asklondinium:This is Algy Huddleston, founder of the Huddleston Players, a group of six writers and

asklondinium:This is Algy Huddleston, founder of the Huddleston Players, a group of six writers and comedians that he named for his grandfather, an amateur Shakespeare scholar. I’ve talked about Algy and the Huddleston Players a bit on this blog before, but I think it’s worth bringing him up right now because the presence of the Huddleston Players in the story was inspired by Monty Python and Algy, in particular, represents Terry Jones, who we’ve tragically lost this past week.Although I’ve probably drawn Will more than any of the others, Algy has always secretly been my favorite of the six. We work in the same field - Algy works at the British Library (then still part of the British Museum; it would remain so until 1973) under famed library director Anthony Panizzi and, as a historian by trade, spends most of his time doing something approximating archival work there. Algy basically does what I do for a living, so there’s a certain closeness I feel with him when I’m writing for him; I understand him and his work and his life because it’s mine.Algy’s specialty areas are Classics and medieval history - his knowledge of Greek and Latin enables him to read medieval manuscripts and volumes with ease - and that, of course, comes from Terry, who was legitimately a historian with an emphasis on the medieval period (hence why Holy Grail itself is actually weirdly accurate in certain aspects compared to other depictions of medieval life or Arthurian legends). Algy tends to direct productions the Huddleston Players put on, and he’s a sharp researcher and phenomenal writer, but above all he’s devoted to bringing his friends together and keeping them that way. He’s the heart of the Huddleston Players, and that’s because of the genuine warmth Terry had (which Michael Palin has spoken to in many interviews and which absolutely obliterates my heart). Londinium (and many other writing projects of mine) have been a way for me to celebrate the comedians I love so much, who were there for me in my formative years, and to keep their memories alive in my heart, and every time we lose one of them I cling just a little bit harder to these characters who represent the people who I hold in such esteem and admiration. -- source link

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