Mr Creosote
| 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 as he vomits 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. 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.