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Graham Chapman’s Eulogy Lyrics. Graham Chapman, co-author of the 'Parrot Sketch,' is no more. He has ceased to be, bereft of life, he rests in peace, he has kicked the bucket, hopped the...
Cleese delivered a eulogy to Chapman with shock humour that he believed Chapman would have appreciated and became the first person at a televised British memorial service to say "fuck". Palin also delivered a eulogy to Chapman, as did Idle, quipping that Chapman had decided to die rather than listen to Palin again.
Chapman and Cleese had been close friends since their student days at Cambridge University, and when Chapman died of cancer at the age of 48 on October 4, 1989, Cleese was at his bedside. Out of respect for Chapman’s family, the members of Monty Python decided to stay away from his private funeral and avoid ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Honouring Graham Chapman, who embraced life's absurdity, in a eulogy by John Cleese that blends humour with remembrance, a unique tribute to a friend.
In 1989, Graham Chapman was diagnosed with throat cancer; Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook, and Chapman's partner David Sherlock witnessed Chapman's death. Chapman's death occurred a day before the 20th anniversary of the first broadcast of Flying Circus, with Jones commenting that it was "the worst case of party-pooping in all history ...
Sep 21, 2019 · It was October 1989 that Graham Chapman died - or, in the words of his fellow Monty Python star John Cleese, he "kicked the bucket, hopped the twig, bit the dust, snuffed it, breathed his...
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The UK version omits this and instead opens with footage of Graham Chapman's memorial service in December 1989, including John Cleese's memorably irreverent eulogy, and closes the documentary with Eric Idle leading the congregation with a singalong of "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".
