Monty Python's Nude Pianist Honoured with Terry Jones Statue in Colwyn Bay

Or should that be the other way around? Probably, but I think Jones may have liked it this way!Here's the story. In the winter of 1970, British television viewers were given thirteen new episodes of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, with a host of new secondary characters to help while away the winter nights. By far the most talked about was The Nude Pianist played (mostly) by the late, great Terry Jones. The pianist (who wasn’t always naked to start with) proved so popular that he became slightly more of a fixture in the third series in 1972-3. Why? The character perfectly captured the programme's surreal, subversive humour. His calm indifference to his own nudity made the joke even funnier. At a time when British television was still relatively conservative, the sight of a naked pianist popping up unexpectedly between sketches was both shocking and irresistibly absurd, ensuring audiences eagerly anticipated his return.Now, the sea front of Jones’ home town of Colwyn Bay on the North…