That old comedy "No Sex Please, We're British" still applies. An American, i got the pun instantly. Didn't you get Palin saying that the Asian in the window was Graham's pick up from the night before?
@Themanwhocameback24 жыл бұрын
For the Pythons to deliver great staid, conservative, prudish and safe (relatively speaking) humor, they would have had to know first the naughty bits of, say, a taboo subject of tv/film in their day: sex / transgressive sex. (Taking on female roles indeed was for comic effect, and was not making fun of men dressing up as women). And one can tell they knew very well of the limitless comedic possibilities that the many dimensions the topic takes on. Their boarding school & academic backgrounds no doubt more than adequately provided a rich fund for the Brits in MP to draw on. Still, they avoided dealing with any form of sexual desire (yes, but only on a few rare occasions), pornography, or even with self-abuse even. They skirted and touched upon the topic every now and then but they never really engaged with it full-on with any innuendo-filled off-color sketches or scenes, but as you can see with Palin’s casually-delivered line here , they were masters at it. They were open-minded and accepting enough of GC’s sexual preferences, but can still make light of it in a classy way that respects GC and the audience. Palin’s line here generates a healthy round of chuckles each time I revisit it. Funny thing is, the more i visit it, the naughtier it becomes. Visuals pop up. And I feel dirtier and dirtier each time responding to Palin’s line (and manner of delivery). Uncanny.
@ledeyabaklykova2 жыл бұрын
...He's a very naughty boy.
@zeushighscore7 жыл бұрын
Nice one...wish I'D thought of it
@LuisMartinez-um5pf5 жыл бұрын
He’s not the messiah
@keelieinwonderland4 жыл бұрын
NOW GO AWAY
@masterfarr82653 жыл бұрын
how shall we fuck off, o Lord?
@tabchanzero82292 жыл бұрын
There's no pleasing some people.
@RideAcrossTheRiverАй бұрын
RIP the two members of Monty Python Graham Chapman (January 8, 1941 - October 4, 1989), aged 48 Terry Jones (February 1, 1942 - January 21, 2020), aged 77 You both will always be remembered as legends.
@jackspry9736 Жыл бұрын
Graham Chapman, gone but not forgotten, as he still owes Michael Palin a twenty
@RedGreekWolf5 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ta for that, mate.
@chainreaction89773 жыл бұрын
now 0.03 BTC with interest rate & peanut tax
@jaspertickler18315 ай бұрын
I love how John Cleese seems to be the most brutally honest out of all of them about Graham, but it’s simply because he especially knew that Graham would’ve wanted it that way.
@kris2422 жыл бұрын
John Cleese is brutally honest about many subjects. Whether Graham would have wanted it that way doesn't enter into it.
@JarrodFrates10 ай бұрын
@@JarrodFrates you really aren't in a position to say something so definite, no need to de value this persons nice comment
@hazza166010 ай бұрын
yes, but as they said earlier - none of them really knew each other that much outside of work. And Cleese undoubtedly spent the most time with him, and is therefore, most qualified to offer those honest opinions. They were writing partners even before Python and that's a pretty intimate kind of relationship.
@cautionTosser10 ай бұрын
@@JarrodFrates They were very good friends. Of course it "enters into it".
@DBriddo9 ай бұрын
idk impossible to ever say but yeah, I admired Cleese`s brutal honesty also, his eulogy at Grahams funeral says it all
@jaspertickler18315 ай бұрын
Because of Graham Chapman's fortitude, John Cleese's analytical thinking, Terry Gilliam's artistic imagination, Eric Idle's musicality, Terry Jones' directorial capacity, and Michael Palin's cross-cultural awareness: Monty Python forever.
@pavlina10210 жыл бұрын
You're saying the ability to be funny was not relevant?
@OnePost9095 жыл бұрын
Lemon curry?!
@MrJimmyTide4 жыл бұрын
@@OnePost909 Over fortitude? Please
@redwatch.4 жыл бұрын
The greatest comedy troupe in history.
@davidbowman42594 жыл бұрын
VERY WELL SAID MY KZhead FRIEND.
@ExodusPessoa4 жыл бұрын
Graham was constantly late, particularly after '89.
@petarded310 жыл бұрын
Haha good one. I'm sure he'd laugh at that.
@YoBlivious10 жыл бұрын
... when he stopped being drunk and started being dead.
@jackhughman367510 жыл бұрын
exactly the kind of joke he would enjoy. RIP
@perperson1996 жыл бұрын
If you were talking about anybody else (even other comedians), this wouldn't be funny. But with Chapman, it works.
@alejoparedes23886 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me which documentary this is?
@elnoruego68546 жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking start when Gilliam has to change his ”Graham is” to a ”Graham was”
@SunnyBear5 жыл бұрын
Yeah. More like Graham coulda- if we'd bothered to be there.
@degsbabe5 жыл бұрын
Graham was my favorite of the group. Without his central performances, Holy Grail and Life of Brian wouldn't have worked.
@mightisright7 жыл бұрын
Me too and it slightly pisses me off the slight attitude they have with him. He was probably the genius one and they owe him.
@pigknickers29755 жыл бұрын
Yes he was my favourite also. Crunchy Frog!
@57aflo5 жыл бұрын
mightisright absolutely. All the pythons said as much. He was easily the best actor and the funniest deadpan of the group. He was also the messiest and had the most problems unfortunately.
@Stubby10855 жыл бұрын
@@pigknickers2975 he wasnt really. He rarely initiated any writing, he was more of the kind of person who would add great stuff on to others' ideas. And he was a raging alcoholic up until after Holy Grail.
@dildonius5 жыл бұрын
@@dildoniusmaybe you're right...... he just seems highly entertaining to me
@pigknickers29755 жыл бұрын
I recall what one Python said... "The troupe saved Graham from a life of illness, sickness and disease. Graham had planned to be a doctor. He had also saved Cleese from a life of crime--the man was going to be a lawyer--er, barrister." And he studied medicine--but only practiced for one year. Until Terry Gilliam came along and united them all under the denomination of the greatest and most influential comedy in existence.
@Dane_Youssef11 жыл бұрын
By doing shitty cartoons. Pfft. He was the tea boy. An afterthought.
@kelman7272 жыл бұрын
@@kelman727 And you sir, are a talentless, jealous, hack!
@r.lewisblake77932 жыл бұрын
@@r.lewisblake7793 yes
@robinlambert39172 жыл бұрын
@@kelman727 You shouldn't believe everything the other Pythons say lol
@cleeks55492 жыл бұрын
other pythons complaining about Gilliam crack me the hell up. I remember Cleese saying about Gilliam, "I don't think I've ever once agreed with anything that man has said."
@jordanhyman987710 ай бұрын
hahaha I love when he's getting interviewed on TV and the person in the audience laughs when he says, "I drank because I was insecure," and he's like, "Hey, who's laughing at *that?* Strange reaction, I'll have to sort you out later.." as he scans the audience incredulously. RIP obviously not only a great comic mind, but just a great mind in general.
@tuanjim7997 жыл бұрын
I was abit stunned when I heard it.
@00BillyTorontoBill5 жыл бұрын
I feel he had a justified reaction to someone laughing at him talking about his problems. Anyone who does should be dealt with accordingly, cause these issues ain't fun.
@joekaput7475 жыл бұрын
I think maybe because it was a slightly obvious answer? Could be reading it wrong though
@noahmay77082 жыл бұрын
He was a doctor he was trained to make people wait for him.
@mcaddicts4 жыл бұрын
In other words, he had a great deal of patients.
@sideshowbro4 жыл бұрын
booooo lol
@thebestofyou30434 жыл бұрын
@GohModley I'm right here.
@mcaddicts4 жыл бұрын
St. Pooves?
@RideAcrossTheRiverАй бұрын
I love how brutally honest they all were
@halldorherm4 жыл бұрын
What an absolutely fascinating chap he was. RIP Graham Chapman.
@DifficultFlannel4 жыл бұрын
indeed
@jaspertickler18315 ай бұрын
The Beatles of comedy. Incredible chemistry between comedic geniuses.
@dailyflash2 жыл бұрын
As an alcoholic... that ending line talking about a half empty bottle of vodka before lunch hits HARD.
@AdamasOldblade Жыл бұрын
He did get himself sober between Holy Grail and Life of Brian and in latter he was sober and his superior acting ability of all Pythons shines through.
@vksasdgaming9472 Жыл бұрын
@MidnightSundowns..,.. 💀..had I been there, there sure as Hell wouldn't have been "half the bottle" left..!!
@Maldoror20010 ай бұрын
Graham was the John Lennon of Monty Python.
@ernestkinas59735 жыл бұрын
john lennon was a hypocritical pile of horseshit, please don't compare a Monty Python to this trash bag
@stephanociraptor2 жыл бұрын
I’m late to the party again. We all have our demons. Graham, you are dearly loved and missed. Rest In Peace
@Daves_not_here2 жыл бұрын
Graham was always my favorite. It's odd how often how sometimes the funniest people are also the most troubled.
@SmokeRingsPipeDreams6 жыл бұрын
I think John Cleese looked at Graham Chapman as his intellectual equal, if not superior and more gifted than him. Graham would be the one person John looked up to in his career.
@RossBayCult7 жыл бұрын
How tall was he?
@mcleanartists6 жыл бұрын
John's eulogy at Graham Chapman 's memorial service was so funny. If you haven't seen it it's on KZhead.
@wingnutofcoolness6 жыл бұрын
To answer Tony, Chapman was 6'4" and Cleese 6'5".
@lemonslice22336 жыл бұрын
188cm is 6'2", for you intellectually inferior whatever. (I'm not American, nor from a country using the superior Imperial system) And there's no way there was a four inch difference between the two.
@lemonslice22336 жыл бұрын
Wrong. The imperial system is shite.
@slipperynipple10115 жыл бұрын
What Michael Palin said at 6:10 resonated with me. My alcoholic friend committed suicide this spring. He was an amusing drunk and had everyone charmed most of the time but he would say the most outrageous things that he could think of and it was just dull. Sleeping with the prime minister was just the kind of thing he would say and his audience would lap it up while inside he was in enough pain for him to take his own life. This kind of behaviour seems to stem from some deep insecurity.
@charles-mr4oz7 жыл бұрын
reminds me of Robin Williams, in a way.
@joekaput7475 жыл бұрын
it does seem to be that way im afraid. I'm an alcoholic and have no self-esteem. even though i have qualified as a carpenter, travelled the world, re-skilled as a university graduate in Computer Science work with a multi-national company and now looking to upskill again.............
@stephencoveney4269 Жыл бұрын
If Graham had been sent back to the factory, he wouldn’t have been half as brillant. Genius
@harryford66895 жыл бұрын
It would have been lovely, clever Graham's 80th birthday today (8.1.21). Life wasn't always easy for him but he's still loved and missed even after all these years. Happy birthday Graham.
@hilaryepstein60133 жыл бұрын
Plot Twist: Michael Palin is actually Korean.
@specialjellies30724 жыл бұрын
Plot Twist: Terry Gilliam is actually American Oh wait.
@johnmccarthy41342 жыл бұрын
Somebody boil a bunch of water!
@RideAcrossTheRiverАй бұрын
If Michael did come out and say that he was Chinese, I can just imagine Eric saying, "Don't worry Michael, just remember, 'I like Chinese. I like Chinese'."
@BronyDanProductions9 жыл бұрын
tellymad649 I like their tiny, little trees.
@TheIndivisibleMan9 жыл бұрын
+BronyDan Donald Trump is quite popular in those sides I see.
@metal87power8 жыл бұрын
+Steven Kavanagh ....Their zen, their ping-pong, their ying and yang'es.
@Leon_der_Luftige8 жыл бұрын
***** like I'm gonna remember a context of my comments from a year.
@metal87power8 жыл бұрын
Today, saying he's Chinese would get Michael accused of "cultural appropriation." Having said that, can you imagine the fun that the pythons would have today with ridiculous ideas like cultural appropriation?
@pauljackson82825 жыл бұрын
By far the best actor in the Holy Grail without a doubt.
@MedievalRichard8 жыл бұрын
He was chosen as the main actor for HG and LoB, because the other pythons considered him to be the best actor of the 6 of them
@FooRocker12454 жыл бұрын
He had spent most of his life "acting" so it makes sense
@D.A.D.D.Y.3 жыл бұрын
@@D.A.D.D.Y. I noticed that. I think sadly he was always deflecting from who he really was, and without any disrespect to the other Pythons, I believe he felt he had to always be in "clown mode" to get through the day - hence the drinking
@LambClone3 жыл бұрын
My favourite Python by far. Just something about him, his expressions, his stance, his delivery. Obviously they all made it great but Graham stood out for me.
@JoeRivermanSongwriter5 жыл бұрын
The most loved , and recitable lines of all time , we owe to the Monty Python group.
@rawdog424 жыл бұрын
He's obviously the funniest one... they knew it too... he's the lead in both their two straight narrative movies
@YoungNino20178 жыл бұрын
He was the lead by default. All members have mentioned that none of them wanted the lead as they wanted to do writing and have all the fun side characters. Graham would volunteer because no one else wanted it.
