@@kingofthings7929 *but on reflection look how Holy Grail is now considered a true classic with the one castle open to the public they were able to use and how much tourism revolves around its appearance... and those that do arrive tour the castle to the accompaniment of banging coconut halves together...as i would if given the opportunity...seriously*
Scott Mantooth Agreed. But no one knew that Monty Python was making an absolute comedy classic at the time. Hence people not wanting them in their castles. But yeah, I’d absolutely wander that castle to the sound of coconuts.
@@waynej2608 ...moistened bint lobs a scimitar... ...get your absurdist epithets correct... ...or it's the Spanish Inquisition for you!!!... ...they will fetch the "Comfy Chair", jab at you with fluffy pillows (the stuffing will be pushed into the corners) and then, WORST of all... ...they will commence to say "Nee" to you... ...whilst fully laden African swallows drop coconuts on your head, forcing you to say... ..."MY-BRAIN-HURTS!!!"...
Love that sketch :D Also, there's a QI episode in which they explain that, actually, people totally expected the Spanish inquisition. They gave people a heads up like a few weeks in advance before they would come to interrogate them. Weird, but apparently true
So does the gag that after all they go through during the film, they just end up back again against the rude French Knight who throws insults at them. One flaw I'd give this video however is Monty Python wasn't the first to do this mixture of Satire and Absurd, it was the Goon Show with Spike Miligan, Harry Secombe; Peter Sellers (Yes of Dr Strangelove and Pink Panther fame) and Michael Bentine which set the template for Python 15 years before the Python's became Python.
@@danielebowman The Python were greatly influenced by the Goon Show. John Cleese put great emphasis in his autobiograhy on how much he learned form Sellers as he worked with him on TV comedy (or is it radio i don't remember). But one cannot forget that the Python have had much more influence on the 21th century comedy genre.
"This man has been sentenced to death. The manner of his death was of his own choosing..." (Proceeds to be chased by a dozen or so topless women wearing protective gear)
They used coconuts instead of horses because it never fit the budget in the first place. Scotland limited their castle use down to just one as well. Learning all this, it is amazing Holy Grail was made at all.
@@Richard_Nickerson Their genius was to make the best of these constraints. Most productions, when you had restrictions, it becomes crappier. The ability to use one's very limitations to one's own advantage, now that's something.
Djorgal How did they use their limitations to their advantage? All they did was arrest everyone before they battled (from what I remember). I can name ten other movies with better endings.
punning on logic itself wasn't the purpose of the witch scene at all. it was punning on PEOPLE who developed irrational nonsense that justified their personal bigotries and CALLED it logic. in fact, this is the core of python. pointing out the hypocrisy and UNreason that underlies most societal "norms".
The fact that we can all easily do that is a testament to the failings of logic as a system to promote understanding. Just try using actual formal logic to argue anything and you'll soon find that you're dismissed, misinterpreted and generally fail in most non-academic settings.
@@darkfoxbill9657 Um it was also a crack at their alma mater Cambridge which along side Oxford used to write scholarly papers on how to use logic to find witches, it was a post modern critique of there education system more then an attack on logic. Just like the peasant scene was also a nod/meta about anarcho syndicalism vs hierarchy and Noam Chomsky who has been a proponent of anarcho syndicalism and limiting power structures because of inherent corruption.
I didn’t want to watch this video anyway I wanted to be a lumberjack Leaping from tree to tree as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia The giant redwood The larch The fern The great Scotts pine The crash of mighty timber The smell of fresh cut trees With my best girly by my side We’d sing! sing! sing!
_"We're Knights of the Round Table, we dance whenever were able. We do routines of chorus scenes, with footwork impeccable. We dine well here in Camelot, we eat ham and jam and spam a lot."_ _"We're Knights of the Round Table, our shows are formidable. Many times we're given rhymes, that a quite un-singable. We're opera mad in Camelot, we sing from the diaphragm a lot!"_ _"In war we're tough and able. Quite indefatigable. Between our quests, in sequin vests, we impersonate Clark Gable. It's a busy life in Camelot.... I have to push the pram a lot."_ _"Second thoughts, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place."_ -King Arthur.
The aspect of Monty Python I find the most fascinating is how Monty Python seems so spontaneous, yet the scripts underlying the sketches can remain unchanged for decades.
I think what you may be looking for is that they were very disciplined and would rehearse thoroughly. It seems spontaneous because they spent months writing and re-writing every season of the TV show, arranging skits in order, figuring out the through-lines and recurring gags, etc. The movies each took years to write, with whole plots thrown out and rewritten. In other words, it seems spontaneous because they practiced so much.
It's very difficult to write good comedy these days, for fear of offending overly sensitive folk who believe themselves to be so "special" that the rest of the population must acknowledge their feelings at all times. However, with that said, there's a play available on Lulu.com called Taunting the Beast: A love letter to satire, by Christina Triks. It's a social satire that blatantly attacks the PC culture and the lunacy of religion and it's probably the most controversial comedy around. It was obviously inspired by Monty Python and it's absolutely hilarious. Check it out before it's banned.
There's no other comedy tv-show that's so old and still so fresh than Monty Pythons Flying Circus and this is probably the reason why. Their comedy was so ahead of their time (and considered quite disturbing, weird and offensive back then) and still so relevant and spread all over "normal" comedy today ...like pieces of the fat exploding man.
Monty Python’s Flying Circus is miles ahead the best comedy show I’ve ever seen in my life. They didn’t hold back anything, nonsensical, demented, incredibly fast paced and surreal, yet deep and socially aware. The mold for all modern TV Shows to come, mold that SNL made good use of. They were The Beatles of contemporary comedy.
6:18 "Really crappily animated"?!? Excuse me, how very dare you! No need for that. Bang out of order, that is. Sir Gilliam's animations are classic and always will be.
Crappily animated??? I wave my private parts at your aunties you sons of a window dresser. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of Elderberries. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!
Problem nowadays is people take absurdist shows on their surface level, and you end up with douchebags shouting at McDonalds employees for some sezchuan sauce.
"That's good enough to be a Monty Python sketch " This quote is emblematic of one of RUclipss underrated channel, Counter Arguments. People reading this and watching this video should go watch him, he has some really good videos.
Since you guys have done so much on Nihilism and Pessimism (Bojack, Rick & Morty) have you considered doing a video on Optimism, similar to Voltaire's Candide?
