Friday, December 29, 2006

Monty Python's Life of Brian



Perhaps this tale of a man born on the same day as Jesus and mistaken for the Messiah is that rare breed of comedy I wrote about in the last entry. Certainly, some of the routines still make me weep with laughter, even though I know what's coming. It gets its' points across effectively without being too heavy handed. It's savagely funny, well observed, not remotely blasphemous and probably considered offensive because of how bitingly it demonstrates the absurdities of mass hysteria.

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