@barnabyaprobert51598 жыл бұрын
What Barnaby said. A lead is almost always a straight character (pun intended), because every narrative needs a stable center of gravity. Leads might be big roles with a lot of stage time, but character parts tend to be much more memorable, not to mention fun to play.
@Vesnicie7 жыл бұрын
Agreed - the true zaniness of the Pythons was in Graham madness if you ask me. Her simply didn't give a fuck and sometimes you need that. Like Keith Moon or John Lennon really. A kind of mad death wish - that's where real genius lies.
@pigknickers7 жыл бұрын
My impression has always been that Graham was by far the most out-there of all the Pythons in real life. He had to play straight characters, which played by him were of course chock-full of wonderful weirdness. If he'd played the lunatics, then the Earth probably would have gone into an erratic orbit or something similarly tremendous.
@Vesnicie7 жыл бұрын
He played a fair number of women.
@barnabyaprobert51597 жыл бұрын
Bless the Pythons for ultimately being so good to each other
@lpsp4425 жыл бұрын
Graham's birthday today. He would have been 79. Happy birthday Graham, wherever you are.
@hilaryepstein60134 жыл бұрын
Graham you are SO missed. 🥰 The favorite of the group for me.
@lilbatz2 жыл бұрын
He WAS the president of the royal society for putting things on top of other things though. No one can take that away from him.
@QualeQualeson10 ай бұрын
The fact he was really serious is what made him the star of the show.
@MrFantocan4 жыл бұрын
I love Graham, especially when he played the Colonel or any character that was upper-class...guess with him actually being a doctor that these roles suited him best. I think it was John who had said that the Cheese Shop sketch was his favorite and that it was Graham who had written it. Sad that he passed away fairly young but thankful that we can still see his gift for comedy on screen!
@ncisducky4ever11 жыл бұрын
I really liked him as police officers and military figures, you wonder if he based it off his dad who was a constable
@IronManx708 ай бұрын
"I don't mean efficient in a Prussian sense" For some reason, this line really cracked me up.
@neonatalpenguin13 жыл бұрын
Graham wouldnt have been near as good if hed been sent back to the factory.
@rebeccasabet28028 жыл бұрын
rebecca sabet agreed
@isabellabornberg21537 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me which documentary this is?
@elnoruego68546 жыл бұрын
I don't believe in that. Saying "anger issues" or "being chaotic" or "autistic" actually drives the creative process, is probably one of the most dangerous misconceptions there are. Just like a comedian who needs to be depressed to be good is so incredibly dangerous. I would advise anyone against such destructive behaviour and excusing it because of a certain success.
@kr16285 жыл бұрын
@@kr1628 Doesn't matter what you believe. It's just the harsh reality of success. Deal with it.
@mugdhachowdhury59845 жыл бұрын
@@elnoruego6854Monty Python: (Almost) The Truth
@mattkilleen71745 жыл бұрын
He's like the Freddy Mercury of sketch comedy.
@GreasyMcNasty5 жыл бұрын
He died of AIDS?
@davidtx29892 жыл бұрын
@@davidtx2989 No, it was lung cancer I think
@jam-the-hologram2 жыл бұрын
@@jam-the-hologramtonsil cancer
@Greenballoffire5 ай бұрын
I do agree, all the greats were troubled.... i would put forth he drank just to deal with ordinary society. Hell, I would. Marvellous chap, dearly missed :(
@meowcula8 жыл бұрын
+Red Floyd.
@frankmercer17397 жыл бұрын
It always makes me feel terrible when I realize that the concept of being gay or lesbian makes me uncomfortable. I do not hate anybody because they're that way. In fact, my cousin, whom I love dearly, just came out, and I have other gay/lesbian friends. I feel terrible for how he must've been treated.
@40GamesAG7 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Your comment laid my mind at rest.
@40GamesAG7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Graham....you made my life a happier, more absurd place; and I am truly grateful.
@phillipnoetzel88465 жыл бұрын
I remember Graham coming on stage at the Mandela concert and asking the crowd for 30 seconds of abuse. The sound of 80000 people shouting profanities at the South African government was deafening. Only Graham would think of something like that. He did like the gestures
@stephenbrown42114 жыл бұрын
pain often finds a way out
@baref19598 жыл бұрын
A *brilliant* comment! Yes! Wish I had written that!
@barnabyaprobert51598 жыл бұрын
I'm 46 and I never knew graham was gay what a legend for coming out all those years ago he was taken too young ,he gets a little beating here but what would life of Brian and Holy grail be without him
@dazgreensmoker6692 жыл бұрын
I don't care what they said about Graham, from what I've heard about him I think he was a sweetie. For example Hazel Pethig (Pythons' costume designer) said that when she had to spend half the night making costumes for the maidens in Castle Anthrax she remembered "Graham Chapman staying up with me saying "go to bed woman, go to bed". He was so sweet". I don't think the others would have done that. Apparently he started drinking as a boy to cover up his terrible shyness so presumably all those drunken antics were very much out of character. He was obviously highly intelligent and in interviews always comes across as charming and modest.
@hilaryepstein60134 жыл бұрын
The most pythonesque of the Pythons, a mad genius.
@safeashouses2114 жыл бұрын
RIP Graham Chapman thanks for all the laughs always 🙏💗🙏💗
@sharnjitsharonlalli2125 жыл бұрын
after the bunny and swallows.
@gamleskalle18 ай бұрын
From the outside looking in, it seems blindingly obvious that Graham was all too aware of the attitude towards homosexuals at the time, and was maybe even ashamed of it himself (because of societal pressures, not because it is actually something to be ashamed of), so instead of confronting and accepting who he was, he drank himself silly as a form of escape. This is a common reason for narcotics abuse, to escape from reality, to escape from what you perceive as problems, instead of dealing with them.
@porkwoofles39099 жыл бұрын
+Pork Woofles He actually quite enjoyed being gay especially getting laid.
@ChakaWhatTheDovahkiin8 жыл бұрын
Not convinced about that. I think he drank to try and kill his shyness. It's common for alcoholics to come through that route. Keith Moon was the same.
@pigknickers7 жыл бұрын
Not sure where you get the idea that self harm is more prevalent in gays and trans? Suicide is definitely more common in trans people but for a different reason. Also he did say in the video it wasn't till he was about 25 when he realised his focus on marrying his steady girlfriend wasn't what he wanted out of life. So he definitely struggled with it before he accepted it.
@slipperynipple10115 жыл бұрын
Let me think... I am an alcoholic and in AA I realised that most of us are just running from ourselves. We self medicate ourselves of whatever reason.
