Monty Python - Silly job interview

[@RossM3838]

This is a far more intelligent interview than nearly all the job interviews I ever had.

[@claudiamanta1943]

Usually, in my case, the interviewer fails within 10 minutes, so I give the answers in such a way to shorten the ordeal 😄 On one occasion, at the end of the interview they said the usual ‘Thank you very much. Do you have any questions for me?’ And I gracefully asked ‘What is the biggest challenge for your team and how do you manage that?’ I will forever wonder why I didn’t get that job 🤔

[@RossM3838]

@@claudiamanta1943 I hate it when instead of discussing the actual job at hand, the interviewer tries to play psychological games with you. Why? Something stupid they learned in school that makes them feel important and superior. For an example and for real an interviewer who I actually knew from before asked me “why should I hire you when we have applicants from Yale?” I know that he was fishing for some kind of defense but would he ask someone from Yale that same question about another school? No. After all yale students are the anointed ones. I just called the guy an obscenity and walked out on the spot. What about the actual job at hand? Not a word. John Cleese here was a better interviewer

[@claudiamanta1943]

@@RossM3838 I think that the Yale question was a legit one. And, of course, they have to somewhat psychologically assess you. What bothers and drives me into despair is when they are rubbish at it. Not only that I have to dumb myself down but, also, make the effort to let them feel in control… the whole bloody thing… all the while smiling politely and already hating the idea of working with them. The interviewer gives an interview with me, not just I with them.

[@RossM3838]

@@claudiamanta1943 no it wasn’t. Are Yale students superior? Should I be in a position to defend my own school to a snob and an idiot? What about the job itself? What skills does that take? Never asked. I would never again set foot in the same room with that guy. Yes but he has a job you say. True but I’m far better off away from these hr Jack holes. Cleese has them sort of pegged but his character is far more decent and intelligent

[@claudiamanta1943]

@@RossM3838 You were there, I wasn’t, so I am only projecting myself in his shoes. If he was a snobbish arsehole and asked you that question only to establish his power position, then, yes, you did well to walk out (though I wouldn’t have thrown an F-bomb 😄 and slammed the door). However, there might be other reasons for which he asked you that. What if he wanted to see if you have an inferiority complex (maybe you’re very bright but couldn’t afford to go to a prestigious college)? Or to see if you’re prejudiced against future colleagues who graduated from Yale. Or to see how you react to him being bossy and unpleasant (emotional resilience). Etc. The technical skills for a job can be learnt whilst you’re doing it. Some things such as attitudes or character tend to be very stable, so if I were to interview a job candidate I would probe into this type of things. You could have asked what did he like about ‘the Yale graduates’ and see from there.

[@christhepawriter3595]

Honestly, this is now not that far off from today's job market.

[@IHeartNoise]

Still very relevant, unfortunately

[@jjc4577]

The part at the end where John says "the available jobs were filled weeks ago" is spot on.

[@MarcMennesson-q7c]

Right ❤ ! I agree completly

[@jasonjohnson4028]

​@@jjc4577indeed, linked in, and zip recruiter. Garbage.

[@lloydkaplan8605]

ACCURATE

[@rasklaat2]

I have shown this to my kids to get them prepared for their job interviews in future.

[@shrouddreamer]

It's absolutely a fitting (over the top Monty Python) representation of interviewers techniques to make the applicant feel insecure :D

[@lindawallace4909]

Awesome

[@Hollandvancewright]

I found this so funny growing up, but being older and a supervisor makes it much more hilarious

[@pbrucpaul]

It's so English with how they deal with Absurdity. It's a rather Suppressed society that has come to Grips over their history, and has been successful in showing what the entertainment is and has been over the years. I think Sarcasm is something they know about explicilty, and they like have a " Ah yes, Carry on" attitude

[@barbarawenda9134]

So you are saying that you do the same, to job applicants you are interviewing? Are you pleased with yourself?

[@Panda-uw7vb]

It's controvers to me....

[@Matuse]

I searched for "Good Night Ding Ding Ding", and I found exactly what I wanted to find.

[@mitchmover3284]

My search was for "5,4,3,2,1". 😁

[@protonhew7490]

Yes, the following action should be the rooster crow.

[@Xylarxcode]

Sometimes, Google just knows exactly what you're talking about, even when you input almost complete nonsense based on a very vague memory. It's still got your back. ...then other times it just completely pisses the bed and directs you to things that aren't even remotely close to what you wanted to find

[@feraldarryl]

It’s been over 40 years since I first saw this sketch and to this day, wherever I go, I still can’t pass by one of those little bells without picking it up and going “good-night-a-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding”

[@LPChipi]

Absolutely beautiful. I'll pick up this tradition as well

[@Gennettor-nc8kx]

Oh dear. Do they let you out every now and then?

