| Mr. Creosote | |
|---|---|
 Mr. Creosote (Terry Jones), with the maître d' (John Cleese, right) and second waiter (Eric Idle, left) | |
| First appearance | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) |
| Created by | Monty Python |
| Portrayed by | Terry Jones |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
Mr. Creosote is a fictional character who appears in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. He is a monstrously obese and vulgar restaurant patron who is served a vast amount of food and alcohol whilst vomiting repeatedly. After being persuaded to eat an after-dinner mint – "It's only wafer-thin" – he graphically explodes. The sequence opens the film's segment titled "Part VI: The Autumn Years".
The character is played by Terry Jones, who directed the film.[1] According to Jones, John Cleese, who played the Maître d'hôtel, struggled to keep a straight face saying "wafer-thin mint" and also struggled to get out of shot without bursting into laughter.[2]
- ^ Hind, John (20 May 2012). "Lunch with Terry Jones". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Michael, Chris (30 September 2013). "How we made Monty Python's The Meaning of Life". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 August 2019.