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And Now for Something Completely Different

And Now for Something Completely Different – 1971

Director
Ian MacNaughton

Writers
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle
Terry Jones
Michael Palin

Producers
Patricia Casey
Victor Lownes
David Gil

Cast
Graham Chapman – Brother/British pedestrian/Mr. Harrison (Apricot)/Sergeant-Major/’Hell’s Grannies’ policeman/Jimmy Blankensop/Sir Edward Ross/Restaurant patron #1/Letter Writer/Oliver St. John Mollusk
John Cleese – Announcer/Hungarian Man/Self-Defence Teacher/Sir George Head/Policeman/Interviewer/Mr. Praline/Second General/Christopher Columbus/Mungo the Cook/Bank Robber/Accountant #2 (falling past the window)/Vocational Guidance Counselor/Vivian Smith Smythe Smith
Eric Idle – Prosecutor/Marriage Counselor/Arthur Nudge/Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks)/’Hell’s Grannies’ analyst/Arthur Wilson/Arthur Wilson Two/Nightclub Emcee/Linkman/First General/Restaurant Manager/Lingerie Shop Owner/Accountant #1 (falling past the window)/Fairy Godmother/Rita Fairbanks/Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris
Terry Jones – Stage Manager/Tobacconist/2nd Hungarian Man/Squire/Self-defence student #3/Tenant #1 (voice)/Flasher/Mouse Organist Ken Ewing/Fat Soldier/Waiter/Nude Organist/Brian/Nigel Incubator Jones
Michael Palin – Man with tape recorder/Phrasebook Author/Arthur Pewtey/Self-defence student #2/Tenant #2/Lost His Wallet/Shrill Petrol Announcer (voice)/Milkman/Ernest Scribbler/Bevis (pet shop employee/lumberjack)/Headwaiter Gilberto/Herbert Anchovy/Gervais Brookhamster
Terry Gilliam – Self-defence nun/Uncle Sam/Caterpillar man/Sign holder
Carol Cleveland – Dierdre Pewtey/Storyteller/Milkman Collector/Restaurant Patron #2/Elsbeth

Review by Theo Robertson
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
I Laughed

I’ve read some reviews of this film and I’m slightly surprised as to what people were expecting from AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I guess some people are more familiar with the atypical movies THE HOLY GRAIL and THE LIFE OF BRIAN rather than the groundbreaking comedy sketch show. I do admit the BBC show is a somewhat acquired taste but here we have some of the show’s funniest sketches brought to life. Favourites of mine are
Squad camp it up – Don’t come that Brigadier bit with me, I know where you’ve been two three
Hells grannies
Good job I didn’t mention the dirty knife
Nudge nudge wink wink
He’s pining for the fjords

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