Argument - Monty Python

[@squishydough2866]

"Taking a contrary position isn't just saying 'no it isn't'!" "Yes it is." "No it isn't!"

[@Analogbrain]

That's the highlight for me too. I laugh every time.

[@dawoool]

@@Analogbrain Ironically brilliant!

[@patriciayeiser6405]

T'is. T'isnt.

[@marsmancho]

That's the gold in the skit, that took me multiple watchings, before I had to shake my head, and rattle that nugget out. (It's like the reverse Bugs Bunny). Kind of makes me think, that Looney Tunes might have been, just as intelligent, as these great comedic legends became, (for their respective times).

[@Eli-uu4vt]

@@marsmancho They're actually using that old Bugs Bunny skit multiple times and flipping the script just as many times.

[@John-wu2mn]

“Oh - I’ve had enough of this...” “No you haven’t” Classic.

[@flaccidego9468]

No it isn't

[@captainsloth1331]

@@flaccidego9468 Yes it is

[@muserock2367]

@@captainsloth1331 not at all

[@Highpinesnow]

@@wendigo445 No it'not!

[@colinhead8118]

@@Highpinesnow yes it is. Ding, times up.

[@Joe_J12e]

“I could be arguing in my spare time” is the best line in this sketch

[@G0HZU]

No it isn't...

[@Joe_J12e]

Yes it is

[@SebDangerfield-yu7cm]

@@Joe_J12e No it isn't. The very first line "I'd like to have an argument, please" seals our fate whilst laying the ground for such absurd genius to follow and, before you say "no it isn't", I can most definitely assure you.... it is.

[@Joe_J12e]

Sebastian T. Dangerfield i get it, its the first words you hear which are great, lets you know what you are getting into although thats the whole point of the title so it pointless also the line i referred to brung humour which (i dont know about you) caught me off guard. It still is the best line

[@SebDangerfield-yu7cm]

@@Joe_J12e They can BOTH be the best line same as I can love all three of my kids, EQUALLY. When I first saw this, it was on terrestrial TV, back in the 1970's. The show's format was that one sketch ended and another simply began (sometimes two or more ending and starting seamlessly). There was no sign saying "Argument Clinic Sketch". They just did it. Consequently, when Michael Palin says "I'd like to have an argument, please", that alone would have been enough, had the sketch ended right there and then, LOL

[@ed342]

As a child, whenever my sister and I had an argument in front of my parents, my dad would always butt in with *"Is this the 5 minute argument or the full half hour?"* Legend

[@adrianc1264]

I need to start using that

[@medalion1390]

My dad did exactly the same.

[@groovechampion1462]

@@adrianc1264 no you don´t

[@menfaaanda]

he just did@@groovechampion1462

[@suziesmith2142]

THAT'S GREAT!! 😂

[@jamesfeldman4234]

When Michael Palin's character says "An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a definite proposition," he's directly quoting the Oxford English Dictionary.

[@petriburtsov]

No he isn't.

[@davidturner6280]

@@petriburtsov yes he is

[@uriel7395]

@@davidturner6280 no he isn't

[@dienamychd7611]

@@uriel7395 Nonsense! Yes he is!

[@razaalak]

@@dienamychd7611 Not necessary.

[@TheSilentGentleman]

The Brexit negotiations make sense now.

[@PugMaxer]

KEK

[@LWYRUP05]

No they don’t

[@KillerofGods]

@@LWYRUP05 yes they do

[@harbingerofsalt]

Theresa May: "I've had enough of this!" Everyone: "No you haven't." May: "Oh shut up!"

[@RealBrainbug]

@@harbingerofsalt actually it goes: Every British: "I've had enough of this!" Theresa May: "No you haven't." The World: "Oh shut up!"

[@andrewanderson8958]

Is this what they have instead of strip clubs in England?

[@Feyd01]

No, it isn't!

[@wyattwesterfield4553]

Yes, indeed.

[@austinholt8987]

Feyd01 yes it is

[@Feyd01]

@@austinholt8987 No it isn't!

[@pax4370]

Yes it is. But maybe it isnt.

[@yamabushi170]

What kind of mind can make such brilliant and timeless comedy sketch out of almost nothing at all. Genius writing AND a brilliant performance!

[@PikesvilleAl]

No it isn't

[@KayDawgx]

@@PikesvilleAlYes it is.

[@groovechampion1462]

@@KayDawgx no, no, no nonsense

[@gitavalimaterdey267]

Not necessarily. They could have done it in their spare time.

[@edhoughton2609]

@@gitavalimaterdey267 oh that's just ridiculous!

[@edsmith3461-z7m]

Two guys in a box, funnier than 90% of comedy movies.

[@Highpinesnow]

@George Corbul No it's not! you twit!

[@Highpinesnow]

@George Corbul I'm trying here...I live in the pines...I don't wear a tie and no it's not appropriate 100ft pines agree...you can't disagree with them!

[@Q-TebGamesNL]

@George Corbul is that from Gumball?

[@elichaitman3294]

@George Corbul No it isn't!

[@elichaitman3294]

@HVAC Quality Assurance lol

[@cwwisch]

"I came in here for a good argument" "No you didn't you came in here for an argument" Clever

[@geobeach9129]

cwwisch No, it’s not

[@battery1707]

@@geobeach9129 Yes, it is

[@battery1707]

@@jakubmarko1285 Yes it is

[@battery1707]

@@jakubmarko1285 yes

[@battery1707]

@@jakubmarko1285 it

[@OneTwentyOver80]

Such a simple concept. Would never occur to me in a million years to do this sketch. They're genius'

[@lachlan5656]

No, they aren't.

[@pierreo33]

@@lachlan5656 Oh that's why they are famous around the world. No one will ever remember you, though.

[@achtzehnuhr.-]

Yes they will.

[@lachlan5656]

No, they won't.

[@lachlan5656]

Also, I don't think you understand what a 'joke' is.

[@panchosvillos]

Only John Cleese can make 'no it isn't ' sound so hilarious 😂😂

[@miikavihersaari3104]

No he can't.

[@jasobres]

@@miikavihersaari3104 Yes he can!

[@miikavihersaari3104]

@@jasobres No he can't.

[@zees2449]

​@@miikavihersaari3104 That's a contradiction.

[@miikavihersaari3104]

@@zees2449 No it isn't.

[@FPVSteve]

"well it isn't just saying 'no it isn't'!" "Yes it is!" "No it isn't!" Genius :D

[@McKillaboy]

His face after he said it, genius!

[@johnstorm3473]

@@McKillaboy Y E S 🤘

[@elias_xp95]

No it isn't

[@johnstorm3473]

@@elias_xp95 No it is

[@elias_xp95]

@@johnstorm3473 Yes it is.

[@ImSquiggs]

I could be arguing in my spare time

[@oisinmaccumhaill7037]

No, you couldn’t.

[@Dean0ne]

you're commenting on youtube. you came to the right place to argue in your free time

[@asnowballinhell]

@@Dean0ne But we're not getting paid.

[@Dean0ne]

@@asnowballinhell go on youtube at work then

[@asnowballinhell]

@@Dean0ne Then we wouldn't be arguing in our spare time. ;)

[@john_john_john]

"I've had enough of this" "No you haven't" I'm dead.

[@minimal_Sonntag]

no, you´re not. How could you write instead? This is impossible.

[@drowssap1664]

Are you getting confused with the parrot :-)

[@Dies_Das_Ananas]

@@minimal_Sonntag no it isn't.

[@varunsrinidhi9061]

@@Dies_Das_Ananas yes it is

[@benejack666]

@@minimal_Sonntag Perhaps John is a Ghost?

[@ryancalhoun2910]

One of my favorite little moments in this sketch is that even after Palin says "Oh this is futile" Cleese still goes "No it isn't," lol

[@FIshfood500]

No it isn’t

[@edhoughton2609]

@@FIshfood500 yes it is

[@UltraGiantMeteor2024]

This video is a week short of 50 years old and it’s still 🔥 Monty Python forever

[@nielsquackels6872]

No it isn't.

[@UltraGiantMeteor2024]

@@nielsquackels6872 I don’t argue in my spare time

[@starcrafsf7101]

@@UltraGiantMeteor2024 yes you do

[@starcrafsf7101]

@@Taurus388 he most certainly did

[@johnalvarez7336]

@@Taurus388 he absolutely positively did.

[@distrologic2925]

"I've had enough of this!" "No you haven't."

[@ashamansedai]

Yes you have

[@blabla-rg7ky]

"oh, shut up!" ( *leaves the office* )

[@nayharries4625]

My brain on a night out!

[@bailey78]

@@nayharries4625 no it's not

[@bailey78]

@Daniel Johnston no they don't. You just can't see the difference

[@strangebird5974]

"An argument is a connected series of statements to establish a definite proposition." My college level philosophy teacher quoted this in our introduction course on logic and epistemology to give us a definition of an argument :)

[@willmosse3684]

No he didn’t

[@Unknownuser-vy5qu]

Did she teach you how to argue?

[@jaylpsoldier]

@@willmosse3684 Yes he did!

[@willmosse3684]

@Jakub Záruba That’s not an argument - that’s just contradiction

[@EbonKim]

Your 5 minutes is up.

[@mildryfrr9970]

It's been about 15 years since i've seen this sketch for the first time and i'm just now realising this is what happens on twitter every day

[@lornegorman2756]

No it isn’t…

[@thespectresociety]

Yes it is ​@@lornegorman2756

[@edhoughton2609]

@@lornegorman2756 you just had to say that didn't you!

