Magic's reflected the culture of TV back then. What do you think the closest thing is now? Is it Saturday Night Live, which Monty Python predated or something like Curb Your Enthusiasm? I don't know any other shows. There's hardly an ad lib in Monty Python. So where would you distribute today though? Because you can also think TikTok has a lot of comedy on it. Like it's all distributed and fragmented. The nudge nudge guy would probably be a TikTok star,. influencer, my guess.
Should anything be off-limits in comedy? Kara and Nayeema discuss this question, and the recent Dave Chappelle SNL monologue, before Kara’s interview with our guest today: writer-comedian Eric Idle who is an OG in the craft. When he and his fellow sketch artists launched Monty Python on the BBC in 1969, it was unclear whether anyone would even watch. Now there are generations of Python fans. Today, Idle talks about what made Monty Python unique and how they pushed the line and the social conversation with their unique brand of humor.
Both avid Twitterers, Kara and Idle also discuss their frustrations with Elon Musk (he’s a noted fan of Monty Python, though Idle is not a fan of Musk). And Idle describes how his recent bout with pancreatic cancer has made him a more accepting person.
You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.
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