Thompson was no whiz-bang, acting, dancing schoolgirl. ("We've just had a concentrated attempt to get my father off small cigars," Branagh says.) Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2009. "Anne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses" is a sketch from Episode 31 of Monty Python's Flying Circus, "The All-England Summarize Proust Competition" (1972). Kidadl is independent and to make our service free to you the reader we are supported by advertising. "We serve no meat of any kind. The club was founded sometime in 1883, and they when they first appeared in front of their Cambridge audience the club still hadnt come up with the name Footlights. King of the Swamp Castle, 'Monty Python And The Holy Grail'. 20 essential Monty Python's Flying Circus sketches | EW.com The laughs fly hard and fast, and no sacred cows escape the skewer when these versatile comic actors lampoon bureaucrats, Jesus freaks, self-righteous counterculturists, and even their own show. Her parents first noticed her gifts in . She wrote a six-part television series -- sketches, satiric monologues, a bit of dancing and song about such household topics as women's body image, adultery, ruling-class flatulence and Victorian sex. In 2020, it was announced that Idle would adapt his Spamalot script into a feature film for Paramount Pictures. Indeed: In 1988, Thompson got her first movie role, a daftly libidinous nurse in "The Tall Guy," directed by a Footlights alumnus. The sketch inspired the concept of "Elk theories" to describe scientific observations that are not theories but merely minimal accounts. Starring Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani. Weekends, they read "Monty Python" bits into a reel-to-reel tape recorder, trying not to laugh. ", 51. When you buy through the links on our site we may earn a commission. The series, "Thomp son," appeared in prime time amid great anticipation -- and bombed. The choice speaks loudly about an updated vision of stardom -- socially committed, grounded at home -- because though Emma Thompson has not yet met Susan Sarandon, she likely will tomorrow night. Brian: A few friends, popped by for a second. The show was beyond success. In this version, before beginning her second theory, the interviewer shoots her. The guests welcomed onto the red sofa included Iron Man actor, Robert Downey Jr, Nanny McPhee actress Emma Thompson, Monty Python's Terry Gilliam and Stuart Little actor Hugh Laurie. And I found myself in that odd position that all people get to at some point, but it is unusual at that age, of trying to parent your parent. A year ago, when the film of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel "The Remains of the Day" was cut from a $26 million celebrity vehicle to an $11.5 million Merchant-Ivory ensemble piece, Thompson won the lead, a low-budget alternative to stars like Meryl Streep, Glenn Close and Anjelica Huston.