Monty Python - Meaning of Life

Bitten by a...? Good old days ;-)

[@OskarTheSwde]

"woke up just now-one sock too many" Monty Python still cracks me up

[@kasimsultonfan]

I say, steady on.

[@marstondavis]

...be right as rain...

[@milesjolly6173]

I love how it implies the sock was left behind

[@duffyjohnson77]

"If you're playing football or anything, try and favor the other leg"

[@carbonio28]

All of it it's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dkupke]

Like my high school nurses

[@u.v.s.5583]

It would be most prudent, in the likely occurence of a football match, to concentrate mainly on headers.

[@GeneralKenobiSIYE]

"You're right. We'd better get this stitched." Hahahahaha!

[@reenarawat5537]

Take down notes if your padawan is ever in a situation like this..

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

"Been to the wars, have we?" That phrase really is a lot funnier when said during an actual war.

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

And just outside like 5 feet away.

[@vegancam]

I always love coming into the comment section to find somebody correcting someone else's comment from 8 years ago 😂

[@wizardjunkie]

@@vegancam I rarely leave comments but looooove to read all that wacky kind of stuff. Like when someone leaves a comment directed at someone in the video as if they're going to see it. Or when someone writes the longest argument like its going to change people's minds. Especially the minds of people arguing in a comment section of a 10min video designed to keep you busy with a bunch of random facts. It's like a little treat for my day.

[@madarab37]

Its the poking the stump with his pipe that still gets me after all these years.

[@chagadiel]

yes indeed but the cherry is the little noises he makes as he does it

[@markfryer9880]

And then proceeds to put his pipe back into his mouth! Staggering.

[@mrtyles]

john cleese shaving at the beginning always cracks me up

[@rockndude87]

I watched this clip just to laugh at him shaving lol

[@AnanyaDas10]

Yes it's classic satire to the futility of manufactured wars in foreign territories

[@Schattengewaechs99]

​@@AnanyaDas10 It is mocking the common stereotype of British military officers being stoic about everything. Anything else is your own interpretation.

[@AnanyaDas10]

@@Schattengewaechs99 stoicism is nothing to scoff or mock at lol so this is definitely a take on the futility of these wars inflicted on foreign land and its indegenous people for robbing their resources, and as a result, manufacturing identity politics and conflicts there and stripping them off their life and peace, while being cold blooded murderers or facilitators of such wars and conflicts ...

[@Schattengewaechs99]

@@AnanyaDas10 As I wrote above: that is your own interpretation.

[@xtenzydubois3348]

‘Any headache? Bowels alright?’ Perfect Monty Python.

[@obiwanfx]

fun fact/trivia: as a history buff I can't help but notice that the uniforms and even reloading procedures by the british soldiers are actually quite on point. Altough this is satire somebody must have taken the time to do some historical research

[@MXB2001]

I believe Palin studied history.

[@plenaryverbalist]

The stuff from The Life of Brian - aside from the Star Wars sendup - was all pretty much taken from Josephus and Philo, with a very little bit of the New Testament. The crack Judean suicide squad was kind of a mashup of Masada and and how Josephus escaped a cave by manipulating the death lottery so he could be the last one to die, then surrender anyway.

[@DuckStrider]

One of them is an actual historian

[@leighfoulkes7297]

Terry Gilliam seemed to be over the top obsessed with details but Terry Jones went to school for his history (he has written quite a few history books actually).

[@RodsAndAxes]

Monty Python was founded when they were students at Cambridge. Cleese is an actual Ivy League professor.

[@shaalis]

"Been in the War have we?" Gets me everytime.

[@kev3d]

They probably could have fixed his leg if the doctor had the machine that goes *PING* .

[@PulseInterstellar]

unfortunately, that machine purchase was cancelled because it came under the capital accounts, and not the monthly current budget.

[@TheLichruler]

@@PulseInterstellar Well fortunately the company that originally bought it leased it back to the hospital, and that does go under the monthly current budget, however, they didn't do a proper transfer for any sort of field work, so it would have required the officer to go to London instead of Glasgo- I mean Natal

[@PoutinePete]

Ive always loved Graham Chapman's voice, very soothing.

