Peter Sagal
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Thank you, Bill. Thanks, everybody. Thank you. Who said only students get to celebrate spring break? This week, we are giving you a well-deserved holiday from whatever the hell is going on with the help of some amazing interviews from the past few years.
Thank you, Bill. Thanks, everybody. Thank you. Who said only students get to celebrate spring break? This week, we are giving you a well-deserved holiday from whatever the hell is going on with the help of some amazing interviews from the past few years.
Thank you, Bill. Thanks, everybody. Thank you. Who said only students get to celebrate spring break? This week, we are giving you a well-deserved holiday from whatever the hell is going on with the help of some amazing interviews from the past few years.
Now, as a longtime Python fanatic, it was a dream come true for me to talk to him, and I only wished he could have joined us in person when we talked in October. Turns out, he felt the same way.
Now, as a longtime Python fanatic, it was a dream come true for me to talk to him, and I only wished he could have joined us in person when we talked in October. Turns out, he felt the same way.
Now, as a longtime Python fanatic, it was a dream come true for me to talk to him, and I only wished he could have joined us in person when we talked in October. Turns out, he felt the same way.
It's a good town. And let me put it this way. When you walk the streets of Chicago, we're a very cool, sophisticated place, I know. But do people recognize you and go nuts because they, like me, were Monty Python fans growing up?
It's a good town. And let me put it this way. When you walk the streets of Chicago, we're a very cool, sophisticated place, I know. But do people recognize you and go nuts because they, like me, were Monty Python fans growing up?
It's a good town. And let me put it this way. When you walk the streets of Chicago, we're a very cool, sophisticated place, I know. But do people recognize you and go nuts because they, like me, were Monty Python fans growing up?
I'm curious that when the show came to the U.S. on PBS, it became this huge thing. And I was wondering, was that the initial reaction that Monty Python got in the U.K., or was it more reserved, as we might expect from the stereotype?
I'm curious that when the show came to the U.S. on PBS, it became this huge thing. And I was wondering, was that the initial reaction that Monty Python got in the U.K., or was it more reserved, as we might expect from the stereotype?
I'm curious that when the show came to the U.S. on PBS, it became this huge thing. And I was wondering, was that the initial reaction that Monty Python got in the U.K., or was it more reserved, as we might expect from the stereotype?
You mean the same fate as, like, massive fame and wealth? You mean that fate? Well, that for sure, because we work for the BBC.
You mean the same fate as, like, massive fame and wealth? You mean that fate? Well, that for sure, because we work for the BBC.
You mean the same fate as, like, massive fame and wealth? You mean that fate? Well, that for sure, because we work for the BBC.
Now, one of the things that a lot of us who first saw Monty Python, maybe even people now have this reaction, is how could they possibly get away with this absolute nonsense on television? And I heard you tell a story that if the BBC ever tried to give you notes or tell you you couldn't do something, you would all go in and physically intimidate them.
Now, one of the things that a lot of us who first saw Monty Python, maybe even people now have this reaction, is how could they possibly get away with this absolute nonsense on television? And I heard you tell a story that if the BBC ever tried to give you notes or tell you you couldn't do something, you would all go in and physically intimidate them.
Now, one of the things that a lot of us who first saw Monty Python, maybe even people now have this reaction, is how could they possibly get away with this absolute nonsense on television? And I heard you tell a story that if the BBC ever tried to give you notes or tell you you couldn't do something, you would all go in and physically intimidate them.
When did you know that Monty Python had become like a phenomenon, something that like everybody knew and everybody treasured pretty much, well, certainly in America, if not the whole world?
When did you know that Monty Python had become like a phenomenon, something that like everybody knew and everybody treasured pretty much, well, certainly in America, if not the whole world?