I cut down trees, I skip and jump
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women’s clothing and hang around in bars.
(He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps
He likes to press wild flowers.
He puts on women’s clothing and hangs around in bars?!)
Monty Python.
I mean, what can I say.
GEEEEEEEEEENIUS squared to the infinite. (And that’s a lot.)
I remember growing up watching Monty Python’s Flying Circus on PBS,
And thinking to myself:
1. They talk soooo cool. What country are they from?
2. Freakin’ out there.
3. Crass as hell.
4. Funny as hell.
5. Yes. Hell can be a funny place. And it’s okay.
6. I like spam, but with baked beans?
Perhaps one of my biggest influences, humor wise.
They were edgy and not afraid to have
“and now a naked man playing the organ.”
But they were smart… and not afraid to be political sometimes.
“And now it’s neck and neck, Princess Margaret, Pantomime Horse…
Pantomime Horse, Princess Margaret.”
Whip smart humor.
So deadpan. So on point.
Soooo good.
And now they’re back on PBS!
Starting February 22nd, they’re doing six,
1 hour specials featuring new footage and original clips.
And then the series returns back to PBS, April 2006.
More…
“No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!”
More…
“Spot the Loony!”
More…
“It’s not pining, it’s passed on. This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It’s expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late parrot. It’s a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn’t nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies. It’s rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.
Woooooooo hoooooooo!
Alright.
And now for something completely different.
Me finishing up this post…
In the nude.
