Monty Python - Lifeboat sketch

[@slashingraven]

There is no cannibalism in the British Navy. Absolutely none. And when I say "none", I mean there is a certain amount.

[@patronsaintofpoison]

they almost have the problem under control

[@nimbusco8956]

*looks at dates on comments* Well, I'm glad it only took them 5 years.

[@456456459]

Hows the cannibalism going? Get it under control?

[@stevekaczynski3793]

It is now the RAF that has the largest number of casualties in this regard.

[@donaldgraham6414]

Eating the Irish doesn’t count.

[@thevideogamenerd100]

this sketch is absolutely marvelous!

[@gulc]

I googled "MONTY PYTHON SKETCH I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE" and frankly, it gave me a monty python sketch i haven't seen before. This one, in particular. We live in a wonderful age.

[@cautionTosser]

10 years later and I find myself in the same boat. I'll see myself out. :D

[@dutchraider2]

@@cautionTosser Oh no wait, please stay for dinner!

[@cautionTosser]

@@dutchraider2 what’s cooking?

[@dutchraider2]

@@cautionTosser That depends on what you can miss!

[@owg59]

Only Monty Python could make something so tasteless so funny!

[@joshualeonpearl3724]

But I thought Johnson looked very tasty!

[@Doc_Tar]

Johnson's not tasteless, I'd wager.

[@stravinsky1300]

@@joshualeonpearl3724 But he's not kosher!

[@KentuckyWallChicken]

"How long is it?" "That's rather a personal question, sir." I'M DONE

[@-danR]

That one flew over my head.

[@Whtxombi]

As a youngster I could recite this scene word for word yet couldn't get the hang of the multiplication tables. Irked my parents to no end.

[@whalesharko4465]

Same and thanks to that I STILL can't I still know this sketch off by heart

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Any parent who's child knows how to use the word "irked". I wish I had a child.

[@kellydalstok8900]

You got your priorities right. I can’t see why your parents couldn’t appreciate that.

[@brianhockin4854]

A sense of humour to get you through life👍, as for tables, my math teacher 'you won't have a calculator with you all the time ' before the day of mobiles 😂😎

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

no one laughed from reciting times tables 😁

[@HerrDoktor-g2q]

My favorite Monty Python episode ever! Saw this originally in the 1970's! This one is a keeper!

[@whtxombi4955]

The audience booing at the end was a hilarious touch.

[@SPDLand]

Im sorry can you please explain - I do not understand!😅

[@sartanko]

"Still no sight of land, how long is it?" "That's rather a personal question, sir." "You stupid git, I mean how long since we started filming this sketch?" "33, days sir, I don't think we can hold on much longer"

[@shack8110]

Shut up! XD

[@dwaugh2215]

how long is it?

[@whalesharko4465]

I dont think I ruined the mood

[@whalesharko4465]

Do you think I ruined the mood?

[@robkeeleycomposer]

@@whalesharko4465 I wish you'd all stop bickering and eat ME!

[@wsanders1]

"I'd rather eat Johnson".....

[@jsinitials1488]

+wsanders1 I will NEVER eat human flesh!!! Never!!! I abhor eating raw human flesh!!!....It must first be prepared by a skilled chef like Gordon Ramsay.

[@lianhector9546]

*Hmpf hmpf* tastes good. What is it? Baby leg with a spoon of elder tooth. 😳😬😁 I LOVE IT 🐴👍🏾

[@sensualbunny1]

Johnson has all the nutrition a body requires

[@flashmozzg]

What about Randy?

[@walterishere5864]

Well, he's not kosher..

[@budgienation]

There is no canibalism in the modern Royal Navy. And, when I say 'no' I mean there is a certain amount. But, all new ratings are told that if they wake in the morning and find any toothmarks anywhere on their bodies, they are to tell the Captain and he'll make every effort to hush the whole thing up.

[@felttip4431]

More than I'm prepared to admit, actually.

[@sensualbunny1]

Don't remember seeing this sketch on TV in the 70's, perhaps it was eaten

[@StrangerForever85]

Actually, I think they aired it once and banned the sketch. The BBC was already hesitant to let this AND the Undertaker sketch go out on stage.

