Monty Python 101

What is/are/were Monty Python, you may ask...if you're one of those scattered few who has no idea what comedy truly is? Well, I'll tell you:

In 1969, British television premiered a troupe of comic actors who, in and of themselves, comprised a group so named Monty Python's Flying Circus because...well, it was probably the first thing that came to mind.

That group had in its ranks no less than John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, all of whom went on to other successes after the show folded in 1974. Their brand of comedy was typically British; dryly cutting through the stiff-upper-lip mentality of their homeland with an occasional outbreak into song, animation, innuendo or outright slapstick (sometimes all at the same time).

Many comics and comedic groups today take much of what they have learned from the Python troupe, and rightfully so; if you're gonna steal, why not steal from the best?

Again, some of you may not know what MPFC is or what they've done. Therefore, as a public service to the world as a whole, I give you a crash course in some of Monty Python's Flying Circus' funniest bits.

Of course, we should start with how they (typically) began their show:



"The Dead Parrot Sketch" was always a classic...



This is their "Argument Clinic" sketch...no it's not...yes, it is.... ; )



Nudge nudge, wink wink....



Ladies and gentlemen, the Upper Class Twit of the Year....



Self defense is also important....



But then, NO ONE expects...well, you'll see....



And certainly no one expects it TWICE!



And I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay!



There you are. Now you're down with MPFC. Next time, we'll look into their movies.

Dope out, old chaps.

-TGWD