Good point, Grimm. Since they have the month, year, and "Graham Chapman's Memorial Service" subtitled in on the video, I'd guess this was aired some time after the actual funeral. Unless BBC broadcasts usually have that sort of stuff?

Not sure what sort of show would include something like this. Maybe this was appended to some Python movie/sketch which was aired sometime later "in memory of Graham Chapman"?

>> ^ponceleon:
>> ^Grimm:
What's this from (name of the show)?

Not from a show, this is a real funeral from one of the cast members of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Yes...I understand that...but most funerals don't have credits at the end and the BBC logo. This was obviously from a broadcast on the BBC and this was just the ending of it.

>> ^Grimm:
What's this from (name of the show)?


Not from a show, this is a real funeral from one of the cast members of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'monty python, graham chapman, john cleese, death, funeral' to 'monty python, graham chapman, john cleese, death, funeral, 60s' - edited by swampgirl

great tune. very surprised it wasn't already here.

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yup. michie tossed up a great live cut, that you just watched as well, but the official video was yet to be. nice catch.

Dupe of http://www.videosift.com/video/Graham-Chapmans-funeral-slightly-NSFW *discard

If this had happened in our century there would have been a recording for sure. Luckily, there were people like Graham Chapman to retell stories so vividly.

dupe, sorry

Thanks for promote. I don't have those 2 brains necessary for a Chapman stick, or a piano. I consider myself a decent guitarist, but I recently took piano lessons (along with my kids), for a year and I totally sucked and gave it up.

Ahh, gold indeed. And wow, that's them in a raw form there isn't it... Chapman did have an issue with the old booze, and yeah, it looks that way here.

Nice little cameo by Bill Oddie too.

Yeah, I'm an idiot. Had it confused with the recent death of Bo Diddley.

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Might want to change your description...B.B. King is notdead.
~Doc

http://www.videosift.com/video/Tracy-Chapman-Across-the-Lines-Live

Me, too
In reply to this comment by Shaytana:
Tracy Chapman is still my favorite singer from all time! Upvote!

Tracy Chapman is still my favorite singer from all time! Upvote!

dupe: http://www.videosift.com/video/Graham-Chapmans-funeral-slightly-NSFW

I am the flash

88 = *80s
I like Tracy Chapman, great songwriter and an interesting voice and sound.