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Oct 4, 2019 · On the 50th anniversary of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus,' EW rounds up 20 of the funniest sketches from the influential comedy show.
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- The Dead Parrot Sketch. The most famous of Python’s countless routines, the Dead Parrot skit was voted the best alternative comedy sketch in a 2004 poll run by the Radio Times.
- The Lumberjack Song. Reportedly dashed off in a quarter of an hour in lieu of a punchline to the Homicidal Barber sketch, The Lumberjack Song is one of the troupe’s most easily identified skits.
- Four Yorkeshiremen. We know that technically the Four Yorkeshiremen isn’t an original Monty Python skit and didn’t feature in Flying Circus, but it’s become so synonymous with the troupe that it warrants inclusion.
- Argument Clinic. Apparently popular with philosophy students – who muse on the potential benefits of paying for professional debate – the Argument Clinic sketch is an adroit exploration of the English language and consumer culture.
For this list, WatchMojoUK counts down the Top 20 Funniest Monty Python Sketches. We're looking at the all-time funni... Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
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- Seduced Milkmen. This sketch is short and has no dialogue, but it left a huge impression on Python fans. Michael Palin plays a milkman who’s lured into a woman’s bedroom, only to find he’s trapped in there with other milkmen who have been lured into the room over the years, one of whom is now a skeleton.
- Marriage Guidance Counselor. In the “Marriage Guidance Counselor” sketch, Michael Palin and Carol Cleveland play a married couple with problems and Eric Idle plays their marriage counselor, who flirts with Cleveland’s character instead of giving them relationship advice.
- The Semaphore Version Of Wuthering Heights. Semaphore is the art of communicating with flags, and most Monty Python fans only know that because a sketch in the second season of Flying Circus presented “The Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights,” in which Heathcliff and Cathy wave flags at each other across a moor.
- The Fish-Slapping Dance. Few Python sketches are this short and require no explanation. No matter where you’re from, or what your sense of humor is, “The Fish-Slapping Dance” is hilarious.
- 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.
Nov 3, 2007 · Most Python sketches just end abruptly, and sometimes-even characters say “What a stupid sketch” and walk out. In Monty Python Live in Aspen, Terry Gilliam explains: “Our first rule was: no punchlines. [some sketches] start brilliant, great acting, really funny sketch, but punch line is just not as good as the rest of the sketch, so it ...
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Some of the funniest and most classic Monty Python sketches. In this playlist you'll see: The Parrot Sketch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE&featur...
