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Where’s the Line in Comedy? Monty Python’s Eric Idle Has an Idea
On with Kara Swisher
What Was Terry Gillian's Take on the Show?
Sir Robin wrote each of these things or you wrote for each other, correct? We didn't cast till after we'd written the shows. And I think that's where Gillian was important. Because he provides the show with a sort of Victorian framework in which the whole thing plays out. That seems to give it some link and connection, which is entirely spurious. Only once did we make a big mistake: It was a very silly sketch set in the trenches. The audience were actually like you did. Stunned silence.
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