@@chrisanderson7258 Incontinent means unable to hold one's bowels. (Buttocks, of course, means ass.) Changing it to "Incontinentia" makes it sound like a feminine name. So it's arguably a descriptive name for an uncontrollable ass. But really, it was just a random name that Michael Palin came up with on the fly, and he apparently came up with MANY of them during this scene.
The extras in this scene had not been told anything about what was going to happen except that being told that they were not allowed to laugh. That is what makes this scene so utterly hilarious. The extras are literally breaking down one by one in laughter. Try to imagine not receiving any instructions about what is going to happen in a scene and just being told that no matter what happens, they cannot laugh. That was done to get a complete natural reaction which is that the extras are simply losing it.
@@TheChiefEng I love how this rumour has never died since the 80's lol. There has never once been any reference from any of the cast's biographies referencing anything of the sort and neither from anyone who worked on the film. The only extras in the scene are way in the background, the guards who Michael Palin winds up and improvised some of his lines with are all professional comedians and actors, they also play at least one other role in the movie so they are not extras. Several parts were improvised and they obviously didn't film it in one take. The idea that the extras were not told what was going to happen or dramatic things like they won't get paid if they laugh sound good but have no basis in reality.
The story goes that when they (the Pythons) hired the extras, they told'em collectively that they wouldn't get paid if the laughed (that's how they held out so long). They paid them all of course, but they thought they were serious.
I had heard that too. However, I just thought of something. How did they get coverage for a joke scene like this? Perhaps they actually set up multiple cameras to get it in one.
Yes, you did it, this is probably one of my favorite Monty Python scenes, the extra actors were told if they laughed they wouldn't get paid and the guys just started messing with them, it's brilliant
I don’t know it either. But when I ask on here for an explanation of the joke, all I ever get is “you can’t be serious” and everyone thinks I’m joking around.
Funny enough, Nautius was a Roman gens (family name), and Maximus was a cognomen. So yes, there could have actually been Romans named Nautius Maximus. 😄
how were the women of the gens called? Nautia Prima, Nautia Secunda and Nautia Tertia? Speaking of that... how were the women of the Maria Gens called... you know, Gaius Marius? Maria of course. Which is a Latin word related to Mars or to sea. So how the fuck do people want to convince me that Maria (mother of Yeshua) was a name adapted from Hebrew Myrian? At most, it was an EXISTING Roman name that was used to replace Myrian.
@@rogeriopenna9014 Isn't too unusual that the Romans would use Maria instead of Myrian, as them latinizing names is well known. As for how female names went, it was often the feminine form of their father's name (Caius, Cornelius, etc.) with Prima, Secunda, Tertia, for subsequent daughters, though it wasn't unheard of for daughters to go with the first being based of the father's, then using the mother's, and having feminine forms of other names much like with males. Though, the Primus, Secundus, Tertius, and so on was the most common. Romans were not overly creative when it came to naming.
@@rogeriopenna9014 Formally they were all Marias, the family might use Prima, et al to distinguish them at home or have another nickname for them. For the men most families had a nickname as in the Julius Caesars which means 'fine head of hair' although the JC we know best was balding since his mother was an Aurelia whose men did have pattern baldness.
All the laughter in this part is genuine because Michael Palin just went compleatly off script and the director just said "Fuck it! Keep rolling and let's see what happens!"
It's unfortunate that so few reactors understand the humor in the wife's name. The buttocks part isn't that funny by itself, but when paired with "Incontinentia" it is. "Incontinentia" obviously comes from the word "incontinent" which in this case means "unable to control excretory functions".
You need to be smart enough to get the joke 😅, I tried to tell this to my mother and handful of my friends, lo and behold, most of them didn't get it including my mother.
My favorite is when he and Cleese play the Frenchmen in the "flying sheep" skit on flying circus and they both almost totally lose it while passing off the mustache to one another 😂
@@furrymonkeything , being "incontinent" refers to an adult that cannot control his/hers feelings of when they need to go to the bathroom, so they soil themselves. You might laugh, but it's common in folks in advance age. PS. I work with people who experience this.