[@mikehunt7810]

The internet in a nutshell

[@southafricanizationofsociety20]

Joseph Coombs No it isn’t!

[@mikehunt7810]

Yes it is it's obvious

[@thatoneguy2023]

@@mikehunt7810 Not necessarily

[@mikehunt7810]

I'm sure it is,

[@dennisvance4004]

Joseph Coombs _Ding_ Sorry, your time is up.

[@lapamful]

It's like they predicted internet arguing 40 years ago! 🤣🤣🤣

[@AaronChase84]

lapamful No they didn’t.

[@lapamful]

@@AaronChase84 Yes they did!

[@BaloonBoy7]

no they didn't

[@Finconrow]

@SavageArfad no it isn't

[@Highpinesnow]

@@Finconrow It was 2 years ago you tit...

[@BigBilly2009]

This has to be one of the most genius comedic pieces ever written in history.

[@ArmyJames]

No it isn’t.

[@ceni9635]

😂

[@zsuzsannacircleedge8416]

No, it does not have to be.

[@tedmoss]

@@ArmyJames Yes, it is.

[@edhoughton2609]

@@tedmoss No it isn't

[@2012Beckster]

I'd love to see the rehearsals. Their timing is impeccable.

[@CodeBleu724]

No, they aren't.

[@JSmith-20]

No it isn't.

[@edhoughton2609]

@@JSmith-20 yes it is

[@ReleaseMyKrakken]

Why can't we have clever skits this good anymore? This was absolute gold.

[@ekimool9713]

No it wasn’t

[@ReleaseMyKrakken]

@@ekimool9713 Oh... damn... I guess it wasn't. Thanks for clearing that up for me *smh*

[@tangowhisky77]

@@ReleaseMyKrakken whoosh

[@ReleaseMyKrakken]

@@tangowhisky77 lmao... I just got it... Yeah I'm a loser hahaha

[@kyledylan77]

@@ReleaseMyKrakken I didn't get it until your reply... the whoosh comment even whooshed me...

[@Muckers.]

One of the finest comedy sketches ever conceived.

[@brianokeefe6877]

Muckers no it isn’t

[@chimpychimp9285]

@@brianokeefe6877 yes it is

[@brianarbenz7206]

@@brianokeefe6877 Not necessarily -- It could be finest in its spare time.

[@lardosian]

Not at all its not

[@joefilter2923]

the cut is unkind

[@Slask7]

look at how goddamn brilliant these gags are almost 50 years after. Monty Python are gold.

[@daan1748]

No they aren't.

[@patrickduffin7912]

@@daan1748 Yes they are.

[@godsleftcheek]

Monty python is the Monty python of comedy.

[@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792]

@@godsleftcheek no it isn’t.

[@godsleftcheek]

@@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792 Then what is?

[@sakaridis]

This may be the most brilliant three minutes in television history!

[@thedolphin5428]

Cleese's little pauses before his answers are so brilliant. He did the same in Faulty Towers whenever he got cornered by Cybil. He's the master of comic timing.

[@Steve20127]

He's a pompous arsehole too.

[@thedolphin5428]

@@Steve20127 Do you mean in real life or as a character?

[@chrisstar969]

No he isn’t.

[@thedolphin5428]

@@chrisstar969 Listen, I've told you once. And now I'm not going to argue anymore with you in my spare time.

[@eknaap8800]

It's : Fawlty Towers. But I like the typo, though...

[@gandalfstormcrow8439]

"You filthy git!" "Oh, sorry, this is abuse. You want room 12."😂😂😂

[@caronstout354]

Best line in deleted Abuse: "You vacuous, toffee-nosed, M alodorous pervert!"

[@gandalfstormcrow8439]

@@caronstout354 oh no! I haven't heard that one! Thank you!😂😂😂

[@markh.6687]

"No, hold your head like this and say 'Waaahhh!'"

[@Cam-pg4wl]

'' YOU want to complain ?..look at these shoes .I've only had them 3 weeks and already the heels worn right through. And I'm sick and tired of this office !''

[@eliesh3833]

Political debates in 2020 be like: "I'd like to have an argument, please."

[@ThomasLWoolsey]

No they aren't

[@zacoman2225]

@@ThomasLWoolsey Yes they are

[@ThomasLWoolsey]

@@zacoman2225 No they aren’t

[@zacoman2225]

@@ThomasLWoolsey Yes they are!

[@oops3994]

@@zacoman2225 No they aren’t

[@Franzen90]

It's the "I've told you once" for me, cracks me up every time 😂😂

[@FIshfood500]

No it doesn’t

[@thehouseoflight]

Yes it doesn't.

[@thehouseoflight]

Yes, it doesn't.

[@tobytowbs2370]

The Monty Python team, should sue Twitter for stealing their idea!

[@tobytowbs2370]

@Russian Bot- Sorry. Is this a 5 minute argument, or the full half-hour?

[@johnperrigo6474]

that's funny!

[@rhodes449]

No they shouldn’t

[@tobytowbs2370]

Ben Klein - Do you want to have the full argument, or were you thinking of taking a course? It's fi...it's one pound for a five minute argument, but only eight pounds for a course of ten!?

[@tobytowbs2370]

@@johnperrigo6474 - No it isn't!

[@Sunshine11229]

This is still amazing after all these years. the cleverness beats anything on SNL and i wish we had a variety show as smart and as silly as Python back in our lives.

[@TB-im1ci]

Never happen. Comedy can't offend even 1 single person these days

[@EMCF_]

@@TB-im1ci You're an idiot. You'll also notice this skit was in no way offensive and still managed to be clever.

[@georgelionon9050]

@@TB-im1ci You feel offended by this?

[@steakkidneypie767]

@@TB-im1ci Funny how you have to mention how "offended" this generation is. Yet we're the ones who grew up on shows like South Park and Family Guy (which according to you geriatrics is just stupid and unimaginative) and you're the ones who grew up on light-hearted humour like this.

[@steakkidneypie767]

@@TB-im1ci and I'm not even a fan of them shows but this whole getting offended at people being offended thing is redundant.

[@cocoelacanth]

“Well, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.” “But isn’t just saying ‘No, it isn’t!’” “Yes, it is.” “No, it isn’t!”

[@bumhandler]

That and 'Yes, we are all different!' 'I'm not.' are the pinnacle of irony not just for Python but all comedy.

[@siep6922]

"Can be." "No it can't!" "Can"

[@BDNeon]

And that little beat as he suddenly thinks about it before going on.

[@wilsonjonah]

I'm almost certain John Cleese was trying to make a point right there... if he was, he made it 😂

[@nickhill8612]

@@wilsonjonah No he wasn't.

[@georgesb3388]

Monty Python were truly visionary, they predicted the internet decades before it happened.

[@FIshfood500]

No they didn’t

[@georgesb3388]

@@FIshfood500 yes they did

[@thehouseoflight]

Yes they didn't.

[@johnnyrr2643]

"I could be arguing in my spare time" gotta be one of my favourite quotes in existence

[@kennarajora6532]

No it isn't. In fact it can't be your favourite quote in existence considering you just told me otherwise.

[@johnnyrr2643]

@@kennarajora6532 no I didn't

[@kennarajora6532]

@@johnnyrr2643 Yes you did.

[@johnnyrr2643]

@@kennarajora6532 why, you can't just flat out claim what I said without quoting me. That's not how it works!

[@kennarajora6532]

@@johnnyrr2643 Yes it is.

[@paulrandig]

The real art in this lies in how simple it is.

[@iancrockert5110]

No it doesn't

[@samarvora7185]

@@iancrockert5110 Yes, it does.

[@iancrockert5110]

@daan It most certainly does not

[@brianarbenz7206]

@@iancrockert5110 Not necessarily -- it could be simple in its spare time.

[@iancrockert5110]

@@brianarbenz7206 Couldn't

[@lucky88shp]

This is original, intelligent, and hilarious! This how comedy should be!

[@Nerkin610]

No, it isn’t!

[@kennarajora6532]

@@Nerkin610 Yes it is.

[@Gary-pe4ce]

@@kennarajora6532 no, it isn't

[@kennarajora6532]

@@Gary-pe4ce yes yes, I'm quite sure it is.

[@JDMatthias]

No it isn't

[@b.f.skinner4383]

*Lying in bed trying to fall asleep* My internal monologue:

[@trillo3332]

This has only become better with age and internet culture.

[@fartkerson]

No, it hasn't.

[@darrenjones9359]

Yes it has

[@matthewsabo2490]

Good morning

[@dandeliondown7920]

@@matthewsabo2490 But that was never five minutes just now.

[@jschuler53]

@@matthewsabo2490 what is so good about it?

[@de0509]

A scratch? Your arm's off! No, it isn't.

[@jamesgray7064]

Yes it is!

[@greetswithfire1868]

The black knight...that's a great one..

[@jasperjenkins7729]

"I've had worse"

[@theAverageJoe25]

@@jasperjenkins7729 you liar

[@ryan_themeparkenthusiast]

It's just a flesh wound.

[@TheSpynerd]

When Theresa May goes to Brussels for the Brexit negotiation

[@quintiax]

No it's not.

[@TheSpynerd]

@@quintiax oh yeah you're right, that's way more chaotic

[@sorkvild1473]

@@TheSpynerd you don't know how to play this don't you?

[@TheSpynerd]

@@sorkvild1473you see what quintiax said isn't an argument it's a contradiction

[@georgelionon9050]

@@TheSpynerd no it isn't.

[@leehowson440]

How they thought up these sketches I've no idea, but they were far beyond their time, in fact, they still are

[@GeekoSoft]

No they aren’t

[@StefanMuller-cf3cy]

@@GeekoSoftYes they are and this is one of their best pieces of comedy!

[@edhoughton2609]

@@StefanMuller-cf3cy no it isnt

[@StefanMuller-cf3cy]

@@edhoughton2609 yes it is

[@jasonh.8754]

This has to be one of the funniest, sharpest bits of comedy ever created. Next level genius. And no profanities required.

[@nickhill8612]

No it isn't lol

[@jasonh.8754]

@@nickhill8612 any suggestions?

[@nickhill8612]

@@jasonh.8754 Well I've had enough of this.

[@jasonh.8754]

@@nickhill8612 whatever.

[@nickhill8612]

@@jasonh.8754 Shut Up 🏆🏆

[@itsyeboimakkapakka1836]

English humour. You can’t beat it.

[@riderk7007]

It’s ye boi Makka Pakka yes you can!

[@franzkafka8665]

Rider K yesn‘t

[@picarochi]

@@riderk7007 No, you can't.

[@riderk7007]

picarochi Yes, you most certainly can!

[@Windband1]

+1

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

the Argument Clinic was later renamed The Internet

[@PMoisey]

no it wasn't

[@forcedtohaveahandle]

@@PMoisey yesn't

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

@@PMoisey yes it was

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

@@Molderon yes it was

[@simontay4851]

And then renamed again to KZbin comments section.

[@siegfried7469]

One of my favourite python skits. Such clever silliness

[@davidschmidt6013]

How these guys kept their faces straight is, aside from the original writing, probably their greatest talent. Incredible! Original, creative and funny, perfectly executed. I was just taking a break from some classwork, and decided I could use a laugh. MP never fails.

[@-danR]

"MP never fails." Yes it does.

[@simontay4851]

no you didn't. You decided that you NEEDED a laugh. you don't use it.

[@lilyr6755]

That ending. 😂

[@minimal_Sonntag]

@@lilyr6755 there´s no ending, sorry

[@ADPax10]

The only way they could've kept control is that either they'd done it ten thousand times over or they are COMPLETELY committed to the character I feel! Either way, they were (and are) genius.

[@thomascassidy8347]

Beautiful and harmless humour!!I love this old stuff.Monty python team were hilarious and so off the wall.Miss that alot.

[@busterb2958]

No you don’t

[@thomascassidy8347]

I respectfully request you do not harass me!!

[@busterb2958]

@@thomascassidy8347 It’s a joke about the video

[@Bunny99s]

@@busterb2958 No, it isn't :P

[@busterb2958]

@@Bunny99s Yes it is

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Pure genius

[@michaelwalker8100]

No it isn’t

[@zacoman2225]

@@michaelwalker8100 Yes it is

[@francesconesi7666]

@@zacoman2225 It most certainly is not.

[@zacoman2225]

@@francesconesi7666 I'm telling you it is.

[@francesconesi7666]

@@zacoman2225 No, it isn't.

[@asitis56]

Its great to be able to look back at these classics, unfortunately great comedy sketches stopped in the eighties

[@samlindsey9265]

No, Jeff Foxworthy is still going, and has great sketches

[@cdname47]

No they didn't! Big train, Jam, fuzzbox, hell even the fast show was after the 80s.

[@PalmerHinchliffe]

@@cdname47 hear hear, plus morris' other stuff and all armando ianucci's work etc... all post-80s

[@liamjm9278]

No they haven't.

[@DashingSteel]

The "tis but a scratch" knight have survived and his grand-grand-grand-grand-grandson has become the best arguer in the world

[@antebellum1776]

No he hasn't.

[@java4656]

@@antebellum1776 yes he has.

[@darrenjones9359]

No he hasn’t.

[@java4656]

@@darrenjones9359 Yes he has.

[@darrenjones9359]

Jacqueline Daisyface no he hasn’t.

[@undisclosedidentity9893]

“I just paid” “No you didn’t” “I did” Brilliant

[@ianmokaya9045]

No it isn't

[@daan1748]

yes it is

[@Gary-pe4ce]

@@daan1748 it is not.

[@callumhall7164]

@@Gary-pe4ce it most certainly is!

[@groovechampion1462]

@@callumhall7164 No, Not at all!

[@lincolnmaceachern2410]

Why is the part with Graham Chapman cut out? Before Palin finds Cleese's office, he knocks on Chapman's door, and gets screamed at. The problem was he knocked on the wrong door; " this isn't argument, this is abuse."

[@TheBanMan]

Was that just for the Hollywood Bowl version or was that in the original too?

[@Windband1]

@@TheBanMan I'm thinking the original...

[@mmitja]

@@adekaiwamisou yes it is!

[@pax4370]

These english are crazy 😌😌

[@TaxPayingContributor]

This isn't an argument, this is abuse.

