Who is that playing Biggus Dickus in Life of Brian?
Graham Chapman under a curly beard. Q: What is Brian’s last name? A: Cohen. It is the name of an ancient line of Jewish priests. Q: Is Brian supposed to be a parody of Jesus? A: Not really. It would ruin the joke. Brian is not a holy man, nor particularly nice. Besides, as the Pythons learned in early drafts of the story, there is nothing about Jesus that invites ridicule. The parallels between the two are just a chance to poke fun at organized religion, a favorite sport of the Pythons (Church Police, Every Sperm is Sacred), but the Pythons are not nasty enough to go at Jesus, Mary, Mohammed, Moses, etc., or God himself, though they do occasionally suggest that God may look like W.G. Grace. Jesus of Nazareth has a brief cameo towards the beginning of the film. Q: I don’t find the “Crimson Permanent Assurance” funny. Is there something wrong with me? A: Yes. Take fifty aspirin per day and stay off your feet until the condition ceases… No, seriously the humor there is so low-key that m
