Dead parrot sketch + Cheese store

[@Muppio]

This is just a war between Palin and Cleese to see who breaks first.

[@carlhartwell7978]

Totally. Though their 'The Secret Policeman's Ball's' performance _might_ have encapsulated it better? kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5O5c35pmLCUpNk

[@treyowen9213]

A perfect try not to laugh challenge.

[@gandurk]

"I wish to register a complaint" What a legendary line, everyone knows what's coming. Nothing beats Python

[@seankeaney823]

During the cheese shop part Cleese, missed a perfect opportunity to ask for “Norwegian Blue”.

[@PIXPromosMore]

Or Bleu

[@jestermoon]

Or beaver 🦫 cheese 🧀

[@dannycheesums]

I was at this performance, and man, the ripple through the audience when he said about Doctor Chapman and they did the thumbs up, was electric

[@christianbreuer4975]

Yes, was there too (another day), remembering the show and that very special moment always makes me smile :)

[@anaisdossantosbarroso6793sghh]

@@christianbreuer4975 caz

[@mpw8883]

my friend and i were there 2 nights before, and Cleese had to get some of the lines from the audience...but two of the biggest cheers of the night were when he 'wished to register a complaint,' and mentioning about how the parrot had 'expired and gone to meet dr Chapman'

[@TylerHNelsonBrowncoat]

3:38 in case anyone wanted to jump there.

[@Bensonbitez]

Was there as well, day before my birthday! Bought the silly walks t shirt and hanky hat. A fantastic and unforgettable evening.

[@studywithmay5872]

graham watching from heaven: im so proud of my monty python fly high, graham 🥺🕊️

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

Guess what. The Joke, is on you. All the Pythons, dead and living, are Atheist.

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

Yes. From Gay Atheist Heaven 😂

[@hilaryepstein6013]

It's only right that the dead parrot went to meet its creator, Dr Chapman.

[@Zoot_of_Anthrax]

Making reference to graham gave me all the feels

[@cainster]

Apparently the Daily Mail gave an unfavorable review to Python's performance after one of their first shows at the 02. Which is why Cleese singled him out in the brief pause.

[@BronyDanProductions]

There was another section after that that they cut on the DVD, yet kept for the CD, where Palin says ‘This won’t get us any good reviews’ and Cleese replies back ‘What do you mean, we’ve already had two bad ones’.

[@deviantsemicolon618]

I'm not British so I might just be talking out of my ass, but the last place I'd ever go to for information on anything is the alleged newspaper known as the Daily Mail.

[@dionnehendricks1763]

“You should know that, you run a pet shop!”

[@mortalclown3812]

Gulp. Dr. Chapman. If you haven't read about Cleese's eulogy for Graham C, it's worth reading. Can't imagine how damned funny it was when it happened.

[@computernerd1101]

Palin: Ah, yes, the Norwegian Blue. What's wrong with it? Cleese: I'll tell you what's wrong with it. It's a fictitious species. There's no such thing as the Norwegian Blue! Palin: Then what's that in the cage? Cleese: It's a stage prop stuffed with cotton!

[@cainster]

I would love to see them perform it that way.

[@docvince1491]

2:39 That is John Cleese’s best delivery of the line

[@gracerotich6536]

I don't understand how learning python brought me here, but I like it!

[@2Fast4Mellow]

The language was called after (Monty) Python. Ever wondered why so many python examples refer to spam and eggs while other languages use foo and bar? Van Rossum (founder of the language) was (is) a great Monty Python fan...

[@gracerotich6536]

@@2Fast4Mellow thank you for the explanation!

[@mcicogni]

You got here because Dutch TV was showing Monty Python's Flying Circus reruns while our man Guido was inventing a nice new language in Amsterdam during Christmas vacation 1989-1990.

[@bobbysands6923]

the transplant line put me on the deck for quite a while...

[@willpuvids3523]

As a person, who worked at cinema in Czechia in 2014 and was responsible for correct timing of czech subtitles for the live show, I can confirm, that some lines (and their laughter) WEREN´T in the script. :-D You cannot imagine the panic, when you have full theater which is waiting for translation and actors go totally off the script and you just HOPE they will restore the order soon... :-D :-D

[@asdfhklljfztvvw3686]

You clearly see that palin lost it, when john held the parrot right under his nose for so long. It was perfectly a second too long, which threw him off.👍

[@mandybedevere]

I love when Cabaret artists laugh during sketches because they forgot lines or made some mistake✌️ That's absolutely better than all sketch😎 Btw. Rest In Peace dr. Chapman✌️🕊️👍

[@dannydinosaur73]

"The thing is...people want to see the old stuff, no matter how fucking bored we are with it." -- John Cleese on The Graham Norton Show, 12/31/2013

[@aragorn1780]

Gdi that ending just shows they can still keep it fresh! 😅😅😅😂😂

[@mortalclown3812]

Our lives are better for these folks doing exactly this.