[@GregaMeglic]

Monty Python. 4th wall breaking at its finest :p

[@YuriyDavygora]

OMG, the ending killed me! Quality! Absolute quality! I love Monty Python!

[@twing21able]

The Britts have a taste for good comedy. Funny bone

[@Zrbrcr]

And a good sense of taste as well

[@timthejawn3524]

I can tell your British from your good sense of comedy

[@davidvincent380]

food...comedy... you can't be good at everything

[@TheMegusAlexandrus]

Captain: "Still no sign of land. How long is it?" Sailor: "That's a personal question... sir." lmao xD

[@ronaldmontagne563]

this is art

[@Jared_Wignall]

Still no sign of land. How long is it? That's rather a personal question sir.

[@everburningblue]

A monty python I haven't seen yet. Today was a good day.

[@MoriyaMug]

Still my all-time favorite MP sketch.

[@BradiKal61]

This never fails to crack me up

[@IoEstasCedonta]

I love the island in the background throughout.

[@ericprice1234]

The ending is brilliant! XD

[@ElveeKaye]

That was great!

[@mcwolfus2738]

Absolutely classic.

[@HenryRaeburn367]

33days it's like some of the restaurants I've been , waiting to take my order

[@brotherskillen]

One of my favorites

[@u.v.s.5583]

I'd rather eat Johnson, sir!

[@scalls95]

2:19 "Nonsense, nonsense, Sir. You're starving; tuck in!" LMAO

[@misterfischer2177]

Wonderful!

[@imbassplayingrandomly4014]

0:50 you can see the boom Mic in the upper left corner. A little blurred though.

[@emeyland-smith5986]

Isn’t that the seagull?

[@mattsgp]

"Rather personal question isn't it sir?" LOL

[@klmullins65]

The next sketch was even better...when the guy brings his dead mother to the morgue (in a bag), and the mortition takes a look at her and yells to the back "I think we've got an eater!"

[@robkeeleycomposer]

served in a white wine sauce with shallots, mushrooms and garlic...

[@klmullins65]

@@robkeeleycomposer I DO feel a bit peckish....

[@bretthess6376]

​@@robkeeleycomposerThat sounds wonderful! I am generally against anthropophogism but I must say I'd be keen to tuck in on that! Save a leg for me!

[@quoth128]

anyone else notice the seagull that's just in one place above michael palin?

[@Dhesyca]

Thanks :D

[@slashingraven]

Bally Jerry pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; Harry Blighter dickie-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.

[@cerevor]

The uncomplicated name-calling interaction in Monty Python can get one in trouble as a non-native English language learner... I think "bastard" should be used all the time, for example, I see no reason against it (if there is any cause at all, that is). But I think that particular one is mostly due to Cleese.

[@sophocles1198]

It's now 2097. All we have to do is ask for a Monty Python sketch, and by the miracle of AI, we get a rather funny Monty Python sketch. Endless Monty Python sketches! And we also have time travel.

[@isammolina4842]

Cómo se mata de la risa Idle 😀es estupendo. El sketch. Sin duda de Cleese y Chapman

[@markporter9738]

I bet they kept stuffing up the lines in that sketch and just decided to put them in anyway.

[@georgetempest9627]

grabbing a pint, this made me go parched all of a sudden :o)

[@billyhodges7194]

Excellent.... I got a name check 👍😁

[@juanmonge7418]

I’m surprised that no one wanted to get their mouthes on Carol Cleavage.

[@johnryman-f3c]

54 years ago and just as funny

[@Agent-xn1hr]

I believe this is the only scene where the regular 5 Python members and Carol all appear in one single shot. (The end shot).

[@isammolina4842]

Y que lindo verlo a Grahm tan lindo y gracioso! 😃

[@Jack908r]

There is absolutely no cannibalism in the Royal Navy.

[@u.v.s.5583]

unless it has been 33 days.

[@MegaLordBane]

That has yet to be debated.

[@paulannable3734]

When I’m feeling down, I play this in my head. Never fails to cheer me up. Still laughing at it after all these years. I wish you’d all stop bickering and eat me.

[@DoABarrelRol1l]

Reminds me of that WKUK sketch, "What on me looks good?". They did say they were all inspired by MP...

[@kittiesgomow33]

I was thinking the exact same thing haha

[@tonydimeo1882]

Who is WKUK??