@Steven Rojo- Jared: That sounds like a great idea. Now if only there was a popular show that isn’t bleak and depressing… Feel free to suggest some shows that might work!
Wisecrack how about parks and rec ? Leslie is always so optimistic ( especially in season 1 ) she keeps going at what she sets out to do and holds on to her beliefs
You could consider The Good Place, it has a strong philosophical core, and has a deconstruction of Objective Morality which is spanning three seasons. It might be a little pessimistic in concept but I think it has an optimistic core.
I'm watching The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt right now, that'd be a good one. Don't know if it's popular enough, but... I think you could also do something like that with Stranger Things; it's dark, but ultimately optimistic about our ability to overcome the darkness through our connections with each other.
“And St Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, ‘O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayest blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.’”
I'm a writer and comedian with a couple shows behind my belt and this was great. My Granddad worked on Python and it has been a huge influence. This was a great break down on why it effected me so much. Cheers and great vid.
man people really need to make a movie series for Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, those books are soo in line with this kind of humor and philosophy and the world building in it is incredible
Man, I wish more people could talk about how Monty Python's movies were absolutely genius. The way they shaped modern comedy for shows and movies like deadpool and southpark is really fascinating
@Hario Dinio- Jared: Obviously they come from a celestial corporation in the sky called “Baby Corp” whose sole mission is to win the market share of love back from puppies. #TheBossBaby
#WIsecrackAMA I'm not sure that all the Python's would necessarily agree that subverting meta-narratives, even specifically Arthurian Chivalry is a particularly modern or even Post Modern phenomenon. Terry Jones (medievalist of the Pythons) I'm sure would tell you that Chaucer was doing just that in the Canterbury Tales. Aside from that, good video lads. Enjoying your work a lot and love this one in particular. You should do more stuff on Adventure time, did you see the recent episode that was based on the Sir Gawain and The Green Knight? Their level of intertextual referencing and deconstruction is insane.
Don't leave out Don Quixote. I want to know if Python could be a first in it's sheer amount of absurdity thrown at sacred institutions; anyone will probably see it within the first 30 seconds of watching a sketch. With the literary classics, the first barrier was knowing how to read (well, maybe not the Saga, it was probably oral), and having the time to do so. And even then, would the deconstruction be so obvious without some thought? I don't know, sadly I have not read any of these yet. Course, before Python, you could also fine it at the cinema with the Marx Brothers, political cartoons in newspapers, or in satirical theater going back to ancient Rome. But I wonder if Monty Python via the television could be a milestone of sheer amount of popular disrespect. Until newgrounds.com or the onion was invented that is.
+Magus Marquillin I think the thing that's puzzled me most about Python is how they ever got the BBC to allow them on the air in the first place. Bastion of British government lets some crazy guys shred the fabric of British society every week? To me it's similar to HBO and subsidiaries like Comedy Central, except that the latter are corporate instead of government. A lot of stuff on CC seems a solid effort to tear down their own house, which I respect enormously. I've long thought that it must have been the same rationale for the BBC giving Monty Python their wings. Yes, it was an outlet for pent-up angst against the government, British culture and human nature in general. You need to have some of that in a healthy society, at the least. But MP was *so* subversive. It could have been political suicide, allowing them to continue. In many ways, thankfully it was. The world wouldn't be the same without them. How much more boring would I be if not for them? A lot...
I'm not sure whether Chaucer's society was postmodern. To call Chaucer postmodern is to be anachronistic. Lyotard never said that irony and subversion was invented in the 20th century, he said that the cultural conditions of postmodernity steered us towards irony and subversion, and so Monty Python is an example of the postmodern. Monty Python is not just defined as postmodern because of its contents.
One additional point I'd add... the chemestry of the members, how they played off each other, used each other's strengths... in addition to everything else you listed, I would also argue that Python perfect the 'comedy troupe' as well.
7:00 reminds me of the logic by Erasmus Montanus. In the book, he makes his mother believe she is a rock, by using the argument "You cannot fly, neither can a rock, therefore you are a rock"
#WisecrackAMA Will you guys ever make more "The philosophy of" episodes about certain video games? I know you have covored Bioshock and Fallout in the past, I'm just curious why those are the only ones. Also what is your dogs name? He's cute.
@Jolly Companion - Jared: His name is Woody. He’s my man. We’re working on a couple videogame videos right now, they just take a really long time to play and research and the fans are the most unforgiving when we fuck up (which we try not to do)
Understandable, I'll look forward to it. You guys always do a great job at making incredibly interesting videos and have in the process have though me a lot, thank you for that. Also tell Woody he's a good boy for me.
@7:10--You seem to have completely misunderstood the joke the scene, The joke was not that he was using proper form of logic, but rather that he was using *logical-fallacies*, he argued that because both witches and wood burn that must mean witches Sarah other properties with wood which is obviously a logical-fallacy, he then argues that’s because both wood and ducks float that must mean if you weigh the same as a tack you must share that property with wood and dust be similar enough to work to be considered a witch which is also lien on a obvious logical-fallacy, A guy even say in the middle of this reasoning “If she weighs the same as duck, she must be made of wood!” In which the joke is that would be A astrological of a conclusion to draw as her being a witch if she wears the same as a duck. So you see The joke isn’t he Followed former logic just sent an innocent woman to her death, The joke was he *broke the rules of formal logic* in order to get an innocent woman killed, which is funny because he’s called the wise but he was clearly being stupid.
But an innocent woman wasn't killed: the pay-off is that they weigh her against a duck and they weigh the same. The "witch" then says to camera: "It's a fair cop". The truth is the truth, even if it is arrived at using illogic. She is a witch. She weighs the same as a duck. There may be no connection between the two facts. The joke (apart from the ridiculous logic and surprise turnaround, which is funny in itself) is that we may get the right result whilst our assumptions are completely wrong. A bit like Newton.
As a kid watching Monty python I didnt understand some of the things they were spoofing but it was still funny. Now as an adult rewatching and understand those events they spoof it's even funnier now.
Thanks for reminding me how not only amazing, but important, Monty Python is. I first watched Holy Grail when I was 14 and I am STILL learning from it. I'm not really sure I would have been as interested in history and politics if it wasn't for the strange points they make, and wondering why I didn't get the joke.
