Iain Johnstone

Keanu Reeves teaches Python magic

As Spamalot opens, Iain Johnstone recalls his experiences with the Monty Python team over the years, and hails their enduring legacy

issue 14 October 2006

Some years ago I was writing a script with John Cleese in Los Angeles and we went for dinner at a buzzy brasserie called Chaya. When the waiter brought our steaks he also brought a $200 bottle of St Francis Cabernet Sauvignon. We hadn’t ordered it; the waiter said it was a gift from some anonymous diners.

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