I got to take a writing workshop with him once and I’m proud to say I made him laugh. He was very kind, and obviously had great stories.
Python was very much a group effort, but I think he made an enormous difference behind the scenes.
Python was very much a group effort, but I think he made an enormous difference behind the scenes.
I probably caught him by surprise, and to be fair, I'm sure Terry was asked that in the past[1], not John.
I was tempted to not answer you, so you'd imagine that he had a super witty comeback... oh well, it is what it is.
[1] while I still hope I was the first to ask that question of anyone in their crew, I very must doubt that.
He was a generous laugh, and that's a really admirable trait from a comedy legend.
He reasoned that since he's a professional, when he watches another comedian act, he pretty much knows what's going on under the hood. He can predict where a joke is going because there are tried and true formulas, he can see through their pacing, etc. But if a noob cracks one, even if it's a joke he's heard before, he knows there's probably none of the calculation that a pro puts into it. It was a genuine thing, which makes it all the more hilarious to him.