Many young wizards have pointed out that the minstrel Innes Idle is a shout out to Eric Idle (Brave Sir Robin) of Monty Python. No one pointed out out the other Python as his inspiration.
Innes Idle – Neil Innes / Eric Idle
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Innes_Idle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Innes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Idle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail
Innes Idle is a wandering minstrel first encountered in Lower Caer Lyon. He wanders off after the quest Songs of Bravery and is rediscovered inside Amber Estate. Innes wants to move to safer climes. He hears the frozen land of Nodor is lovely this time of year.
The Song of Bravery by Innes Idle
Sir Robin Bravely rode forth from Avalon
Not afraid to die was he, o Sir Robin Bravely
Not afraid to be torn apart by vicious little Froudlings
Not afraid to smashed to pulp by Handsome Fomori
Neil James Innes (1944 – 2019) was an English writer, comedian and musician. He first came to prominence in the pioneering comedy rock group Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later became a frequent collaborator with the Monty Python troupe on their BBC television series and films, and is often called the “seventh Python” along with performer Carol Cleveland. He co-created the Rutles, a Beatles parody/pastiche project, with Python Eric Idle, and wrote the band’s songs.
Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Spamalot (based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail).
Known for his elaborate wordplay and musical numbers, Idle performed many of the songs featured in Python projects, including “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” (from Life of Brian), and the “Galaxy Song” (from The Meaning of Life). After Monty Python’s Flying Circus, he created the sketch show Rutland Weekend Television (1975-76), hosted Saturday Night Live in the US four times in the first five seasons and guest-starred on The Simpsons. Idle’s initially successful solo career faltered in the 1990s with the failures of his 1993 film Splitting Heirs (which he wrote, produced, and starred in) and 1998’s An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (in which he starred). He revived his career by returning to the source of his worldwide fame, adapting Monty Python material for other media. Following the success of the musical Spamalot (which won the Tony Award for Best Musical), he also wrote Not the Messiah, an oratorio derived from the Life of Brian. He was featured in a one-hour symphony of British music when he performed to a global audience at the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony.
Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) was a British comedy troupe formed in 1969 and consisting of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. The group came to prominence for creating and performing the sketch comedy series Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969–1974). Their work then evolved from the series into a larger and more influential collection that included live shows, films, albums, books, and musicals; their influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music. Regarded as an enduring icon of 1970s pop culture, their sketch show has been referred to as being “an important moment in the evolution of television comedy”.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film satirizing the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and directed by Gilliam and Jones in their feature directorial debuts. It was conceived during the hiatus between the third and fourth series of their BBC Television series Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
In MPatHG Neil Innes played the Leader of Robin’s Minstrels, Head Monk, Servant Crushed by the Trojan Rabbit.
In MPatHG Eric Idle played Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot, Lancelot’s squire Concorde, Roger the Shrubber, and Brother Maynard, among other roles
1975 release movie poster
The current list of all the (known) Avalon references are located here.
Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references, I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.
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