You did a much better job at analysing the influence of Monty Python than I did on my paper. Then again, I only picked the topic to watch Monty Python for homework.
Sebastian Lopez Didn’t he spit and choke the actress Uma? Lied to her about the road she was suppose to drive on and the car she was suppose to drive in? Yes he did. He choked and spat on her in a scene. Uma crashed in the car and had to drive a windy road even though she was told it was straight. Quentin Tarantino is a horrible person and should be taken off his job. Screw him
He might not have a great personality, but his movies still are absolutely gorgeous, well written and directed and in most cases really smart. The possibility of him being a bad person does not make him a bad directer. Actually, a Philophy of about him is a great idea.
Prometheus Titan for the choking and spitting on her face that's acting and part of the job. It's not that uncommon to hear of similar tales. For the windy road it was changed last second and terantino didn't bother to check after it was changed and then did not took her seriously from her complains about the car and road. He also constantly checked on her in the hospital and helped her get the footage from the accident after the studio denied her. He's an asshole but not a terrible person.
Who gives a fuck? They like Rick and Morty so why not just let them do so? Being all anti Rick and Morty just because it became very popular only makes you as cringe worthy as the people who thinks that liking Rick and Morty makes them all smart and special snow flaky.
Electro-Cute We're not against it because it's popular but because they keep forcing it into almost every episode like it's the epitome of all themes ever.
Clearly lots of people gives a fuck and I see where they're coming from. When making a video about the Monty Python and how it shaped some modern comedies they had to choose Rick and Morty just because they like it. It seems to be quite biased as there are many other shows to feature yet they still choose R&M.
#WisecrackAMA think you will do anything on Don't Hug Me I'm Scared or the ever creepy Salad Fingers? Would be nice to see you guys tackle something a bit more disturbing.
@The Question- Jared: We’re actually working on a script comparing Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared to Too Many Cooks right now! I’m particularly excited for that one.
@Ian Krasnow- Jared: That changes a lot. I’d probably say Sartre right now, but I just finished reading a book on Mcluhan (who is more of a media theorist) and Bataille (who is just an all around sicko). Their work is resonating with me currently. Robert: Renée Descartes, the drunken fart. Drew: Alan Watts has always been someone I enjoy listening to. That might just be the tenor of his voice though.
@Angel Vargas- Jared: I’m sure vegans and environmentalists would say so. Drew: Are we talking Almond or Dairy? Robert: Or Blue Milk from Star Wars. There’s a philosophy behind that for sure. Color theory.
#WisecrackAMA have y'all ever thought of doing a breakdown of Richard Pryor's comedy? I always loved how tightly he walked the line of absurdity and realism
@FarFigSchitter- Jared: This is an awesome idea! We haven’t done enough stuff on stand-up comics, and Pryor is a legend. A while ago we were developing an episode on George Carlin, but something fell through and I’ve been wanting to pick that back up again.
I think the philosophy of the Dude can be summed up in "marijuana use" but I would still love to see that. Btw I am an avid marijuana user so I'm not disparaging that, but lol it seems like most of his decisions are pot-based
Just in vase you weren't aware, those subtitles at 7:48 are not Swedish. They are gibberish and they use signs that don't even exist in the Swedish alphabet, such as the Danish and Norwegian ø rather than ö
@John Trowbridge- Andrew: I loved the Simpsons growing up, but it would be more interesting to see a “What Went Wrong” episode on the more recent seasons. Jacob: A good friend gifted me the Economics in Simpsons book (Homer Economicus). I'll need to read that to figure out if we have a good angle.
A channel by the name Super Eyepatch Wolf actually did an interesting video essay on the topic: "The Fall of The Simpsons: How it Happened". It covers the changes in staff and the comedic style of the show over the years, really worth a watch!
@Sven Servette-Jared: To be honest I haven’t seen it. That was our writer, Tommy. He laughs a lot despite being one of the most miserable men I know. Robert: I love Full Frontal! Probably my favorite of the late night comedy shows at present.
Sven Servette that what I was going to say. She showed her true character during the primary when she dismissed all of Bernies. Followers as berniebros. Just another talking head spewing the establishment's talking points. I bet she still hasn't said anything about Hilary protecting a sexual harasser on her campaign. If she spoke the truth she wouldnt have her own late night show.
I wish you'd gone more into what seperates British and American humour as that is a very interesting subject, because while I usually like your videos, this whole video is just you making the obvious point that Monty Python is silly but is also intelligent. Which is the joke.
Python was so influential that we would not recognize comedy today had they not existed. Lorne Michaels initially pitched SNL to NBC as 'an American Flying Circus'. South Park, Rick and Morty, Family Guy, Its always Sunny, Airplane, Naked Gun.... or for that matter, British TV... The Young Ones, Black Adder, IT Crowd.... the list of hugely influential comedy influenced or existing because of Python is a long one. You can almost break comedy in the English speaking world into 2 eras, pre and post Python. These guys were more than funny... their work was genuinely important and carved the comedic landscape we live in today.
Python is what happens when you lock 6 geniuses in a room together & let them do whatever the hell they want! Most great art is to some extent derivative, and most great artists stand on the shoulders of giants, but Python pretty much came out of nowhere. They invented something totally new and it changed comedy forever. Has anyone else ever done this to the same extent? (Seinfeld maybe?)
When is the Philosophy of Christopher Nolan Part 3 coming out? Do you have a date or rough week? Will it be the last or will there be four parts? Why did it take so long? You guys okay? We love you, remember that xX
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Monty Phyton and the Holy Grail is genius comedians making fun of everything with zero budget and who were only allowed to film at one castle
My grandpa was a forester There and apparently the owners hated the whole thing and spent most of the filming period trying to get them to leave
*because their humor at the time was not considered to conform to the grandeur or historic nature of the venues in question*
Scott Mantooth I mean, they weren’t wrong on that.
@@kingofthings7929 *but on reflection look how Holy Grail is now considered a true classic with the one castle open to the public they were able to use and how much tourism revolves around its appearance... and those that do arrive tour the castle to the accompaniment of banging coconut halves together...as i would if given the opportunity...seriously*
Scott Mantooth Agreed. But no one knew that Monty Python was making an absolute comedy classic at the time. Hence people not wanting them in their castles.
But yeah, I’d absolutely wander that castle to the sound of coconuts.
"I'm your king!".
"...well I didn't vote for you".
