Douglas Adams pays tribute to Graham Chapman

On the night that Monty Python star Graham Chapman died, his friend and ex-collaborator, Douglas Adams, came into the studio of the BBC TV late night arts programme The Late Show to pay tribute to him. Broadcast on 4th October 1989

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• Graham Chapman
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• The Late Show
• obituary
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• British

[FranBMan]

I can't believe Douglas Adams is gone too. The world is so cruel.

[EllenRussell54]

It's strange how Douglas Adams for the longest time wanted to be like John Cleese, yet he became great friends with Graham Chapman. The world is an odd place.

Graham Chapman...Bless him. There will never be a better King Arthur, pet shop owner, weird police man, and those other sketches he did... um ever.

[hallerd]

I almost hope there is a heaven for Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Adams to sulk in together.

[mrspivvy]

holy zarqon's singing fish

[Thagros]

Graham Chapman = Awesome.

Annoying interview lady = needs to let Douglas Adams speak, rather than trying to put her stamp on the interview.

[sugreev2001]

Douglas Adams was an equally big loss to British humor.

[mateuszmattias]

I saw during the credits that another guest on that night was John Cale. Douglas Adams talking about Graham Chapman and John Cale most likely talking about the soon to be completed Songs for Drella album (together with Lou Reed of course) and Andy Warhol, that might have been one watchable show.

[mbk1021]

The interviewer talks too zarking much. It's an interview, not a catch-up conversation between old pals.

[mulrich18]

@EllenRussell54 Except Michael Palin was the pet shop owner.

[FranBMan]

@jayjaylawkanigget I appreciate that. I knew it was slightly trite when I wrote it, but when anyone dies young, the world feels like an unjust place. Which, I suppose it is.