The Bishop is a recurring character who first appears in numerous sketches in "Déjà Vu", the sixteenth episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. He is portrayed by Michael Palin.
About[]
He is usually seen rehearsing his single line "Oh, Mr. Belpit, your legs are so swollen" in numerous accents, expressions, tones, and emphasis on different syllables.
Appearances[]
In Déjà Vu, he says he is appearing in show eight, but that Flying Circus is show five. He appears three more times in the episode.
In Live from the Grill-O-Mat, he is singing his line in a falsetto register when the members of the Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things ask him directions to the school hall, but tells them he doesn't know as he is in next week's show.
In The Attila the Hun Show, the Bishop appears at the Epsom Furniture Race but he is not rehearsing his lines.
Trivia[]
- He was originally going to make an appearance in the Crackpot Religions Ltd. sketch from How Not to Be Seen. His appearance was filmed but was cut from airings. His appearance was eventually found and released on the Network release of Monty Python's Flying Circus on DVD and Blu-Ray.