Such a crying shame too; the man is/was a comedy genius: http://www.cnn.com/2...asia/index.html
Monty Python was an integral part of the comedy scene in North American starting with the airing of the original BBC series (1969-74), locally on PBS Seattle in 1975.
I recall the halls of our junior high school (Cedar Hill JS) resounding with poorly-imitated renditions of classic M-P sketches such as "Mr Hilter and Mr Bimmler", not to mention unique takes on the classic "ministry of sill walks" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhlQfXUk7w
The "127th Annual Upper Class Twit of the Year" competition and one of their all time best, the "Dead Parrot":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218
"Hell's Grannies" was another classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmzMzmnB-iQ