[@carlhartwell7978]

No adjectives can adequately describe how funny this is.

[@stephtaylor6292]

This makes me so happy! :D

[@rhyssanders9122]

PINING FOR THE FJORDS

[@guillermohector7951]

what kiiiind of talk is that?!?!

[@ciaraf4158]

This bird is no more. It has cease to be!! It’s expired and gone to meet its maker!!

[@cleejryosores6679]

@@ciaraf4158 THIS IS A LATE PARROT

[@cleejryosores6679]

@@ciaraf4158 ITS A STIFF

[@thepartydontstoptilliwalkin]

@@cleejryosores6679 Bereft of life

[@rosemaryallen2128]

I took a pair of defective shoes back recently to an up-market shop. 'Look,' I said, 'See where the heel edging is not sealed. It's going to rub.' So they gave the offending shoe a glance, and said they couldn't see it. So I stuck my finger under the flap, and they still said it was all right. When I stood my ground, they tried to sell me a different pair of replacement shoes, which I did not want. Then they advised a ridiculously expensive pair of heel grips, to cover the fault. I refused, left, and considered setting fire to the shop. After some desperate experiments with glue, in the end I threw the expensive shoes away. Plus ca change...!

[@FerdinandCesarano]

A nice medley.

[@Tomo_Shima]

As John Cleese goes on with the list of cheese, I feel hungry though I don't particularly like cheese.

[@gmanw3]

Funniest humans to ever live.

[@jessfucket]

He missed another line, my favorite: "The plumage dont enter into it."

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

Beautiful plumage.

[@gogogomes7025]

0:52 it's here, also one of my favorites

[@StiggusRattus]

I love this sketch so much 😂

[@danildan2356]

Неповторимый стиль Монти Пайтон ;) Они знают друг друга всю жизнь, и продолжают шутить.

[@nickcliff]

Agreed Danil Dan

[@daveighjones9361]

4 people would rather have cheese.

[@th63500]

Absolutely brillant. I love this Sketch 🤣👍

[@nickcliff]

My favourite sketch from monty python he deceased he is no more this a late parrot

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

"Monty Python Mostly Live" 2016

[@derekroberts6654]

actually i thought he was going to ask for a Bee licence for his pet bee Eric….

[@animaltvi9515]

Eric the half a bee

[@Sojoboscribe]

Interesting that they changed the "nonsense cheese" (except for that one, those are all very real cheeses). Ironically, nowadays there very well may be such a thing as Japanese Sage Derby (Japan's cheese industry is now fairly extensive, if there is a market for Sage Derby there, someone might actually make it.)

[@kadalsaurus6232]

5:14 selection of jesus

[@frodehjelmerviken2526]

4:46 is there an uncut version of this. They struggle a bit there also.

[@ZoraCatone]

Yes, Michael remarks "This won't get us good reviews." Cleese responds "What are you talking about? We've already had two bad ones!"

[@sergiogiacomosammartano7623]

Legends

[@keezjordan1619]

Yah, like many of the purchases I have made and cant return. 😃

[@richard8626]

Does anybody have this this on DVD or Blu-ray?

[@JackyBlujah]

Muito bom amigo adorei hahahaha

[@lydiahughes6564]

Still funny😂

[@JTkalimero]

I wanna be a system analist

[@Samotbackwards]

Cool

[@gmf121266]

Wouldn't you much rather be a lumberjack?

[@84com83]

Where´s the lumberjack, is he O.K.?

[@LangeOrm]

[@grahamlive]

After watching the Secret Policeman’s Ball version of the Parrot Sketch which is utterly hilarious, I can’t help but feel they’re just going through the motions here. Some things are better left in the past.

[@guillermohector7951]

3 people are bereft of any sense of humour.

[@KAZVorpal]

Or they don't like the sloppy delivery and forgotten lines.

[@pz1176rck]

​​@@KAZVorpal Don't be a bummer.