@@Reidar911 I'm a nurse funny enough. I thought that straight away, but didn't find it that funny. I thought perhaps there was something else 🤔 ( never mind)
"What about you? Do you find it risible....when I say the name....Biggus....Dikkus...?" "risible" - French for "funny" or "ridiculous". From the verb "rire" = to laugh British actors playing Romans, speaking English with a British accent and also using French words. 😆
I remember way back when, my Dad (whose ancestors lived in the Roman Empire) always made that point real clear whenever he & I watched films involving them days. All Romans w/ British accents.
@@theenderdestruction2362 My late dad never watched or even knew of the Monty Python crew and/or TV show. I don't think he would have understood the humor these men gave the world. Still love ya Pop!
the guards were extras, they were told that if they laughed during the scene they would not get paid for the day. the extras had no idea what was about to be done to them.
What none of you probably know is that when he starts messing with the two centurions behind "Brian", all of that part is ad lib, and their trying to keep composure is real, they were doing their best to not laugh.
the thing that makes this so funny is the guards were all extras and had never done the scene before. the were told under no circumstances could they laugh or they would be fired. their reactions are real
You are right. This scene never gets old. I love the part where Pilate says this one has spiwit, dewwing do, to which the Centurion says (not understanding) oh about eleven o’clock in the morning sir! 😅
I'm 68 now, and this movie still makes me laugh, and I actually still remember getting the jokes from the first time I saw it...... the delivery was dangerously on point you ,and know it's funny when your cheeks hurt from trying to control your facial muscles., while you are trying not to laugh
the most fun thing is that aparantly, the "centurions" where actually told that the scene is supposed to be serious and not to laugh under any circumstance...
Or just considering what incontinentia itself means, which is the actual latin term to describe the condition. I read too many comments stating that "incontinentia" comes from "incontinent" (not your comment), when in fact it's the other way round. It seems to me that Incontinentia Buttocks had a sister and that most youtube commenters descend from her. Her name is Ignorantia Suprema.
What makes this great is that the actors playing the centurions weren’t told what the scene was about-only that under no circumstances were they to laugh. 🤣
Fun Fact: the non-Python cast playing the guards were not given scripts but were told they were NOT to laugh at anything the Pythons did or said so this was RAW, 1st and ONLY take of this entire scene. 🤣
Fun Fact: To make the scene as serious as possible all Roman Guard Actors where told, right b4 filming, they wouldn`t get pay if they laugh douring the scene! ^^
I love that that whole scene was inprov from Michael Palin trying to make the guards laugh because they were only told not to laugh nothing else they had no idea the wife was coming up so yeah the red in their faces and their laughs were real to John Cleese’s slap
you can only understand this if youve been in the military and at some point someone in charge who can cause you horrible pain says something funny and youre suppose to not laugh
When you know all the extras didn't know what was going to be said, just told stand with a straight face and don't laugh, and done in 1 take is amazing...legends
just for context Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a genetic condition that affects the skin, hair, teeth, nails, eyes, and central nervous system. It's characterized by skin abnormalities that typically develop throughout childhood and young adulthood
Fun fact about this scene. All the guards were told before the scene was shot that if they laughed, they wouldn't be paid. So that's them genuinely trying not to laugh.
If I recall correctly, the extras weren't actually told what the dialog was going to be, just that if they laughed they wouldn't be paid, or something like that...
The fun fact is the support actors (guards ) didn't know about the script change Biggus Dickuss wasn't the original name they changed it at last min. The part we're Michael Palin is face to face he couldn't sleep a straight face
So for those who don’t know Incontinent basically means the involuntary movement of one’s bowel movements or lack of bladder control usually seen in the elderly 😂😂
The fact that the actors were legit trying not to laugh and he was trying to make them break is so amazing. Also there is the fact that most of this scene was made up on the fly.
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Biggus Dickus has a friend in Greece. His name is Testiculese.
I believe it would actually be Testikles...
@@TheGohanSkywalker So, you're telling him how to spell his own name? 😂
His wife's name is Titillus Humongous.
In Athens, his name was General Themisticles.
@@Fast_Eddy_Magic 😂 lol!
😂😂
When Pilate says "He has a wife, you know" you can see the guard on the left subvocalize a heart-felt 'Oh no.' 🤣
And all the reactors with him 🤣
The one guard's squeak and then the "oh, no" look both get me.