One of the most quotable quotes of all time.
"Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!"
"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition"
@@jonaslind8123 One doesn't wield supreme executive power, simply because some watery bint threw a sword at you!
do you find it to be funny sir? The name Biggus... Dickus?
@@waynej2608 ...moistened bint lobs a scimitar...
...get your absurdist epithets correct...
...or it's the Spanish Inquisition for you!!!...
...they will fetch the "Comfy Chair", jab at you with fluffy pillows (the stuffing will be pushed into the corners) and then, WORST of all...
...they will commence to say "Nee" to you...
...whilst fully laden African swallows drop coconuts on your head, forcing you to say...
..."MY-BRAIN-HURTS!!!"...
*"Bring out your dead!"*
*"But, I'm Not dead yet."*
*"You will be."*
*HA!*
i'm getting better!
No you're not you'll be stone dead in a moment.
@@jamiebullshit 😂😂😂👏👏👏 🤗🇨🇦
@@jamiebullshit i think i might go for a walk
Do us a favor!
"Sir Gallahad, the Pure [...] is seduced in less than 4 minutes by a company of 160 lonely women."
Let's be real here: we all would.
And wouldn't last more than 5 seconds
Well, perhaps the women weren't lonely afterwards? Hopefully?
What took him so long..?
Well, It would not work on a Gay man, or a straight woman for that matter.
Well Sir Gallahad, the Pure tried resisting, until she mentioned spanking and oral sex lol
*NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION*
i must confess i was actually expecting the spanish inquisition to interrupt the video.
except for those who read ahead in the script and can spot it early enough
Love that sketch :D Also, there's a QI episode in which they explain that, actually, people totally expected the Spanish inquisition. They gave people a heads up like a few weeks in advance before they would come to interrogate them. Weird, but apparently true
FETCH...THE COMFY CHAIR!!!!
I freaking expected.
The narrator's heart attack kills me every time I watch it.
So does the gag that after all they go through during the film, they just end up back again against the rude French Knight who throws insults at them.
One flaw I'd give this video however is Monty Python wasn't the first to do this mixture of Satire and Absurd, it was the Goon Show with Spike Miligan, Harry Secombe; Peter Sellers (Yes of Dr Strangelove and Pink Panther fame) and Michael Bentine which set the template for Python 15 years before the Python's became Python.
@@danielebowman The Python were greatly influenced by the Goon Show. John Cleese put great emphasis in his autobiograhy on how much he learned form Sellers as he worked with him on TV comedy (or is it radio i don't remember).
But one cannot forget that the Python have had much more influence on the 21th century comedy genre.
Lol. Terry Gilliam's being wretched forcibly backwards, was an impressive stunt.
@Lar Rackell it killed him to
How many times have you died and come back?
Those swedish titles. They're so swedish even a swede cant understand them
*there're just so sweedy*
They're not even swedish. They're danish or norwegian. For this mistake you must go to swedish prison for a lifetime sentence, or about 16 years
@@hattmannen5122 *what is that in metric?*
@@scottmantooth8785 16 years
@@hattmannen5122 *really?...never would have guessed that one*
"This man has been sentenced to death. The manner of his death was of his own choosing..." (Proceeds to be chased by a dozen or so topless women wearing protective gear)
*must have been free lance Valkyries*
And the man being chased was Graham Chapman, and he was gay in real life.
tnt kff Good to see a Meaning Of Life quote on here. The most underrated Python film.
the first time I saw that I thought they were going to screw him to death
@@SpamEggSausage That's why I didn't understand why he was running away from them.
Also remember the ending to the holy grail was a literal "Cop out"
They used that ending bc they literally ran out of money
They used coconuts instead of horses because it never fit the budget in the first place. Scotland limited their castle use down to just one as well.
Learning all this, it is amazing Holy Grail was made at all.
And it's yet the best ending ever made in a movie
@@Clickmoi
Highly disagree with that
@@Richard_Nickerson Their genius was to make the best of these constraints. Most productions, when you had restrictions, it becomes crappier. The ability to use one's very limitations to one's own advantage, now that's something.
Djorgal How did they use their limitations to their advantage? All they did was arrest everyone before they battled (from what I remember). I can name ten other movies with better endings.
punning on logic itself wasn't the purpose of the witch scene at all. it was punning on PEOPLE who developed irrational nonsense that justified their personal bigotries and CALLED it logic.
in fact, this is the core of python. pointing out the hypocrisy and UNreason that underlies most societal "norms".
Thanks for pointing that out! The whole bit is that it was NOT logic, but a post-hoc justification that makes sense only if you don't think about it.
this^^
Yep yep
The fact that we can all easily do that is a testament to the failings of logic as a system to promote understanding. Just try using actual formal logic to argue anything and you'll soon find that you're dismissed, misinterpreted and generally fail in most non-academic settings.
@@darkfoxbill9657 Um it was also a crack at their alma mater Cambridge which along side Oxford used to write scholarly papers on how to use logic to find witches, it was a post modern critique of there education system more then an attack on logic. Just like the peasant scene was also a nod/meta about anarcho syndicalism vs hierarchy and Noam Chomsky who has been a proponent of anarcho syndicalism and limiting power structures because of inherent corruption.
In High School, I managed to get my religious education teacher to play The Life of Brian.
Truly the high point of my life.
Cant imagine the feeling of this happening
@@50733Blabla1337 The feeling I can imagine is… Wisible!?
there is absolutely no such thing as "religious education"
I wish I could've seen your teacher react to the "biggus dickus" part!
@@bishplis7226 Yes it is. I have a subject at school called: " Religious Education " and many countries have it
European or African swallow?
the rare and seldom seen Ambiguous Sparrow...which resembles a fruit bat and is often confused as such
I don't know that!
@@inkedseahear How do you know so much about swallows
@@inkedseahear aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
@@Ironwaterson5219 You have to know these things when you're a king you know
Holy Grail is the best Python movie
Ehhh life of Brian is superior imo, but both are masterpieces :)
@@Nick-zj6dm I personally prefered Holy grail, but thats not downplaying Life of Brian, that is a great movie. Each to their own
Life of Brian... hands down.
@@Nick-zj6dm
Life of Brian was funny, but it did not leave me breathless like Holy Grail.
Personally, I rank Meaning of Life higher than Holy Grail. That's more a result of me just really liking political humor, though.