@anandadaquino36045 жыл бұрын
True, although who knows what was eating him from inside, maybe it wasn't even his homosexuality. And often we don't even understand what it is that is eating us from inside (for example, I recently learned, that an ischemic brain damage, aka stroke, can be one of the possible causes, say if it affects, well basically anything, but say learning abilities, or say the part responsible for controlling management of basic motivation, etc. and so forth). BTW, strokes in kids are also a thing, from different things, but also (or maybe especially, nowadays, because it's so common) from vaccines (if we paid attention to evaluate children before and after a vaccination, we would realise this long ago, but we don't, most damages go unnoticed, ah, it's a long story...)
@MaximC4 жыл бұрын
Graham was impeccable as King Arthur.
@dhh4883 жыл бұрын
Such a fun character indeed!
@frontliner22 жыл бұрын
Love them all, for their gifts, the things they shared, their differences, their, oh, heck, for just being willing to be silly on the world stage! Now that's something! So sad now, they are one more down, with the passing of the great Terry Jones. I'll just try to remember the soaring joy of laughter he left, and try to set aside the deep pain that he is gone. At least set it aside for the moment.
@RSEFX4 жыл бұрын
Tortured genius.
@azapro9118 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me which documentary this is?
@elnoruego68546 жыл бұрын
You had a few pints of pint of gin sweetheart?
@SolariaMaterian5 жыл бұрын
Marek Gerard you must have with that fucking sentence
@slipperynipple10115 жыл бұрын
Yes, like Van Gogh.
@sonyab.57094 жыл бұрын
@@elnoruego6854 It's called "Monty Python The Truth" it's on Netflix currently, along with almost all of MP's greatest hits
@Kheimp4 жыл бұрын
Fondly remember those days in the early 70s of going into my parents room and firing up the old B&W with the antennae from hell that needed a different adjustment every week just to watch Monty Python through the static. My dad dismissed them and yet began watching them with me. It's a shame to get old. RIP Graham and Terry....and thank you!
@hungfao8 ай бұрын
"didn't like being dishonest" hits very close to home for me!!!
@michaelexman54744 жыл бұрын
Im sorry to hear about his alcoholism. I love all these guys and their comedy... how much joy they've added to my life. Feels like discovering my family member had a problem and I didnt notice.
@bunberrier2 жыл бұрын
And now we lost Terry Jones...😢
@alebatte4 жыл бұрын
Graham Chapman was screwed up, just like every other genius.
@elizalmb27298 жыл бұрын
It's not the genius that's screwed up - it's everyone else.
@Picnicl7 жыл бұрын
I think that went over your head
@djedd237 жыл бұрын
He was just going through some things. Like he said, he stopped being dishonest with himself. And I don’t know if he ever considered himself a genius. Every python brought something to the table. The whole group was just fun dynamite.
@CrazyDave3185 жыл бұрын
@@Picnicl Well said
@koen81855 жыл бұрын
It's possible to be perfectly mediocre, intellectually, and still be totally screwed up. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that in my opinion it's entirely possible to be a total moron *AND* be completely screwed up! And now, with an opposing view, Graham Chapman. ... Well, so much for the opposing view. Next up - winning arguments with dead people - hard or easy?
@jarvisfamily38374 жыл бұрын
Graham is my favourite Python and despite his flaws and excesses, he was incredible
@Gallifrey199111 ай бұрын
I actually snorted at Cleese's comparison with it being like Michael Palin suddenly said "I'm Chinese" hahaha
@Adam-nb6im5 жыл бұрын
Upper class twit of the year- I nearly died laughing.
@emlix14 жыл бұрын
And yet he became the brilliant leading man in the films.
@robbiepeterh4 жыл бұрын
there was always that dark streak to PYTHONS humour and the different members obviously contributed their own flavour to the sketches I remember hearing early interviews with Chapman and noticing more of a serious streak to his character and a side the others may not have always favoured but it all adds to the creativity RIP Graham!
@pvtrichter8811 жыл бұрын
Lemon Curry!?
@dougieladd8 жыл бұрын
“But he didn’t work properly.”
@Motty10664 жыл бұрын
As it stands Terry Jones can no longer speak because of Dementia. It's likely the world is going to lose another Python here before long. Thanks to all 6 of you for everything you've done, hopefully you guys suffer minimally in your final years.
@alexhennigh52424 жыл бұрын
🙏 Amen.
@BigMamaDaveX4 жыл бұрын
Well said. Terry Jones is not only a fantastic performer and writer but a superb historian and its a crime what has happened to him.
@davekp67734 жыл бұрын
I read a few weeks back that Michael Palin was reading to him an old comedy annual they had written together and Terry was laughing only at the jokes he himself had written. It's heartbreaking but I smiled at the thought that Terry is still here and annoying Michael Palin EVEN with dementia
@A-small-amount-of-peas4 жыл бұрын
jesus. that's so fucking sad. people growing old and getting horrible diseases makes me not believe in god. it's all that suffering for no reason.
@linnycrocus60234 жыл бұрын
Welp, as Cleese said, four to go.
@RenatoVeraMunoz4 жыл бұрын
I did know graham, for a number of years he was really quite a nice guy! He was more, then happy to visit my youth theater i was in at the time. Some interesting stories, from those days, at EYT.
@dalebaker91096 жыл бұрын
One of the geniuses of the funniest ensemble ever.
@jimjensen27584 жыл бұрын
I completely dig this guy. Supremely talented, but obviously recoils at the idea of anyone else conceiving of it. The curse of genius!
@chrisgrimshaw38062 жыл бұрын
Sad sad loss, but such an amazing actor. I think he was probably the best 'serious' actor in the Python troupe.
@AlexDeLarge17 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry Graham. You were going off the rails early on and no one was there to stop you. xx RIP
@tracylf54092 жыл бұрын
Chapman WAS the upper-class twit of the year. That face alone was worthy of the win. :)
@cautionTosser10 ай бұрын
Didn't know, learned a lot. Thank you for sharing your honesty..
@Schattendragonfly6 жыл бұрын
Joe Strummer said of Mic Jones that he was late all the time so much that it became one of the reasons he sacked him, only later to realize that talent is worth waiting for, this piece just reminded me of that.
@mikeharlan87084 жыл бұрын
A supremely gifted spontaneous off the wall erratic genius. My favorite Python, the most indispensable of the lot. Surely they must have resented how irresponsible and unprofessional Graham could be and yet be so talented. They had to work their arses off, he didn't. They expected more from him, because they saw so much in him to love and admire, but that's not how genius works, it cannot be confined or counted on to perform on cue, only enjoyed and marveled at when it feels like gracing us with it's presence.
@billypilgrim53294 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these thought that KZhead had gotten rid of them. 😂😂😂
@dancingdan19946 ай бұрын
Damn. I know I literally have the DVD, but thanks for making my search for this quick.
