A collection of funny, surreal and touching writings from Monty Python's Graham Chapman
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'his irreverence and absurdism [provided] the brightest creative
spark within the [Monty Python] group.' -- Independent
spark within the [Monty Python] group.' -- Independent
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Graham Chapman is said to have been Monty Python's one true anarchist. Like his mentors Spike Milligan and Peter Cook, the man who portrayed the mistaken messiah in Life of Brian lived his life on and off stage with a sheer delight in madness for its own sake. 'I want to be a loony,' he said, 'it's quite an important thing.' Calcium Made Interesting contains everything from Graham Chapman's unpublished sketches and transcripts of his lecture tours to letters to his bank manager and reflections on his fellow Pythons and as a result offers a unique insight into the real Graham Chapman. Previously unpublished essays and notes help chart the life and times of a comic legend and include such gems as his reflections on how it feels to be crucified and his nostalgic memories of blowing up hotel rooms with his good friend Keith Moon. Funny and surreal, this collection captures the eclectic spirit of a true genius and confirms Graham Chapman's lasting impact on British comedy.
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By kevin cream
Format:Hardcover
No doubt about it, Graham Chapman was a loony. But a wonderful and funny loony as this book clearly shows. What's most revealing about this book are the (fairly) serious essays on serious topics such as over-population. But being a Python he can't keep itstraight for too long and he ends up making some valid points whilst making you laugh--the best medicine from the good Doctor! I also enjoyed the foreword which acts as a brief life history of Chapman, giving the reader a good insight into how he ticked. Weird, funny and touching. Great book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Graham Chapman is the most mysterious of the Monty Python team, what with him being dead and therefore unavailable for documentaries, interviews and Monty Python tribute nights on Channel 4. However this book redressed the balance- a very thorough collection of Chapman's sketches, speeches, serious essays, letters, and select extracts from his book "Liar's Autobiography", many of which you haven't seen before.
It really shows Chapman's breadth and depth. He was so intelligent, both broadly as a doctor and an observer of the human race and on specific issues such as homosexual rights, and with a scathing wit.
My sole criticism of the book would be that it is arranged by group- all the letters in a group, then all the sketches, and so on. When I re-read this book, as I will, I'll probably read it in a random order to get the full contrast between comedy and tragedy.
It really shows Chapman's breadth and depth. He was so intelligent, both broadly as a doctor and an observer of the human race and on specific issues such as homosexual rights, and with a scathing wit.
My sole criticism of the book would be that it is arranged by group- all the letters in a group, then all the sketches, and so on. When I re-read this book, as I will, I'll probably read it in a random order to get the full contrast between comedy and tragedy.
By Alina_DC
Format:Paperback
A really cool book for Python lovers if you don't bother about having hardcovers. Worth buying, contains many works of Graham of different kinds and some kind words and memories of his friends and colleges.
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Graham Made Graham
I have not come across a better reference to this King of the Pythons.
His "It looks like a brown trouser job" albeit awful in film quality is a must have nonetheless... Read more
His "It looks like a brown trouser job" albeit awful in film quality is a must have nonetheless... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2009 by A. Help
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Funny But Sad
A collection of monologues, letters, essays, teleplays, sketches and photos by the late Graham Chapman, edited together in this nice hardback book by Jim Yoakum. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2008 by Chris Burnaby
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