Life, Writing, Weirdness

We all need a fan theory of our own now and then, right? Here’s one of mine: in the multiverse of Monty Python sketches and films, Sir Lancelot and Dennis Moore are the same person.

The primary evidence is not that they are both portrayed by John Cleese. The easiest bit of primary evidence, in fact, has to do with the name of the horse, or in Sir Lancelot’s case, the peasant carrying his gear that clapped coconuts together to serve as a horse. That servant’s name was Concorde. So was Dennis Moore’s horse.

And, if you look at Mr. Cleese’s acting for both characters, you are likely to find significant similarities. I think it’s intentional. If you consider the number of characters that John Cleese has played over his career, similarities are bound to crop up here and there, but he’s traditionally been excellent at the physical side of characterization too. So I suggest looking at the mannerisms of each character, similarities in behavior, carelessness with dangerous weapons, the ability to get caught up in events, not being terribly bright, and so on.

Of course, the characterization, and particularly the recurrence of Concorde in a horse-related way, of Lancelot in the Holy Grail may have been a call back to entertain fans, but it amuses me to think that Lancelot may ultimately have found the grail, had a sip from it (à la Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), and still been trying to figure out how to do the right thing centuries later.

Not a hill to die on, but a tiny bit of head canon to entertain me.

Be well, everyone.