Stephen Hawking Cured by Monty Python Humor

Stephen Hawking lent his "voice" to a cover version of Monty Python's "The Galaxy Song."

The unexpected result is that the curing power of laughter has allowed Stephen Hawking to walk again!

He's become the new official "Minister of Silly Walks," according to Eric Idle.

Idle, the Python's unofficial manager/publicist, admits he didn't create the "silly walks" character, but slyly smiled and said, "You wouldn't expect Cleese to indulge in all this cheap hype, would you? We're lucky he even bothers with us at all. He walked out on us once, you know!"

As to the Hawking miracle?

"Well," said Idle, with a nudge nudge and a wink wink, "we all know the miracle of laughter. If Monty Python can still get a laugh, it's a miracle. Happily, Stephen Hawking is very old, and part of that generation that loves Monty Python and still can smile over the same thing again and again. So, as he sat there, drooling, crumpled in his chair like dirty laundry, he suddenly began to show a movement. After we cleaned that up, he actually started to stand, unsteadily, and before long, was hobbling around sort of like John Cleese after a kick in the balls."

Outfitted with a "Minister of Silly Walks" outfit, Hawking plans to use his new mobility to travel to the Middle East and lobby for the annihilation of Israel and the Jews. "Stand up and kill these apartheid kike bastards," Professor Hawking declares, "I've long believed that the poor Palestinians should own it all. They are such a peaceful bunch, especially Hamas. The British people must understand that the song "Jerusalem" is clearly stating that Israel is apartheid, everyone in the Bible is actually Palestinian, and the universe is actually only about 2,000 years old and began when God created Jesus. I know this gets a little confusing, but what do you expect from a guy who looks like his head is actually a rotten canteloupe in a bargain bin at Tesco?"

Reached for comment, Michael Palin agreed, "Lovely color on the British Hawking. That bird almost looks like it could be alive."

A spokesman for John Cleese said, "Bugger off."

A spokesman for Terry Jones said, "I'm actually the spokesman for Terry Gilliam."