[@DoABarrelRol1l]

Tony DiMeo Whitest Kids Yu Know, a scritp-humor group.

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

Fuck, that's brilliant! Can't believe I've never seen this one before.

[@njd2342]

Should have gone in a dinghy (with a puncture) and the RNLI would have picked them up.

[@zrk1011network]

he's not kosher

[@slashingraven]

"I don't think I did spoil that one."

[@voornaam3191]

In 33 days, people row across the Atlantic today. Back in the seventies, you were either in the Navy, and tough as a nail, or you were a group of former Cambridge students, great at comedy, but thinking a month about to row or not to row or to row or not to row.

[@jordanevans1815]

Key and Peele are indeed funny. But monty python is a classic type of comedy that you apparently cannot get.

[@luisreyes1963]

Damn straight! 😂

[@jpheitman]

My thoughts exactly.

[@mcwolfus2738]

I bet the survivors of that plane crash in the Andes were not laughing at this!

[@Plethorality]

They probably couldnt see this from there.

[@homebuiltindoorplane]

Did you hear about the cannibal that passed his friend in the jungle?

[@Lazzie_the_Psilocybe_Deity]

"How long is it sir?" -That's what she said.

[@IntheeyesofMorbo]

ewww. with a gammy leg?

[@sensualbunny1]

Dya want peas with that?

[@granthurlburt4062]

One of my favourite lines of all time. Having seen every Monty Python program, special, Broadway show (Spamalot) and movie, including Jabberwocky, every Terry Gilliam film, and Palin & Jones' Ripping Yarns.

[@albanovkonrad]

1:59 His name changes from Thompson to Hodges

[@vanderkarl3927]

Maybe he's Thompson Hodges or Hodges Thompson.

[@sixmax11]

i thought i'd seen every monty python made. i guess i haven't. now i'm wondering, what other ones have i missed?

[@SailorIda3]

0.18: a ship in the background, and it stays there the entiere scetch ...

[@markh.6687]

Dear Sir! I wish to complain in the strongest possible terms!....

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

"Dear Sir, I am glad to hear that your studio audience disapproves of the last skit as strongly as I. As a naval officer I abhor the implication that the Royal Navy is a haven for cannibalism. It is well known that we now have the problem relatively under control, and that it is the RAF who now suffer the largest casualties in this area. And what do you think the Argylls ate in Aden. Arabs? Yours etc. Captain B.J. Smethwick in a white wine sauce with shallots, mushrooms and garlic."

[@MegaLordBane]

I enjoyed the first as much as the last. Not a big fan of either but I don't see why technologically the latter triumphs. Being a discussion of opinions, both arguments are solely bias.

[@johnanthonyp]

You're not really meant for comedy, are you?

[@isammolina4842]

Me lo llevo a éste Michael Palin a una isla desierta. ...Y eso siii que seria Canibalismo! !!!!😆😗

[@bergensteiger8308]

o my ass this, is so funy !

[@SailorIda3]

Anyone else noticces the boat in the background? I think its hilarious XD

[@manic4manics]

Why do they say they've had no food since the 5th day if they still have peaches and avocados?!

[@johnanthonyp]

It's called Absurdism.

[@granthurlburt4062]

STRONG possibility it's part of the joke, you know.

[@KneeCapHill]

that0s just a shame. thinking about getting one just to name it like that

[@HomoSeal]

No, it's horn. That would be interesting, though :3

[@Dhesyca]

what does he say at 0:39?

[@peterlewis3540]

Why oh Why are we not brave enough to produce such timeless comedy as this. Political Correctness would not allow the majority of the classic sketches, with many sensitive issues a no go area. Thank goodness i was brought up in the 1970s, when British comedy was at its best.

[@johntoth9150]

Well said! Me too. Howevers it is funny to study the differencies. Before the world war - Chaplin, Marx. Then this and After 1990 until now. Seinfeld. Or less sophisticated Benny Hill and Jackass. The boom of Stand up comedy. Black comedy with Chappelle, Pryor and Chris Rock. Eddie Izzard and Amy Shumer. What is modern comedy? Ricky Gervais? Ben Stiller? And Carrey coming from nowhere. Aubrey Plaza and SethRogen. For a weird nice film I'd recommend A New York love affair with the elite of stand up comedy. Funny on so many levels. And just one more glance at the olden days - Fletch with Chevy Chase... Moahaha!!! :-)

[@lsobrien]

What the hell are you talking about? Political correctness? In what way would your "Political Correctness" boogeyman prevent a sketch like this being produced today?