@IDontNeedYourShittyHandle Жыл бұрын
Amazing clip,R.I.P.. X
@davidwilliams7764 жыл бұрын
It's interesting to watch this and see the distance that they all portray, which I'm sure at some point in time is true, but also to go back and watch Graham's early home movies and see John feature prominently in them. At the beach, at the lake, in the US, all things done pre-Python when they were very young. If you're in private home movies, you're friends.
@swordnquilstarskgrem6 жыл бұрын
Loved all the Python guys but i think Graham may have been the one most fans liked the best. Others may argue that it was John who was the biggest stand-out. He did go on with a super successful show Faulty Towers.
@leemaples18065 жыл бұрын
Sweet Graham. Miss you brother.
@jpdel315 жыл бұрын
there is a wonderful audio play called pythonesque. i would recommend you give it a listen.
@lynchh697 жыл бұрын
Awesome guy x
@BritishComedyUK698 жыл бұрын
Palin once referred to a sketch that they couldn't finish as Graham was too drunk. Years ago, I saw a Python repeat of the 4th series on late-night telly, featuring a sketch that was clearly a different take to the one on the official video (this was the 1990s), the Programme Planners sketch ('Doctor At Bee!'). A quick comparison with the VHS showed a shadow on the set floor not visible on the VHS, a better performance by Eric and Palin improvising re his parrot Xerxes, as well as Terry throwing in a line about cripples. This must be the sketch that Mike was referring to and I've never seen that edit of the sketch since.
@markrobinson61295 жыл бұрын
My favorite python
@MATTMAN92ish5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been trying to find David Sherlock footage for ages . Thanks I guess.
@idkanygoodnames72074 жыл бұрын
My favorite Python.
@StanSwan6 жыл бұрын
'Michael that is a surprise' fucking love Cleese
@rigsby14547 жыл бұрын
At about 4:44 Barry Cryer says that Graham would add tonic to "whatever it was". It was gin, Graham's drink of choice. Or as he said it himself, ginandslimlinetonicwithicebutnolemonin.
@NxDoyle4 жыл бұрын
se fue muy pronto.antes de recibir el reconocimiento por su labor.antes de que le dieran las graxsssss por su creatividad. 💕
@isammolina48426 жыл бұрын
By far my favorite
@W0LFRAVEN-10 ай бұрын
4 pints of gin ... a DAY! Holy crap, that's a lot of alcohol.
@StonyRC6 жыл бұрын
Need I also mention that London gin is among the strongest alcoholic drinks in the world?
@lemonslice22336 жыл бұрын
StonyRC....I've known a couple of hardcore professional drinkers. When you found how much they really drink it's pretty eye opening! One guy drank from the moment he got up...till he went to bed....All day, all night.... everyday.... but he never seemed drunk. Of course, the booze finally got him. RIP....
@greatbyrondo5 жыл бұрын
StonyRC it sounds like a lot but alcoholics can astonish with their alcohol intake. Especially when it’s bad bad.
@Stubby10855 жыл бұрын
@@greatbyrondo ... he died last year at the age of 102...
@frac5 жыл бұрын
Slacker!
@banba3175 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Love the Pythons!!
@mallow1736 ай бұрын
He was my favorite of the pythons
@cherminatorDR5 жыл бұрын
Graham will always be my fave Pythoner
@fred605912 жыл бұрын
Lol, I find it so odd how they said they he was bad at his lines yet I see him in that "Johann Gamblepuddy..." sketch. That must have taken so many takes!
@cait7259011 жыл бұрын
Era un precioso ser.😆
@isammolina48426 жыл бұрын
The twit of the year was one of the best for sure.
@BubbaZen104 жыл бұрын
Not surprising that the pythons were not close friends. What is rather beautiful is that, even in spite of Chapman's many problems, they did not officially continue Python after he died.
@ralphyetmore7 жыл бұрын
Even after all these years life of Brian is one of the funniest ever Graham was that good
@stevencoffman344 жыл бұрын
"NICE ENDING!"
@TrailerTracker2 жыл бұрын
Grahams facal expression at 6:25 lmao!
@MedievalRichard7 жыл бұрын
I lived next door to him in HIghgate - he used to sit in his Aston M - fire up his pipe and sit for a while, puffing -- then bugger of into the night's fog
"He coming in a minute....." "I don't want to know that, I just need him down here, in the car." Michael Palin, too funny !
Haha! "He's coming in a minute", how could that obvious joke escape me for years!
😄 I didn’t catch that first time.
He said it so dryly I didn't ever catch that I have to admit. Even though the sexual context of the situation was quite obvious I'm so biased against a proper sounding English gentleman saying something like that my brain refused to catch it.
You Brits! That old comedy "No Sex Please, We're British" still applies. An American, i got the pun instantly. Didn't you get Palin saying that the Asian in the window was Graham's pick up from the night before?
For the Pythons to deliver great staid, conservative, prudish and safe (relatively speaking) humor, they would have had to know first the naughty bits of, say, a taboo subject of tv/film in their day: sex / transgressive sex. (Taking on female roles indeed was for comic effect, and was not making fun of men dressing up as women). And one can tell they knew very well of the limitless comedic possibilities that the many dimensions the topic takes on. Their boarding school & academic backgrounds no doubt more than adequately provided a rich fund for the Brits in MP to draw on. Still, they avoided dealing with any form of sexual desire (yes, but only on a few rare occasions), pornography, or even with self-abuse even. They skirted and touched upon the topic every now and then but they never really engaged with it full-on with any innuendo-filled off-color sketches or scenes, but as you can see with Palin’s casually-delivered line here , they were masters at it. They were open-minded and accepting enough of GC’s sexual preferences, but can still make light of it in a classy way that respects GC and the audience. Palin’s line here generates a healthy round of chuckles each time I revisit it. Funny thing is, the more i visit it, the naughtier it becomes. Visuals pop up. And I feel dirtier and dirtier each time responding to Palin’s line (and manner of delivery). Uncanny.
...He's a very naughty boy.
Nice one...wish I'D thought of it
He’s not the messiah
NOW GO AWAY
how shall we fuck off, o Lord?
There's no pleasing some people.
RIP the two members of Monty Python Graham Chapman (January 8, 1941 - October 4, 1989), aged 48 Terry Jones (February 1, 1942 - January 21, 2020), aged 77 You both will always be remembered as legends.
Graham Chapman, gone but not forgotten, as he still owes Michael Palin a twenty
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ta for that, mate.
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I love how John Cleese seems to be the most brutally honest out of all of them about Graham, but it’s simply because he especially knew that Graham would’ve wanted it that way.
John Cleese is brutally honest about many subjects. Whether Graham would have wanted it that way doesn't enter into it.
