sreda, 13. avgust 2008

My Top 10 Monty Python sketches


Monty Python were, without a doubt, the greatest comedy group ever. They created sketches that are timeless. 50 years from now, people will still laugh at them. The Monty Python crew was made out of 6 geniuses: John Cleese, the deceased Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Erid Idle, Terry Jones and, the now famous director, Terry Gilliam. Their show was called Monty Pythons Flying Circus. Each episode was made out of a series of sketches that werent connected in any way. The sketches didnt end end with the usual punchline, which the crew hated. They knew how difficult it is to come up with a good punchline that wont ruin the whole sketch, so they ended the sketches usually at the middle and followed it with another sketch, etc...
It was a winning formula that gave us some of the best sketches in history. Here are my favourites.

10) Bicycle Repair Man
A parody on old comic book TV series, this sketch takes place in a world, where everybody is Superman, thus making Superman an ordinary citizen. But even Superman needs a hero. And that hero is Bicycle Repair Man.
A clever sketch with hilarious acting (Bicycle Reapir Man?! But how?!) and a very random ending.

9) Olympic Hide and seek
What if "hide and seek" was part of the Olympics? This sketch answers that question.
The sketch also has one of the most hilarious endings ever:
"The official result of the World Hide-and-Seek, Mr Don Roberrs from Hinckley, Leicestershire, 11 years, 2 months, 26 days, 9 hours, 3 minutes, 27 seconds. Mr Francisco Huron, Paraguay, 11 years, a months, 26 days, 9 hours, 3 minutes, 27 seconds. The result - a tie. "

8) Piranha brothers
A parody on crime documentaries, this sketch tells us about the horrors of the Piranha brothers, two mob leaders.
The people interviewed are their old english teacher, who cant speak english, a transvestite prostitute, a nervous pimp and a couple of friends who got their heads nailed to the floor by the Piranha brothers.

7) The Spanish Inquisition
One of their more famous sketches, this one opens up with a man telling his wife about a cattle. She asks him what does it mean, he gets upset and says "How should I know, I didnt expect the Spanish Inquisition!".
The rest is history.

6) How not to be seen
In this one, John Cleese as the narrator, teaches us the importance of not being seen. You have to see it, to believe it.

5) Mouse problem
Similar to the Piranha brothers, this is a crime parody that talks about the mouse problem in Britain. What makes this sketch so funny, is how John Cleese, playing an ex-mouse, tells us what happens at these mouse meettings. It is then followed by a psychiatrist, that confesses that he likes to dress up like a mouse and that he has also burned down a great public building.

4) Self Defense against fresh fruit
In this one, John Cleese, teaches self defense.....against fresh fruit. Harmless, right? Think again.

3) Upperclass twit of the year
Its like the Olympics, only retarded. A couple of upperclass twits have to complete a certain number of tasks to win. The last one: kill yourself.

2) Funniest Joke in the world
A joke writer writes a joke that is so funny, it kills anyone who reads it. Soon, the military hears of the joke and decides to translate it into german, one word at a time. One man tried to translate 2 words and got sent into a hospital. They use it against the germans with great success. The germans decide to create their own joke, which backfires horribly.
A truly hilarious sketch.

1) Mosquito Hunters
Imagine Steve Irwin....with a bazooka......hunting bugs.
If this sketch doesnt make you laugh, you are emotionally dead.

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