Graham Chapman

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Graham Chapman was born on January 8, 1941 in Leicester, England while a Germain air raid was in progress. Graham's father was a chief police inspector and probably inspired the constables Graham often portrayed later in comedy sketches. Graham studied medicine in college and earned an M.D., but he practiced medicine for only a few years. At Cambridge, he took part in a series of comedy revues and shortly after completing his medical studies at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Graham realized what he wanted to do with his life. He wanted to perform comedy. In 1969, Graham along with John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam formed their own comedy group called Monty Python. Their BBC TV series "Monty Python's Flying Circus," which aired a short while later was an instant hit. Their often self-referential style of humor was delightfully original but completely accessible to most audiences in Great Britian. Before the show appeared on public television in the U.S.A., many people assumed that Americans would find Monty Python much too British to consider it funny. But PBS never had a larger audience than when stations began to air it during the early 1970s. The classic routines have since become standard college humor. So enduring was the Python humor that fans know entire sketches such as "The Pet Shop," "Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink," "Argument Clinic," and "Penguin on the Telly." Graham was a standout of the group with his tall, blond profile and his zany c

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A Six Pack Of Lies

A Liar's Autobiography

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Spot the Loony

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Looks Like Another Brown Trouser Job

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Dead Parrot Society: the Best of British Comedy

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Monty Python Sings

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University of Washington Husky Marching Band - Tequila!

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Dead Parrot Society

A Liar's Autobiography Volume VI

Let's Make Some Music! Sunshine Soft & Studio Pop 1966-1970

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The Love Revolution - Soft, Sunshine & Harmony Pop 1966-1971

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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