@@JarrodFrates you really aren't in a position to say something so definite, no need to de value this persons nice comment
yes, but as they said earlier - none of them really knew each other that much outside of work. And Cleese undoubtedly spent the most time with him, and is therefore, most qualified to offer those honest opinions. They were writing partners even before Python and that's a pretty intimate kind of relationship.
@@JarrodFrates They were very good friends. Of course it "enters into it".
idk impossible to ever say but yeah, I admired Cleese`s brutal honesty also, his eulogy at Grahams funeral says it all
Because of Graham Chapman's fortitude, John Cleese's analytical thinking, Terry Gilliam's artistic imagination, Eric Idle's musicality, Terry Jones' directorial capacity, and Michael Palin's cross-cultural awareness: Monty Python forever.
You're saying the ability to be funny was not relevant?
Lemon curry?!
@@OnePost909 Over fortitude? Please
The greatest comedy troupe in history.
VERY WELL SAID MY KZhead FRIEND.
Graham was constantly late, particularly after '89.
Haha good one. I'm sure he'd laugh at that.
... when he stopped being drunk and started being dead.
exactly the kind of joke he would enjoy. RIP
If you were talking about anybody else (even other comedians), this wouldn't be funny. But with Chapman, it works.
Can anyone tell me which documentary this is?
Heartbreaking start when Gilliam has to change his ”Graham is” to a ”Graham was”
Yeah. More like Graham coulda- if we'd bothered to be there.
Graham was my favorite of the group. Without his central performances, Holy Grail and Life of Brian wouldn't have worked.
Me too and it slightly pisses me off the slight attitude they have with him. He was probably the genius one and they owe him.
Yes he was my favourite also. Crunchy Frog!
mightisright absolutely. All the pythons said as much. He was easily the best actor and the funniest deadpan of the group. He was also the messiest and had the most problems unfortunately.
@@pigknickers2975 he wasnt really. He rarely initiated any writing, he was more of the kind of person who would add great stuff on to others' ideas. And he was a raging alcoholic up until after Holy Grail.
@@dildoniusmaybe you're right...... he just seems highly entertaining to me
I recall what one Python said... "The troupe saved Graham from a life of illness, sickness and disease. Graham had planned to be a doctor. He had also saved Cleese from a life of crime--the man was going to be a lawyer--er, barrister." And he studied medicine--but only practiced for one year. Until Terry Gilliam came along and united them all under the denomination of the greatest and most influential comedy in existence.
By doing shitty cartoons. Pfft. He was the tea boy. An afterthought.
@@kelman727 And you sir, are a talentless, jealous, hack!
@@r.lewisblake7793 yes
@@kelman727 You shouldn't believe everything the other Pythons say lol
other pythons complaining about Gilliam crack me the hell up. I remember Cleese saying about Gilliam, "I don't think I've ever once agreed with anything that man has said."
hahaha I love when he's getting interviewed on TV and the person in the audience laughs when he says, "I drank because I was insecure," and he's like, "Hey, who's laughing at *that?* Strange reaction, I'll have to sort you out later.." as he scans the audience incredulously. RIP obviously not only a great comic mind, but just a great mind in general.
I was abit stunned when I heard it.
I feel he had a justified reaction to someone laughing at him talking about his problems. Anyone who does should be dealt with accordingly, cause these issues ain't fun.
I think maybe because it was a slightly obvious answer? Could be reading it wrong though
He was a doctor he was trained to make people wait for him.
In other words, he had a great deal of patients.
booooo lol
@GohModley I'm right here.
St. Pooves?
I love how brutally honest they all were
What an absolutely fascinating chap he was. RIP Graham Chapman.
indeed
The Beatles of comedy. Incredible chemistry between comedic geniuses.
As an alcoholic... that ending line talking about a half empty bottle of vodka before lunch hits HARD.
He did get himself sober between Holy Grail and Life of Brian and in latter he was sober and his superior acting ability of all Pythons shines through.
@MidnightSundowns..,.. 💀..had I been there, there sure as Hell wouldn't have been "half the bottle" left..!!
Graham was the John Lennon of Monty Python.
john lennon was a hypocritical pile of horseshit, please don't compare a Monty Python to this trash bag
I’m late to the party again. We all have our demons. Graham, you are dearly loved and missed. Rest In Peace
Graham was always my favorite. It's odd how often how sometimes the funniest people are also the most troubled.
I think John Cleese looked at Graham Chapman as his intellectual equal, if not superior and more gifted than him. Graham would be the one person John looked up to in his career.
How tall was he?
John's eulogy at Graham Chapman 's memorial service was so funny. If you haven't seen it it's on KZhead.
To answer Tony, Chapman was 6'4" and Cleese 6'5".
188cm is 6'2", for you intellectually inferior whatever. (I'm not American, nor from a country using the superior Imperial system) And there's no way there was a four inch difference between the two.
Wrong. The imperial system is shite.
What Michael Palin said at 6:10 resonated with me. My alcoholic friend committed suicide this spring. He was an amusing drunk and had everyone charmed most of the time but he would say the most outrageous things that he could think of and it was just dull. Sleeping with the prime minister was just the kind of thing he would say and his audience would lap it up while inside he was in enough pain for him to take his own life. This kind of behaviour seems to stem from some deep insecurity.
reminds me of Robin Williams, in a way.
it does seem to be that way im afraid. I'm an alcoholic and have no self-esteem. even though i have qualified as a carpenter, travelled the world, re-skilled as a university graduate in Computer Science work with a multi-national company and now looking to upskill again.............
If Graham had been sent back to the factory, he wouldn’t have been half as brillant. Genius
It would have been lovely, clever Graham's 80th birthday today (8.1.21). Life wasn't always easy for him but he's still loved and missed even after all these years. Happy birthday Graham.
Plot Twist: Michael Palin is actually Korean.
Plot Twist: Terry Gilliam is actually American Oh wait.
Somebody boil a bunch of water!
If Michael did come out and say that he was Chinese, I can just imagine Eric saying, "Don't worry Michael, just remember, 'I like Chinese. I like Chinese'."
tellymad649 I like their tiny, little trees.
+BronyDan Donald Trump is quite popular in those sides I see.
+Steven Kavanagh ....Their zen, their ping-pong, their ying and yang'es.
***** like I'm gonna remember a context of my comments from a year.
Today, saying he's Chinese would get Michael accused of "cultural appropriation." Having said that, can you imagine the fun that the pythons would have today with ridiculous ideas like cultural appropriation?
By far the best actor in the Holy Grail without a doubt.
He was chosen as the main actor for HG and LoB, because the other pythons considered him to be the best actor of the 6 of them
He had spent most of his life "acting" so it makes sense
@@D.A.D.D.Y. I noticed that. I think sadly he was always deflecting from who he really was, and without any disrespect to the other Pythons, I believe he felt he had to always be in "clown mode" to get through the day - hence the drinking
My favourite Python by far. Just something about him, his expressions, his stance, his delivery. Obviously they all made it great but Graham stood out for me.
