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- Monty Python’s Flying Circus is arguably the most groundbreaking and funniest sketch comedy ever put on the air.
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Oct 4, 2019 · This month marks a half-century since the debut of Monty Python's Flying Circus, the influential sketch show starring John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, and...
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- Dead Parrot. Watch: The Dead Parrot Skit. The award for best Monty Python sketch goes to the most recognizably Monthy Python-esque: "Dead Parrot"! This skit centers on a pet owner, Mr. Praline (played by Cleese), who complains to the shopkeeper (played by Palin) about his parrot named Polly, who died.
- The Spanish Inquisition. Watch: The Spanish Inquisition Skit. Everybody say it: "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" In this iconic sketch, three devious clergymen from the Inquisition appear when several characters specifically mention that "they didn't expect a Spanish Inquisition!"
- "The Lumberjack Song" Watch: "The Lumberjack Song" Michael Palin leads a chorus of Mounties and sings to his best girl about the glories of being a lumberjack.
- The Ministry of Silly Walks. Watch: The Ministry of Silly Walks Skit. "The Ministry of Silly Walks" is a most classic sketch that follows a gentleman, Mr. Putey, who wishes to register his silly walk with grant money.
Jun 12, 2020 · Monty Python’s Flying Circus is arguably the most groundbreaking and funniest sketch comedy ever put on the air. These 10 sketches prove it.
- Funniest Joke in the World. One of Monty Python's most popular sketches, this one envisions a future where comedy is used as a weapon of warfare after a "Killer Joke" that causes people to laugh themselves to death is unveiled, resulting in casualties around the globe.
- Argument Clinic. In this sketch, a man, played by Palin, pays for a service that will allow him to have a five-minute argument; after he and the specialist, Mr. Barnard, hurl contradiction and slander at each other (with some fast-paced witticisms finding their way into the mix), Palin's character pays for another five minutes of argument, only for Barnard to tell him it never happened, escorting him out of the room.
- Dirty Fork. This sketch takes place at a high-class restaurant, where a diner (played by Chapman) poses a simple query about a dirty fork which leads to a series of increasingly overdramatic displays from the manager and staff.
- Nudge Nudge. In this sketch, a man, played by Idle asks a stranger, played by Jones, a series of questions about his love life. However, Idle's "questions" are actually veiled innuendoes that he, a virgin, is using to get information from Jones on what having intercourse with a female is "like".
- “Dead Parrot,” Season 1 (1969) Here is the brilliance of Monty Python boiled down into a nutshell. The premise of this sketch is maddeningly simple: a man enters a pet shop, angry because the parrot he bought from the shifty proprietor is dead, and the pet-shop owner refuses to acknowledge the obvious.
- “Upper Class Twit of the Year,” Season 1 (1970) The era of Brexit has made it so this sketch feels even more timely. As narrated by an offscreen announcer voiced by Cleese, the Upper Class Twit of the Year is an annual competition in which five young men compete to be the biggest twit of all.
- “Homicidal Barber/Lumberjack Song,” Season 1 (1969) You likely already know about the Lumberjack Song, in which a young man (Palin) sings about how much he's always wanted to be a lumberjack, and how the song devolves into his reveal of his latent homosexuality.
- “Nudge Nudge,” Season 1 (1969) The "Nudge Nudge" sketch is building to what is perhaps an obvious punchline, but it's no less funny because of the zeal with which Eric Idle dives into his lecherous character.
Oct 4, 2022 · Here are the best Monty Python’s Flying Circus sketches, ranked: 9 Bicycle Repair Man. BBC 1. One of the funniest ideas the Python had was doing sketches where they reversed some usual...
Dec 1, 2018 · With Monty Python’s comedy sketch series all on Netflix, we look back at the greatest sketches from Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and...
