This book is timely. I hope it will send people back to his work whether it be films hes directed roles hes played ... and everything else that made him everybodys favourite polymath. MICHAEL PALINHe reminded me of somebody out of a childrens story. Out of one of his childrens stories. Or out of the childrens literature he loved so much TERRY GILLIAMMy finest time with Terry was playing Ratty to his Toad in his movie of The Wind in the Willows which he also wrote and directed and indeed for the rest of his life we emailed each other as Ratty and Toady ERIC IDLEMy finest time with Terry was playing Ratty to his Toad in his movie of The Wind in the Willows which he also wrote and directed and indeed for the rest of his life we emailed each other as Ratty and Toady Eric IdleSeriously Silly is an intimate portrait of Terry Jones - Python actor director historian reluctant national treasure and purveyor of sincere silliness - written by the man he chose to tell the story of his life. From his Welsh upbringing in Colwyn Bay to meeting his lifelong friend Michael Palin at Oxford through revue sketches anarchic childrens shows and the creative genius of Monty Python this is the story of a comedy legend. Throughout this journey Terrys extraordinary determination and resilience shine through not least in his final years as he battled with dementia.Written by his close friend Robert Ross with a foreword from Michael Palin A Middle Word by Eric Idle plus an Afterword by Terry Gilliam (and the blessing of and cooperation of his family and the people who knew him best) Seriously Silly is not only the definitive celebration of a true pioneer of comedy but a loving portrayal of the man behind the laughter.
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