I don't get it what's so funny about the wife's name?
@@chrisanderson7258 Incontinent means unable to hold one's bowels. (Buttocks, of course, means ass.) Changing it to "Incontinentia" makes it sound like a feminine name.
So it's arguably a descriptive name for an uncontrollable ass. But really, it was just a random name that Michael Palin came up with on the fly, and he apparently came up with MANY of them during this scene.
@@jamesmccrea4871 Oh, okay thanks for the new info!
"He has a wife you know"
Literally every one of us including the extras had the same reaction: "oh God no" 💀
The extras in this scene are half of the hilarity. It's so funny watching them trying to hold the laughter...
@@PantoniStrikesBack absolutely💀💀💀
The extras in this scene had not been told anything about what was going to happen except that being told that they were not allowed to laugh. That is what makes this scene so utterly hilarious. The extras are literally breaking down one by one in laughter.
Try to imagine not receiving any instructions about what is going to happen in a scene and just being told that no matter what happens, they cannot laugh. That was done to get a complete natural reaction which is that the extras are simply losing it.
@@TheChiefEng I love how this rumour has never died since the 80's lol. There has never once been any reference from any of the cast's biographies referencing anything of the sort and neither from anyone who worked on the film. The only extras in the scene are way in the background, the guards who Michael Palin winds up and improvised some of his lines with are all professional comedians and actors, they also play at least one other role in the movie so they are not extras.
Several parts were improvised and they obviously didn't film it in one take. The idea that the extras were not told what was going to happen or dramatic things like they won't get paid if they laugh sound good but have no basis in reality.
"Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
After that, who cares? You're a mile away - and you have his shoes."
John Cleese.
Wait til Biggus Dickus hears of this.
I was very disappointed
@@biggus88 Did you mean you were very dithapointed?
I'm sure peoples reactions are nothing new to him at this point in his life.
"He has a wife, you know"
"She must be very happy"😂
She was until she got her new Name 😅
I heard that the big laugh we hear after the wife’s name is revealed is actually the camera man who lost it.😂😂
😂😂😂
I confess if I were a member of the film crew, I'd fallen down laughing.
And of course that's the take they went with, because it's Monty Python.
The story goes that when they (the Pythons) hired the extras, they told'em collectively that they wouldn't get paid if the laughed (that's how they held out so long). They paid them all of course, but they thought they were serious.
I had heard that too. However, I just thought of something. How did they get coverage for a joke scene like this? Perhaps they actually set up multiple cameras to get it in one.
Completely made up myth.
It's those kinds of circumstances that make a scene memorable 😂.
@@Lloyd-Franklin I absolutely, whole-heartedly NEED to know what those other 19 names were! 😅
It's bullshit.
"the look in his eyes, and how he closes the distance when he says "he has a wife you know" is devastating.
"We're spending so long on a middle-school joke!"
Welcome to Monty Python! 😂
Yes, you did it, this is probably one of my favorite Monty Python scenes, the extra actors were told if they laughed they wouldn't get paid and the guys just started messing with them, it's brilliant
Apparently, the actor for Pilate had to do several takes because he himself was too close to breaking himself to use the takes for the film 😂😂😂
It's funny how some of them react to "Incontinentia" with puzzlement, or no reaction at all, showing the don't know the meaning of the root word.
I don’t know it either. But when I ask on here for an explanation of the joke, all I ever get is “you can’t be serious” and everyone thinks I’m joking around.
@@Jive33 Google "incontinence".
@@Jive33 I'm not sure why they removed my first reply, but look up the word "incontinent".
@@Jive33 It means unable to control your bowel movements. Combine that with having a husband named Biggus Dickus, and....
Women of a certain age know it too well.
I’ve always loved how Graham Chapman collapses with every slap, especially the one where he just sinks into the guards leg.
If Michael Palin wants you to laugh, you WILL laugh, whether you want to or not 🤣
This is why British comedy is the best in the world
No argument from me fellow fan.
I love how the reaction is typically universal when Michael Palin says “he has a wife, you know”. Everyone collectively say “oh no”.