[@uttaradit2]

he was trained as a Doctor

[@wizardjunkie]

@@uttaradit2 And quilting

[@kevinstone3743]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

[@johnfussell4870]

Named my son after him. ♥️

[@wulfengel]

Bless the man who gave his life carrying that jacket, took a zulu spear to the back just to carry his officer's jacket with him.

[@tristandoran601]

It’s a good job the officer didn’t drop it and get it muddied. Good save.

[@qmsarge]

That is also a caricature on the Indians who often were the orderlies/batmen/khidmatgars of the British officer class.

[@fredengels8188]

the greatest generation

[@australianword3812]

​@@qmsarge seems rather telling that the cushy job with extra pay got stolen by an Indian lol

[@christopherdean1326]

My favourite bit is just after this, when they go off to look for the leg. One of the officers, Cleese I think, taps a man on the shoulder as he passes, and he falls apart in diagonal slices........

[@DtheBEE]

So it'll just grow back always gets me

[@ivanr3107]

Chapman's doctor is absolutely hilarious here, the way he pokes the wound with the pipe....

[@buca9696]

He was a doctor in real life as well.

[@bobbyfeet2240]

Indeed, at least fully trained, if not in actual practice. By the time he graduated, he didn't really plan to practice medicine. (Although he did use it a bit to tend to his friends while shooting movies.)

[@edwarddean7]

2:59 the glasses drop after the "hmm... Yes.. Yes, yes, yes, yes.. Well, this is nothing to worry about" is just gold

[@booboo699254]

Monocle actually

[@eaterofjams]

I’ve tried this “Yes, yes yes..” many times with my daughter when checking her injury and always get a laugh out of her in the middle of crying.. :)

[@jamesrobtonyadams3345]

The amazing thing, is that although this is satire, it's not too far from the truth: During the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington and Lord Uxbridge were mounted side-by-side on the ridgeline, watching Napoleon's rightful destruction through field-glasses. Cannonshot from French artillery smashed into the ground between them. Lord Uxbridge started, then exclaimed to Wellington "By God sir, I've lost my leg!", to which the Duke glanced down and replied, "By God sir, so you have!" This is all well-documented by any historians - art imitating life.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Not funny at all...:)...If the duke said " I believe you'll not need pairs of socks any longer Uxbridge " That's way funnier.

[@winterairsoft9499]

James Rob Tony Adams During the battle of isandlwana many british officers escaped because the zulus were instructed not to attack those wearing blue as they where civilians. This sketch by them almost seems to portray that aswell.

[@tjcassidy2694]

+James Rob Tony Adams The whole point of satire is that it's never too far from the truth.

[@dkupke]

I believe German soldiers during the First World War wrote home of British officers standing in the midst of machine gun fire, smoking cigarettes as if nothing was going on.

[@HussarLee]

They buried the leg and in later years he would say I have" one foot in the grave" hence that's where the expression came from

[@johntangen7567]

Meaning of life is my personal favorite of the Python trilogy.

[@romanramirez7847]

john tangen Mine as well.

[@briant6669]

There were 4 movies.

[@PhilUKNet]

@@briant6669 Quadrology?

[@notreallydavid]

​@@PhilUKNet tetralogy!

[@PhilUKNet]

@@notreallydavid Thank you! I can add this to my vocabulary.

[@MrGranfield]

There are so many nuances of comedy in this sketch that make it sheer genius.

[@John-uh5et]

That "Scuuse me" at 0:56 gets me every time.

[@jconrad38]

You cut it before the best part! “A tiger in Africa?”

[@u.v.s.5583]

A TIGER!!!!???? (Drops the shield and the spear and the gun and runs away in terror)

[@67L48]

Sadly, that line never worked in the US. Nobody then and certainly nobody today understands that tigers aren’t in Africa. So, the incredulous way in which the question is asked doesn’t make any sense to most Americans.