[@HectorYague]

Timeless British witty-yet-absurd comedy. Love it! :)

[@nuhuh4564]

This should be a required class for every guy before he gets married.

[@georgelionon9050]

No it should not.

[@JACKTHETRIXTER]

And you’ll be paying for the argument, too.

[@georgelionon9050]

@@JACKTHETRIXTER No, I won't.

[@JACKTHETRIXTER]

George Lionon oh yes you will!

[@georgelionon9050]

oh no i wont

[@simonelson1577]

love this. possibly one of their most clever sketches. love the way they keep swapping the "no, you didn't" from side to side.

[@JediEdi]

No it isn't

[@jasobres]

@@JediEdi Yes it is!

[@asdf568]

@@jasobres it most definitely isn't!

[@MichaelGarner108]

No you don't

[@jamesh486]

I think Monty Python was the first time I encountered real humor .

[@conormurphy4328]

No, it wasn’t.

[@theconfusedllama]

@@conormurphy4328 Yes, it was

[@Pyxis10]

Was it really?

[@jodyhakala-ristow7014]

James H are you from in USA? Britain 🇬🇧 humor.

[@jrec1993]

No, nonsense

[@LOTRmeme]

As a comedy writer these guys are my biggest inspiration

[@billy2533]

"I could be arguing in my spare time"

[@BaloonBoy7]

no i couldn't

[@ianmokaya9045]

@@BaloonBoy7 yes you could

[@samarvora7185]

@@ianmokaya9045 No, he couldn't.

[@ianmokaya9045]

@@samarvora7185 yes he most definitely could

[@Gary-pe4ce]

@@ianmokaya9045 I'm most certain he wouldn't.

[@alexmorgan3435]

This was one of their best sketches. I remember when I watched it all those years ago I thought it the work of genius, the timing of both Cleese and Palin was faultless and their characters extremely plausible. 10 out of 10 comedy gold.

[@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792]

Alex Morgan no it isn’t

[@minimal_Sonntag]

@@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792 Sure it is!

[@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792]

@@minimal_Sonntag I’m afraid it’s most definitely not

[@minimal_Sonntag]

@@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792 That´s just ridiculous, of course it is.

[@nickhill8612]

Oh shut up 😂😂

[@mark-j-adderley]

0:14 The slight mistake made by the actor playing the secretary, right at the beginning, only enhances the theatrical authenticity of the sketch, in my opinion, although I may be mistaken, and I don’t want to be corrected.

[@Y.M...]

no, you do.

[@tedtedster8644]

You are mistaken....you are correct....so you shouldn't have bothered pointing this out.

[@NorthGermanic]

This is correct wrong

[@luccadennehy1329]

Yes you do.

[@NorthGermanic]

Yes you don't

[@DraconaiAuracto]

I love the moment at about 0:50 where they're just getting into the swing of things and then it's like "wait, business process first".

[@edhoughton2609]

No you don't

[@mattpetty1]

I love that quick flash on his face at 1:44 when he realizes he just contradicted him self.

[@sincroracing4245]

No, you don't

[@mattpetty1]

@@sincroracing4245 You can't contradict me on my own personal opinion.

[@sincroracing4245]

@@mattpetty1 Yes, I can

[@BlackRoseRhamnous]

@@sincroracing4245 no, you can't

[@sincroracing4245]

@@BlackRoseRhamnous Yes, I can.

[@amstaylorph]

it's funny every time I watch it. Somehow it never gets old.

[@KF1]

Yes, it does

[@jackdwyer3]

@@KF1 no, it isn't

[@KF1]

@@jackdwyer3 No, it doesn't. I mean yes, it isn't.

[@EnglishTurbines]

"I might be arguing in my spare time"....Classic killer line....Still as funny today as it was back then...lol

[@ashamansedai]

No it isn't

[@IAOIceland1984]

@@ashamansedai yes it is

[@johncrandall5782]

I could be arguing in my spare time

[@carnivalwrestler]

@@johncrandall5782 No you couldn't.

[@forcedtohaveahandle]

@@carnivalwrestler he maybe might could

[@LoKi1336]

This, along with "Who's on first" and "Four Candles" have to be the best comedy sketches ever...

[@topologyrob]

John Cleese's facial expressions here are perfect. He really is quite an actor.

[@skierpage]

No he isn't.

[@topologyrob]

@@skierpage Actually he is

[@jasobres]

@@topologyrob No he isn't

[@topologyrob]

@@jasobres He sure is my dear

[@jontraz5993]

@@topologyrob he most certainly is not

[@AthanCondax]

A better response to "well if I didn't pay, then why are you arguing", he should have said "I'm not arguing, I'm simply performing contradiction"

[@TheInstitution]

No, he shouldn't. ⚡

[@alexnacud25]

@@TheInstitution Yes, he should have

[@TheInstitution]

@@alexnacud25 No, he shouldn't have!

