Monty Python - Silly job interview
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- Monty Python - Silly job interview
Season 1, episode 5
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lesson for the en4.me - English for me
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Honestly, this is now not that far off from today's job market.
Still very relevant, unfortunately
The part at the end where John says "the available jobs were filled weeks ago" is spot on.
Right ❤ ! I agree completly
This is a far more intelligent interview than nearly all the job interviews I ever had.
Usually, in my case, the interviewer fails within 10 minutes, so I give the answers in such a way to shorten the ordeal 😄 On one occasion, at the end of the interview they said the usual ‘Thank you very much. Do you have any questions for me?’ And I gracefully asked ‘What is the biggest challenge for your team and how do you manage that?’ I will forever wonder why I didn’t get that job 🤔
@@claudiamanta1943 I hate it when instead of discussing the actual job at hand, the interviewer tries to play psychological games with you. Why? Something stupid they learned in school that makes them feel important and superior. For an example and for real an interviewer who I actually knew from before asked me “why should I hire you when we have applicants from Yale?” I know that he was fishing for some kind of defense but would he ask someone from Yale that same question about another school? No. After all yale students are the anointed ones. I just called the guy an obscenity and walked out on the spot. What about the actual job at hand? Not a word. John Cleese here was a better interviewer
@@RossM3838 I think that the Yale question was a legit one. And, of course, they have to somewhat psychologically assess you. What bothers and drives me into despair is when they are rubbish at it. Not only that I have to dumb myself down but, also, make the effort to let them feel in control… the whole bloody thing… all the while smiling politely and already hating the idea of working with them. The interviewer gives an interview with me, not just I with them.
@@claudiamanta1943 no it wasn’t. Are Yale students superior? Should I be in a position to defend my own school to a snob and an idiot? What about the job itself? What skills does that take? Never asked. I would never again set foot in the same room with that guy. Yes but he has a job you say. True but I’m far better off away from these hr Jack holes. Cleese has them sort of pegged but his character is far more decent and intelligent
@@RossM3838 You were there, I wasn’t, so I am only projecting myself in his shoes. If he was a snobbish arsehole and asked you that question only to establish his power position, then, yes, you did well to walk out (though I wouldn’t have thrown an F-bomb 😄 and slammed the door).
However, there might be other reasons for which he asked you that. What if he wanted to see if you have an inferiority complex (maybe you’re very bright but couldn’t afford to go to a prestigious college)? Or to see if you’re prejudiced against future colleagues who graduated from Yale. Or to see how you react to him being bossy and unpleasant (emotional resilience). Etc. The technical skills for a job can be learnt whilst you’re doing it. Some things such as attitudes or character tend to be very stable, so if I were to interview a job candidate I would probe into this type of things.
You could have asked what did he like about ‘the Yale graduates’ and see from there.
I searched for "Good Night Ding Ding Ding", and I found exactly what I wanted to find.
My search was for "5,4,3,2,1". 😁
Yes, the following action should be the rooster crow.
I have shown this to my kids to get them prepared for their job interviews in future.
It's absolutely a fitting (over the top Monty Python) representation of interviewers techniques to make the applicant feel insecure :D
I found this so funny growing up, but being older and a supervisor makes it much more hilarious
It's so English with how they deal with Absurdity. It's a rather Suppressed society that has come to Grips over their history, and has been successful in showing what the entertainment is and has been over the years. I think Sarcasm is something they know about explicilty, and they like have a " Ah yes, Carry on" attitude
So you are saying that you do the same, to job applicants you are interviewing? Are you pleased with yourself?
It's controvers to me....
It’s been over 40 years since I first saw this sketch and to this day, wherever I go, I still can’t pass by one of those little bells without picking it up and going “good-night-a-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding”
Absolutely beautiful. I'll pick up this tradition as well
I'm going to start doing the 5 4 3 2 1 0 thing with my students.
Too late.
You must also troll them with a bell while saying goodnight ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
@@keithmoon3190Or do that thing with the hands behind the head, making weird moose noises.
I do it with my wife and kids all the time!
good night
I used to do the “GOOOOOOOOD NIIIIIIIIIIGHT DING DING DING!” To my son when he was a baby with a rattle. Hell I still do it to him and he’s 17 now.
My parents did the same.
Lol, I still do it with my kids. They're 46 & 45, I'm 69. It never gets stale lol. ❤❤❤
Legend 🤜🤛
Lol
I was 15 in 1974, a high school sophomore here in Cincinnati when I first started watching this on PBS.I was instantly hooked.
London job agency: Can you come down (from Liverpool) for an interview tomorrow? We need this vacancy filled urgently.
Muggins: Yes of course (books £193 open return at a day's notice and goes to interview). A few days pass.
Agency: Unfortunately they had someone already working with them earmarked for the job and decided to hire internally.
The one reason I don't miss my 20s....