[@harry2928]

Back when some funny stuff was actually cheek-bitingly Hilarious, and some of Python's best stuff would split open yer side with the sheer power of their ruthlessly sarcastic wit, if you're able to perceive [irony], wry humor, & all that rot.

[@gelatinskeleton8745]

Watching this film over and over as a kid… so much of the jokes flew over me.

[@Lillian2167]

This is even funnier to me knowing that Graham Chapman was an actual doctor. X'D

[@melikesleepy]

Lol, I didn't know that about him.

[@RonInbar]

Yes, his bedside manners were top notch.

[@Kiwionwing]

Ha Ha

[@KidFresh71]

Timeless comedy- and that’s hard to accomplish. The genius of Monty Python endures!

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

Monty Python may endure, but the Dude abides. But that's just like, my opinion, man.

[@sledgesworld]

i didn't want to watch this clip, I want to be a LUMBERJACK

[@u.v.s.5583]

Wait a moment, I am a customer and I have my rights. I will not go away until you register my complaint. You see, my parrot....

[@byne2347]

clip ends before some of the funniest bits of this sketch

[@professornuke7562]

"A TIGER? IN AFRICA????"

[@graemeglasgow4596]

0:05 yup, typical saturday in Glasgow :-)

[@53greenhill]

Yes.....yes, yes.......yes.....yes,yes.......yes........yes.

[@colibri1]

I remember seeing this in a theatre when it came out and sliding down in my seat laughing at the line, "During the night, old Perkins got his leg bitten sort of off."

[@ianinkster2261]

This attitude was never fiction. KZbin "Lancaster bomber audio"

[@lastswordfighter]

How a 3 minute segment for a comedy movie such as Monty Python the Meaning of Life be more historically accurate than the big budget war movies I'll never know. I'll give the BBC credit at least their little bit got more detail right compared to the likes of movies such as Patton and Battle of Bulge.

[@cavi10]

What the fuck are you talking about?

[@lastswordfighter]

cavi10 I am talking about how this scene actually has the right uniforms, equipment, and weapons for the historical period it takes place in. The kicker is that this was done as a 3 minute gag whereas the movie Battle of the Bulge got so many things about the historical time period it was set in and was trying to make you take it seriously and failed.

[@junkdeal]

lastswordfighter none You mean like Patton and the Sherman "Tigers"?!

[@lastswordfighter]

junkdeal Yes a good example.

[@ecurb10]

Yea. I showed Battle of the Bulge to my teenage son recently.....he wasn't impressed at all, and I was quite ashamed that I used to like it. It was quite pathetic really. No excuse for it. I can understand them having to use modern US tanks as stand-ins for Tigers and Panthers, but the whole plot and script was bad, action scenes etc....so unbelievable.I told him that that was how movies were made back then, but then I saw Laurence of Arabia again which was made about the same time - now THAT was a great war movie!

[@81kentboy]

Monty python was just perfect.

[@CardinalBiggles01]

Tiger brand coffee is a real treat, even tigers prefer a cup of it, to real meat

[@KneelB4Bacon]

1:16 Cameo by Simon Jones, aka Arthur Dent from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series. :)

[@peterdavies2960]

Doesn’t he also play Sir Rather-A-Wally Raleigh in Blackadder II? 😂

[@smc1942]

I'm glad everyone was able to keep calm. No reason to get excited or anything. Be a good fellow. Pip, Pip, and all sort of thing.

[@fredlandry6170]

Monty Python is pure comic genius.

[@hardcharger]

My whole life since I’ve seen this movie when someone/some animal is in my way, I say “Excuse Me” in the same way and tone as John Cleese does here. Literally no one ever picks up on it. But in my mind, it’s HUGE COMEDY, on a daily basis. 😃

[@robbiesdad1]

God I Loved this show when I was a teenager back in the 1970’s

[@leighmcmillan6282]

I love "Glasgow v. Natal"

[@3506Dodge]

Graham Chapman was remarkably good. I know he died young, but he really could have been a successful character actor in hollywood.

