What is the Python connection to Steve Martin?
Eric Idle made a brief appearance on his Greatest Show Ever. He is known to be friendly with the Pythons. They both love jokes about animals. His photo appears as a “sponsor” in John Cleese’s “Fierce Creatures” film, and as a “starring role” in John Cleese’s “The Out-of-Towners.” He is interviewed briefly in the television documentary “Life of Python.” He hosted the TV special and video “Parrot Sketch Not Included.” Says he regarding the Pythons: “Some people like ’em, I guess.” Q: Did Terry G. contribute to the writing of the sketches, apart from his animation? A: Terry G. has recently revealed that he wrote ALL of Python the WHOLE time. Q: Will Terry Gilliam ever do animation again? A: Don’t bet on it. Live-action films are his field now. He had much trouble with coming back to animation after leaving it once, and the shaky quality of some the animation in the “Meaning of Life” (though most of it is great) is attributable to his own rustiness but mostly due to the fact that he hired