[@Ana_crusis]

You don't "perform" contradiction

[@alexnacud25]

@@Ana_crusis Yes, I perform!

[@hop6965]

Why pay to have an argument when you can just join discord for free?

[@PeugeotRocket]

This is how they did it before the internet.

[@jswx4393]

Or Twitter, Facebook, KZbin comments, etc. :-)

[@iloveamerica1966]

@@PeugeotRocket they did not do it this way.

[@PeugeotRocket]

@@iloveamerica1966 Yes, they did.

[@jakeyy974]

@@PeugeotRocket no they didn't

[@willpower6720]

I LOVE when he hits the bell. If comedy is about timing then this is GENIUS! Lololol.

[@Necrophite78]

I must say John Cleese is definitely the most funny person I've ever seen!

[@tedcrilly46]

except its not john cleese.

[@carnivalwrestler]

@@tedcrilly46 Yes it is.

[@carnivalwrestler]

No he isn't.

[@samarvora7185]

@@carnivalwrestler Yes, he is.

[@richelliott9320]

Yes only John Cleese in his spare time

[@richmondmillier]

“Oh I’ve had enough of this” “No you haven’t”

[@hankkingsley2976]

Oh, shut up

[@Paulaminnie]

An argument clinic is actually a really good idea. Think I'd attend one, as I'm terrified of arguments and need to learn to handle them

[@SpaceCattttt]

No, it isn't. And you're not terrified of arguments.

[@rxhx]

@@SpaceCattttt He most certainly is.

[@Aeneiden]

@@rxhx he might be

[@rxhx]

@@Aeneiden Most probably isn't

[@ShiftyMcGoggles]

no it's not.

[@MrBikedrummer]

I rate this in the top two of most brilliant skits. It could be the the top one easily.

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

Actual footage of Brexit negotiations 2019, colorized

[@my3dviews]

No, it isn't.

[@Lightnings]

Why colorised when it's from 2019? 🤦‍♂️

[@flaccidego9468]

@Juggled Lotus - No they aren't

[@TS-jm7jm]

@@christophercook723 forgive him the americans have forgotten how to spell properly.

[@TS-jm7jm]

@@christophercook723 i included the continent because alaska is also part of the united states and with canada being so friendly with foreigners who can just about speak their own languages nevermind English i think it accurate to say 'americans'.

[@aaronwoodard1749]

I could be arguing in my spare time. Lmao!

[@antebellum1776]

No you couldn't.

[@Robert_B_445]

Yes you could

[@antebellum1776]

@@Robert_B_445 He absolutely could not!

[@Robert_B_445]

He could!

[@antebellum1776]

@@Robert_B_445 No he couldn't.

[@ingenear]

English humour at ist best - unmatched, and I would even say unmatchable! Cheers from Austria!

[@JediEdi]

No it isn't

[@saifallahghidhaoui1853]

@@JediEdi yes it is

[@JediEdi]

@@saifallahghidhaoui1853 No it isn't

[@saifallahghidhaoui1853]

@@JediEdi absolutely it is

[@kennarajora6532]

@@saifallahghidhaoui1853 It most certainly isn't.

[@TheMetisTribalChief]

one of the reasons you gotta love michael pallin and john cleese

[@Maciej-Komosinski]

No you don't have to!

[@StefanMuller-cf3cy]

@@Maciej-KomosinskiYes you do!

[@korosuke1788]

Monty Python predicted internet arguments.

[@thudthud5423]

No, they didn't.

[@alangreig4261]

Yes they did

[@akvam9069]

@@alangreig4261 no they didnt

[@johnnygreenface]

@@akvam9069 youre wrong, they certainly did

[@akvam9069]

Fuck off

[@stumccabe]

Thanks for this. Shit going on in my life, feeling down - the first time I've laughed in weeks! Brilliant.

[@if_you_read_this_you_will_die]

Here's a high five to keep you going. Should I deliver it by paypal?

[@1963921]

This one should help you too, cheer up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXu4mZ-IpKd_bq8

[@BigJuice69]

No, it isn't.

[@Jmagee2113]

Tom Lovett bastard came to comment this

[@Slask7]

just play the entire Flying Circus and you’ll spend your entire quarantine laughing

[@buzby303]

Absolute pure class. Love the way he tries to get a freebie at 2:07 😂

[@CorndogRocket]

"I came here for a good argument!" "No you didn't, you came here for an argument." Bloody brilliant.

[@user-gi5wq3yd3h]

this is so british that my coffe turned into TEA

[@ryhanzfx1641]

No it isn't

[@hatchingdraggon8073]

@@ryhanzfx1641 Yes it is

[@benjaminbarr8714]

@Cat 4100 It's a latea bubble tea not a coffee

[@matthewsabo2490]

good morning

[@eskaflorence5659]

Haha “turnt”

[@aarongingrich6571]

I was saddened by the fact they cut the part of the clinic where you go to a room to be verbally abused. However, I am a teacher and once showed the old version to my students and that part had the word "tit" in it. Now I could officially recommend it. I learned about as much or more from Monty Python about how to think and talk intellectually than going to college.

