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Always look on the bright side of life

CaptainWacky

CaptainWacky

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Chapman died at the age of 48 on 4 October 1989, of pneumonia brought about by throat cancer, which had spread to his spine. He had been diagnosed with this in November 1988 when he visited his dentist and the growth was found on his tonsils. Those at his side at the time of his passing were John Cleese, Michael Palin, David Sherlock, his brother John and John's wife. Cleese, who had never before seen anyone die, had to be escorted into another room to cope with his grief.[citation needed] Terry Jones and Peter Cook had visited earlier in the day.

Chapman's death occurred one day before the 20th anniversary of the first broadcast of Flying Circus — in Jones' words, "the worst case of party-pooping in all history."

At a memorial service held two months later in the Great Hall at St Bartholomew's Hospital, Cleese delivered a eulogy for Chapman, during which he deliberately used the word "fuck" as well as other expletives. He paid tribute to Chapman, saying it was sad he had been spirited away, followed by, "Good riddance, the free loading bastard, I hope he fries." Cleese has said that Chapman would have liked that and would have been offended if he hadn't scandalised the service. After the eulogy Cleese joined Gilliam, Jones, and Palin along with some of Chapman's other friends as Idle led a rendition of "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from the film Monty Python's Life of Brian.
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