Who is Biggles, anyway?
A very straight-laced aviator type who starred in a slew of British children’s books during the 40s and figured in many Python sketches. Q: What is the name of Michael Palin’s character in the “Barber/Lumberjack” sketch? A: Bevis the Barber. As in, “Oh Bevis, I thought you were so rugged!” Q: What is the German word for “Lumberjack?” A: “Holzfeller.” Q: Mugga mugga mugga? A: Eee dinky decky doo! Munnuah? Munnuuaahh!! YARB! YARB! YAAARRRBB! Q: There’s a video out called “How to Irritate People.” Can you tell me about that? A: An ancient video from the David Frost era, it stars John Cleese as a lecturer who explains how to make things generally irritating, and digresses into a sequence of low-budget but undeniably Pythonic sketches. It also stars future Pythons Graham Chapman and Michael Palin, who contribute material as well. It is readily available at video stores and features several Pythonic milestones: John Cleese explains what a “Pepperpot” is (the term was later used to describe P