Biggus Dickus is so lucky to have such a great friend to defend him
Funny enough, Nautius was a Roman gens (family name), and Maximus was a cognomen. So yes, there could have actually been Romans named Nautius Maximus. 😄
how were the women of the gens called? Nautia Prima, Nautia Secunda and Nautia Tertia?
Speaking of that... how were the women of the Maria Gens called... you know, Gaius Marius?
Maria of course. Which is a Latin word related to Mars or to sea.
So how the fuck do people want to convince me that Maria (mother of Yeshua) was a name adapted from Hebrew Myrian?
At most, it was an EXISTING Roman name that was used to replace Myrian.
John Cleese was someone who was very knowledgeable with regards to Latin, to the point where he was a tutor for the languiage between gigs.
@@rogeriopenna9014 Isn't too unusual that the Romans would use Maria instead of Myrian, as them latinizing names is well known. As for how female names went, it was often the feminine form of their father's name (Caius, Cornelius, etc.) with Prima, Secunda, Tertia, for subsequent daughters, though it wasn't unheard of for daughters to go with the first being based of the father's, then using the mother's, and having feminine forms of other names much like with males. Though, the Primus, Secundus, Tertius, and so on was the most common.
Romans were not overly creative when it came to naming.
@@jgkitarel the feminine form of their fathers nomen.
Gaius is a cognomen
@@rogeriopenna9014 Formally they were all Marias, the family might use Prima, et al to distinguish them at home or have another nickname for them. For the men most families had a nickname as in the Julius Caesars which means 'fine head of hair' although the JC we know best was balding since his mother was an Aurelia whose men did have pattern baldness.
All the laughter in this part is genuine because Michael Palin just went compleatly off script and the director just said "Fuck it! Keep rolling and let's see what happens!"
"He has a wife, you know..."
Every reactor: "Oh nooo..."
The extras that have been told they won't get paid if they laugh: "Oh nooo..."
My head cannon is that the first guard was just reassigned out of the palace and told to keep a low profile.
THe others though, probably got lashes.
Can we take a moment to thank George Harrison for this film.
Thank you George. And your (at the time) large checking account.
Yes, and I hear LED Zepplin also!
It's unfortunate that so few reactors understand the humor in the wife's name.
The buttocks part isn't that funny by itself, but when paired with "Incontinentia" it is.
"Incontinentia" obviously comes from the word "incontinent" which in this case means "unable to control excretory functions".
Interesting. Thanks for the information.
It only makes sense because biggis dickus likely has, well, a member suiting his name.
I thought it as intercontinent like her ass so wide😂😂😂
You need to be smart enough to get the joke 😅, I tried to tell this to my mother and handful of my friends, lo and behold, most of them didn't get it including my mother.
"Buttocks" comes from word "butt"?
and so much of it was improvised on the spot. the extras had no idea what was going to be said next
Pontius Pilate played by Michael Palin is one of the masters of breaking other actors out of their characters
Almost as good as Tim Conway.
My favorite is when he and Cleese play the Frenchmen in the "flying sheep" skit on flying circus and they both almost totally lose it while passing off the mustache to one another 😂
@@JeshuaSquirrel the elephant story and the dentist are the first things I think when it comes to Tim Conway
In the middle of what should be a hilarious video, I find disappointment that so many grown adults don't understand the "Incontinentia" joke.
Exactly my observation too, haha.
Do explain ......😦
@@furrymonkeything , being "incontinent" refers to an adult that cannot control his/hers feelings of when they need to go to the bathroom, so they soil themselves.
You might laugh, but it's common in folks in advance age.
PS. I work with people who experience this.
@@Reidar911 I'm a caregiver too, and yes, we are allowed to laugh at the idea, not the person.
@@Reidar911 I'm a nurse funny enough. I thought that straight away, but didn't find it that funny. I thought perhaps there was something else 🤔 ( never mind)
The funniest part is when they slap him he goes "EH!"
The loudest laugh in the scene is the camera crew, the whole crew was dying.
It was noticeable how few of them knew the meaning of "incontinent".
It's a word that went out of style so I don't blame them.
I always laugh because of the double meaning. The way he say it. In c*nt which also makes Biggus D**kus funny as well
@@daosdresari7349for those who don't know he basically called her loose bowels. Considering who her husband is it's a hilarious joke.
This will never not be funny. And when you learn that it was mostly improvised, it makes it even better.