Ding ding ding ding ding
You did pretty well really, you didn’t have to move to London which was a win!
John makes the best faces in this sketch
One of my favorite Monty Python sketches of all time! I get tears rolling down my cheeks every time I watch it!
This is only slightly less ridiculous that some HR sponsored interviews for modern corporate positions.
That sketch has Spike Milligan written all over it.
Obviously he has no previous experience with the Pavlov dog management style.
Job interviews are just like war.
And war, war never changes.
This sketch sounds quite normal to me when I read the latest news & social media....
A classic Chapman/Cleese one
Ran the engineering arm of a contract product development company for 13 years. Had to build the team and that included interviews. I learned a lot along the way. However, had I watched this video, I would've understood all I needed to know on day one.
" Take a seat, Ahh "
(Literally takes seat out of the room)
Interviewer: Your hired
There may be multiple parallel universes, but in none of them will Cleese going "guuuuud niiiiite ding ding ding ding ding" be NOT funny!
Why do you think I rang the bell?
Uhhh... it was the next step in the interview process?
Would make for a good job interview today. Do the sketch and when the applicant plays along he's hired.
At least they avoided the classic ‘where do you see yourself in five years time?’
Well, this is mental conditioning 😂 Goooooid niiiiiiight
If there's one thing I'm happy about, it is that I'm not going to have to do another job interview. I think the best bit of advice for job interviews is - 'whatever you do, don't be yourself!'
5 4 3 2 1 lol
ITS BACK
So fucking funny still 😀2024
How can someone get idea of skit like this. Loved this from the first time i saw it about 20 years ago.
Of course, the job had been already taken by the friend, cousin, colleague, acquaintances of the manager. But, the interviews have to go on, just for the sake of pretending that there are opportunities for everyone.
Epilogue: Graham waited outside for John (the characters) when he got off work, then he kidnapped him, drove him into the woods, beat the bloody hell out of him, then tied a bag around his head. His body was discovered floating in the Thames.
He could’ve just fed him to the blood thirsty rabbit
He was promptly hired at a starting salary of £3500/mo.
Reminds of my past struggles with employment
No so funny when one had to look for a job for a while ;)
Disney's interview process for the last 20 years.
Cleese said it was training anyway.
Must have a degree in psychology John cleese
So this is Pere Ubu !
Why did they censor "zero"?
so realistic😂😂😂
10 out of 10 for utter mentalness.... I'm sorry is that a word?......... Errrrr yes it is...... Oh that's alright then.......
"However, you are on the shortlist for employment with us, and we will call you in for another interview when another vacancy arises.
May I express ahead of time, on behalf of everyone here at the Foreign Office, our hope that your future career with us will be both fulfilling and rewarding."
5 4 3 2 1 is too relatable😂😂
Goooood niiiiiight *ding ding ding ding*
2:57 Graham Chapman sounds like he’s making rooster noises!
The Soviet and East German judges were the ones who gave him the two 7's.
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I... What did I just watched?
Typical English job interview.
What you did just seen
@@scambodia147 I thinked, saw I, what write you just did. 😂
Me an' me Mum interviewed me Da' like this..'cept me Mum used a Swiss cow bell thingy an' well..sure as Bob's yer' uncle me Da gotta' a proper hearin'aid, he did..
Hahahaha... No....
I would have classed the interviewer as a windup artist, the course not worth the mental stress, and walked out.
Is this an interview for the post of psychiatrist, and are you the reason why a psychiatrist is necessary?
A friend of mine always said “all these British comedies have one thing in common, they are not funny!
Do I get a job ? Well I afraid not, I afraid those the vacancies already filled up couple weeks ago Pua ha..ha..ha..ha…ah ha ha ha…
The Pythons predicted LinkedIn HR fads. God damn it.
Oh Dear!🤣
Please don't take your Lord and saviors name in vain.❤
@@minigmac1 Who, God? The feckless coward who lets us all rot because mysterious ways or whatever? That God? God-god? That one?
OK, but that'll be a few billion dollars. I trust God knows my bank details and will make a timely and efficient transfer by tomorrow.
Thanks in advance, God!
god fucking dammnit shut up @@minigmac1
Tell my Lord and Savior to come stop me.
I used to work as a recruiter. We filled all the jobs and even had a couple of spare resumes as backups. My boss told me to keep scheduling interviews for the manager even though we weren't going to hire them, and this is all it made me think of. It all seemed rather silly.
What a trashy way to just waste peoples time
Was it for a "Silly Walks" job?🤔
I preformed this with my sister at camp. So fun!
This is one of the most cruel sketches, Monty Python ever did. I love it! 😆😆
Someone, somewhere... PLEASE do this to a young interviewee and film it. They'll be too young to know this sketch.
Just like every job interview I've ever had
I love how Chapman bounces every time Cleese counts down out loud
All university career services offices should show this to students as preparation for the workforce.
