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- He wrote unforgettable songs for "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" Innes wrote two of the most memorable tunes from 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail: "Knight of the Round Table" and "Brave Sir Robin."
- Alongside a sci-fi legend, Innes was the only non-Python Python writer. Alongside Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy science fiction series, Innes was one of just two non-Python members to ever receive a writing credit on Flying Circus.
- Innes traveled the world with Monty Python. Innes became a key component of the Monty Python live show, appearing on-stage with the troupe throughout the 1970s, where he was often introduced as Raymond Scum.
- Several Innes songs are legally credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney. After Monty Python, Innes and Python Eric Idle created the sketch series Rutland Weekend Television and its most famous offshoot, The Rutles.
Dec 30, 2019 · Neil Innes, a British singer, songwriter and comedian known for his work with “ Monty Python ,” the Rutles and the madcap ‘60s outfit the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, died Sunday at the age of 75,...
Innes wrote original songs for the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), such as "Knights of the Round Table" and "Brave Sir Robin". He appeared in the film as a head-bashing monk, the serf crushed by the giant wooden rabbit, and the leader of Sir Robin's minstrels.
Dec 30, 2019 · The singer and writer performed in The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, appeared in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and later formed the Beatles pastiche, The Rutles, with Eric Idle.
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Dec 30, 2019 · Innes contributed sketches and songs like Knights of the Round Table and Brave Sir Robin, as well as appearing in their classic films The Holy Grail and Life of Brian.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film satirizing the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and directed by Gilliam and Jones in their feature directorial debuts.
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Dec 30, 2019 · Neil Innes, a writer, musician and “Monty Python” collaborator, has died at the age of 75. Innes was also part of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Rutles, a Beatles parody group.
