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defrogI am involved in some kind of Monty Python reunion show. It’s a live show where everyone not only does the classic sketches, but also talk about how the sketches came about and related anecdotes. Steven Soderbergh is filming the show for a documentary.
At one point we are backstage in the green room talking. Soderbergh and his girlfriend (who is either Kristin Wiig or played by her) walk in. They are talking, but she is clearly upset about something, possibly unrelated to whatever they are talking about. They don’t fight, but they’re both obviously sad.
I look around at the Pythons, and they’ve all dozed off on the couches with their mouths open.
I chuckle at this. Eric Idle, who is sitting next to me, opens one eye. “What?” he asks.
I shrug. “I was just thinking how ironic it is that Steve and Kristin need cheering up, and there are five professional comedians available but they’re all asleep.”
Eric finds this amusing, and he wakes up the others. They break into an improvised routine about snack cakes. Soon Steve and Kristin are laughing and feeling much better.
At some point the show resumes, with Terry Gilliam appearing on a screen doing an impersonation of the Swedish Chef.
Later, I meet him and I tell him how I was recently in Stockholm and noticed Swedish accents don’t sound anything like the Swedish chef, so I wondered what his inspiration was for the accent. Before he can answer some lawyer interrupts us to give me some non-answer.
And then I woke up.
Now that’s comedy,
This is dF
At one point we are backstage in the green room talking. Soderbergh and his girlfriend (who is either Kristin Wiig or played by her) walk in. They are talking, but she is clearly upset about something, possibly unrelated to whatever they are talking about. They don’t fight, but they’re both obviously sad.
I look around at the Pythons, and they’ve all dozed off on the couches with their mouths open.
I chuckle at this. Eric Idle, who is sitting next to me, opens one eye. “What?” he asks.
I shrug. “I was just thinking how ironic it is that Steve and Kristin need cheering up, and there are five professional comedians available but they’re all asleep.”
Eric finds this amusing, and he wakes up the others. They break into an improvised routine about snack cakes. Soon Steve and Kristin are laughing and feeling much better.
At some point the show resumes, with Terry Gilliam appearing on a screen doing an impersonation of the Swedish Chef.
Later, I meet him and I tell him how I was recently in Stockholm and noticed Swedish accents don’t sound anything like the Swedish chef, so I wondered what his inspiration was for the accent. Before he can answer some lawyer interrupts us to give me some non-answer.
And then I woke up.
Now that’s comedy,
This is dF
