Editing Monty Python (section)

===World records===
[[File:Monty Python Live 02-07-14 12 27 13 (14415368570).jpg|thumb|[[List of recurring Monty Python's Flying Circus characters#Gumbys|Gumby]] flower arranging. A character of limited intelligence and vocabulary (a satire on the condescending use of the "man on the street" on TV), he is played here by Terry Gilliam in 2014.]]
On [[St George's Day]], 23 April 2007, the cast and creators of ''Spamalot'' gathered in [[Trafalgar Square]] under the tutelage of the two Terrys (Jones and Gilliam) to set a new record for the world's largest coconut orchestra. They led 5,567 people "clip-clopping" in time to the Python classic, "[[Always Look on the Bright Side of Life]]", for the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' attempt.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[BBC]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6586187.stm|title=''Spamalot'' cast sets coconut record|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>

On 5 October 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of Monty Python's first show, the "first official Monty Python Guinness world record attempt" tried to break the record for "the largest gathering of people dressed as [[List of recurring Monty Python's Flying Circus characters#Gumbys|Gumbys]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jun/26/still-flying-monty-python-to-mark-50th-anniversary-with-record-attempt |title=Still flying: Monty Python to mark 50th anniversary with record bid |newspaper=The Guardian |date= 26 June 2019}}</ref> A recurring character on the show, a Gumby wears a handkerchief on their head, has spectacles, braces, a knitted tank top, and [[Wellington boots]]. The shirt sleeves and trouser legs are always rolled up, exposing their socks and knees. Dimwitted, their most famous catchphrases are "My brain hurts!" and repeated shouts of "Hello!" and "Sorry!"<ref>Chapman, Graham, ''The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus, volume 2'', p. 123. Pantheon Books, 1989</ref>