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Monty Python star and alumni of St. Edmund Hall, Terry Jones has died aged 77. Jones studied English at St Edmund Hall, also developing an interest in medieval history during his degree. In his time at Oxford, he performed with the Oxford Revue where he met fellow-Python and lifelong friend, Michael Palin. After graduating he […]
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John Cleese’s latest tour titles say it all. The dryness of Alimony Tour (referencing the financial implications of his very public divorce) and Last Time to See Me Before I Die are not exactly tastefully coded. A founding father of British sitcom with the cult classic Fawlty Towers and a writer-performer of the comedy group Monty […]
Continue ReadingThe less sense the Oxford Revue makes, the more sense its comedy makes. I can’t even describe the best moments from last night’s performance, because the mere act of speaking them would tarnish their side-splitting perfection. At their best when embracing Monty Python-esque absurdity, the five person cast of Rachel Watkeys-Dowie, David Meredith, Emily Honey, […]
Continue ReadingMr Creosote. ‘Wafer thin.’ Boom. You know. The loveable Welshman studied English at Teddy Hall, and in second-year joined the Oxford Revue, as they all do. In the Revue, Jones met a Mr Michael Palin, with whom he formed a writing partnership, and who would go on to be a fellow Python. It was possibly during […]
Continue ReadingNew exhibition opens with exhibits from Medieval times until 1970s
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