[@meh8982]

I find myself doing that without a bell whenever anybody says "good night" ...

[@bondingtapes6509]

I used to do the “GOOOOOOOOD NIIIIIIIIIIGHT DING DING DING!” To my son when he was a baby with a rattle. Hell I still do it to him and he’s 17 now.

[@ThumpingThromnambular]

My parents did the same.

[@thewhuthut]

Lol, I still do it with my kids. They're 46 & 45, I'm 69. It never gets stale lol. ❤❤❤

[@schrutebuck88]

Legend 🤜🤛

[@PeterMayer]

Lol

[@PeterMayer]

I was 15 in 1974, a high school sophomore here in Cincinnati when I first started watching this on PBS.I was instantly hooked.

[@SbsGrinth]

When I interviewed a guy when was IT manager at my last company. I had a interviewee we just really hit it off, and he impressed me with his resume and answers, I don't know what got into me but I decided out of nowhere, I took the little bell I had on my desk and rang it, I did it twice and on the second he did the 'blaurgh' with the hands. I basically him on the spot. Best person I ever hired, in talent and personality. He now has the job I had when I left. We still talk every so often.

[@monguskooklord7867]

hell yeah dude

[@Ultradude604]

You should call him on the phone and say, "Good night ding ding ding ding ding...."

[@termin1071]

Why you have little bell on desk🤔🧐🧐

[@aaronthesaxman660]

I used to work as a recruiter. We filled all the jobs and even had a couple of spare resumes as backups. My boss told me to keep scheduling interviews for the manager even though we weren't going to hire them, and this is all it made me think of. It all seemed rather silly.

[@sharrpshooter1]

What a trashy way to just waste peoples time

[@PiggyWiggyO]

Was it for a "Silly Walks" job?🤔

[@brianarbenz1329]

Did you ring a bell and say, "Goodddd NIIIIIght."

[@超虎生活]

@@brianarbenz1329 Nah, he's a pussy and apparently a quitter by how he said he "used to work as a recruiter." Probably also "used to" skateboard.

[@rozkovaaa]

I'm genuinely curious, why?

[@215_Philly_4for4]

I love how Chapman bounces every time Cleese counts down out loud

[@petejones879]

Just like every job interview I've ever had

[@mitchmover3284]

One of my favorite Monty Python sketches of all time! I get tears rolling down my cheeks every time I watch it!

[@lecapitaineisonyoutoob]

The Pythons predicted LinkedIn HR fads. God damn it.

[@SPAnComCat]

Oh Dear!🤣

[@minigmac1]

Please don't take your Lord and saviors name in vain.❤

[@lecapitaineisonyoutoob]

@@minigmac1 Who, God? The feckless coward who lets us all rot because mysterious ways or whatever? That God? God-god? That one? OK, but that'll be a few billion dollars. I trust God knows my bank details and will make a timely and efficient transfer by tomorrow. Thanks in advance, God!

[@sauwensvk7589]

god fucking dammnit shut up ​@@minigmac1

[@lecapitaineisonyoutoob]

Tell my Lord and Savior to come stop me.

[@purplespacecat2362]

I preformed this with my sister at camp. So fun!

[@ChrJahnsen]

This is one of the most cruel sketches, Monty Python ever did. I love it! 😆😆

[@spiff2268]

Way more coherent than an interview I had when I applied to get on at UPS. Yeah, didn’t get the job.

[@seanstinchfield-mp2xm]

I’m UPS, we hire just about anyone. That sucks.

[@PaulRoos-p3o]

should have done the "blurrr blurrrr" thing !

[@godandfamilyalways8149]

Consider yourself fortunate, you dodged a bullet....

[@TheArcticWitch]

I used to work at ups, how tf did you not get the job? They hire anyone even if you don't speak the language

[@spiff2268]

@ Apparently I spoke the wrong language. Maybe at the time they could afford to be choosy. Anyway, no worries. I’m a regular carrier for the usps now.

[@matthewgreene3318]

One of the most underrated sketches Monty Python ever did.

[@Isnogood12]

Cleese and Chapman would have made a killing as job consultants. This has aged like fine wine and once again proves that both comedy and corporations never change.

[@polbecca]

You should look up "Grime Goes Green" which was a typically manic and peculiar production.

[@MindinViolet]

Arrives for a job interview. Leaves with PTSD.

[@TheExLeper]

John makes the best faces in this sketch

[@scotttyson607]

This is only slightly less ridiculous that some HR sponsored interviews for modern corporate positions.

