What is your favourite monty python sketch? It can be from the series or from the films.

My favourite is the Dennis Moore sketch.

my top 3 are (in reverse order):

3) Lemming of the British Dental Association

2) Upper Class Twit of the year Awards

1) The Blamanges from the planet Skyron in the galaxy of Andromeda turn all british people into scotsmen so they can win Wimbledom

10 points if you can tell me the name of the scottish kiltmaker in the final sketch

Wilf

the comfy chair one:thumbsup:

Originally posted by panda79
the comfy chair one:thumbsup:

the Spanish Inquisition?

*hint hint*

Wilf

Spanish Inquisition
Blackmail
The Lumberjack Song!

the 50m (not sure of distance) freestyle for people that can't swim

what about the 50 foot bed sketch?

Anything with Carol Cleveland in it..........godess

http://www.carolcleveland.com/python.htm

and try this



http://pythonland.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=1

ANY Terry Gilliam animation.. inspirational

North Minehead By-Election (Mr Hilter.. Ron Vibentrop.. class)

Spanish Inquisition.. bet you didn't expect that did you?

The Black Knight scene on Holy Grail

so, so many eh?

God, there are so many...

-Election Night Special
-Village Idiots
-Ken Clean-Air-System
-East Minehead By-Election
-The Most Awful Family in Britain
-Crunchy Frog

And then there are the films...

whoops.. is it East Minehead? a right Python fan me eh?
still damn funny though LOL

To be honest it could be either or neither...but East just sounds right to me, maybe a third party could clarify?

Sorry folks it was the North Minehead by election.

owdlad.

Fair enough...

Excuse me, I have that nice Mr Goering on the phone about the bombers.

lol also the argument clinic sketch is a classic.

Here's another question for you. Who is your favourite python?

Mine is Michael Palin- fine example of a funny Sheffield bloke....

oh aye.. Palin right down the line

or Terry Jones as a woman.. class act LOL

or Chapman as a Sgt. Major...

But definitely Palin.

Conrad Poohs and his dancing teeth
The cheese shop .... "I like it runny"
Four Yorkshiremen .... "You were lucky"
Spam .... "bloody Vikings!"
ALBATROSS!!!!

as for the songs!!!!!

"The Galaxy song" in Meaning of Life is fantastic and the ultimate classic "Sit on my face" has me in hysterics :thumbsup:

Fave Python... hmmmm tricky... Michael Palin has called me a nutcase on no less than 3 occaisions :D but I used to really quite fancy Eric Idle :blush:

The International Hide & Seek Competition -

Palin hides for 9 years & 11 months ( i think ) in a castle in Sardinia and the seeker only figures out where he is when he finds an empty can of sardines in a bin!


The Marathon for people with weak bladders! hilarious.

The ministry of funny walks too!:D

and I,m ok... I work all night... and I Sleep all day... I cut down tree's... ? ? ?

The society for putting things on top of other things:

Toastmaster: Gentlemen, pray silence for the President of the Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things.

(There is much upper class applause and banging on the table as Sir William rises to his feet.)

Sir William: I thank you, gentlemen. The year has been a good one for the Society (hear, hear). This year our members have put more things on top of other things than ever before. But, I should warn you, this is no time for complacency. No, there are still many things, and I cannot emphasize this too strongly, not on top of other things. I myself, on my way here this evening, saw a thing that was not on top of another thing in any way. (shame!) Shame indeed but we must not allw ourselves to become too despondent. For, we must never forget that if there was not one thing that was not on top of another thing our society would be nothing more than a meaningless body of men that had gathered together for no good purpose. But we flourish. This year our Australasian members and the various organizations affiliated to our Australasian branches put no fewer than twenty-two things on top of other things. (applause) Well done all of you. But there is one cloud on the horizon. In this last year our Staffordshire branch has not succeeded in putting one thing on top of another (shame!). Therefore I call upon our Staffordshire delegate to explain this weird behaviour.

(As Sir William sits a meek man met at one of the side tables.)

Mr Cutler: Er, Cutler, Staffordshire. Um ... well, Mr Chairman, it's just that most of the members in Staffordshire feel... the whole thing's a bit silly.

(Cries of outrage. Chairman leaps to feet.)

Sir William: Silly SILLY!! (he pauses and thinks) Silly! I suppose it is, a bit. What have we been doing wasting our lives with all this nonsense (hear, hear). Right, okay, meeting adjourned for ever.

