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Rick Wayne (born Learie Carasco, January 27, 1938) is a writer, editor, and former professional bodybuilder and pop singer.

Wayne was born Learie Carasco in St. Lucia. In the 1950s he emigrated to England, and served two years in the Royal Signals, most of the time in Yorkshire. On returning to civilian life in London, he was spotted singing in a club and successfully auditioned for record producer Joe Meek. Renamed as Ricky Wayne, taken from a combination of Ricky Nelson and John Wayne, he released a single, "Hot Chickaroo", which was produced by Meek and on which he was backed by The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers. Although the single and its follow-ups were not commercial successes, Wayne established a singing career for several years and for a while had his own show on Radio Luxembourg.

He was a professional bodybuilder in the 1960s and 1970s. He authored and penned numerous articles and books on bodybuilding and politics. He moved back to St. Lucia (where he now resides) and is the founder and editor of St. Lucia Star and She Caribbean collaborations with his now wife, former US bodybuilder, Mae Mollica Sabbagh. The St Lucia Star is a hard hitting controversial newspaper which has incurred the wrath of both major political parties on the island. Wayne served as an opposition party Senator until 1998 when he was booted out of the Senate by then Prime Minister, Kenny Anthony for his opposition of a government guarantee of a failing St. Lucian airline.

Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) was a British surreal comedy group who created Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous albums, several books and a stage musical as well as launching the members to individual stardom. The group's influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles' influence on music.

The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, was conceived, written and performed by members Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Loosely structured as a sketch show, but with an innovative stream-of-consciousness approach (aided by Gilliam's animation), it pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in style and content. A self-contained comedy team responsible for both writing and performing their work, the Pythons' creative control allowed them to experiment with form and content, discarding rules of television comedy. Their influence on British comedy has been apparent for years, while in North America it has coloured the work of cult performers from the early editions of Saturday Night Live through to more recent absurdist trends in television comedy. "Pythonesque" has entered the English lexicon as a result.