Monty Python ...The Making Of...

This week I've enjoyed watching the series on Bravo. Wednesday's was about the film, The Life of Brian.

Controversy in Britain led to a panel discussion between John Cleese and Michael Pailin and the Archbishop of Canterbury and Malcolm Muggeridge.

It wasn't intended to be funny but it was. As funny as any previous Monty Python stuff. In fact, without sound, a viewer could be forgiven for thinking it was a Python skit with a couple of new characters; particularly the Archbishop.

His hair was like a wig of perfect waves in shoulder length grey. His robe was a beautiful mauve with a highly ornate cross at his chest which he handled constantly and used to gesture in emphasis.

Malcolm Muggeridge is a British media icon, like the late William F. Buckley was in the States. He has a face like a deflated inner tube lying in a heap. I should say, English media icon. Scottish folk are not much given to creating intellectual icons.

If you can imagine it, John Cleese and Michael Pailin were like the comedic foils.

The panel went a long way to demonstrate where the Python group found their insane ideas for humour. It's all around us.