A funny skit from Monty Python's 'And Now For Something Completely Different'. F ollowing the death of Monty Python's beloved Terry Jones, take a look back over the very best sketches from the masters of surreal comedy.. 1. Read our community guidelines in full Find out more Terry Gilliam, an American, even manages a credible Yorkshire accent.A spivvy-looking Eric Idle strikes up a conversation with the man next to him in the pub (Terry Jones), and proceeds to ask him, in about 15 different ways, whether or not his wife is a "goer". A joke so funny, the man who wrote it laughs himself to death; it then kills his mother. The punchline, announced with a title card, is one of Python’s best.Five posh nincompoops (including "Simon Zinc-Trumpet-Harris, married to a very attractive table lamp") gather at Hurlingham Park to compete in events such as "Kicking the beggar", "Insulting the waiter", and "Taking the bra off the Debs".In this sketch originally written for 1967’s At Last the 1948 Show, a quartet of seemingly well-heeled gentlemen sit around trying to one-up each other with horrifying tales of childhood poverty. After military tests confirm its ‘devastating effectiveness at a range of up to 50 yards’, the Allies eventually use the gag to win the war.

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Of course, we’re never told the actual joke apart from in a German translation – which turns out to be gibberish.A town is terrorised by gangs of marauding old ladies – ‘layabouts in lace' – who harass defenceless young men, run riot in matinee performances of The Sound of Music and paint the walls with graffiti reading ‘Make Tea Not Love’.A couple dining in a "three star" restaurant complain about a dirty fork, leading to soul-searching and violent recriminations among the staff. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. The official online home for all things Monty Python. Pages of everything you’ll ever need to know about Monty Python and their movies, TV shows, books, live stage shows, apps and latest projects, as well as exclusive videos, news and a Fanwall where all your #montypython content will live. He's a lumberjack, and he's OK: Monty Python's Flying Circus Get YouTube Premium Get YouTube TV Best of YouTube Music Sports Gaming Movies & Shows News Live Fashion ... Monty Python ~ Marching up and down the square (Michael Palin) by Climbatize.

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