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
Episode 01: Wither Canada?
In the premiere episode of the podcast, Nathan and Ben mount an attempt at summarizing Proust Python's origins, and then go on to talk about sketches involving Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson, Picasso painting while riding a bicycle, and The Funniest Joke in the World. https://audioboom.com/posts/7384969-episode-01-wither-canada
Episode 00: Montage, A Preview
Clips from the first three episodes of The Python Perspective, analysing each episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus on the fiftieth anniversary of its original television broadcast. https://audioboom.com/posts/7380844-episode-00-montage-a-preview
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
For Whom the Liberty Bell March Tolls…
Nathan and I spent some time talking about the theme for the show. He was largely content with it being a copyright-free version of Sousa's "Liberty Bell March", because he, quite rightly, felt that the music most associated with Python and, specifically, the Flying Circus should bring people into the show. We also knew, like … Continue reading For Whom the Liberty Bell March Tolls…
Legalese to provide Legal Ease
An article about accusations of plagiarism in the podcast community crossed my desk this morning (thanks, unsurprisingly, to the pod-watchers extraordinaire over at Night-Time Foam Corner), that raised the basic question about attribution in an oral format. This is something that Nathan and I have been trying to keep in the forefront of our minds … Continue reading Legalese to provide Legal Ease
Farced Perspective 