Graham Chapman

7 days ago by kersploosh to c/wikipedia

Chapman was interesting for a lot of reasons, but I am posting this particularly because I just learned about his public memorial service. The surviving Monty Python crew stayed true to form for their friend. Among other silliness and shock humor, John Cleese "became the first person at a televised British memorial service to say 'fuck'." Later, Eric Idle closed his own remarks by saying, "I'd just like to be the last person at this meeting to say 'fuck'."

toast 8 points 7 days ago

He did a speaking tour in the mid eighties and I managed to get tickets. He talked for a time and then took audience questions. That was 4 decades ago. Now I feel old.

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snoons 7 points 7 days ago

The Larch?

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kersploosh 5 points 7 days ago path: 0 26235463 26237947, hotness: undefined, score: 5, children: 1
snoons 4 points 7 days ago

The, Doug.

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ceenote 6 points 7 days ago

Also worth mentioning is this interview featuring Graham Chapman 10 years after his death.

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Davel23 5 points 7 days ago

As I recall, Cleese paraphrased the parrot sketch at his memorial.

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ryan213 4 points 7 days ago

I think I remember one of them saying, "good riddance!"

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SnarkoPolo 3 points 7 days ago

Right! Now let's see something decent, and military!

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