John Cleese is the first troll. He even makes the troll face (and probably is the true origin).
Graham Chapman was a comical genius. I don‘t think there has ever been an actor who could keep such a dignified composure in the silliest and most surreal of situations.
Way more coherent than an interview I had when I applied to get on at UPS. Yeah, didn’t get the job.
Cleese and Chapman would have made a killing as job consultants. This has aged like fine wine and once again proves that both comedy and corporations never change.
You should look up "Grime Goes Green" which was a typically manic and peculiar production.
At least there weren't any competency-based questions.
classic trolling :) I love this
Well, that was all good fun, and I hope you had a jolly good laugh.
One time I interviewed for a job at a country club that was within walking distance of my place. Seemed perfect. The interview was nothing but the stupidest, weirdest, and most uncomfortable questions I’ve ever been asked. This is exactly how it felt
Pure trolling..
Yup. When the interviewer starts asking silly questions, just get up and walk out, because they are not going to hire you. Haha.
Being self-employed makes this very hard to comprehend. I don't think I would last 40 seconds with the interviewer. But I have to admit, Monty Python takes the absurd into the stratosphere
4:03 the interviewee/Chapman's hair at the end😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is exactly what people do during their coffe breaks, I bet🤣🤣🤣
This is way better than "what is your greatest weakness?"
Does anyone know who wrote this sketch? Seeing that the sketch features Cleese and Chapman, and they were one of the two main writing teams of the group, it seems obvious that it must have been written by them. However, I was under the impression that their sketches were mainly those that played a lot with language, like the dead parrot sketch which is all about how many synonyms they can find for "dead," and the cheese shop sketch which is about listing all sorts of brands of cheese. Meanwhile, Palin and Jones were more known for visual gags and utterly bizarre turns, like the Spanish Inquisition and Ministry of Silly Walks (which Cleese apparently didn't like much).
This sketch depends on Cleese acting very random, Chapman suddenly making that face, and the sudden appearance of score judges out of nowhere. It is much more in the style common in Palin and Jones sketches. Is it possible that they wrote it?
Don´t think so. Probably they simply admired the art of the other writing group and made one for themselves.
It's a good question! However, the "good morning - good afternoon" part is pure Cleese/Chapman. The whole setup also reminds me of "How to irritate people". Maybe they collaborated on the ending, which indeed feels more Palin/Jones?
@Yngvarfo In general, whoever acted in a sketch usually wrote it.
@@KirkSandall - Most of the Cleese/Palin sketches were written by Cleese and Chapman. The Ministry of Silly Walks was written by Palin and Terry Jones.
It was first done for the 1948 show and was written by John Cleese and Tim Brooke-Taylor. In the original version, Tim is playing the role that Graham Chapman plays here.
2:28 That’s funny - I used to have a teacher called David Shaw!!
god. filling out corporate job applications feels exactly like this
Personally, I find this very offensive.
I have a confession to make. This is the sole reason why I have NEVER sought a job position in Great Britain.
Is this as common over there as most of we Americans probably think it is?? 😂
Do you think it is?
5 4 3 2 ..
I'm afraid it's all part of The New Cruelty. Once you get used to it it's frightfully miserable.
I was offered this job
I rejected
🐯
In college, they made us do practice job interviews and me and my friend(who were both fans of the Pythons)did a lot of parts of this sketch(including the bell and the "Too late!", and the "good afternoon...") The teacher was not impressed.
Anyone out there ever tried the “Good morning” trick? Do people just repeat good morning back ?
When I interviewed a guy when was IT manager at my last company. I had a interviewee we just really hit it off, and he impressed me with his resume and answers, I don't know what got into me but I decided out of nowhere, I took the little bell I had on my desk and rang it, I did it twice and on the second he did the 'blaurgh' with the hands. I basically him on the spot. Best person I ever hired, in talent and personality.
He now has the job I had when I left. We still talk every so often.
Gooooood a niiiiiiight a ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
Oh dear we’re back to that again?
It is basically the same interview I had for a job at Shell, I didnt realize it at first, but now I believe I know where the so called HR get their ideas from.....
I have wanted to do the countdown thing with dense people that don't get the conversation
I do it all the time with my wife and kids, and it pisses them off!
😂 I, myself, need a bell. You know, for social conditioning and all that…
@@claudiamanta1943Goodnight, da ding-ding-ding-ding....
I lost at the last part. Even Cleese can't keep his face.
I hate when that happens
John Cleese’s head shake at 0:50… brilliance!
This is basically these "personality tests" they do nowadays. As if this meant anything.
🔔Ding, ding, ding🔔
😂
I wish all job interviews were like this.
Le génie des MP. Ils ont tout inventé 👍😄😺
Cleese channelling the Goon Show.
Hell
🤣🤣🤣🤣
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