Editing Graham Chapman (section)

=== Memorial service ===
{{quotebox|width=400px|quote="I guess that we're all thinking how sad it is that a man of such talent, of such capability for kindness, of such unusual intelligence, should now, so suddenly, be spirited away at the age of only forty-eight, before he'd achieved many of the things of which he was capable, and before he'd had enough fun. Well, I feel that I should say, nonsense. Good riddance to him, the freeloading bastard, I hope he fries! And the reason I feel I should say this, is he would never forgive me if I didn't, if I threw away this glorious opportunity to shock you all on his behalf. Anything for him, but mindless good taste."|source=John Cleese at Graham Chapman's memorial service{{sfn|Marasco|Shuff|2010|p=94}}}}

The five surviving Python members had decided to stay away from Chapman's private funeral to prevent it from becoming a [[media circus]] and to give his family some privacy. They sent a wreath in the shape of the Python foot, with the message: "To Graham from the other Pythons with all our love. PS: Stop us if we're getting too silly". [[The Rolling Stones]] also sent a floral arrangement, saying "Thanks for all the laughs."{{sfn|McCall|2013|p=143}}

A public memorial service for Chapman was held in the Great Hall of St Bartholomew's on 3 December, two months after his death. The service began with a chorus of the hymn "[[Jerusalem (hymn)|Jerusalem]]" sung in [[Engrish]] with a mock [[Spoken Chinese|Chinese accent]].{{sfn|McCall|2013|p=145}} Cleese delivered a eulogy to Chapman with shock humour that he believed Chapman would have appreciated{{sfn|Marasco|Shuff|2010|p=94}} and became the first person at a televised British memorial service to say "fuck".<ref>{{cite book |title=The Life of Python |year=2006 |first=George |last=Perry |publisher=Pavilion Publishing |page=200 |isbn=978-1-86205-762-3}}</ref> Palin also delivered a eulogy to Chapman, as did Idle, quipping that Chapman had decided to die rather than listen to Palin again. Idle led the other surviving Pythons and Chapman's close friends and family in a rendition of the song "[[Always Look on the Bright Side of Life]]", from ''Life of Brian'', and later closed his remarks by saying: "I'd just like to be the last person at this meeting to say 'fuck'."{{sfn|McCall|2013|p=145}}

Ten years after Chapman's death, his ashes were first rumoured to have been "[[space burial|blasted into the skies in a rocket]]" with assistance from the Dangerous Sports Club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/590559.stm |title=Python star Chapman's flying ashes |website=[[BBC News]] |location=London |date=4 January 2000 |access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref> In a second rumour, Chapman's ashes had been scattered on the mountains of [[Snowdonia]], [[Wales]], where he had visited regularly as a climber.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nathan |last=Bevan |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/life-times-monty-pythons-terry-1843865 |title=The life and times of Monty Python's Terry Jones |work=[[Wales Online]] |location=Cardiff |date=5 March 2011 |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref>