It's May 11th, 1969.

28-year-old American cartoonist and animator Terry Gilliam

hurries impatiently through the streets of North London.

He's late for an important meeting.

Terry is trying to find an obscure Indian restaurant

where his friend, the British comic actor John Cleese, is waiting for him. But as Terry twists and

turns through London's busy, labyrinthemed roads, he risks missing the meeting altogether. Terry

looks again at the crumpled up piece of paper he wrote the address on. He thought he was on the

right road, but now he's not so sure.

But just as Terry looks up to double-check the name on a street sign,

he spots the doorway of an Indian restaurant.

The bell chimes above the door as he walks into the place.

It's busy, and the staff is furiously running around attempting to fill orders

of their popular curry dishes.

Through the chaos, Terry sees a very tall man gesturing to him. It's John Cleese, but he's not

alone. Unbeknownst to Terry, he was not the only one John called to the restaurant. Also invited

were four more of the country's sharpest comedic writers and performers. Terry walks over and embraces John,

who quickly makes introductions. On one side of the table are Michael Palin and Terry Jones,

who have been writing and performing with each other since their days in Oxford University's

Comedy Club. On the other side, sits Graham Chapman, John's writing partner, who's speaking

amiably with their fellow Cambridge alum, Eric

Idol. As Terry takes his seat at the table, the group starts to make fun of the newcomer's coat,

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