Finally, we have an
answer to the question “What would Monty Python be like if it was
performed by CBBC's Dick and Dom?”. I have personally never asked
that question and I am not sure if anyone else on this planet did but
I experienced the answer a few weeks ago when my friend invited me to
see Monty Python's Spamalot.
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| Yes, This happened! |
I am aware that I am not expressing an original sentiment when I say that Monty Python in
general and the Holy Grail in particular have played a central role
in my development as a human being. I remember my first encounter
with Python. I am not sure how old I was but it was a new years eve,
and after watching the fireworks on TV I continued watching as a film
about the Holy Grail started. I don't recall the extended credits
sequence (maybe because the jokes went over my head) but I do
remember being engrossed by the misty hillside and the ominous sound
of a rider approaching only to collapse with laughter once I
experienced the now legendary coconut gag. Mercifully, my parents
allowed me to stay up and watch the entire thing and from then on I
joined the rather large python loving fraternity. Flash forward
about 20 years later and I am sitting in a theatre, the same gag is
being recreated on stage and I seem to be the only person in a 700
seater auditorium not laughing.
