ITunes has all of the Secret Policeman's Balls, $4.99 apiece. Pleasure At her Majesty's, the film of the making of the first one (source of the courtroom sketch I posted somewhere upthread) has some lovely behind-the-scenes stuff. There's also a 2004 BBC show looking back at it (you can watch that on YouTube — in…

Everyone should watch Beyond the Fringe. It's on DVD. Within the Pythons, Eric Idle in particular has talked about how life-changing it was for him because it systematically mocked all the institutions he'd been brought up to respect. The "Aftermyth of War" section isn't just hilarious, it's genuinely fascinating in…

Everyone should watch Beyond the Fringe. It's on DVD. Within the Pythons, Eric Idle in particular has talked about how life-changing it was for him because it systematically mocked all the institutions he'd been brought up to respect. The "Aftermyth of War" section isn't just hilarious, it's genuinely fascinating in…

You mean At Last the 1948 Show and stuff? Fuck yeah.

You mean At Last the 1948 Show and stuff? Fuck yeah.

Any sketch they did set in a courtroom was always good. This is just one of my favorite things in the world, period.

Any sketch they did set in a courtroom was always good. This is just one of my favorite things in the world, period.

I was also twelve. Someone made a "He's not quite dead yet!" reference at choir practice, and my friend was shocked when I didn't get it and made me sleep over her house that night and watch Holy Grail. Instantly obsessed. She also had a script of it for some reason and she brought it to school and we sat around…

I was also twelve. Someone made a "He's not quite dead yet!" reference at choir practice, and my friend was shocked when I didn't get it and made me sleep over her house that night and watch Holy Grail. Instantly obsessed. She also had a script of it for some reason and she brought it to school and we sat around…

And then all the kids say, "Thanks, Meat Cat!" and then Meat Cat flies away on his, um… skateboard.

And then all the kids say, "Thanks, Meat Cat!" and then Meat Cat flies away on his, um… skateboard.

Maniac, Maniac, he's so cool
Maniac, Maniac, don't go to school
Runs all night
Runs all right
Maniac, Maniac, kissed a bull.

Maniac, Maniac, he's so cool
Maniac, Maniac, don't go to school
Runs all night
Runs all right
Maniac, Maniac, kissed a bull.

Yeah, but Clinton didn't somehow sweep the plains states.

Yeah, but Clinton didn't somehow sweep the plains states.

It is overstated, but I guess a legitimate obstacle is that he'd probably have trouble being taken taken seriously in that particular district again and, as Toby says in the next episode, if he tries again somewhere else he'll be labeled a carpetbagger. But there are other offices he could run for besides the House. I…

It is overstated, but I guess a legitimate obstacle is that he'd probably have trouble being taken taken seriously in that particular district again and, as Toby says in the next episode, if he tries again somewhere else he'll be labeled a carpetbagger. But there are other offices he could run for besides the House. I…

*shakes fist in Reese's direction*

*shakes fist in Reese's direction*

And even though he won all these red states, the Democrats didn't win the House or the Senate?