[@D2attemp]

Yes it is very hard to tell apart Glasgow from a chaotic battlefield in Africa

[@masurianwolf]

The front has shifted slightly to the north, hasn't it, old chap? Well, I wouldn't be very positive that it will ever return to its original position, I'm afraid.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

I love the fact that Graham was a qualified Doctor

[@sorryns]

When they salute each other in the beginning, Palin is Ainswoth and Cleese is Packenham, yet, when they leave, Cleese says "Coming, Packenham?" :)

[@mizofan]

Like John McEnroe he was talking to himself.

[@samuelfawell9159]

“Got his leg bitten right ooorf” Ah yes the typical upper class toffery.

[@boysponge705]

It's funny how when there's fighting nearby how that one guy is calmly shaving.

[@jimbob4447]

That is sort of the joke......

[@Zelousmarineinspace]

You just understood the joke

[@johneastman1905]

The length and detail they went to to scene script and dramatize for just the background

[@MorningNapalm]

"so it'll just grow back then?" :D

[@stormhawk3319]

Cleese, Palin, Idle & Chapman on top comic acting form. None greater.

[@aaronpaul899]

If your playing football try to favor the other leg

[@aaronpaul899]

nope its favor

[@aaronpaul899]

+Feder Schwert Look bud, I don't freak out over spelling like you do, so you better cool out or your gonna be looked on as a douche.

[@FDGQQW]

+Feder Schwert don't call a southerner a Yankee son

[@ecurb10]

Speaking of spelling....you also incorrectly used "your" instead of "you're". Just thought I'd say.

[@SuperMikado282]

@@aaronpaul899 favour.

[@jamesmckeever9347]

0:16 Michael Cane has a cameo running past camera

[@Rob-fc9wg]

Yep, that's him.

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Oddly, there is a bit of truth to this. The Zulu impi had been instructed not to kill civilians but the soldiers who would be wearing a red uniform, the few people who escaped were primarily those wearing the blue or black uniforms.

[@alexanderleach3365]

'A tiger?' "A TIGER?!' (the Zulus runaway)

[@mrwusss9126]

This is a good example of stoicism.

[@IainFrame]

Absolute classic. A tiger! In Africa? Shhhhh.

[@jean-robertlombard1416]

Bonjour de France. Sad we didn't have the whole sketch with the illarious "A TIGER, IN AFRICA...!!!" Au plaisir.

[@williamwilson6499]

The troupe, except for Graham Chapman, were very sick. Fortunately, Graham was a doctor and took care of them. John Cleese said during the filming of these scenes, he would go off camera to vomit.

[@Num43]

(Glasgow)

[@currahee1782]

I don't get the Glasgow joke?

[@Num43]

00:05

[@currahee1782]

Num43 I understand it changed from Glasgow to Natal but what's the humor?

[@Num43]

Currahee The homur is that Glasgow is a shithole and can be easily confused for a 19th century african battlefield.

[@hermanhedning4220]

Num43 I thought the joke was that they filmed it in Glasgow?

[@malcolmclements9254]

"Must have a hell of a hole in ya net!"

[@KlingonGamerYT]

I love being British unfortunately I'm not well educated like these officers

[@kuwabatakesanjuro1453]

One has to wonder, was the spear-throw that broke the mirror in the beginning genuine? If it was, that was some jolly good aiming what.

[@robinhood6954]

I was there on the set. The spear was fired from a gun..

[@jamesluby6705]

It was an excellent shot, but only killed him in 2 dimensions... 🤣

[@davidseabourn9303]

"You'll be right as rain!" Long Live MP!!! Come back you COWARD!

[@glennhubbard5008]

The disrespect shown these gentlemen by the fighting outside is intolerable.

[@satokohashizaki5738]

Several cheers for the good old red white and blue…

[@shark180]

By Jove thats enormous!

[@TheGovernor1899]

(Glasgow), I mean (Natal)

[@mperun7276]

Boris Johnson approach to Covid-19

[@alexandrabrorsson1265]

Well, it's just a virus so...

