Graham Chapman's Eulogy by John Cleese

Graham Chapman co-author of the parrot sketch is no more he had ceased to be the rest of life he rests in peace he's kicked the bucket off the twig fit the dust snuffed it breathed his last and gone to meet the great head of light entertainment in the sky and I guess that we're all thinking how sad it is the man of such talent of such capability the kindness of such unusual intelligence should now so suddenly be spirited away at the age of only 48 before he achieves many of the things which he was capable and before he'd had enough fun well I feel that I should say not good riddance turn the freeloading bastard I heard he said and the reason I feel I should say this is he would never forgive me if I didn't if I throw throw away this glorious opportunity to shock you all on his behalf anything for him but mindless good taste I could hear him whispering in my ear last night if I was writing this all right please he was saying feel very proud of being the very first person ever to say [ __ ] on British television if this service is really just for starters I want you to become the first person ever at a British memorial service to say [ __ ] you

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Keywords: Monty, Python, John, Cleese, eulogy

Id: CkxCHybM6Ek

Length: 2min 2sec (122 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 13 2006

Reddit Comments

[u/Coleridge49]

This is a longer version with "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" sung at the end. So good to see people celebrating a life rather than being 100% serious.

[u/EquinsuOcha]

He's not dead yet.

[u/Polarchuck]

You can tell how much John Cleese loved him. No bullshit no holds barred loved him.

[u/waldo_wigglesworth]

Graham's final interview aired 30 years ago this month. He passed on October 4, 1989.

[u/SponzifyMee]

Amazing and light hearted send off. Great way of paying last respects to a great friend and man, by making people laugh in a time of mourning. I'm glad I grew up watching those guys, I thoroughly enjoy their humour to this day.

[u/slightlydirtythroway]

On the best of dvds for each python member, there are little interviews set up between the sketches that are also jokes, like Eric idle playing his own mother and John Cleese talking about his 6th Polynesian wife. For Chapman they interview all the other members and my favorite bit was then talking about how Chapman would never show up on time and was therefore referred to as the “Late” graham chapman.

[u/Longhairedzombie]

Chapman's death occurred on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the first broadcast of Flying Circus, and Jones called it "the worst case of party-pooping in all history"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Chapman#Death

[u/djeezuskryste]

That was beautiful

[u/WhitneyRules]

“Mindless good taste”