RIP Terry Jones, Monty Python founder and Life of Brian director who has died aged 77

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Terry Jones, Monty Python founder and Life of Brian director, dies aged 77

Terry Jones, Life of Brian director and Monty Python founder, dies aged 77

Jones, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2015, was the main directing force in Python’s films, as well a prolific creator of TV documentaries and children’s books

www.theguardian.com

 

[Pickman's model]

aw no

rip and thanks for all the laughs

 

[Ptolemy]

I enjoyed his documentary series on the Crusades years ago.

I second Pickman's - RIP and thanks for all the magic over the years.

 

[fishfinger]

RIP

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Sad news

 

[T & P]

Very sad. Somehow I did not know he'd been battling dementia. Like others have said, thank you for all the laughs.

If it turns out to be a Man Upstairs, I know we can rely on Terry who slap him across the face and tell him how naughty he's been to mankind so far.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Not a surprise, sadly. My favourite Python.

 

[butchersapron]

Sad to hear this. I always thought he was the most inventive, the most 'out there' of them. Cheers then Terry.

 

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[kittyP]

Oh very sad.
He was one of the funniest of the pythons and also seemed like him and Palin were the only half decent ones as a human beings.
My sister and I loved his children's stories as kids. The Fly-by-night especially
Go well xx

 

[Pickman's model]

Very sad. I did not know he'd been battling dementia. Like others have said, thank you for all the laughs.

If it turns out to be a Man Upstairs, I know we can rely on Terry who slap him across the face and tell him how naughty he's been to mankind so far.

this python is deceased

 

[Chilli.s]

RIP

And wot Pickman's said.

 

[8ball]

Sad, but I expect the last few years have been a terrible frustration for him, especially the loss of speech.

 

[Ax^]

rip

 

[editor]

Life Of Brian was a work of genius. RIP Terry. I forgot he was Welsh (despite the name!).

And fuck dementia.

 

[8ball]

Sad to hear this. I always thought he was the most inventive, the most 'out there' of them.

Yeah, I always felt his sense of the visual meshed really well with Gilliam's to create this sense of place balanced somewhere between joyous absurdity and the dreams that come after an especially pungent cheeseboard.

 

[danny la rouge]

RIP Terry. I liked the guy. I’ve got his book on the Crusades. It’s a good read, although of its time.

 

[redsquirrel]

Ah crap news. I agree with others that he was probably the most interesting of them all.
His series Medieval Lives was great.

 

[weepiper]

Well, that's just shit news. What a lovely fella.

 

[StoneRoad]

RIP
The world has lost a comic genius.
I found "life of Brian" and "The meaning of life" well worth watching and the anti=ness / whinging from the religious even more funny

 

[Argonia]

Bollockheads

 

[marty21]

RIP - sad news

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Really sad news, such a funny, talented man

 

[billy_bob]

RIP indeed. The most likeable Python, and I include Michael 'National Treasure' Palin in that. Also (along with Idle) not as much of an Upper Class Twit as the others.

 

[Plumdaff]

He was clearly a good'un. RIP.

 

[Detroit City]

spam spam spam RIP

 

[Badgers]

The world lost one of it's best comedians

 

[Pickman's model]

The world lost one of it's best comedians

 

[D'wards]

 

[weltweit]

Sad to hear, queue lots of replays of his best bits - and there will be many.

Fuck off dementia