While The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film did not seem to me to be a direct visual antecedent to Monty Python's Flying Circus, I have found direct evidence to the contrary: Terry Gilliam cites the film as inspiration for his animation storytelling methodology in FilmCraft: Directing (2012). And on Spike Milligan's death on 27 February 2002, he … Continue reading Lest(er) I Forget…
Errata
Omnibustop
Listener Missy Dustin has contacted us to correct us about our claim that Omnibus was the religious show that previously occupied Python's late-night timeslot. She tells us it was "not religious!" and links to the Wikipedia page. While the page she links to is that of an American TV program that went off the air … Continue reading Omnibustop
You Left Out A Hungadunga In The Title
In the beginning of our discussion of episode 3, "How to Recognize Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away", I begin talking about how the episode had originally had one of MPFC's rejected names... and then my memory fails me. I begin saying "Bun, Wackett, Buzzard, Stubble, and Boot" but then I … Continue reading You Left Out A Hungadunga In The Title
Farced Perspective 