[@gvantsasakaruli9900]

How long is it? That's a rather personal question

[@bikersoncall]

Ads are 10 times louder, can hardly hear anything here, and with no CC's ... lol

[@u.v.s.5583]

How long is it?

[@fonziebulldog5786]

3 minutes and 8 seconds. 😄

[@quantustremorestfuturus5434]

Il était un petit navire Qui n'avait ja- ja- jamais navigué ? (french lullaby about cannibalism on a boat)

[@robbsclassics]

So that's where Korn got their name from...

[@johnrichardastall3284]

There sailors you know aren't sailors salty ? Or is it tary I forget.

[@MalcolmSoo]

I believe that in the age of sail the 'pecking' order was eat the passengers first then the young ratings and then generally, it was the lesser ranks first, unless this included someone quite unpalatable!😮 I presume it was left to the officers to choose the appropriate wine to accompany each meal!😂

[@MalcolmSoo]

Although until 1884 (Crown vs Dudley and Stephens) the custom of the sea was to draw lots to determine who would be killed and eaten.

[@MegaLordBane]

Hmm, your clock is wound the wrong way.

[@paulbacchus1015]

I love this scetch, Palin and Jones olso wrote Secrets' one of six plays under the banner Black And Blue' that is in delightful bad taste and can bee seen on the Ripping Yarns double dvd. Paul Bacchus esq

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

Especially Africa :D

[@suzyqualcast6269]

All got their 'ats on, see, whatever.

[@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b]

Jeffrey Dahmer would request this sketch be shown in his cell.

[@alcesmir]

Feeds the world, I presume?

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

Cannibalism ftw

[@donaldraaff5537]

A certain amount, perhaps. But not much!

[@stevekaczynski3793]

"Shut up Maudling!" - An in-joke - Reginald Maudling was a Tory government minister at the time this came out.

[@granthurlburt4062]

I knew he was someone in the UK govt. V. funny.

[@marcusglennwong]

How long is it ? HAHAA

[@Boblobblaw88]

ok, here's how we'll do it. Everyone who wants to be eaten post "eat me!" in the comments and next year we'll gather and whomever has received the most likes gets to be eaten. I'll go first.

[@ThePyropossum]

I'd rather eat Randy.

[@Mahatmajenkins]

33 days huh, ok

[@netzahuacoyotl]

No, I'm afraid I don't get that at all. Can you give us it slower?

[@Knedlajz2]

stop ruining the jokes with comments

[@bittylover2]

what with a gammy leg

[@lennysmileyface]

It's called a joke.

[@admiralpercy]

Intellectual property theft.

[@alackofcaring9662]

Admiral Percy aside from occasional dvds you cant really find this anywhere else. the pythons dont give a hoot who shares their stuff, so neither should you

[@admiralpercy]

Stephan Kinder How fucking stupid are you? "For 7 years you KZbinrs have been ripping us off, taking tens of thousands of our videos and putting them on KZbin. Now the tables are turned. It's time for us to take matters into our own hands. We know who you are, we know where you live and we could come after you in ways too horrible to tell. But being the extraordinarily nice chaps we are, we've figured a better way to get our own back: We've launched our own Monty Python channel on KZbin. No more of those crap quality videos you've been posting. We're giving you the real thing - HQ videos delivered straight from our vault. What's more, we're taking our most viewed clips and uploading brand new HQ versions. And what's even more, we're letting you see absolutely everything for free. So there! But we want something in return. None of your driveling, mindless comments. Instead, we want you to click on the links, buy our movies & TV shows and soften our pain and disgust at being ripped off all these years."

[@alackofcaring9662]

Not the slightest hint of sarcasm in that i can tell you for sure

[@alackofcaring9662]

Especially considering that they have the entirety of monty python for free on that channel

[@admiralpercy]

Stephan Kinder "monetization". "Intellectual property". Start googling.

[@russlehman]

Yes you are , but if you'd kept quiet, maybe nobody would have noticed.