The Cheese Shop Sketch primarily features John Cleese and Michael Palin, wherein Cleese's character would like to purchase some "cheesy commodities" while Palin is completely out of cheese. With Graham Chapman dancing in the background with Terry Gilliam, Cleese's patience soon runs out and he ends up shooting Palin through the head.
Another sketch featuring Cleese, this time as a Hungarian living in England who finds his way into a Tobacconist ran by Gilliam. Cleese uses his Hungarian to English handbook to make conversation with the store clerk, however the handbook doesn't allow for the right translations, with Cleese asking Gilliam if he would like to "go back to his place" and when Graham Chapman, who plays a police officer, arrests Cleese, he states "my nipples explode with delight."
The Argument Clinic shows Michael Palin attempting to have an argument, however finds himself in a variety of different offices, ran by Chapman, Gilliam and Idle, he finds his way into the argument clinic, ran by Cleese, who gives him his course on argument. This sketch is great because of it's fourth wall breaks nearer to the end of the sketch, with the police arresting everyone for partaking in a sketch.
This sketch is a classic, it features yet again Cleese and Palin. Cleese works for the Ministry of Silly Walks, a government branch who are looking to find silly walks and Palin thinks he's found the next big thing. He has not, as Cleese explains to him. It also features the main downside to silly walking, which is not being able to hold up a tray of tea very well whatsoever.
Imagine, if you will, the Olympics, but with five posh people who all wear bowler hats and are completely stupid that must go through an obstacle course, including waking up a neighbour, kicking a homeless person and finally ending it with shooting yourself in the head. All five British Python's took part in the sketch, not going to tell you who won however, that'd be too much of a spoiler.
This is probably the most well known and appreciated Monty Python sketch, again featuring Cleese and Palin, wherein Cleese has a cold and has recently purchased a parrot from Palin's boutique. The only problem is, the parrot is dead. This sketch is considered one of the funniest in comedic history so it's worth watching.
Cleese is an instructor who guides Palin, Idle, Chapman and Gilliam on how to fend for themselves against the vicious atrocity that is a banana and other various pieces of fruit, vegetables, tigers and guns.
The Lumberjack Song
The Lumberjack Song sketch primarily features Palin and Connie Booth, Palin sings a merry song about how good it is to be a lumberjack, I'll let the video do the talking though.
Dirty Fork Sketch
The dirty fork sketch has all five Pythons in it, with Chapman and his wife out at a restaurant, he complains about having a dirty fork, which leads to Gilliam and Palin crying, Idle dying of horror and Cleese almost killing the two with a butcher's knife.
Mr Gumby and the Brain Specialist
This may be the funniest out of all of them for me, Palin plays Mr Gumby, a slightly stupid man who says his brain hurts, this leads to him getting his brain checked and a surgery is put into place to remove his brain. All six Pythons are in this sketch I think, so it's one of the few times where all six are in the same shot.
The Lumberjack Song
The Lumberjack Song sketch primarily features Palin and Connie Booth, Palin sings a merry song about how good it is to be a lumberjack, I'll let the video do the talking though.
Dirty Fork Sketch
The dirty fork sketch has all five Pythons in it, with Chapman and his wife out at a restaurant, he complains about having a dirty fork, which leads to Gilliam and Palin crying, Idle dying of horror and Cleese almost killing the two with a butcher's knife.
Mr Gumby and the Brain Specialist
This may be the funniest out of all of them for me, Palin plays Mr Gumby, a slightly stupid man who says his brain hurts, this leads to him getting his brain checked and a surgery is put into place to remove his brain. All six Pythons are in this sketch I think, so it's one of the few times where all six are in the same shot.
You'll notice I didn't include the movie sketches, that's for another day. Enjoy your Monty Python.
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