"This is the death star, and this is starkiller base" someguy in the background "oh shit"
Halo superweapon: allow me to introduce myself.
I didn’t want to watch this video anyway
I wanted to be a lumberjack
Leaping from tree to tree as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia
The giant redwood
The larch
The fern
The great Scotts pine
The crash of mighty timber
The smell of fresh cut trees
With my best girly by my side
We’d sing! sing! sing!
No1 The Larch
Recognising different trees from really far away
Number 1
The larch, the larch, the larch, no1, the larch
Oh no, not the knights who say Ni
Skeptical Cynic
We are now the Knights Who Say Ecky-ecky p'tang. (Ni).
Skeptical Cynic the same
I don't get it. Do i have to rewatch the holy grail?
NI!!!!!
Skeptical Cynic The same!!
_"We're Knights of the Round Table, we dance whenever were able. We do routines of chorus scenes, with footwork impeccable. We dine well here in Camelot, we eat ham and jam and spam a lot."_
_"We're Knights of the Round Table, our shows are formidable. Many times we're given rhymes, that a quite un-singable. We're opera mad in Camelot, we sing from the diaphragm a lot!"_
_"In war we're tough and able. Quite indefatigable. Between our quests, in sequin vests, we impersonate Clark Gable. It's a busy life in Camelot.... I have to push the pram a lot."_
_"Second thoughts, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place."_ -King Arthur.
*on second thought let's not storm the castle this evening, 'tis a silly place and we have better and more productive things to do with our time*
The aspect of Monty Python I find the most fascinating is how Monty Python seems so spontaneous, yet the scripts underlying the sketches can remain unchanged for decades.
They were / are very intelligent and talented guys
Definitely never got the philosophical credit they deserve. I've always said comedy is how you teach people who don't want to learn.
I think what you may be looking for is that they were very disciplined and would rehearse thoroughly. It seems spontaneous because they spent months writing and re-writing every season of the TV show, arranging skits in order, figuring out the through-lines and recurring gags, etc. The movies each took years to write, with whole plots thrown out and rewritten. In other words, it seems spontaneous because they practiced so much.
Monty Python is the best comedy of all times
#becausescience
Arther: Camelot!
Galahad: Camelot!
Lancelot: Camelot!
Me: it's just a model
Arther: shush!!
It's very difficult to write good comedy these days, for fear of offending overly sensitive folk who believe themselves to be so "special" that the rest of the population must acknowledge their feelings at all times. However, with that said, there's a play available on Lulu.com called Taunting the Beast: A love letter to satire, by Christina Triks. It's a social satire that blatantly attacks the PC culture and the lunacy of religion and it's probably the most controversial comedy around. It was obviously inspired by Monty Python and it's absolutely hilarious. Check it out before it's banned.
@@conalcochranh3274 get on with it!
Is that an African or a European swallow?
Didn’t know you were Patsy
On second thought , let’s not go to Camelot. ‘Tis a silly place
Monty Python's holy Grail is the one that deconstruction of all romanticism of medieval.
Wisecrack- *sees something*
"must be the myth of sysiphus"
Insert "is that a pigeon" meme here.
Wisecrack just keep rolling that rock up that hill, don’t they.
There's no other comedy tv-show that's so old and still so fresh than Monty Pythons Flying Circus and this is probably the reason why. Their comedy was so ahead of their time (and considered quite disturbing, weird and offensive back then) and still so relevant and spread all over "normal" comedy today ...like pieces of the fat exploding man.
Monty Python’s Flying Circus is miles ahead the best comedy show I’ve ever seen in my life. They didn’t hold back anything, nonsensical, demented, incredibly fast paced and surreal, yet deep and socially aware. The mold for all modern TV Shows to come, mold that SNL made good use of. They were The Beatles of contemporary comedy.
That marching up and down the square scene is one of the best things ever put on film.
6:18 "Really crappily animated"?!? Excuse me, how very dare you!
No need for that.
Bang out of order, that is.
Sir Gilliam's animations are classic and always will be.
Ugh, it was just a little joke, i didn't expect the spanish inquisition
@@lamecasuelas2 Yeah well, I'm still accusing him of heresy... ;P
Crappily animated??? I wave my private parts at your aunties you sons of a window dresser. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of Elderberries. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!
Problem nowadays is people take absurdist shows on their surface level, and you end up with douchebags shouting at McDonalds employees for some sezchuan sauce.
Frostman411 that would happen in any time. Lots of humans are not that smart.
@@Tearakan It only exists because people are desperate for social media recognition. Social media hasn't always existed.
Ironic considering the guy that jumped in mcdonalds did it because it would be funny
@@Tearakan
Too true
@@sttate
No, social media is not to blame for stupidity of that level. At least not by itself. People are really stupid.
16:39 I don't think I've ever read a more stereotypical British thing in my life than "Make tea, not love"
yeah its from there sketch where Grannys become a mafia-like gang
"who are you, who are so wise in the ways of film"
"Therefor....thereforrrrr???"
"That's good enough to be a Monty Python sketch "
This quote is emblematic of one of RUclipss underrated channel, Counter Arguments.
People reading this and watching this video should go watch him, he has some really good videos.
Leonardo Hernández love counter arguments! Very underrated channel
Wisecrack: We need another video referencing Rick and Morty somehow..
Jared: Done.
There's also a programming language named after them: Python
is it a joke?
@@DAshBFJEY nope, it's actually a favorite language of scientists when researching
@@heliomoonwave I know what it is but thx for replying.
And of course spam emails were too!
The most badass larp event in history.
The Camelot scene never fails to put a smile on my face.
are you a knight of the round table? that dances when their able?
@@unknown_1018 and I eat ham and jam and spam a lot.
"I have to push the pram a lot!"
The best part is that guy in the dungeon that claps lmao
Help! Help! I’m being repressed 😂🤣
Come see the violence inherent to the system!
But you are member of the collective!
Bloody peasant!
'Bloody snowflake!'
"Bloody peasant!" "Oh, what a giveaway! You hear that?! That's what I'm on about!" 😂
Since you guys have done so much on Nihilism and Pessimism (Bojack, Rick & Morty) have you considered doing a video on Optimism, similar to Voltaire's Candide?
@Steven Rojo-
Jared: That sounds like a great idea. Now if only there was a popular show that isn’t bleak and depressing… Feel free to suggest some shows that might work!
