About a month ago, I was alerted to the astonishing price drop affecting the Monty Python complete series DVD box. (Down under $50 in some places). I was just about to snap it up when it occurred to me - the episodes that I've seen in the last few years have looked a bit rugged. I'll bet they're due to be remastered.
So I looked around and saw that BBCAmerica is showing a run of "newly-remastered" Monty Python.
They are somewhat lovely. There's still commercials, but they put the show in a 40 minute slot to accomidate them. Now if they'd only get rid of all the station logos, show logos, coming attractions and cartoon Gordon Ramseys that have taken over the bottom quarter of the screen, we'd be all set.
Anyway, last night I saw the episode with this bit:
and I thought, "Who is this supposed to be? Is this a real person, or just an amalgam?"
Turns out he's real. He's still alive. Here is his website.
And here's a clip of him from 1960.
Watching that made me wonder whatever came of Whiz Jones, the singer featured in the clip.
Turns out he's still alive. Here is his website. And here is a clip from a year and a half ago.
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