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ChesterJT posted:Why would anyone care about that poo poo? I go to Mony Python for comedy, not hot political takes. yeah and it's the funniest thing he's done in 30 years
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Remember the monty python where the guy walks funny XD
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Devils Affricate posted:Tim & Eric was the best sketch comedy Nah, it's aged worse than old SNL episodes, which is saying something It's like watching old VHS poo poo
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A Strange Aeon posted:It's like watching old VHS poo poo I'm pretty sure that's what they were going for
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Devils Affricate posted:Tim & Eric was the best sketch comedy Eric Idle, I understand. But Tim Cook? In comedy?!
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It’s only a model.
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It's ok but a lot of it is really dated and regional to the UK
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Who What Now posted:It's ok but a lot of it is really dated and regional to the UK That's part of the charm, sort of like when MST3K would make references to Midwest stuff in general or Wisconsin/Minnesota in particular
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kntfkr posted:I think I first brushed up against Monty Python when I was like 8 or 9 in (not officially) Jewish day camp and it was the first instance of disliking a property without having seen it for its fans being obnoxious and out of context quotes failing to wow. Kind of like Rich and Marty is these days. this. i like both python and rick and morty, though both can be very hit or miss and i am more partial to weird aqua teen smiling friends type hosed up/weird surrealist humor. but yeah Python is basicaly rick and morty for boomers in alot of levels. Sex Farm posted:John cleese is a self important old gently caress this. i still find him funny but it clearly went to his head. that being said most of his twitter is boring American liberal stuff so idk. Dapper_Swindler fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Apr 12, 2022 |
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an English friend tells me that Fawlty Towers had much more cultural staying power in the UK than Python.
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Fawlty Towers and Python are pretty good, but what English people really like is listening to weekly radio shows where a panel of Cambridge graduates make dry jokes about the news.
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Extra Large Marge posted:Fawlty Towers and Python are pretty good, but what English people really like is listening to weekly radio shows where a panel of Cambridge graduates make dry jokes about the news. They also like watching them, too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2z-AdzgKjY Also here's some more Python and John Cleese and Fawlty Towers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UEjBqr8dyU
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Sydney Bottocks posted:Also here's some more Python and John Cleese and Fawlty Towers a tip: do not watch this
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Empty Sandwich posted:a tip: do not watch this I disagree *Argument Clinic Sketch begins*
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When I have a child, it's going to be like the Miracle of Birth Part 2: The Third World except it will fall into a puddle of piss while I'm lifting for sick gains.
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Sydney Bottocks posted:I disagree *Argument Clinic Sketch begins* No you don't
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Palin did do a polite laugh when I made a joke to him at a book signing. He will forever b my hero
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At a place where I used to work the general manager came in talking about the stupid movie saw the previous night. He then spent the morning quoting various bits. He THEN decided it must have been a good movie. The movie was MP and the Holy Grail.
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Mozi posted:some of it could be edited down a bit but yes very funny overall IMO and if compared to what was otherwise available at the time there's no contest The problem is there is really no reason to watch it now unless you have a specific nostalgia for it (like I do, having grown up with my parents watching it in some of its late-1980s/early-1990s reruns on like PBS or whatever) since it is definitely not as good as modern comedy appealing to modern audiences. I would argue there are a few things that hold up well enough that they could still win over someone dubious of it today, thinking immediately of Upper-Class Twit of the Year, even if without fail every episode also has something either painfully unfunny in modern contexts or, of course, because this was England in the 1960s/1970s, blackface (only twice that I can think of, but you know, two times too many). I mean when I re-watched all the episodes a few years back for the first time in ages I could not believe there were still things I laughed out loud at rather than just thinking "ah, remember Mom laughing at that in 1992? How nice." The bit with the police division chanting laments to minimize the comedic atmosphere of the house with the world's funniest joke is still hilarious. Much of their incredibly high-concept stuff for the era still passes as, like, at least modestly creative in 2022 Also Michael Palin is an awesome person and did lots of great documentaries Terry Jones' documentary series about medieval occupations is must-watch stuff too Too bad about Gilliam apparently sucking as a person given how cool most of his movies are And Eric Idle and John Cleese were there, too! (Eric Idle retweeted me more than once when I was talking about specific episodes of Rutland Weekend Television having surprisingly innovative stuff in them considering how much everyone involved seems to want them forgotten, so he is cool by me too)
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Edward Mass posted:Cheese Shop > Dead Parrot big agree
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iawtp and yeah the palin around the world documentary stuff was pretty great too but really yeah for all the stuff that doesn't work anymore there's just as much truly fully original creative ideas and jokes that stand the test of time
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Edward Mass posted:Cheese Shop > Dead Parrot yeah. that and mister hilter is great too. much like rick and morty everyone quotes like 10 quotes and forgets about the actual funny poo poo.
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Dr. Quarex posted:(Eric Idle retweeted me more than once when I was talking about specific episodes of Rutland Weekend Television having surprisingly innovative stuff in them considering how much everyone involved seems to want them forgotten, so he is cool by me too) Rutland Weekend Television has some of the smartest conceptual comedy sketches I've ever seen.
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Ripping Yarns was also hilarious. https://youtu.be/9_2P2mFT_ac
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^^^ True, I forgot to mention that Ripping Yarns, while not overall my thing, had at least a couple of episodes I would highly recommend to anyone even remotely into all this nonsense. The Testing of Eric Olthwaite comes to mind and I do not remember what was so great in it but something definitely made me remember itVincent Van Goatse posted:Rutland Weekend Television has some of the smartest conceptual comedy sketches I've ever seen. Something like "if a sketch starts with a slow pan across a lovely scene with orchestral music it was Terry and Michael, if the plot mainly focuses around abuse it was Graham and I, and if the whole thing is about language going up its own arse it was Eric." Eric Idle left unfettered to go berserk with wordplay in Rutland Weekend Television really did produce some astounding results, even if it also struck out hard sometimes.
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I got around to seeing Rutland Weekend Television a couple of years ago and while I understand why it wasn't exactly the happiest of times for Idle (mainly because he expected to get an actual budget, instead of whatever pocket change the Beeb had left after spending a fiver on Doctor Who SFX), drat if he didn't manage to spin some gold out of it regardless. If anything, the practically non-existent budget helped sell the premise (that this tiny-rear end British area had their own cheap little TV network, that only aired during the weekend). Ripping Yarns was also great, too.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:yeah. that and mister hilter is great too. much like rick and morty everyone quotes like 10 quotes and forgets about the actual funny poo poo. heinrich bimler
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