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Graham Chapman

(1941–1989) Comedian United Kingdom

42 quotes in 233 categories

Graham Chapman was a comedian from the United Kingdom, best known for Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons.

Quick Facts About Graham Chapman

Born: January 8, 1941
Died: October 4, 1989
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Comedian
Notable works: Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons

About Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surrealist comedy group Monty Python. He portrayed authority figures such as The Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

Quotes by Graham Chapman

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise; two chief weapons, fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency!…

Chiefs

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I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction.…

Animal

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She turned me into a newt. ... But I got better...

Newts

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I am known by many names, but you may call me...Tim.

Call me

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Oh, you're in television! That's interesting. No, I mean, the word television is interesting. It's a hybrid, you see: tele- comes from…

Greek

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I fart in your general direction.

Comedy

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Camelot is a silly place.

Camelot

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All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude; some object or emotion causes a reaction in the…

Attitude

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Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

Coconuts

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Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Know what I mean?

Inspirational

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When Beethoven went deaf, the mynah bird just used to mime.

Bird

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I hope I will have achieved something lasting.

Hope

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Stormy in love, stormy in interviews, breakfast in bed - that's me, love.

Bed

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Tis but a scratch!" "A scratch? Your arm's off!" "No it isn't." "Then what's that?" "Oh come on, pansy!

Arms

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I'm afraid I'm not personally qualified to confuse cats, but I can recommend an extremely good service.

Cat

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World War II... did not happen to everyone, but it happened to most. There were people from Germany who were throwing bombs…

Bombs

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Nudge, nudge. Snap, snap. Grin, grin. Wink, wink, say no more? Could be, could be taken on holiday. Could be yes -…

Holiday

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We found that we didn't have much problem with him [J.C.], it was his followers we found questionable.

Followers

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Spam, spam, spam, spam... Spam, spam, spam, spam.

Funny

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I can't talk to a man who bears an undeserved animosity towards ferrets.

Animosity

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When danger reared its ugly head, He bravely turned his tail and fled.

Danger

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“ Dennis the Peasant: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive…

Communication

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It's nice to see that look of alarm on the faces of the others.

Alarms

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We are no longer the knights who say Ni! We are now the knights who say ekki-ekki-ekki-pitang-zoom-boing!

Change

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I think that all good, right thinking people in this country are sick and tired of being told that all good, right…

Being sick

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