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Tonight we celebrate 50 Years of Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/em> at the Bacon Theatre, Dean Close School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone who shall be nameless vigorously promoted a live appearance by its co-director Terry Gilliam and then, after a whole nightmare, the appearance fell through. We have been apologising and trying to salvage something ever since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what we have come up with. Terry and I had two long conversations, one while I was in the foyer of The Playhouse waiting for the start of Neil Brand’s wonderful Phantom of the Opera <\/em>show, and the other recorded to show you tonight. Terry was everything I’d hoped for. Funny, insightful, wise, inventive, outspoken, indiscreet, self-deprecating and hilariously furious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we speak, my Brazilian Sancho Panza, John Bellinghall, is editing nearly an hour of this Google Meets love-in for human consumption. It is silly in parts, of course. I hope not too silly<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a snippet of us discussing the fierce rivalry and companionship of the Python gang. Boys will be boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n