I've seen this movie dozens of times and I still laugh every time! Classic!
Biggus Dickus gave me chuckles, but Incontinentia Buttocks just sent me over the top 🤣🤣🤣
"What about you? Do you find it risible....when I say the name....Biggus....Dikkus...?"
"risible" - French for "funny" or "ridiculous". From the verb "rire" = to laugh
British actors playing Romans, speaking English with a British accent and also using French words. 😆
I remember way back when, my Dad (whose ancestors lived in the Roman Empire) always made that point real clear whenever he & I watched films involving them days. All Romans w/ British accents.
Welcome to monty python
@@theenderdestruction2362 My late dad never watched or even knew of the Monty Python crew and/or TV show. I don't think he would have understood the humor these men gave the world. Still love ya Pop!
All the guards were extras and were genuinely in histerics and were trying not to laugh and failing miserably 😅😅
the guards were extras, they were told that if they laughed during the scene they would not get paid for the day. the extras had no idea what was about to be done to them.
No they weren't. It's internet horseshit.
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That claim never quite fitted with the actions, I always felt.
@@markborder906 Also it is illegal to threaten no pay.
😂 this is one of the greatest scenes of all time, lol! Never gets old.
The Stoning of Mathias and Pontius Pilate are the two best scenes Python has ever done, IMO.
What none of you probably know is that when he starts messing with the two centurions behind "Brian", all of that part is ad lib, and their trying to keep composure is real, they were doing their best to not laugh.
Story is they did not tell the extras what names would be used to keep their reactions genuine…. I would have died 😂
The joke is legendary but for me John Cleese smacking the shit outta Graham Chapman only made it better.
the thing that makes this so funny is the guards were all extras and had never done the scene before. the were told under no circumstances could they laugh or they would be fired. their reactions are real
You are right. This scene never gets old. I love the part where Pilate says this one has spiwit, dewwing do, to which the Centurion says (not understanding) oh about eleven o’clock in the morning sir! 😅
Classic comedy NEVER gets old.
The face of the poor guard when he hears "He has a wife, you know?". Priceless XD
Legitimately one of the funniest scenes in cinema history
I love how he gets in the guards faces and is hardly capable of holding back his own laugh. 😂
I LOVE Monty Python, they have always been just so ridiculously hilarious. 😂🤣
What's no to love?
Monty Python, my absolute favorite comedies.
I gotta say, I loved your coverage at the end of the video! It seems like you just wanted to share the joy that everyone feels with this scene
You should take something from Princess Bride, like the scene with the bishop saying "maWiage" ❤😂
"The lines and the delivery in this is so-HAHAHAHAHAHA" 😂
I'm 68 now, and this movie still makes me laugh, and I actually still remember getting the jokes from the first time I saw it...... the delivery was dangerously on point you ,and know it's funny when your cheeks hurt from trying to control your facial muscles., while you are trying not to laugh
Arguably the best scene in the film.
"Look on the Bright Side of Life"
It would not surprise me if there was some form of historical accuracy to this somewhere in the world. 😂
Mt favourite thing about this scene is that the guards (extras) only.instruction before filming the scene was "dont laugh"
the most fun thing is that aparantly, the "centurions" where actually told that the scene is supposed to be serious and not to laugh under any circumstance...
Always surprised ' Incontinentia' never seems to get a big laugh considering what incontinent means!
Americans don't know what it means, surprise, surprise.
@@tradeladder146 A Septuagenarian woman would get it.
I don't think they knew what risible means either.
Or just considering what incontinentia itself means, which is the actual latin term to describe the condition. I read too many comments stating that "incontinentia" comes from "incontinent" (not your comment), when in fact it's the other way round. It seems to me that Incontinentia Buttocks had a sister and that most youtube commenters descend from her. Her name is Ignorantia Suprema.
What makes this great is that the actors playing the centurions weren’t told what the scene was about-only that under no circumstances were they to laugh. 🤣
I was 11 when this came out. I totally didn't understand why his wife was called that until much later in life.
I don't understand the joke. Can you explain it please?
@@TimeFlyingBy1884 Me too.
@@TimeFlyingBy1884you can’t be serious.
