Everybody uses pop culture
Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand. You might make an obscure reference to Monty Python or Iron Eagle that only some people will get, but if they do it conveys a world of meaning. Ernest Cline
Python
Why the hell hasn’t
Why the hell hasn’t wxPython become the standard GUI for Python yet? Eric S. Raymond
Americans like to think
Americans like to think ‘Python’ is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that. Eric Idle
Monty Python paid me
Monty Python paid me £20,000 to write, direct and assemble them – the cheapskates! I told them I’d never earned less in a year since leaving Cambridge. The first show sold out in 43 seconds and we ended up performing ten in total. We had no idea there would be such demand. Eric Idle
I think the special
I think the special thing about Python is that it’s a writers’ commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is. Eric Idle
There’s no gap between
There’s no gap between the writer and the performer, which is what I think makes [Monty] Python unique. Five or six people who write Python and five or six who act it. That’s what makes it unique. Eric Idle
Monty Python only became
Monty Python only became valuable when it was sold to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in America. They didn’t pay much either, but the series has been shown repeatedly, which led to lucrative tapes, CDs and DVDs. Eric Idle
No day of my
No day of my life passes without someone saying the words ‘Monty Python’ to me. It’s not bad. Eric Idle
I just play to
I just play to progressive audiences. You know, if they’re watching Discovery Channel, History Channel, that kind of thing, \”Monty Python\” have already laid the groundwork. They’re known around the world. People like that kind of surrealist, left-field humor, and that’s what I do. And \”Saturday Night Live,\” a lot of American humor. \”The Simpsons,\” … Read more
Monty Python: A documentary
Monty Python: A documentary series on everyday life in Great Britain. Frank Portman