Wisecrack how about parks and rec ? Leslie is always so optimistic ( especially in season 1 ) she keeps going at what she sets out to do and holds on to her beliefs
I definitely second an analysis of Parks and Rec. It's the most heartwarming show I know.
You could consider The Good Place, it has a strong philosophical core, and has a deconstruction of Objective Morality which is spanning three seasons. It might be a little pessimistic in concept but I think it has an optimistic core.
I'm watching The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt right now, that'd be a good one. Don't know if it's popular enough, but... I think you could also do something like that with Stranger Things; it's dark, but ultimately optimistic about our ability to overcome the darkness through our connections with each other.
“And St Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, ‘O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayest blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.’”
Perfectly in character for St. ATILLA.
And that’s putting aside the ‘Atilla-ry’ joke.
You forgot "..that is naughty in your view,"
I'm a writer and comedian with a couple shows behind my belt and this was great. My Granddad worked on Python and it has been a huge influence. This was a great break down on why it effected me so much. Cheers and great vid.
Were any French philosophers involved in the filming, storyboarding or art design of the Monty Python series?
Holy Grail is the single greatest and most important comedy of all time imo
man people really need to make a movie series for Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, those books are soo in line with this kind of humor and philosophy and the world building in it is incredible
I eternally thank my older brother and cousins for showing me Monty Phyton when I was still 12 years old. Life changing.
Would you guys ever do a "philosophy of Futurama" episode? #WisecrackAMA
@Evan Merrill -
Drew: YES PLEASE
Jared: Definitely, it just runs a risk of being pretty similar to BoJack and Rick and Morty.
So?, those videos were awesome. Don't say that you don't want to make awesome video's, I really enjoy them.
@@WisecrackEDU
Who cares? I think Futurama is way more optimistic than either of the other shows anyway, so it probably wouldn't be too similar.
Yesssss Monty Python video! Thank you all!
4:26 It's only a model ¬¬
Sshh
Pythonette from birth, loved this video. This is just what I needed for the week, man. Keep it up, peeps!
Man, I wish more people could talk about how Monty Python's movies were absolutely genius. The way they shaped modern comedy for shows and movies like deadpool and southpark is really fascinating
Im glad that I got to watch Monty Python in class as learning material. Fell in love with it since then.
Well the one time I'm early enough to ask a question, I can't think of one.
Lol
Too true.
Holy crap, i just realized that you've used postmodernism for the youtube comments
How very Pythonian of you
I swear I had something for this..
My question is, where do babies come from?
@Hario Dinio-
Jared: Obviously they come from a celestial corporation in the sky called “Baby Corp” whose sole mission is to win the market share of love back from puppies. #TheBossBaby
Wisecrack thank you, i feel well informed now.
That was very... philosophical.
From alien eggs, made by assexual creatures known as Giggles.
I thought they came from constipated mothers that ate magic prunes...
The ultimate greatness of Monty Python is that no matter how absurd their sketch seems, one day reality recreate it and put you in it.
#WIsecrackAMA I'm not sure that all the Python's would necessarily agree that subverting meta-narratives, even specifically Arthurian Chivalry is a particularly modern or even Post Modern phenomenon. Terry Jones (medievalist of the Pythons) I'm sure would tell you that Chaucer was doing just that in the Canterbury Tales. Aside from that, good video lads. Enjoying your work a lot and love this one in particular. You should do more stuff on Adventure time, did you see the recent episode that was based on the Sir Gawain and The Green Knight? Their level of intertextual referencing and deconstruction is insane.
Interestingly enough, I had a teacher in High School say that very same thing about the Canterbury Tales.
Add to that the Gawain Poet who enjoyed mocking the whole thing in 14c
Don't leave out Don Quixote.
I want to know if Python could be a first in it's sheer amount of absurdity thrown at sacred institutions; anyone will probably see it within the first 30 seconds of watching a sketch. With the literary classics, the first barrier was knowing how to read (well, maybe not the Saga, it was probably oral), and having the time to do so. And even then, would the deconstruction be so obvious without some thought? I don't know, sadly I have not read any of these yet.
Course, before Python, you could also fine it at the cinema with the Marx Brothers, political cartoons in newspapers, or in satirical theater going back to ancient Rome. But I wonder if Monty Python via the television could be a milestone of sheer amount of popular disrespect. Until newgrounds.com or the onion was invented that is.
+Magus Marquillin I think the thing that's puzzled me most about Python is how they ever got the BBC to allow them on the air in the first place. Bastion of British government lets some crazy guys shred the fabric of British society every week? To me it's similar to HBO and subsidiaries like Comedy Central, except that the latter are corporate instead of government. A lot of stuff on CC seems a solid effort to tear down their own house, which I respect enormously. I've long thought that it must have been the same rationale for the BBC giving Monty Python their wings.
Yes, it was an outlet for pent-up angst against the government, British culture and human nature in general. You need to have some of that in a healthy society, at the least. But MP was *so* subversive. It could have been political suicide, allowing them to continue. In many ways, thankfully it was. The world wouldn't be the same without them. How much more boring would I be if not for them? A lot...
I'm not sure whether Chaucer's society was postmodern. To call Chaucer postmodern is to be anachronistic. Lyotard never said that irony and subversion was invented in the 20th century, he said that the cultural conditions of postmodernity steered us towards irony and subversion, and so Monty Python is an example of the postmodern. Monty Python is not just defined as postmodern because of its contents.
Wisecrack should do the philosophy of Monty phython
One additional point I'd add... the chemestry of the members, how they played off each other, used each other's strengths... in addition to everything else you listed, I would also argue that Python perfect the 'comedy troupe' as well.
7:00 reminds me of the logic by Erasmus Montanus. In the book, he makes his mother believe she is a rock, by using the argument "You cannot fly, neither can a rock, therefore you are a rock"
#WisecrackAMA Will you guys ever make more "The philosophy of" episodes about certain video games? I know you have covored Bioshock and Fallout in the past, I'm just curious why those are the only ones.
Also what is your dogs name? He's cute.
@Jolly Companion -
Jared: His name is Woody. He’s my man. We’re working on a couple videogame videos right now, they just take a really long time to play and research and the fans are the most unforgiving when we fuck up (which we try not to do)
You should do The philosophy of The Last of Us
Understandable, I'll look forward to it. You guys always do a great job at making incredibly interesting videos and have in the process have though me a lot, thank you for that.
