It’s A Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Birthday, So Happy day to The Seventh Python, Neil Innes!

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, The Rutles and 7th member of Monty Python, Neil Innes knows his way around funny (and a melody). For those of you who do not know, Innes is responsible for most of the music in The Holy Grail. That alone should be enough to earn the man a sainthood in comedy.
And that’s him playing Brave Sir Robin’s minstrel


The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band…




In The Rutles, Innes was the John Lennon parody character, Ron Nasty



one of the first, and certainly most influential, mockumentaries, All You Need Is Cash, was made for TV in 1978. Here it is in its entirety.

and the 2002 update…


and finally, the trailer for the documentary, which I have yet to see, but assume will be hilarious