In Monty Python’s sketch “The Upper Class Twit of the Year,” the competition gets fierce. The commentator, voiced by John Cleese, runs down the lineup: “Vivian Smith-Smythe-Smith has an O-level in chemo-hygiene. Simon-Zinc-Trumpet-Harris, married to a very attractive table lamp. Nigel Incubator-Jones, his best friend is a tree, and in his spare time he’s a […]