[@indigoimp0446]

No, you haven't.

[@timothychatman4014]

I think it was the word "git."

[@nyChannel09]

Yes, he indeed said tit.

[@jasobres]

@@nyChannel09 Not "filthy git". Graham Chapman said "Stupid git."

[@markh.6687]

"Now I can officially recommend it." So are you recommending tits or the sketch? 😁

[@GetsugaTensho85]

The pure perfection that this is!

[@zakmartin]

No it isn't.

[@zakmartin]

@@imperialadmiral4241 That's what I said.

[@CaptainAmaziiing]

@@zakmartin Now you are just being conciliatory.

[@zakmartin]

@@CaptainAmaziiing His time was up :D

[@fartkerson]

@@zakmartin No, it wasn't.

[@ElvarMasson]

Can we at least agree that this is very funny???

[@Sunflare-vq2uy]

No we can not.

[@StefanMuller-cf3cy]

@@Sunflare-vq2uyYes, we most certainly can!

[@Mojorisun666]

"I could be arguing in my spare time" genius!

[@marcos22216]

No it isnt

[@Borna909]

After watching this for dozens of times in years and years I still can laugh about it because its not only an inventive and bizarre idea but done so well also.

[@-danR]

done so well? No it isn't

[@dirkvantroyen9170]

@@-danR Yes it is

[@MichaelGarner108]

No it isn't

[@dirkvantroyen9170]

I beg to differ

[@Borna909]

@@MichaelGarner108 Yes it is.

[@hansdampf4695]

I laugh so hard everytime I watch this sketch. Its silly.

[@812gingerable]

No you don't

[@hansdampf4695]

@@812gingerable Yes I do.

[@The_King_Ginger]

Silly is kinda MP's true goal tbf

[@Windband1]

Yes, I can't believe I still crack up at that! It's been 35 years! Python is so brilliant. Holy Grail is still my absolute fav ever.

[@Windband1]

@@812gingerable LOL!!! Well played.

[@Pduarte79]

This is a scam, the video is 3:06, not 5mins, he should argue about it. 😏

[@bone_daddy7777]

Yes it is

[@Pduarte79]

@bone_daddy7777 No it isn't.

[@bone_daddy7777]

@Pduarte79 yes it is

[@Pduarte79]

@@bone_daddy7777 Is that an argument?

[@bone_daddy7777]

@@Pduarte79 it is an argument

[@jennybarton6057]

Remains one of the best comedy sketches ever written

[@TjTj74]

No it doesn't😉

[@captainwilde]

Arguing isn't just saying "No it isn't"! - Yes it is! No it isn't!

[@antebudimir4065]

Yes it is

[@antebudimir4065]

@@jakubmarko1285 im pretty sure it is

[@antebudimir4065]

@@jakubmarko1285 not necesarily

[@antebudimir4065]

@@jakubmarko1285 no she didnt

[@antebudimir4065]

@@jakubmarko1285 i dissagree

[@lankthedank6931]

“I’d like to have an argument please” - Me logging on Twitter

[@SaRENRampaiger]

I already told you once!!

[@eamonno9]

Musk actually just linked to this video in reference for paying to argue on twitter

[@vandangerousinc7001]

Palin realizing he just contradicted himself at 1:44 is so subtly hilarious

[@laslalal8451]

I never caught that lol

[@PikesvilleAl]

Should of paused a little longer

[@Qingeaton]

When I was a 15 yr old kid, this would air at 1am once a week and we rarely missed it. Much of my sense of humor was influenced by these guys. Who else?

[@nickmanzo8459]

Qingeaton I saw Holy Grail when I was like 6

[@iloveamerica1966]

Qingletons. You're wrong. I thought it was awful ;)

[@Qingeaton]

@@iloveamerica1966 I think you want the next room down the hall. This is easy agreement

[@SpaceCattttt]

The entire world?

[@kevinrobbins48]

How are we to know, who else influenced your sense of humor?

[@bbenjoe]

Who won? Who's next? You decide!

[@sevadaj]

I think john Cleese won. No he didn't, yes he did. :-P

[@bbenjoe]

@@sevadaj That's not John Cleese.

[@sevadaj]

Yes it is!!!@@bbenjoe

[@bbenjoe]

@@sevadaj No he is not! (just arguing)

[@maxshibanov818]

@@bbenjoe this isn't even an argument, it's just contradiction :D

[@notroll1279]

Once, a lady said "this reminds me of Monty Python's Argument Clinic sketch!" My compulsive reply: "No it doesn't."

[@dannye1572]

Monty Python was so popular in Serbia 🇷🇸 those days!! I still love them , unfortunately there aren't any series today on that level!