John Cleese definitely seemed to have the biggest body of work in the US. Although I love Fawlty Towers, he pops up EVERYWHERE. James Bond, network TV guest spots, lots of kids movies my kids watch, even video games!
What I remember most about Michael Palin is he wrote the score to Robin Hood.
Graham Chapman was apparently one of the most talented, but to be honest other than King Arthur nothing sticks out in my memory.
I can't tell whether Eric Idle is smart or a sellout. He definitely has made a lot of money based upon "I'm a Python!".
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(Score: 2) by mendax on Saturday July 29 2017, @02:25AM
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There is also the movie Yellow Beard. Most of the Python actors are in it, along with Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Peter Cook, Peter Boyle, James Mason, and Cheech & Chong for good measure. Graham Chapman played the insane and vicious Yellow Beard.
One of my favorite movies from the 80's, and it damn near had everyone it except for Mel Brooks himself. David Bowie is even in it, although uncredited for his work.
I've seen Graham Chapman in the other perhaps more famous movies he was in, along with Python itself, but this role is always the one I remember most.
-- Technically, lunchtime is at any moment.
It's just a wave function.
The basic list of what they did post-Python: - Cleese continued to do quite a bit of acting, as you mentioned. Including bit parts like Nearly Headless Nick in the Harry Potter franchise. - Chapman is pining for the fjords. - Gilliam really pursued directing after his experience with The Crimson Permanent Assurance. His best known films are probably Time Bandits, Brazil, and Adventures of Baron Munchausen. - Palin is best known for his travel documentaries, such as Around the World in 80 Days. - Jones has probably been the quietest of them (not surprising), although he did do a very fun educational series called Medieval Lives. - Idle has been, as you mention, the most ruthless in shamelessly trying to turn his Python past into more money.
Also not mentioned: - Carol Cleveland had a few minor film roles but nothing major. - Neil Innis continued to be mostly a musician. His best-known post-Python project was The Rutles.
-- The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
One of my favourite sketches is the Ken Clean-Air System one, in particular for Connie Booth's delivery of the perfect slapstick fall, again, again, and again. For some bizarre reason, my g/f's less enamoured by this skit.
-- Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
Graham Chapman was apparently one of the most talented, but to be honest other than King Arthur nothing sticks out in my memory.
Come off it. He played pompous pricks while Cleese played officious jobs-worths. The Chapman role that most sticks in my mind is him dressed in colonel's uniform telling us to stop laughing even though "No-one enjoys a joke more than I do .. except Captain Johns of course and ... [a long list followed]". A bit equivalent to Stephen Fry in Blackadder - they were both gay too.
(Score: 2) by microtodd on Friday July 28 2017, @01:16AM (11 children)
John Cleese definitely seemed to have the biggest body of work in the US. Although I love Fawlty Towers, he pops up EVERYWHERE. James Bond, network TV guest spots, lots of kids movies my kids watch, even video games!
What I remember most about Michael Palin is he wrote the score to Robin Hood.
Graham Chapman was apparently one of the most talented, but to be honest other than King Arthur nothing sticks out in my memory.
I can't tell whether Eric Idle is smart or a sellout. He definitely has made a lot of money based upon "I'm a Python!".
(Score: 2) by mendax on Saturday July 29 2017, @02:25AM (1 child)
You obviously never saw Life of Brian then!
It's really quite a simple choice: Life, Death, or Los Angeles.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Monday July 31 2017, @08:42PM
There is also the movie Yellow Beard. Most of the Python actors are in it, along with Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Peter Cook, Peter Boyle, James Mason, and Cheech & Chong for good measure. Graham Chapman played the insane and vicious Yellow Beard.
One of my favorite movies from the 80's, and it damn near had everyone it except for Mel Brooks himself. David Bowie is even in it, although uncredited for his work.
I've seen Graham Chapman in the other perhaps more famous movies he was in, along with Python itself, but this role is always the one I remember most.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Thexalon on Saturday July 29 2017, @12:38PM (7 children)
The basic list of what they did post-Python:
- Cleese continued to do quite a bit of acting, as you mentioned. Including bit parts like Nearly Headless Nick in the Harry Potter franchise.
- Chapman is pining for the fjords.
- Gilliam really pursued directing after his experience with The Crimson Permanent Assurance. His best known films are probably Time Bandits, Brazil, and Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
- Palin is best known for his travel documentaries, such as Around the World in 80 Days.
- Jones has probably been the quietest of them (not surprising), although he did do a very fun educational series called Medieval Lives.
- Idle has been, as you mention, the most ruthless in shamelessly trying to turn his Python past into more money.
Also not mentioned:
- Carol Cleveland had a few minor film roles but nothing major.
- Neil Innis continued to be mostly a musician. His best-known post-Python project was The Rutles.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 30 2017, @02:31AM (1 child)
What about Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Post?
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday August 14 2017, @04:43PM
He's dedicated his life to being the first to photograph migrating swallows carrying coconuts.
He's made models, but now his head is in a silly place.
(Score: 2) by KGIII on Monday July 31 2017, @10:51AM
Plain, for me. I mostly watch documentaries.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
(Score: 3, Informative) by Joe Desertrat on Monday July 31 2017, @11:21AM
Jones, sadly, has been struggling with dementia for some time.
(Score: 2) by microtodd on Monday July 31 2017, @06:31PM (2 children)
Whatever happened to Connie Booth? Had kind of a teenage crush on her...
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday August 05 2017, @08:30AM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2, Touché) by isostatic on Friday August 11 2017, @11:31AM
If only there was some form of website that could take the term "Connie Booth", which return a link to an encyclopedic entry answering your question.
Try it next time - less typing.
(Score: 2) by Nuke on Wednesday August 02 2017, @09:17AM
Come off it. He played pompous pricks while Cleese played officious jobs-worths. The Chapman role that most sticks in my mind is him dressed in colonel's uniform telling us to stop laughing even though "No-one enjoys a joke more than I do .. except Captain Johns of course and ... [a long list followed]". A bit equivalent to Stephen Fry in Blackadder - they were both gay too.