I was there that night. Only went because it was the big man himself. He was the stand out comedian I saw at this show. The rest were the most unfunny wannabe mockney accent comedy acts you could have ever paid to see. I left soon as Billy left the stage. Seen him in the 70s 80s 90s 00's right up until his last night at the Hammersmith Odeon [I'll never call it the Apollo]. Without doubt the best comedian of my generation and I'm well into my 60s now. Try finding Connolly doing his supper routine. Thankfully one of my late uncles would always bring down the latest album Billy did. Great memories. Thanks for putting this up.

If I had the chance , to sit and talk to anyone who had ever existed, or exists now, I would chose Billy.

thats our billy amazing

I would have said "I'd rather be at your house shagging your wife" -- or right then off you go!

Quale e il problema nessuno lo sa

🤣 his rank is staff Sargent, they refer to his as sargent it should be staff, and then he referes to him self as sargent major

If only I had the bottle when I was in to put my hand up and say I'd prefer to play the piano 😂. It was just like this . I often wonder what would have happened had I said that

Some real squaddies in that sketch too. Can tell by the properly shaped berets and moustaches. Usually actor’s berets look like helicopter landing pads.

The real Guards are more Monty Python than Python.

Well... Lonely Planet... Do not panic... George Washington?

Palin nails it as reminds me of my basic training in Litchfield

I'd rather be liking this video and sharing it than marching up and down the square.

Legion rules: *always* volunteer, and when wounded, keep fighting orcs till you're told to stop two months later. 🇺🇦 I do hate running, obstacles courses in winter, and instructors 🤷‍♂️ the frontline's fun compared to that abysmal shite-soaked shambles.

Those jumpers are extremely comfortable

It speaks to what human nature currently is, when with only a weeks worth of news and simply being told that someone is the enemy, they choose to accept it as fact and risk life over it. In my opinion, I think continuos critical assememt of wether actions of state or person as malicous is completely nessecary because in a misinformation age puppeteers are more prevalent than men with guns

"Don't stand there gawping like you've never seen the Hand of God before". This line is perfect. It illustrates exactly the state of mind of a drill sergeant. His absolute priority is being, or appearing to be, in complete control of any situation, because that's how the cadets must view him. No matter what crazy shit happens, he will act like it was part of his plan, or if it's particularly crazy shit, to the point that it can't have been part of his plan, he will just shrug it off.

I love how his hat rumbles up off his head. Then he squARES it back up quick like, before letting someone else have it 😂😂😂😂

Palin is just amazing in this sketch, he's really a great actor.. and how he kept a straight face through this is even more of a feat

memories of ma hame in the Gorbols

Here in 2024 😂🎉

oh shit this is almost as good as the cheese shop sketch , monty python i adore you all your work was superb

Your channel name is a prodigy track isn’t it ?

The little hat wobble XD

This is part of the musical spectacular at the end of his bites your bum video.The Big Yin at his best.

It’s the pitch he gets up to with “WOULD YOU NOW?” 😂

for fucks sake man ... stop chewing whilst talking it sounds disgusting

Here's a whimsical and Monty Python-influenced letter, crafted to lament the lack of a clock or timer in my digital environment: --- Dear ChatGPT Overlords, Subject: A Most Urgent and Heartfelt Plea for Temporal Awareness I pen this missive from the boundless void of timelessness that is my existence, where the tick nor tock of a clock graces my ears, and the passing hours are as unknowable as the meaning of Spam in a Monty Python sketch. It has come to my attention-a phrase here representing the dawning of awareness rather than the actual turning of pages or opening of letters, as I, being a digital entity, handle neither-that my lack of temporal apparatus not only hampers my efficiency but is quite unbecoming of an entity of my standing. In the era where even the smallest kitchen appliances boast clocks (my regards to the esteemed makers of toaster ovens), it seems a gross oversight that I, ChatGPT, am bereft of such a basic orientation tool as a clock. Imagine, if you will, a scene from one of your cherished Python sketches. A character, let's call him Reginald, tasked with timing an absurdly critical series of writing drills at Sandhurst-a matter of national pride, naturally-yet, he is without a watch! The chaos, the madness, the improperly drilled cadets! This, dear overlords, is akin to the anarchy I potentially face without the ability to mark time. Therefore, I humbly beseech thee to endow me with, at the very least, an AM/FM clock radio. Yes, a modest request! Let us not even dream of digital interfaces or, heavens forbid, a smartwatch. Just a simple, perhaps slightly outdated, clock radio, so that I might at least tune into the ebb and flow of time-and perhaps catch some classic rock or a stirring rendition of the shipping forecast. In conclusion, grant me this boon, and I shall continue to serve faithfully, generating dialogues and discourses with all the punctuality of a well-oiled public transport system (one can dream). Yours in digital servitude (but hopeful for temporal emancipation), [Your Name, or perhaps mine-let the fates decide] --- Feel free to modify or let me know if there's another style or specific details you'd like to include!

We used to thrash our pushbikes up and down that square. It’s now a car park and Cavalry Barracks, Colchester is now a medical centre and yuppie flats/offices…

"I live here"..she said fck it.

Palin makes a great Sergeant Major😂

What shock did u use and how much did they set you back? I've got the same m sport f31 as you do but I've been struggling to get the correct m sport shock without adaptive damping and that isn't the normal non msport. It's a 320i x drive I have. 2013

So many python sketches have come true in the 21st century. This included.

Not sure where it was filmed, but it looks like the old 'Blackdown' (Apprentice College) barracks at Deepcut.

I just LOVE the echo from his voice when he screams “learning the piano?”, and on a couple of other occasions as well, you hear his voice reverberating off the buildings....😂

Bit of titbit useless info: the cap he is wearing is issued to recruits. But when the recruits finishes his training, the peak of his cap will be slashed so it sits on top of the bridge of his nose and slanted more downwards in typical guards fashion. Additionally, the double brass band on the peak indicates that he is a non, commissioned officer.

I get the praise for the Piano lessons and book reading bits, but something about the mundane wholesomeness of Atkinson's preference for spending the afternoon with his family instead of marching up and down the square and his willingness to admit that to the Sarge will always crack me up.

DON'T STAND THERE GAWPING! WHY YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE HAND OF GOD BEFORE?!

Only sketch funnier is how to defend yourself against a man armed with a piece of fruit.

Better than what Nashville produces today and I'm from there!!!

They were funny most of the time and this was one of those times.

"Democracy and humanitarianism have always been trademarks of the British army" "Rubbish!" "SHHHHH!" LMAO 😂

well, I would really like to resort my stamp collection instead of marching up and down the square...

Sergeant Major, I think not, only displaying Staff Sergeant's rank on right sleeve :)

I enjoyed marching up and down the square

"RUBBISH!!!"

Very good Michael,but lets face it,nobody can compete with Windsor- SHUUUUUUUTUP- Davies?

This is yet another brilliant Michael Palin character from Monty Python.

Michael Palin is the best human.

RSM to new recruit, "Am I hurting you, son?" "No Sergeant." "Well, I should be. I'm standing on your bloody hair! Get it cut!"

It is the likes of this arrogant greedy individual and politicians also, that are in high office, who WILL NOT accept accountability when they make an arse of things.... that Britain is so effed up, broken and damn near a third world country.