[@ScottALaFollette]

“… It’ll just grow back then…”. Smug and superioritivly . Laughable upper class parody exemplified. 🎯

[@alexthompson9516]

"This 'one' leg..."

[@Ontheroadtourism]

"Probably a virus" the irony

[@ispeakmytruth1549]

The flesh-eating bacteria ... a real thing!

[@minsungkim2207]

I thought viruses were only discovered after the zulu wars?

[@krugmeister7301]

LOVE THOSE SIDEBURNS.!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗🤗🙏🏻

[@deckyBWFC91]

Been in the wars have you??? Everybody outside literally being hacked to bits

[@OneofInfinity.]

In 2022 this isn't satire anymore but possibly happening somewhere irl.

[@sohanmufti6000]

That salute at 1:00. Did the British army salute differently back then? Looks more like the US or Navy salute.

[@simonepazsimon7219]

Well...... US came from British colonies so wouldn't it be the other way around?

[@johnnyofthesticks7260]

Some people can handle that, others just cant.

[@markhatfield5621]

Read somewhere that in WWI the Brit officers were taught to show a complete disregard for possible death or injury, so much so, that they needlessly lost far too many young officers.

[@AntonioSaucedo22]

Ol' Perkins.

[@dannjp75]

“Maybe it was a tiger?” “In Africa?” “Shhhh!””

[@celiaansell4860]

Absolutely hilarious

[@JohnSmith-zf1lq]

What's the tune playing from 0:20 onwards? Its some sort of march, and I've definitely heard it before.

[@Unlucky-Dube]

dastorm - rudesand

[@jesse.rt.coleman]

So which one is David Attenborough...

[@brissiegeoff]

Is there anything else I can reassure you about……….love it!

[@nephos100]

This isn't far removed from reality. I worked in a hospital and while I was cleaning a vacated bed, a doctor was asking the young bloke in the next bed, "So, what do you think is the problem?" And the young bloke was trying to give an answer but couldn't, like he was put on the spot about a difficult issue.

[@stupidvampiretwat]

We've always played things down.

[@CONNELL19511216]

Old Perkins here seems to have had his leg bitten - ah - off.

[@zofe]

Killer-Shots dubbed "Virus": damage without recourse.

[@PrimarchX]

Perkins is a unidexter. His one leg is quite attractive, haven't got anything against it. Trouble is, neither does he!

[@Sir_Stalwart]

Such an amazing display of facial hair!

[@bobwoods1302]

This clip left out the best part.

[@superfly3990]

You know, and I think that I can speak for everyone, including Prince Harry, the Duke of Dim, and Megan, the Duchess of Cornbread, the Meaning of Life documentary from the Monty Python Studios, really seems to capture the Spirit of the Essence of the Fascination of the Mystery of the Wonder of the whole thing. I must say. Indeed !

[@FreyofKtau]

how th doc is checking the leg with his pipe ... priceless ... try to favor the other leg .... i'm so done :D

[@alholdway2003]

This is so funny.. doctor uses his pipe to inspect the wound. The patient's silly hat. Their slow and crude observational skills when they see mosquito netting. Just too funny. I wish they stuff like in 2022.

[@NostalgicNickyNYC]

"Excuse me!"

[@PeterT-i1w]

(Glasgow) - they were truly visionaries, weren't they?

[@doodlegassum6959]

Oh lordy, this is funny. I shall share amongst all my south African friends

[@dudefrombelgium]

You go do that, milkdrinker

[@PoutinePete]

I count nine "yes's" from the good doctor.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

9 on the money. I don't know why but I felt compelled to count them also.

[@PoutinePete]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Yes

[@rontyler1234]

It looks like modern day London...

[@bojengels1]

That line always gets me!

[@elliewuzzup7689]

(Glasgow) ....(Natal)

[@Connor.SG-1Ring]

MxR: "Death By Snu Snu!"

[@bobbylee2853]

Death by Bunga Bunga!