The most loved , and recitable lines of all time , we owe to the Monty Python group.
He's obviously the funniest one... they knew it too... he's the lead in both their two straight narrative movies
He was the lead by default. All members have mentioned that none of them wanted the lead as they wanted to do writing and have all the fun side characters. Graham would volunteer because no one else wanted it.
What Barnaby said. A lead is almost always a straight character (pun intended), because every narrative needs a stable center of gravity. Leads might be big roles with a lot of stage time, but character parts tend to be much more memorable, not to mention fun to play.
Agreed - the true zaniness of the Pythons was in Graham madness if you ask me. Her simply didn't give a fuck and sometimes you need that. Like Keith Moon or John Lennon really. A kind of mad death wish - that's where real genius lies.
My impression has always been that Graham was by far the most out-there of all the Pythons in real life. He had to play straight characters, which played by him were of course chock-full of wonderful weirdness. If he'd played the lunatics, then the Earth probably would have gone into an erratic orbit or something similarly tremendous.
He played a fair number of women.
Bless the Pythons for ultimately being so good to each other
Graham's birthday today. He would have been 79. Happy birthday Graham, wherever you are.
Graham you are SO missed. 🥰 The favorite of the group for me.
He WAS the president of the royal society for putting things on top of other things though. No one can take that away from him.
The fact he was really serious is what made him the star of the show.
I love Graham, especially when he played the Colonel or any character that was upper-class...guess with him actually being a doctor that these roles suited him best. I think it was John who had said that the Cheese Shop sketch was his favorite and that it was Graham who had written it. Sad that he passed away fairly young but thankful that we can still see his gift for comedy on screen!
I really liked him as police officers and military figures, you wonder if he based it off his dad who was a constable
"I don't mean efficient in a Prussian sense" For some reason, this line really cracked me up.
Graham wouldnt have been near as good if hed been sent back to the factory.
rebecca sabet agreed
Can anyone tell me which documentary this is?
I don't believe in that. Saying "anger issues" or "being chaotic" or "autistic" actually drives the creative process, is probably one of the most dangerous misconceptions there are. Just like a comedian who needs to be depressed to be good is so incredibly dangerous. I would advise anyone against such destructive behaviour and excusing it because of a certain success.
@@kr1628 Doesn't matter what you believe. It's just the harsh reality of success. Deal with it.
@@elnoruego6854Monty Python: (Almost) The Truth
He's like the Freddy Mercury of sketch comedy.
He died of AIDS?
@@davidtx2989 No, it was lung cancer I think
@@jam-the-hologramtonsil cancer
I do agree, all the greats were troubled.... i would put forth he drank just to deal with ordinary society. Hell, I would. Marvellous chap, dearly missed :(
+Red Floyd.
It always makes me feel terrible when I realize that the concept of being gay or lesbian makes me uncomfortable. I do not hate anybody because they're that way. In fact, my cousin, whom I love dearly, just came out, and I have other gay/lesbian friends. I feel terrible for how he must've been treated.
Thank you. Your comment laid my mind at rest.
Thank you Graham....you made my life a happier, more absurd place; and I am truly grateful.
I remember Graham coming on stage at the Mandela concert and asking the crowd for 30 seconds of abuse. The sound of 80000 people shouting profanities at the South African government was deafening. Only Graham would think of something like that. He did like the gestures
pain often finds a way out
A *brilliant* comment! Yes! Wish I had written that!
I'm 46 and I never knew graham was gay what a legend for coming out all those years ago he was taken too young ,he gets a little beating here but what would life of Brian and Holy grail be without him
I don't care what they said about Graham, from what I've heard about him I think he was a sweetie. For example Hazel Pethig (Pythons' costume designer) said that when she had to spend half the night making costumes for the maidens in Castle Anthrax she remembered "Graham Chapman staying up with me saying "go to bed woman, go to bed". He was so sweet". I don't think the others would have done that. Apparently he started drinking as a boy to cover up his terrible shyness so presumably all those drunken antics were very much out of character. He was obviously highly intelligent and in interviews always comes across as charming and modest.
The most pythonesque of the Pythons, a mad genius.
RIP Graham Chapman thanks for all the laughs always 🙏💗🙏💗
after the bunny and swallows.
From the outside looking in, it seems blindingly obvious that Graham was all too aware of the attitude towards homosexuals at the time, and was maybe even ashamed of it himself (because of societal pressures, not because it is actually something to be ashamed of), so instead of confronting and accepting who he was, he drank himself silly as a form of escape. This is a common reason for narcotics abuse, to escape from reality, to escape from what you perceive as problems, instead of dealing with them.
+Pork Woofles He actually quite enjoyed being gay especially getting laid.
Not convinced about that. I think he drank to try and kill his shyness. It's common for alcoholics to come through that route. Keith Moon was the same.
Not sure where you get the idea that self harm is more prevalent in gays and trans? Suicide is definitely more common in trans people but for a different reason. Also he did say in the video it wasn't till he was about 25 when he realised his focus on marrying his steady girlfriend wasn't what he wanted out of life. So he definitely struggled with it before he accepted it.
Let me think... I am an alcoholic and in AA I realised that most of us are just running from ourselves. We self medicate ourselves of whatever reason.
True, although who knows what was eating him from inside, maybe it wasn't even his homosexuality. And often we don't even understand what it is that is eating us from inside (for example, I recently learned, that an ischemic brain damage, aka stroke, can be one of the possible causes, say if it affects, well basically anything, but say learning abilities, or say the part responsible for controlling management of basic motivation, etc. and so forth). BTW, strokes in kids are also a thing, from different things, but also (or maybe especially, nowadays, because it's so common) from vaccines (if we paid attention to evaluate children before and after a vaccination, we would realise this long ago, but we don't, most damages go unnoticed, ah, it's a long story...)
Graham was impeccable as King Arthur.
Such a fun character indeed!
Love them all, for their gifts, the things they shared, their differences, their, oh, heck, for just being willing to be silly on the world stage! Now that's something! So sad now, they are one more down, with the passing of the great Terry Jones. I'll just try to remember the soaring joy of laughter he left, and try to set aside the deep pain that he is gone. At least set it aside for the moment.
Tortured genius.
Can anyone tell me which documentary this is?
You had a few pints of pint of gin sweetheart?
Marek Gerard you must have with that fucking sentence
Yes, like Van Gogh.