I just love this sketch :D


Mr Chigger Thank you. (he enters and first secretary trips off he approaches the second secretary) Hello, I saw your advertisement for flying lessons and I'd like to make an appointment.
Second Secretary Well, Mr Anemone's on the phone at the moment, but I'm sure he won't mind if you go on in. Through here.
Mr Chigger Thank you.
He goes through door. Mr Anemone is suspended by a wire about nine feet off the ground. He is on the telephone.
Mr Anemone Ah, won't be a moment. Make yourself at home. (into phone) No, no, well look, you can ask Mr Maudling but I'm sure he'll never agree. Not for fifty shillings ... no... no. Bye-bye Gordon. Bye-bye. Oh dear. Bye-bye. (he throws receiver at telephone but misses) Missed. Now Mr er...
Mr Chigger Chigger.
Mr Anemone Mr Chigger. So, you want to learn to fly?
Mr Chigger Yes.
Mr Anemone Right, well, up on the table, arms out, fingers together, knees bent...
Mr Chigger No, no, no.
Mr Anemone (very loudly) Up on the table! (Mr Chigger gets on the table) Arms out, fingers together, knees bent, now, head well forward. Now, flap your arms. Go on, flap, faster... faster... faster... faster, faster, faster, faster - now jump! (Mr Chigger jumps and lands on the floor) Rotten. Rotten. You're no bloody use at all. You're an utter bloody wash-out. You make me sick, you weed!
Mr Chigger Now look here...
Mr Anemone All right, all right. I'll give you one more chance, get on the table...
Mr Chigger Look, I came here to learn how to fly an aeroplane.
Mr Anemone A what?
Mr Chigger I came here to learn how to fly an aeroplane.
Mr Anemone (sarcasticaly) Oh, 'an aeroplane'. Oh, I say, we are grand, aren't we? (imitation posh accent) 'Oh, oh, no more buttered scones for me, mater. I'm off to play the grand piano'. 'Pardon me while I fly my aeroplane.' Now get on the table!
Mr Chigger Look. No one in the history of the world has ever been able to fly like that.
Mr Anemone Oh, I suppose mater told you that while you were out riding. Well, if people can't fly what am I doing up here?
Mr Chigger You're on a wire.
Mr Anemone Oh, a wire. I'm on a wire, am I?
Mr Chigger Of course you're on a bloody wire.
Mr Anemone I am not on a wire. I am flying.
Mr Chigger You're on a wire.
Mr Anemone I am flying.
Mr Chigger You're on a wire.
Mr Anemone I'll show you whether I'm on a wire or not. Give me the 'oop.
Mr Chigger What?
Mr Anemone Oh, I don't suppose we know what an 'oop is. I suppose pater thought they were a bit common, except on the bleedin' croquet lawn.
Mr Chigger Oh, a hoop.
Mr Anemone 'Oh an hoop.' (taking hoop) Thank you, your bleeding Highness. Now. Look. (he waves hoop over head and feet)
Mr Chigger Go on, right the way along.
Mr Anemone All right, all right, all right. (he moves hoop all the way along himself allowing the wire to pass through obvious gap in hoop's circumference). Now, where's the bleeding wire, then?
Mr Chigger That hoop's got a hole in.
Mr Anemone Oh Eton and Madgalene. The hoop has an hole in. Of course it's got a hole in, it wouldn't be a hoop otherwise, would it, mush!
Mr Chigger No, there's a gap in the middle, there.
Mr Anemone Oh, a gahp. A gahp in one's hhhhhoop. Pardon me, but I'm off to play the grand piano.
Mr Chigger Look, I can see you're on a wire - look, there it is.
Mr Anemone Look, I told you, you *******, I'm not on a wire.
Mr Chigger You are. There is.
Mr Anemone There isn't.
Mr Chigger Is.
Mr Anemone Isn't!
Mr Chigger Is!
Mr Anemone Isn't!
Mr Chigger Is!
Mr Anemone Isn't!
Mr Chigger Is!
Mr Anemone Isn't!!
Mr Chigger Is!!!

Originally posted by Mosherchik
Conrad Poohs and his dancing teeth
The cheese shop .... "I like it runny"
Four Yorkshiremen .... "You were lucky"
Spam .... "bloody Vikings!"
ALBATROSS!!!!

as for the songs!!!!!

