Monty Python weighs in on 9-11

[Otto]

Jasper Fidget:
> Voting, then?  Certainly Terry Gilliam, with John Cleese a close second.
> I was about to call Terry Jones a Ringo, but then looked up his credits:
> directed _Life of Brian_, co-directed _Holy Grail_ and _Meaning of
> Life_, directed and wrote _Erik the Viking_, wrote _Labyrinth_, co-wrote
> all the other MP films, and, most importantly, played the role of the
> Cardinal in the Spanish Inquisition sketch.  Not too shabby, I suppose;
> that last credit alone gives him room to publish any number of vapid
> pieces of garbage.
>
> Jasper Fidget
>
> > The Terry Jones piece is weak, neither politically nor
> > humorously very interesting. My favourite Monty Python has
> > always been John Cleese.
> >
> > Otto
> >

Well, to be honest about it -- the names of the movies alone make me shiver
. . . _Life of Brian_ being my favorite Christmas movie. But I said only "my
favorite MP" -- not the best! The service those Brits did to humour is
enormous and cannot be regarded high enough.

Otto