Also tell Woody he's a good boy for me.
Wisecrack I have a thousand hours of history with the civilization series if you ever need any help...
Get it?
Jared, I would love to see you guys talk about _Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice_
The game isn't very long but the narrative is very interesting.
@7:10--You seem to have completely misunderstood the joke the scene, The joke was not that he was using proper form of logic, but rather that he was using *logical-fallacies*, he argued that because both witches and wood burn that must mean witches Sarah other properties with wood which is obviously a logical-fallacy, he then argues that’s because both wood and ducks float that must mean if you weigh the same as a tack you must share that property with wood and dust be similar enough to work to be considered a witch which is also lien on a obvious logical-fallacy, A guy even say in the middle of this reasoning “If she weighs the same as duck, she must be made of wood!” In which the joke is that would be A astrological of a conclusion to draw as her being a witch if she wears the same as a duck. So you see The joke isn’t he Followed former logic just sent an innocent woman to her death, The joke was he *broke the rules of formal logic* in order to get an innocent woman killed, which is funny because he’s called the wise but he was clearly being stupid.
Sarah ? who the fuck is Sarah?
But an innocent woman wasn't killed: the pay-off is that they weigh her against a duck and they weigh the same. The "witch" then says to camera: "It's a fair cop". The truth is the truth, even if it is arrived at using illogic. She is a witch. She weighs the same as a duck. There may be no connection between the two facts. The joke (apart from the ridiculous logic and surprise turnaround, which is funny in itself) is that we may get the right result whilst our assumptions are completely wrong. A bit like Newton.
Witches name was Sarah
I'm reading your comment, but I'm hearing Michael Palin's commentary voice in the football match between the Greek and German philosophers.
Jesus fuck, mister, if yer gonna explain the joke at least use da proper language, would ya? So many errors!
"Camelot...." "Camelot..." "Camelot..." "It's only a model!"
"Shush!"
quest for holy grail, life of brian and meaning of life are by far the five funniest films in history
3 sir!
As a kid watching Monty python I didnt understand some of the things they were spoofing but it was still funny. Now as an adult rewatching and understand those events they spoof it's even funnier now.
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Finally got around to doing this, I would've liked to see more of the show analyzed as there were some great missed opportunities there.
Thanks for reminding me how not only amazing, but important, Monty Python is. I first watched Holy Grail when I was 14 and I am STILL learning from it. I'm not really sure I would have been as interested in history and politics if it wasn't for the strange points they make, and wondering why I didn't get the joke.
Arkady Bogdanov but did you notice the running joke of the beaten black cat and the significance of it?
i TOTALLY did not. please edify me
You did a much better job at analysing the influence of Monty Python than I did on my paper. Then again, I only picked the topic to watch Monty Python for homework.
Philosophy of Quentin Tarantino? #WisecrackAMA
Sebastian Lopez
Didn’t he spit and choke the actress Uma?
Lied to her about the road she was suppose to drive on and the car she was suppose to drive in?
Yes he did. He choked and spat on her in a scene. Uma crashed in the car and had to drive a windy road even though she was told it was straight. Quentin Tarantino is a horrible person and should be taken off his job. Screw him
It's probably not a good time to bring up Tarantino...
He might not have a great personality, but his movies still are absolutely gorgeous, well written and directed and in most cases really smart. The possibility of him being a bad person does not make him a bad directer. Actually, a Philophy of about him is a great idea.
Prometheus Titan for the choking and spitting on her face that's acting and part of the job. It's not that uncommon to hear of similar tales. For the windy road it was changed last second and terantino didn't bother to check after it was changed and then did not took her seriously from her complains about the car and road. He also constantly checked on her in the hospital and helped her get the footage from the accident after the studio denied her. He's an asshole but not a terrible person.
Because any Wisecrack video wouldn't be complete without your regularly scheduled Rick and Morty bukkake.
Hey, if it gets views, why would they change it?
Honest to God, I'm getting so fucking sick of it.
Who gives a fuck? They like Rick and Morty so why not just let them do so? Being all anti Rick and Morty just because it became very popular only makes you as cringe worthy as the people who thinks that liking Rick and Morty makes them all smart and special snow flaky.
Electro-Cute We're not against it because it's popular but because they keep forcing it into almost every episode like it's the epitome of all themes ever.
Clearly lots of people gives a fuck and I see where they're coming from. When making a video about the Monty Python and how it shaped some modern comedies they had to choose Rick and Morty just because they like it. It seems to be quite biased as there are many other shows to feature yet they still choose R&M.
I am thankful for the existance of Monty Python's comedy and entertainment, but also the lessons from it.
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#WisecrackAMA think you will do anything on Don't Hug Me I'm Scared or the ever creepy Salad Fingers? Would be nice to see you guys tackle something a bit more disturbing.
@The Question-
Jared: We’re actually working on a script comparing Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared to Too Many Cooks right now! I’m particularly excited for that one.
Wisecrack YESSSS. But I'd think Salad Fingers is way wayyyyy deeper and darker. Please do Salad Fingers
Haven't seen Too Many Cooks. Might have to check it out.
You know, I actually preferred a similar short along the same lines called... What was it? Video of a Bear? It was pretty disturbing.
Wisecrack Sounds great! I loved when Film Theory covered DHMIS
The guy who created the programming language python, named his creation on Monty Python.
Watching this I want to now go back and watch some Monty Python stuff.
Who is your favorite philosopher? #WisecrackAMA
@Ian Krasnow-
Jared: That changes a lot. I’d probably say Sartre right now, but I just finished reading a book on Mcluhan (who is more of a media theorist) and Bataille (who is just an all around sicko). Their work is resonating with me currently.
Robert: Renée Descartes, the drunken fart.
Drew: Alan Watts has always been someone I enjoy listening to. That might just be the tenor of his voice though.
Alan Watts has always been one of my favorites. I'm not sure if anything he says is meaningful or not, but it makes me so happy anyway.
myself
Ian Krasnow nietzsche
Diogenes is best one tho
18 mins of quality content. Awesome job, guys!
Dennis the peasant scene is still one of the funniest things in comedy.
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I wonder if you guys will ever tackle the infamous Neon Genesis Evangelion? #WisecrackAMA
@Concentric Octagons-Jared: The script is written and being put through production as we speak!