"The Galaxy song" in Meaning of Life is fantastic and the ultimate classic "Sit on my face" has me in hysterics :thumbsup:

Fave Python... hmmmm tricky... Michael Palin has called me a nutcase on no less than 3 occaisions :D but I used to really quite fancy Eric Idle :blush:


"That's nowt that is, when I were a lad our parents killed us all and danced on our graves..."

Tarquin fintim limbin bus stop furtang furtang olay biscuit barrel.

Still makes me chuckle

String
Conquistador Coffee
Doctors Love Song



Inflammation of the foreskin
Reminds me of your smile.
I've had ballanital chancroids
For quite a little while.
I gave my heart to NSU
That lovely night in June.
I ache for you, my darling,
And I hope you get well soon.

My penile warts, your herpes,
My syphilitic sores.
Your moenelial infection,
How I miss you more and more.
Your dobie's itch, my scrumpox,
Our lovely gonnorrhea,
At least we both were lying,
When we said that we were clear.

Our syphilitic kisses,
Sealed the secret of our tryst.
You gave me scrotal pustules,
With a quick flick of your wrist.
Your trichovaginitis
Sent shivers down my spine;
I got snail tracks in my anus
When your spirochetes met mine.

Gonoccocal urethritis, streptococcal
ballinitis, meningo myelitis,
diplococcal cephalitis, epididimitis,
interstitial keratitis, syphilitic
choroiditis, and antertior u-ve-i-tis.

My clapped out genitalia
Is not so bad for me,
As the complete and utter failure
Every time I try to pee.
My doctor says my buboes
Are the worst he's ever seen,
My scrotum's painted orange
And my balls are turning green.

My heart is very tender
Though my parts are awful raw,
You might have been infected
But you never were a bore.
I'm dying of your love, my love
I'm your spirochaetal clown,
I've left my body to science
But I'm afraid they've turned it down.

Gonoccocal urethritis, streptococcal
ballinitis, meningo myelitis,
diplococcal cephalitis, epididimitis,
interstitial keratitis, syphilitic
choroiditis, and antertior u-ve-i-tis.

listen to this lot !!

http://www.montypythonpages.com/index1.htm

I love Monty Python! I love Eric Idle & Michael Palin! Fave sketch is difficult.

Loved all the skerches so far mentioned.

A particular favourite was the "Philosophers Song" in the 4 Bruce's sketch.

Take it the Aussies quite like it as well.

www.adelaide.edu.au/library/guide/hum/philosophy/philos_song.html

Have to go for the one where they attempt to navigate the North route of some high street.

Golden Gordon from Ripping Yarns (Python related)

Killer Rabbit from Holy Grail


Jim:thumbsup:

It is so hard to narrow it down to favourites. 4 Yorkshiremen is ace, Parrot sketch, cheese shop, albatross - stormy petrol on a stick! Spanish Inquisition, that one about the flying sheep (she dont fly so much as plummet!). Kings Bollege Baimbridge........no its no good - there are tooooo many.

I love the one with the Terry Jones playing the bishop! 'its the bishop!'
i also love the sketch with the worst family in britain competition. the sight of graham chapman in drag is an absolute must see! i was creasing on the floor with laughter!
oo and the one with michael palin where hes a barber who cant stop killing people!

the songs are well class too! like the one about,

'im so worried about the baggage retrieval system they've got at heathrow!'
that is soooo funny!!
oo and the bob dylan **** take,
"i like chinese,
i like chinese,
they only come up to your knees,
but their cute
and their friendly
and their ready to please'

its on the cd and it is hilarious! it has me on the floor evrytime!

Is this the right room for an argument?

I've Just Told You Once!

No you haven't

The courtroom sketch in the last series [without John Cleese] featuring pixie hats, skating vicars and a rendition of 'Anything goes' [by 'a coal porter' not the Cole Porter] in which the delights of 'fish, bananas, old pyjamas, mutton , beef and trout' are celebrated.
My favourite Python is easily Eric Idle. It is a pity that his 'Rutland Weekend Television' series [two of them, I believe] have never been repeated. That was even better than Python.

