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Oct 4, 2019 · The endlessly quotable "Dead Parrot" is widely hailed not only as one of Monty Python's most influential sketches but as one of the most iconic comedy bits of all time.
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Nov 3, 2007 · Graham Chatman, perhaps known as the consummate straight man, despite his sexual preferences *nudge nudge*, is at his best. It’s probably the most under-appreciated of all Monty Python sketches due mostly to the fact that it appeared in one of the post-John Cleese episodes. But that doesn’t take away from this at all.
May 29, 2018 · If you only know Monty Python from the movies, you only know a portion of the comedic genius. Behold some sketches from Flying Circus you need to check out.
The whole episode isn’t the best, about about half of it is. Truly, these are just some of the amazing and bizarre sketches to be found in Monty Python’s Flying Circus, all of which will be...
- 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.
Oct 21, 2014 · As the new series of concerts begins, BBC Culture honours five wrinkly old men with a selection of their sketches – chosen by palaeontologists, zoologists, philosophers and other thinkers.
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Dec 28, 2019 · We'll be focusing on their series, Monty Python's Flying Circus, today, as we decide which of their many creative (although, admittedly, very strange) sketches were the most influential upon society, culture, politics or just life in general.