@@TimeFlyingBy1884 simplest terms, it's a poop joke. look up incontinence.
@@dontworrybehappy8080 poop joke
took me 8 minutes to realise there was a guy in the top right
Thank you, I've been smiling and laughing for more than 17 minutes!
One of Monty pythons best scenes
When he asks the Roman soldiers if they found it funny that had not been rehearsed
I notice a lot don't get the 'Incontinentia' joke. If there was a septuagenarian woman watching, she would get it.
The best part is that the Guards did not know about the names so they would react acordingly... it's such a great movie.
I Still think the funniest joke of the whole movie is that they gave the Emperor of Rome a lisp lmao...
That Redhead from Force of Light Entertainment got me all warm and fuzzy❤
I love how cross Palin looks over the soldier's shoulder .... "he has a wife you know.."
Its even better knowing the soldiers were told they'd get paid extra if they didn't laugh.
Fun Fact: the non-Python cast playing the guards were not given scripts but were told they were NOT to laugh at anything the Pythons did or said so this was RAW, 1st and ONLY take of this entire scene. 🤣
I'm sure someone else has mentioned this, but the extras were told they wouldn't get paid if they laughed.
Wish we could get goofy ah movies like this again 😭
Tapistry is one of the biggest selling albums ever , carol , prolific singer songwriter....had big hits by many other artists......
Fun Fact: To make the scene as serious as possible all Roman Guard Actors where told, right b4 filming, they wouldn`t get pay if they laugh douring the scene! ^^
Fun fact: "Biggus Dickus" actor was unaware of the lines of the others... so that part was the first time he heard it 😂😂
I love that that whole scene was inprov from Michael Palin trying to make the guards laugh because they were only told not to laugh nothing else they had no idea the wife was coming up so yeah the red in their faces and their laughs were real to John Cleese’s slap
you can only understand this if youve been in the military and at some point someone in charge who can cause you horrible pain says something funny and youre suppose to not laugh
“He has a wife, you know? Do you know what she’s called?”
When you know all the extras didn't know what was going to be said, just told stand with a straight face and don't laugh, and done in 1 take is amazing...legends
An entire generation doesn't know what incontinence means. Bless them.
What a Great Movie. The Python defy description.
just for context Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a genetic condition that affects the skin, hair, teeth, nails, eyes, and central nervous system. It's characterized by skin abnormalities that typically develop throughout childhood and young adulthood
Very funny skit... Monty at their best!
In the spanish dub of this scene is Incontinentia Suma, being a latin nerd I always found that funnier.
What is great is the centurions were not aware of the monologue.
The story is, the guards didn't know the script. And it was actually their first time hearing it. So the reactions are all real.
Yeah, how many kids today know what the term incontinence means?
Many of the females will.
Brian gets a slap every time he picks him up on his speech impediment 'W' instead of an 'R' ie: Bwian eh! 🙂🙂🙂
You're doing an awesome job with these reactions vids...!!!!
Fun fact about this scene. All the guards were told before the scene was shot that if they laughed, they wouldn't be paid. So that's them genuinely trying not to laugh.
If I recall correctly, the extras weren't actually told what the dialog was going to be, just that if they laughed they wouldn't be paid, or something like that...
"I will not have my fweinds widiculed by the common soldierwy"
The governor really sells it with his straight man seriousness.
When he's face to face with the soldier if you look close you can see he was pretty close to breaking himself .
Is this the funniest joke in all of cinema? Probably.
The fun fact is the support actors (guards ) didn't know about the script change Biggus Dickuss wasn't the original name they changed it at last min. The part we're Michael Palin is face to face he couldn't sleep a straight face
Micheal Palin found it so hard not to laugh he was saying to the one soldier " Biggus Dickus " you can see it in his face lol
Reportedly the guard where told if you laugh, you will not be paid... Hang in there Ashleigh...
So for those who don’t know
Incontinent basically means the involuntary movement of one’s bowel movements or lack of bladder control usually seen in the elderly 😂😂
The fact that the actors were legit trying not to laugh and he was trying to make them break is so amazing. Also there is the fact that most of this scene was made up on the fly.
Few things in life are FUNNIER that watching someone else try NOT to laugh.
Finally someone mention that one of the soldiers seems that he was about to cry.