The secret history of Monty Python

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 09/25/2020 at 10:05 • Filed to: monty python

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Reposting for the daytime crowd, because I’m confident we have a fair few Python fans.

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While rediscovering the joys of being able to see authors and comment counts ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ) I noticed there had been more discussion on the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Specifically, interstate366 dropped this interesting gem.

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I decided to check Wikipedia, because this of course lends a new layer of comedy to one of the all-time classic Monty Python sketches.

Wikipedia confirmed the story, but I decided to check the facts directly, so I followed one of the references, to The London Gazette where the name change was published:

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This led me to the delightful discovery that John Cleese’s father, Reginald Francis Cheese, elected to change his name while living at 2 East Shrubbery , Redland, Bristol.

2 East Shrubbery!

There you have it. Now I’m left to wonder how many more Monty Python jokes were influenced by John Cleese’s family history.

phenotyp > Just Jeepin' 09/24/2020 at 22:10

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Holy shit, brilliant.

Svend > Just Jeepin' 09/24/2020 at 22:33

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John Cleese is brilliant.

If you’ve never watched the Graham Norton Show, watch it. It’s often comedy gold.

John Cleese laughing at another British comedian’s, Lee Mack, story of how he got into comedy.

More John Cleese on the show.

Full episode.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Just Jeepin' 09/24/2020 at 22:58

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Oh, tonight I saw a JK with an abbreviation of your user name for the license plate. I know it wasn’t you, but was just a nice coincidence.

Just Jeepin' > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/24/2020 at 23:05

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I hope I never get desperate enough to own a JK, but life has its own plans.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Just Jeepin' 09/25/2020 at 00:50

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Is there anything more British sounding than 2 East Shrubbery? Yes, 2 East Shrubbery inhabited by John Cheese. 

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Just Jeepin' 09/25/2020 at 01:15

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Absolutely fantastic. I love it!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Just Jeepin' 09/25/2020 at 10:16

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We must go deeper

Just Jeepin' > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/25/2020 at 10:18

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