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Argument Clinic. " Argument Clinic " is a sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus, written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman. The sketch was originally broadcast as part of the television series and has subsequently been performed live by the group. It relies heavily on wordplay and dialogue, and has been used as an example of how language works.
The Funniest Joke in the World. " The Funniest Joke in the World " (also " Joke Warfare " and " Killer Joke ") is a Monty Python comedy sketch revolving around a joke that is so funny that anyone who reads or hears it promptly dies from laughter. Ernest Scribbler ( Michael Palin ), a British "manufacturer of jokes", writes the joke on a piece ...
Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook. " Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook " is a Monty Python sketch. It first aired in 1970 on Monty Python's Flying Circus as part of Episode 25, and also appears in the film And Now for Something Completely Different. Atlas Obscura has noted that it may have been inspired by English as She Is Spoke, a 19th-century Portuguese ...
Monty Python singles chronology. " Spam Song ". (1972) "Eric The Half A Bee". (1972) "Spam" is a Monty Python sketch, first televised in 1970 (series 2, episode 12, "Spam") and written by Terry Jones and Michael Palin. In the sketch, two customers are lowered by wires into a greasy spoon café and try to order a breakfast from a menu that ...
Albatross sketch. " Albatross " is a sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus. It is particularly known [citation needed] for its opening lines: "Albatross! Albatross! Albatross!" [1] The sketch first appeared on British television on 11 January 1970 in episode 13 of the first series, " Intermission ." It features John Cleese and Terry Jones.
Election Night Special. " Election Night Special " is a Monty Python sketch parodying the coverage of United Kingdom general elections, specifically the 1970 general election, on the BBC by including hectic (and downright silly) actions by the media and a range of ridiculous candidates. This sketch was featured in Episode 19 of the Monty Python ...
Monty Python's Flying Circus (also known as simply Monty Python) is a British surreal sketch comedy series created by and starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, who became known collectively as " Monty Python ", or the "Pythons". The first episode was recorded at the BBC on 7 September ...
Bruces sketch at Monty Python Live (Mostly) (London, 2014).. The Bruces sketch is a comedy sketch that originally appeared in a 1970 episode of the television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, episode 22, "How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body", and was subsequently performed on audio recordings and live on many occasions by the Monty Python team.