The knights who say NI

'well we've got fried egg and spam, bacon and spam, bacon, eggs, tomato and spam, egg, sausage and spam, bacon and spam, spam spam spam spam spam spam and beans or courvette with a holondaise sauce with a fried egg and spam on top'.
'i dont like spam!'
'now calm down dear, i love spam! im havin spam spam spam spam spam spam spam and spam!'
'can i have egg, sausage and bacon without the spam please?'
'eughh!'
'what do u mean 'eugh' i dont like spam!'
Vikings, "spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam...."
SHUTUP!

:hihi:

"I have a very great friend i rome called Bigus Dicus!"

"I wear high heals i skip and jump, suspenders and a bra!" :hihi:

"I wear high heals i skip and jump, suspenders and a bra!" :hihi:

o edgar i thought u were so rugged! (goes off crying)

btw sheilas wheels does a fantastic homage to that sketch.:hihi:

Saw Python live on stage at the Lincoln Pop Festival in 1972 - they were sensational - even funnier than on TV in my opinion.

Further reason for me to envy you, Longcol! You saw early Floyd live, and now Python...lucky beggar!

The Four Yorkshiremen was originally from At Last The 1948 Show which predates Python, but did have Cleese and Chapman in the sketch:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Yorkshiremen_sketch

Anyway, after that bit of enthralling information, I'll vote for:

The Travel Agent sketch
Spam
Argument
Doug and Dinsdale

Yes i like Dennis Moore

My favourite scene in the Holy Grail is when the French men defend their castle. Absolutely p*ss funny. :hihi:

My favourite scene in the Holy Grail is when the French men defend their castle. Absolutely p*ss funny. :hihi:
"I fart in your general direction"! Classic!

"I fart in your general direction"! Classic!

indeed :hihi:

why do you think im talking in this ridiculous french accent?:hihi:

The Cheeseshop sketch is probably my favourite.
Special mentions also to the argument sketch and the Spanish Inquisition :D

'We are no longer the Knights who go "NI!"

"you may not go until you have built a schwubberwy!"


my faves are the Knights Who go "Ni!",

Spam Spam, Spam,

And the dead parrot sketch.

PT

Re "what about the 50 foot bed sketch?"
I never wrote this at all...really!!
Have i a phantom here?

The Travel agent and.. The fish licence/Eric the half a bee do it for me.

I cant decide on which one of those two are best though.

Re "what about the 50 foot bed sketch?"
I never wrote this at all...really!!
Have i a phantom here?

Yes i did write it...4 years ago....ahh well

The Dead Parrot sketch was a classic! John Cleese is GOD!

The Dead Parrot sketch was a classic! John Cleese is GOD!

Beyond doubt the most cringingly unfunny piece of 'comedy' i have ever seen.
Python was utter dross.

Beyond doubt the most cringingly unfunny piece of 'comedy' i have ever seen.
Python was utter dross.

Pfft, Philistine! You just don't have a sense of humour.

Pfft, Philistine! You just don't have a sense of humour.

Just think 'he's not dead he's resting' isn't that funny. Yawn.
Dead parrot sketch was the worst they ever did. Fish slap dance was a giggle but most of the time they were just dressing up as grannies and doing daft walks. It's not exactly comedy genius is it?

Just think 'he's not dead he's resting' isn't that funny. Yawn.
Dead parrot sketch was the worst they ever did. Fish slap dance was a giggle but most of the time they were just dressing up as grannies and doing daft walks. It's not exactly comedy genius is it?

The dead parrot sketch became the albatross around their neck.

"ALBATROSS, ALBATROSS"

However sketches like "bookshop", "bells", "upper class twit of the year", "fish licence", "wasp club", "lion tamer", "conquistador coffee", "string", the films (Life of Brian was genius

Brian:----"You've got to think for your selves! You're ALL individuals! "
Crowd:---"Yes, we're all individuals"
Brian:----"You're all different"
Crowd:---"Yes, we ARE all different"
Man:-----"I'm not"
Crowd:---"Shh"


-
, Monty Python's Holy Grail was insane) and mini films like "The Crimson Permanent Assurance" have helped carve a Monty Python's Flying Circus-shaped niche in the comedy hall of genius. That's before you get started on their songs-

Philosophers Drinking Song
Medical Love Song
Lumberjack Song
Knights of the round table
Eric the Half a Bee

...

and in this age of Unsolicited Commercial E-mail - who can forget:
Spam?
(ok it's not a very good song, but coined term we will use far into the future)

And Gilliam's animations were the icing on the cake of genius.