[@KAZVorpal]

@@pz1176rck The truth doesn't care about your feelings.

[@pz1176rck]

@@KAZVorpal Stop liking your own comments.

[@shiwaniszczyciel3421]

Mee to bro, me too...

[@daisuke6072]

Please note, friends of Joe Biden.

[@rebelrog]

Brilliant comedians doing a very funny/silly sketch and that's the best ending they could come up with? I fail to find the humor in sexual immorality.

[@janel342]

Fail away sweetie

[@rebelrog]

​@@janel342 You'll be burning in Hell.

[@ClaireBeatty]

😂😅😂

[@Sojoboscribe]

It's the same end as they used for the sketch on the LP (after Cleese rejects the slug for not being able to talk); it's traditional.

[@TJIreland]

I love how they laughed so hard they forgot their lines

[@bettyswunghole3310]

All carefully scripted to appear "spontaneous", I suspect...

[@warmunky3797]

[@tomaskadlec9534]

It is amazing how they screwed it up and still finished it like bosses :D

[@jessfucket]

that's live performances. it's why i whisper and look at the floor IRL but im a kickass smartmouth smartass online. _real life has no backspace key._

[@judgedrekk2981]

@@jessfucket who needs a backspace key when you have a lawgiver?

[@stickinthemud23]

The show must go on.

[@KingGhidorah5464]

They just finished this massive Spamalot musical number, and John comes in with “I WISH TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT.” Instant pop from the crowd.

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

40 years later, the parrot is still dead and the war between the customer and the man who wanted to be a lumberjack continues

[@RSTI191]

It's not dead, it's resting..all shagged out.

[@thegamingnecronoverlord8935]

It's stone dead if it wasn't nailed to that perch it would be pushing up daisies

[@reenarawat5537]

It's bleeding demised.

[@lsmoulton]

@@reenarawat5537 It's a stiff ! ☹

[@mandybedevere]

And it is not rotten😆

[@kungfukid2191]

I love the Dr Chapman line

[@captainnerd6452]

that was a nice touch

[@alejandromolina7270]

👍

[@frodehjelmerviken2526]

Where were we. Now you say " that what i call a dead parrot ". He he he.

[@liamdavey2273]

Now that’s what I call a dead parrot!

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Looks like Michael expected the 'parrot bashing' to go on longer....love how they cracked each other up by delivering deadpan lines.

[@dannytheman1313]

I'd like to think Dr Chapman gave them a thumbs back

[@CSavageSr]

michael palin is a gem.

[@henrysmith883]

Shame they missed out the punchline of the cheese sketch. ‘How come you call this a cheese shop’ ‘well its so clean’ ‘ its certainly uncontaminated by cheese’.

[@MorlokKurak]

I sometimes pine for the fjords. I'm not even Norwegian.

[@seanoneill5799]

One thing to say...That is some ****ing remarkable plumage!!!!

[@lisaknox4113]

This one may be better it's live! On stage. It's a bit better.

[@MarvelousLXVII]

OK--I've been laughing at this skit for decades. So--what does "pining for the fiords" mean?

[@julianmarpez3931]

Being nostalgic for Norway

[@raynemichelle2996]

I wonder how many in the audience could have given them the line

[@rhyssanders9122]

literally fuckin anybody

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

"600 people rushed to give me my next line, after which I thought: Well, what's the fucking point if you all know it already?" Paraphrased from an interview with Seth Meyers.

[@raynemichelle2996]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews I saw that interview!

[@nicksucci916]

Does anybody have the original uncut version of this sketch? (Where Michael Palin discusses the 'oxygen of publicity')

[@CuriousCyclist]

Twitter's X blue bird brought me here. Oh my god. So funny. 😂

[@ZoraCatone]

Thanks for reposting this. I don't know if this is the video I remember but it's good to see this version again.

[@jugglingbeast]

I heard this sketch a million times and it's funnier every time I watch it

[@salyluz6535]

Who is Dr Chapman?

[@animaltvi9515]

Graham Chapman an exmember of monty python who has passed on.. gone to meet his maker. Curled up his tootsies (toes). He is an ex python.

[@LextheRobot]

The cowriter of the original version of the skit was Graham Chapman, who was the first member of the troupe to pass away.

[@MrOmeyer]

A rare Norwegian species

[@adammah1908]

They must be tired showing this sketch for 50years and John clearly hate it.XD

[@ginskimpivot753]

You wonder how they got away with it for so long - college footlights rubbish..