Favorite Python?
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PennyLane1702 — 19 years ago(August 03, 2006 08:49 AM)
Way too hard to decide! I love them allbut I think at the moment it would be:
1.Michael Palin
2.John Cleese/Eric Idle[tied]
3.Terry Jones/Graham Chapman[tied]
4.Terry Gilliamaww he always gets left til last poor guy
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muurahainen — 19 years ago(September 14, 2006 08:16 AM)
Michael palin is the best writer, And John is the strongest actor.Graham was a veryveryvery good actor too,but I like Eric the most. He is very clever and funnyERIC HAS BEAUTIFUL HAIR YOb68U KNOW
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clynch2-917-456880 — 11 years ago(July 23, 2014 11:02 AM)
John Cleese and Michael Palin tied for first in my book (the chemistry between them is palpable and they seem to always be present for the best sketches/scenes)
Terry Gilliam is third. He is the glue that holds Monty Python Shows together. The animations are absolutely clever, wholly original, and aid in creating the aesthetic that made Python so surreal and terribly funny. His acting contributions are less immediately recognizable, but when you look for him he is usually one of the funniest on screen. Hes got crazy eyes and a big goofy grin (see Cardinal Fang in "The Spanish Inquisition") I'm rambling on about him a bit since he has been largely underrepresented on this board. Also he was Patsy in "The Holy Grail" and delivers my favorite line of the movie, "It's only a model." Meaning of life has some great Gilliam moments as well, including him in drag as the hostess at the conversation restaurant, "It's real Hawaiian food served in an authentic medieval English dungeon atmosphere."
Throw in Graham Chapman, Eric Idol and Terry Jones as another tie, just too hard to decide between them, feel guilty putting one above the other. Love Grahams ability to scream as well as his accent, which makes him the perfect not-so-straight man. Eric Idol, the music python with great comedic timing/rhythm. Love his characters mood swings, (See him as Gaston, the waiter, in Meaning of Life as just one example.) Terry JonesSPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM baked beans SPAM SPAM
Point is they're all awesome and ranking them is pointlessbut we do it anyway. lol