They're all terrific in different ways... I'll just list the best parts they've had that I can think of.
Graham Chapman - King Arthur in Holy Grail ("What do you mean? An African or European swallow?"), Brian in Life of Brian ("All right then I AM the messiah!"), Tony Bennet (Christmas guy) in Meaning of Life (It's truly an honorable experience to be here tonight. A warm and memorable moment for all of us, and I want to sing a song for all... of you."). And my favorite of his lines .... well, one of them.... is "Is it about the hedge?" And although this part doesn't have any lines on his part, the one where he's chosen the manner of his own execution.
Eric Idle - Possibly my favorite because he wrote most of the songs. Anyway, loved him as Sir Robin in Holy Grail ("That's uh, that's enough singing for now, lads. There's uh, dirty work afoot.'), the man in the pink evening suit in the Meaning of Life ("And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space cause there's bugger all down here on earth"), and in Life of Brian.... Mr. Cheeky ("Blessed are the big-noses!") or Loretta! ("I want you all to call me... Loretta!") :-)
John Cleese - also great in Fawlty Towers and everything else, he was in "A Fish Called Wanda" with Michael Palin and that rocked. But anyway, in Holy Grail he was amazing as the guard of course (I fart in your general direction!"), in Meaning of Life as the Grim Reaper ("You Americans all you do is talk talk talk, let me tell you something and I just wanna say... well, you're dead now, so shut up.") In Life of Brian.... Reg ("You shall now be called Brian that is called Brian!")
Terry Jones - is so strange. He makes a fabulous Prince Herbert in Holy Grail ("What, the curtains?"), in Meaning of Life he grossed me out as Mr. Creosote ("I couldn't eat another thing, I'm abfolutely ftuffed. Bugger off."), and I liked him as the Find the Fish guy ("Fishy, fishy, fishy, fish!"), and in Life of Brian he was great of course as Brian's mother... ("Sex, sex, sex, it's all they think about. Well, how're you then, officer?")
Terry Gilliam - Only American Pythoner! And soo strange, as well. Interesting characters for him, as Patsy ("It's only a model...") in HG, in MoF the organ donor ("Ah, I know vat it is, but, I'm youzing it, eh?"), and in LoB as the weird guard, who I'm not even going to try and quote.
Michael Palin!! - Last but soo not least. In MoF I like the tiger outfit he did with Eric Idle, but not nearly as much as I liked him as Seargant General with the intersting facial features... ("LEARNING THE PIANO? And I suppose you want to go practice, do yuh? RIGHT! Off you go!") in Life of Brian, he's my favorite... guess the character ("I have a vewy gweat fwend in Wome called Biggus Dickus.... he has a wife, you know. Do you know what she's called? Incontinentia! Incontinentia.... Buttocks!!" ooh, and "No Woger! No Wodewick! No Wudolph the wed-nosed weindeew!") okay.... and in Holy Grail as Dennis ("Help help! I'm being repressed!")
Overall, all great
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