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Terry

Terry Jones was a true Renaissance man. I’ll let the journalists describe all of his talents and the various roles he played in his life, but they included director, children’s book author, historian, and Mr. Creosote. And he was brilliant at all of them.

What many people don’t know is what a kind man he was. He couldn’t pass a homeless person on the street without putting money in their hands.

H…

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A ridiculously happy 77th birthday to my dear chum Terry Jones! #montypython

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Sir Michael

Michael Palin’s knighthood did not come as a total surprise to me. I heard rumors in recent weeks from rather reliable sources, so when the official announcement came, it was not a shock.

Still, the news that Michael would become a real-life k…nigget is a little amazing, yet completely Pythonesque. Knowing him over the past 40 years, and seeing him play one of the Knights Who Say Ni, there was…

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Bleed Out

I don’t post much lately, but there’s something so important that it’s actually got me blogging again.

My old friend and Baron’s Barracuda Brother Steve Burrows has gone through hell over the past ten years, but he’s done an incredible job making lemonade out of a real-life horror story.

His mother went into the hospital for a routine hip replacement, and wound up in a coma with brain damage.…

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Happy 75th! Ridiculously happy birthday wishes to Michael Palin, the last of the Pythons to turn three-quarters of a century!

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Happy Birthday Eric! Hard to believe that I am older now than #ericidle when this was taken, backstage at the City Center (note the lumberjack shirt)!

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Morgan and the Professor

For me, as with so many things, I knew Professor Stephen Hawking best for his work with Monty Python. Professor Hawking was one of those rare scientists who, in addition to incredible scientific achievements, managed to achieve mainstream recognition against all odds. In addition to his success as a bestselling author, lots of people instantly recognize him for his appearances on “The Big Bang…

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Happy Python Birthday! … On this date in 1978, I was in Tunisia, and wished Michael Palin a Happy Monty Python birthday.

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At Last the 1948 Show Live in Chicago! It's the moment that I've been waiting for--At Last the 1948 Show Live! is opening for the first time ever, at the iO Theatre in Chicago!

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At Last the 1948 Show!

At Last the 1948 Show!

Another great rehearsal today for At Last the 1948 Show! Lauren Pizzi and Bill Russell are going to kill with “The Wonderful World of the Ant.” We’ll be opening on September 8th at the iO Chicago, featuring the lovely and talented Camilla Cleese–you won’t want to miss it. Nuff said!

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At Last the 1948 Show--Live!

At Last the 1948 Show–Live!

I’ve been waiting a long time to make this announcement, and at last I can tell you what I’ve been working on lately. Have you ever wondered what sort of comedy show John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Marty Feldman would be writing if they had been born 50 years later in Chicago with ovaries? Well, wonder no more. Coming soon to Chicago’s iO Theatre is the first-ever stage…

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My Next Project...

My Next Project…

  The Python Historian becomes the Python Historian. Only at Engle Lane in Streator, starting July 9…   #montypython

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Happy Birthday Michael! A ridiculously Happy 74th to Arthur Putey, Mr. Gumby, the It's Man, Cardinal Ximenez, Heinrich Bimmler, Mr. Pither, Sir Galahad the Pure, Ex-Leper, Ken Pile, Luigi Vercotti, Debbie Katzenberg. And so many more...

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At Last Absolutely Anything! U.S. Fans of Terry Jones, Monty Python and Robin Williams have been waiting a while to hear this news: at last there is a U.S. release scheduled for Absolutely Anything, written and directed by Terry. Here are the details.

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PythonProv and the Python Process My Python Process writing class and PythonProv improvisation classes at the iO Chicago are getting ready for their graduation shows, and I couldn't be prouder.

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Happy 74th birthday @ericidle! And Sir Robin, and Stan (also known as Loretta), and Dirk McQuickly, and Arthur Nudge, Dickie Attenborough, Mr. Badger, Arthur Tree, Mr. Gumby, Kenny Lust, Mrs. Brainsample, Arthur Lemming, Harold Larch--well, you get the idea... #ericidle #montypython

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Happy Birthday Del

Del Close would have been 83 years old today. I think he’d be pretty happy. The new iO theatre building is attracting students and audiences from all over the world, and Charna is continuing to carry on his work. Long form improvisation is still growing in popularity every year, and has become accepted as a legitimate entertainment in its own right, and more than just a way to develop sketches…