Camelot Is A Silly Place

Posted Jan 24, 2006 by Kevin Walker

Updated Jan 25, 2006 at 12:14 PM

The above is true particularly if you are a Monty Python fan, of course. And who isn’t? Well, actually, quite a few people, if the truth be known. Eccentric British humor (or “humour”) doesn’t register with everyone, including my Mom, who calls them “silly.” Which they are. So she’s sort of unintentionally making my point for me. Speaking of points, it’s becoming apparent this paragraph is not going to have one. We’d best move on to paragraph No. 2.

Ah, that’s better. Now. There’s a recently released book about The Pythons called, ah, “The Pythons Autobiography By The Pythons.” This means members of the legendary (or “silly”) group of comedians pontificate about their work, offering fans a rare look into the creative effort that went into such skits as “The Ministry of Silly Walks” or “Monty Python’s Contractual Obligation Album.” Read all about it, silly person, right here..

On a less silly note, artist Fabrice Moireau offers colorful sketches of scenes around New York in New York Sketchbook, in which the artist does a fine job of living up to the promise of capturing “the dizzying heights and teeming multitudes of the Big Apple.” Here’s the cover: