Monty Pythons Flying Circus - Live at Aspen Quotes
John Cleese: [on how they came up with the name] Someone shouted out Python and then someone else shouted out Monty which made us all laugh because Monty to us means Lord Montgomery, our general from the second world war.
Terry Jones: Oh I see!
Michael Palin: I thought it was Monty Sunshine the jazz player.
Terry Jones: Yes, Monty Sunshine the jazz clarinetist.
Terry Jones: Oh I see!
Michael Palin: I thought it was Monty Sunshine the jazz player.
Terry Jones: Yes, Monty Sunshine the jazz clarinetist.
TV Show: Monty Pythons Flying Circus - Live at Aspen
John Cleese: I hid in his room once. We got in from filming in Jersey and I was in the first car and they gave the key and I went up and I said it wasn't for my room it was for Michael's which was next door. So unlocked his door and I got the key and I thought I could take advantage of this so I went into his room and put the lights on and took a look around and there was a dressing table in the corner. So I got behind it and um, having turned the lights off, Michael came in...
Michael Palin: As it was my room. You know, there was nothing kinky about that. It was MY room.
John Cleese: And he wandered over to the dresser and started doing the [making gestures for taking out contacts]
John Cleese: I could have reached over and touched him there. But he never saw me and he went over and started brushing his teeth, then he started taking his clothes off and he put his pajamas on, he got into bed put his glasses on got his book and started to read. And then I realized that the joke was on me! I didn't know what to do so I sat there for about five minutes and then I just got up and said, I'm awfully sorry Michael but I have to go.
Michael Palin: I remember what happened then, Carol shouted, Get Out!
Michael Palin: As it was my room. You know, there was nothing kinky about that. It was MY room.
John Cleese: And he wandered over to the dresser and started doing the [making gestures for taking out contacts]
John Cleese: I could have reached over and touched him there. But he never saw me and he went over and started brushing his teeth, then he started taking his clothes off and he put his pajamas on, he got into bed put his glasses on got his book and started to read. And then I realized that the joke was on me! I didn't know what to do so I sat there for about five minutes and then I just got up and said, I'm awfully sorry Michael but I have to go.
Michael Palin: I remember what happened then, Carol shouted, Get Out!
TV Show: Monty Pythons Flying Circus - Live at Aspen