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The Rabbit of Caerbannog, often referred to in popular culture as the Killer Rabbit, is a fictional character who first appeared in the 1975 comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail by the Monty Python comedy troupe, a parody of King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail. [1]
They wear round wire glasses, Fair Isle pattern sweater-vests and wellington boots (which leads to their alternative name of the "gum boots" and the influence for the name "Gumby" [20]). Their shirt sleeves and trouser legs are always rolled up, exposing their socks and knees.
Seven asteroids are named after Monty Python or its members: 9617 Grahamchapman, 9618 Johncleese, 9619 Terrygilliam, 9620 Ericidle, 9621 Michaelpalin, 9622 Terryjones, and 13681 Monty Python. In 2010, the commercial space company SpaceX launched a wheel of cheese into low Earth orbit and returned it safely to Earth on COTS Demo Flight 1 .
The film was distributed by EMI Films but, according to a tweet by Eric Idle in 2021, it was financed by a number of famous musicians and music labels. Idle explained contributions (at the time) as follows: £31,500 by Led Zeppelin, £21,000 by Pink Floyd Music, £63,000 from Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson, £78,750 by film producer Michael White, £21,000 from Island Records, £5,250 from ...
– Napoleon Dynamite, "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004) Funny Movie Quotes "I like to picture Jesus in a tuxedo t-shirt because it says, like, 'I wanna be formal, but I'm here to party, too.'"
The title Monty Python's Flying Circus was partly the result of the group's reputation at the BBC.Michael Mills, the BBC's Head of Comedy, wanted their name to include the word "circus" because the BBC referred to the six members wandering around the building as a circus, in particular, "Baron Von Took's Circus", after Barry Took, who had brought them to the BBC. [5]
"The Battle of Pearl Harbor" (S1, E11): The silly-hating Colonel appears again (having called in to the previous sketch due to being one of its target victims), and introduces a group of women who are members of the Batley's Townswomen's Guild (the Pythons in drag) – led by one Rita Fairbanks (Idle) – who re-enact the attack on Pearl Harbor ...
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut) is a 2009 television documentary series in six parts that covers 40 years of the surreal comedy group Monty Python, from Flying Circus to present day projects such as the musical Spamalot. [1] The series highlights their childhood, schooling and university life, and pre-Python work.