@@elnoruego6854 It's called "Monty Python The Truth" it's on Netflix currently, along with almost all of MP's greatest hits
Fondly remember those days in the early 70s of going into my parents room and firing up the old B&W with the antennae from hell that needed a different adjustment every week just to watch Monty Python through the static. My dad dismissed them and yet began watching them with me. It's a shame to get old. RIP Graham and Terry....and thank you!
"didn't like being dishonest" hits very close to home for me!!!
Im sorry to hear about his alcoholism. I love all these guys and their comedy... how much joy they've added to my life. Feels like discovering my family member had a problem and I didnt notice.
And now we lost Terry Jones...😢
Graham Chapman was screwed up, just like every other genius.
It's not the genius that's screwed up - it's everyone else.
I think that went over your head
He was just going through some things. Like he said, he stopped being dishonest with himself. And I don’t know if he ever considered himself a genius. Every python brought something to the table. The whole group was just fun dynamite.
@@Picnicl Well said
It's possible to be perfectly mediocre, intellectually, and still be totally screwed up. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that in my opinion it's entirely possible to be a total moron *AND* be completely screwed up! And now, with an opposing view, Graham Chapman. ... Well, so much for the opposing view. Next up - winning arguments with dead people - hard or easy?
Graham is my favourite Python and despite his flaws and excesses, he was incredible
I actually snorted at Cleese's comparison with it being like Michael Palin suddenly said "I'm Chinese" hahaha
Upper class twit of the year- I nearly died laughing.
And yet he became the brilliant leading man in the films.
there was always that dark streak to PYTHONS humour and the different members obviously contributed their own flavour to the sketches I remember hearing early interviews with Chapman and noticing more of a serious streak to his character and a side the others may not have always favoured but it all adds to the creativity RIP Graham!
Lemon Curry!?
“But he didn’t work properly.”
As it stands Terry Jones can no longer speak because of Dementia. It's likely the world is going to lose another Python here before long. Thanks to all 6 of you for everything you've done, hopefully you guys suffer minimally in your final years.
🙏 Amen.
Well said. Terry Jones is not only a fantastic performer and writer but a superb historian and its a crime what has happened to him.
I read a few weeks back that Michael Palin was reading to him an old comedy annual they had written together and Terry was laughing only at the jokes he himself had written. It's heartbreaking but I smiled at the thought that Terry is still here and annoying Michael Palin EVEN with dementia
jesus. that's so fucking sad. people growing old and getting horrible diseases makes me not believe in god. it's all that suffering for no reason.
Welp, as Cleese said, four to go.
I did know graham, for a number of years he was really quite a nice guy! He was more, then happy to visit my youth theater i was in at the time. Some interesting stories, from those days, at EYT.
One of the geniuses of the funniest ensemble ever.
I completely dig this guy. Supremely talented, but obviously recoils at the idea of anyone else conceiving of it. The curse of genius!
Sad sad loss, but such an amazing actor. I think he was probably the best 'serious' actor in the Python troupe.
I'm so sorry Graham. You were going off the rails early on and no one was there to stop you. xx RIP
Chapman WAS the upper-class twit of the year. That face alone was worthy of the win. :)
Didn't know, learned a lot. Thank you for sharing your honesty..
Joe Strummer said of Mic Jones that he was late all the time so much that it became one of the reasons he sacked him, only later to realize that talent is worth waiting for, this piece just reminded me of that.
A supremely gifted spontaneous off the wall erratic genius. My favorite Python, the most indispensable of the lot. Surely they must have resented how irresponsible and unprofessional Graham could be and yet be so talented. They had to work their arses off, he didn't. They expected more from him, because they saw so much in him to love and admire, but that's not how genius works, it cannot be confined or counted on to perform on cue, only enjoyed and marveled at when it feels like gracing us with it's presence.
Thank you for these thought that KZhead had gotten rid of them. 😂😂😂
Damn. I know I literally have the DVD, but thanks for making my search for this quick.
Amazing clip,R.I.P.. X
It's interesting to watch this and see the distance that they all portray, which I'm sure at some point in time is true, but also to go back and watch Graham's early home movies and see John feature prominently in them. At the beach, at the lake, in the US, all things done pre-Python when they were very young. If you're in private home movies, you're friends.
Loved all the Python guys but i think Graham may have been the one most fans liked the best. Others may argue that it was John who was the biggest stand-out. He did go on with a super successful show Faulty Towers.
Sweet Graham. Miss you brother.
there is a wonderful audio play called pythonesque. i would recommend you give it a listen.
Awesome guy x
Palin once referred to a sketch that they couldn't finish as Graham was too drunk. Years ago, I saw a Python repeat of the 4th series on late-night telly, featuring a sketch that was clearly a different take to the one on the official video (this was the 1990s), the Programme Planners sketch ('Doctor At Bee!'). A quick comparison with the VHS showed a shadow on the set floor not visible on the VHS, a better performance by Eric and Palin improvising re his parrot Xerxes, as well as Terry throwing in a line about cripples. This must be the sketch that Mike was referring to and I've never seen that edit of the sketch since.
My favorite python
I’ve been trying to find David Sherlock footage for ages . Thanks I guess.
My favorite Python.
'Michael that is a surprise' fucking love Cleese
At about 4:44 Barry Cryer says that Graham would add tonic to "whatever it was". It was gin, Graham's drink of choice. Or as he said it himself, ginandslimlinetonicwithicebutnolemonin.
se fue muy pronto.antes de recibir el reconocimiento por su labor.antes de que le dieran las graxsssss por su creatividad. 💕
By far my favorite
4 pints of gin ... a DAY! Holy crap, that's a lot of alcohol.
Need I also mention that London gin is among the strongest alcoholic drinks in the world?
StonyRC....I've known a couple of hardcore professional drinkers. When you found how much they really drink it's pretty eye opening! One guy drank from the moment he got up...till he went to bed....All day, all night.... everyday.... but he never seemed drunk. Of course, the booze finally got him. RIP....
StonyRC it sounds like a lot but alcoholics can astonish with their alcohol intake. Especially when it’s bad bad.
@@greatbyrondo ... he died last year at the age of 102...
Slacker!
Absolutely Love the Pythons!!
He was my favorite of the pythons
Graham will always be my fave Pythoner
Lol, I find it so odd how they said they he was bad at his lines yet I see him in that "Johann Gamblepuddy..." sketch. That must have taken so many takes!
Era un precioso ser.😆
The twit of the year was one of the best for sure.
Not surprising that the pythons were not close friends. What is rather beautiful is that, even in spite of Chapman's many problems, they did not officially continue Python after he died.
Even after all these years life of Brian is one of the funniest ever Graham was that good
"NICE ENDING!"
Grahams facal expression at 6:25 lmao!
I lived next door to him in HIghgate - he used to sit in his Aston M - fire up his pipe and sit for a while, puffing -- then bugger of into the night's fog