Wisecrack great
Can't wait.
Whenever I remember Neon Genesis Evangelion the first scene that comes to mind is when Shinji jerks-off to Asuka in the hospital.
Charles Lee whenever I remember it. I remember ttgl instead
Does milk have a philosophy #wisecrackama
@Angel Vargas-
Jared: I’m sure vegans and environmentalists would say so.
Drew: Are we talking Almond or Dairy?
Robert: Or Blue Milk from Star Wars. There’s a philosophy behind that for sure. Color theory.
Is mayonnaise an instrument
Yes, there is actually.
Now you see it
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I'm currently listening to the John Cleese Autobiography, it's amazing!
#WisecrackAMA have y'all ever thought of doing a breakdown of Richard Pryor's comedy? I always loved how tightly he walked the line of absurdity and realism
@FarFigSchitter-
Jared: This is an awesome idea! We haven’t done enough stuff on stand-up comics, and Pryor is a legend. A while ago we were developing an episode on George Carlin, but something fell through and I’ve been wanting to pick that back up again.
Wisecrack that would be awesome
Both of those would be awesome. I think Chappelle could be another good one
Wisecrack I'd watch an episode on Carlin in a heartbeat.
Wisecrack If you do start on comics, might I suggest Bill Hicks
Hey wisecrack can you do philosophy of " the dude" ?
I think the philosophy of the Dude can be summed up in "marijuana use" but I would still love to see that. Btw I am an avid marijuana user so I'm not disparaging that, but lol it seems like most of his decisions are pot-based
^^ very wrong
The Dude abides.
does weed use make one go with the flow or do those going with the flow use weed
@@FightWithDeer that's just like your opinion, man!
I love the ending. In the end it even makes a mockery of the audience itself and successfully subverts your expectations
The postmodern thing is true, It's even seen in memes like deepfried memes.
Just in vase you weren't aware, those subtitles at 7:48 are not Swedish. They are gibberish and they use signs that don't even exist in the Swedish alphabet, such as the Danish and Norwegian ø rather than ö
Patrion? wait a second... you just said WE were the reason you guys do this...
#WisecrackAMA Philosophy of the Simpsons something you guys would be cool with? Or a "What Happened" of the Simpsons?
@John Trowbridge-
Andrew: I loved the Simpsons growing up, but it would be more interesting to see a “What Went Wrong” episode on the more recent seasons.
Jacob: A good friend gifted me the Economics in Simpsons book (Homer Economicus). I'll need to read that to figure out if we have a good angle.
Wisecrack those are both perfect ideas
A channel by the name Super Eyepatch Wolf actually did an interesting video essay on the topic: "The Fall of The Simpsons: How it Happened". It covers the changes in staff and the comedic style of the show over the years, really worth a watch!
Stormblitz beat me to it, that video is perfect for this question and as much as I love Wisecrack i'm not sure they could it a whole lot better.
Poor Sisyphus? He had it coming!
Facts. That dude was an asshole.
You guys legit make me feel stupid well researched well thought well done keep them coming!
It's hilarious you think Full Frontal is funny. GG WiseCrack! That was the hardest I've laughed in awhile.
@Sven Servette-Jared: To be honest I haven’t seen it. That was our writer, Tommy. He laughs a lot despite being one of the most miserable men I know.
Robert: I love Full Frontal! Probably my favorite of the late night comedy shows at present.
Gotta love how the same people who love to call others snowflakes and cucks can't help but whine when someone mentions a show they don't like.
Sven Servette that what I was going to say. She showed her true character during the primary when she dismissed all of Bernies. Followers as berniebros. Just another talking head spewing the establishment's talking points. I bet she still hasn't said anything about Hilary protecting a sexual harasser on her campaign. If she spoke the truth she wouldnt have her own late night show.
Hired Sword For true.
when i left for iraq i planned out my funeral. The song i planned to have playing at the end of my funeral was " look on the bright side of life."
You have perfected my childhood, I am now complete, and I may now bravely run away.
Please do the philosophy of GEORGE CARLIN
Easy: "fuck ya'll, its more fun to look and laugh at you jackasses than try and pretend that your bullshit matters"
Get on with it!
George Carlin didn't have any philosophy. He just had observations.
I wish you'd gone more into what seperates British and American humour as that is a very interesting subject, because while I usually like your videos, this whole video is just you making the obvious point that Monty Python is silly but is also intelligent. Which is the joke.
The fact that you couldn't find the brilliance of Month Python is a perfect illustration of American subvert humour
fatbadboy329
But he calls Monty Python intelligent...
1:24 "and this... is Starkiller base"
"Ooooh"
"Oh shit"
Monty Python - The Meaning of Life straight up created the plot behind Mortal Enginge !!
We want a shrubbery!
The single best skit ever by Monty Python..The Argument Clinic
Almost had me thinking I was smart for a second there.
*that's what you get for thinking*
*no worries, happens to me all the time*
Holy grail is amazing.
Python was so influential that we would not recognize comedy today had they not existed. Lorne Michaels initially pitched SNL to NBC as 'an American Flying Circus'. South Park, Rick and Morty, Family Guy, Its always Sunny, Airplane, Naked Gun.... or for that matter, British TV... The Young Ones, Black Adder, IT Crowd.... the list of hugely influential comedy influenced or existing because of Python is a long one. You can almost break comedy in the English speaking world into 2 eras, pre and post Python.
These guys were more than funny... their work was genuinely important and carved the comedic landscape we live in today.
voodoochild1975az how? You can’t say because it honestly hasn’t. You can’t compare it to anything on that list except maybe SNL
Python is what happens when you lock 6 geniuses in a room together & let them do whatever the hell they want! Most great art is to some extent derivative, and most great artists stand on the shoulders of giants, but Python pretty much came out of nowhere. They invented something totally new and it changed comedy forever. Has anyone else ever done this to the same extent? (Seinfeld maybe?)
at 1:16 i swear i hear an "oh shit" when they reveal star killer base
You're right!
I loved your use of Bullet and Bayonets at the end!
When is the Philosophy of Christopher Nolan Part 3 coming out? Do you have a date or rough week? Will it be the last or will there be four parts? Why did it take so long? You guys okay? We love you, remember that xX
Thomas TAM This is their way of showwing us that life has no meaning