Patsy is a character in the film ''

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ''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) an ...

'' and the musical '' Spamalot''. He is played by Terry Gilliam in ''Monty Python and The Holy Grail''. Serving as

King Arthur King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...

's assistant, he only has a few simple tasks throughout the entire film, such as using two halves of a

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to simulate the hoofbeats of Arthur's nonexistent horse.Parker, Alan, and O'Shea, Mick, 2006, ''And Now for Something Completely Digital: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Monty Python'', The Disinformation Company, . He also announces King Arthur's arrival by trumpet, as when Arthur's group approaches a castle inhabited by French soldiers early in the movie. Patsy has only one line in the film: "It's only a model," said when the

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first catch sight of the castle at Camelot. Patsy's fate is left ambiguous in the film; he disappears after King Arthur encounters Tim the Enchanter, and is not seen again. In the 2005 musical, '' Spamalot'', Patsy has a bigger role with many more lines, and he sings "

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is a comedy song written by Monty Python member Eric Idle that was first featured in the Python film '' Life of Brian'' and has gone on to become a common singalong at public events such as football matc ...

" from '' Monty Python's Life of Brian'' to King Arthur,Phillips, Michael, 2005-01-10
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''. and they later sing "I'm All Alone".Traiger, Lisa, 2006-06-09
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'' Washington Post''. As in the film, Patsy follows King Arthur everywhere and bangs coconut shells together to simulate the sound of Arthur's horse.McCarter, Jeremy, 2005-03-18
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'' The New York Sun''. In the original Broadway production, he was played by Michael McGrath, who impersonated Terry Gilliam's role in the film. McGrath's role in the musical was praised in reviews,Scheck, Frank, 2005-03-01
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'' The Hollywood Reporter'' and he was nominated for the 2005 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for ''Spamalot''. In the musical, Patsy is half Jewish.Shay, Scott A., 2007, ''Getting Our Groove Back: How to Energize American Jewry'', . He didn't mention this at first because "it's just not the kind of thing you say to a heavily armed

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." King Arthur also refers to him as "family."

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