In an interview, the Monty Python veteran looks back on his experiences performing in the revered sketch troupe and touring the world as a travel host.
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...George [Harrison] claimed to have sent a fan letter to Python after the very first of the shows went out. I’ve got a feeling that someone at the BBC threw the letter away. “You’re George Harrison? Well, I’m the Duke of Edinburgh!”...
...Later we found out Elvis Presley had been a Python fan, which is just so unbelievable. To think, Elvis might’ve talked about the Knights Who Say “Ni!” To have heard him just pronouncing “Ni”!...
...People ask me, “What do you want on your tombstone?” I want one that says, “Gone to lunch.” To be silly after I’m dead — that’s quite important, I think...
Gift NYT article here
...George [Harrison] claimed to have sent a fan letter to Python after the very first of the shows went out. I’ve got a feeling that someone at the BBC threw the letter away. “You’re George Harrison? Well, I’m the Duke of Edinburgh!”...
...Later we found out Elvis Presley had been a Python fan, which is just so unbelievable. To think, Elvis might’ve talked about the Knights Who Say “Ni!” To have heard him just pronouncing “Ni”!...
...People ask me, “What do you want on your tombstone?” I want one that says, “Gone to lunch.” To be silly after I’m dead — that’s quite important, I think...