[@johnjim6793]

Graham Chapman was a comical genius. I don‘t think there has ever been an actor who could keep such a dignified composure in the silliest and most surreal of situations.

[@samuelbanya]

3:06 he almost laughed

[@phousefilms]

In college, they made us do practice job interviews and me and my friend(who were both fans of the Pythons)did a lot of parts of this sketch(including the bell and the "Too late!", and the "good afternoon...") The teacher was not impressed.

[@TheLostSorcerer]

John Cleese is the first troll. He even makes the troll face (and probably is the true origin).

[@margaretpepper3550]

This sketch sounds quite normal to me when I read the latest news & social media....

[@RichardThomas-q4i]

Yup. When the interviewer starts asking silly questions, just get up and walk out, because they are not going to hire you. Haha.

[@danieldougan269]

All university career services offices should show this to students as preparation for the workforce.

[@tamhaswoods9056]

London job agency: Can you come down (from Liverpool) for an interview tomorrow? We need this vacancy filled urgently. Muggins: Yes of course (books £193 open return at a day's notice and goes to interview). A few days pass. Agency: Unfortunately they had someone already working with them earmarked for the job and decided to hire internally. The one reason I don't miss my 20s....

[@kemikemi756]

Ding ding ding ding ding

[@MrCaterhamr500]

You did pretty well really, you didn’t have to move to London which was a win!

[@danielorlando8172]

Being self-employed makes this very hard to comprehend. I don't think I would last 40 seconds with the interviewer. But I have to admit, Monty Python takes the absurd into the stratosphere

[@UnearthlyKiss]

I had an interview like this once and I was offered three jobs and told to start 5 years later. Five long years went by. I prepared and prepared for the job, got myself fit and ready to start. When the five years were up they told me that I needed another interview which I failed! What a waste of time that was!!!

[@harbottle8580]

That sketch has Spike Milligan written all over it.

[@vordman]

Surely not, it was funny.

[@Gaze73]

@@vordman Don't call me Shirley.

[@TBrewer64]

This is way better than "what is your greatest weakness?"

[@seanstinchfield-mp2xm]

My answer to that question is always “I don’t give myself enough credit”.

[@FlamingCockatiel]

My sarcastic brain: My weakness is that I have no patience for stupid questions and the secret body language tests of job interviews. No matter the position, you gotta be able to sell snow shovels in the desert. There's a narrow area of personality traits that are accepted.

[@5tarasm]

My weakness is that I cannot hit in the face the company representative for asking me that sh!t.

[@halwasserman7905]

When my sister and I were kids we used to say, "Good night a ding ding ding ding," to each other all the time. Don't know what the matter can be with the audio here but I'm glad to see this on KZbin. It's much better than the earlier version where it's a different actor than Chapman and Cleese doesn't say, "Ding, ding, ding, ding," and the bell is different.

[@davidtatro7457]

Some of the sketches were redone later for a different program, l believe. And in some cases, different Pythons played the roles. It's always amusing to compare between the versions.

[@mikkabouzu]

The And Now for Something Completely Different movie from 1972 mostly consists of remakes of Flying Circus sketches, done on a set with no audience. Pretty much none of these are as funny as the original versions from the show.

[@johntomasik1555]

Ran the engineering arm of a contract product development company for 13 years. Had to build the team and that included interviews. I learned a lot along the way. However, had I watched this video, I would've understood all I needed to know on day one.

[@dOMINIClord-by3se]

So cleverly done and and the jobs gone toi ,better than alot of interviews i have had

[@garchompenthusiast]

This is what HR teams do while a robot autorejects your application

[@cartmann94]

Well, that was all good fun, and I hope you had a jolly good laugh.

[@TugiFox]

This is a very rare Monty Python sketch, in that it actually has a punchline.

[@annalisavajda252]

Obviously he has no previous experience with the Pavlov dog management style.

[@JamesBond-xx1lv]

Why do you think I rang the bell? Uhhh... it was the next step in the interview process?

[@bubetubin]

god. filling out corporate job applications feels exactly like this

[@RaginKavu]

Job interviews are just like war. And war, war never changes.

[@ashtarc.4853]

Well, this is mental conditioning 😂 Goooooid niiiiiiight

[@calumproctor981]

At least there weren't any competency-based questions.

[@Nelson_Win]

I lost at the last part. Even Cleese can't keep his face.

[@ed9763]

In my opinion John Cleese was one of the funniest comedians of the sixties with his subtle and weird jokes.

[@NickBayley-iq4gb]

At least they avoided the classic ‘where do you see yourself in five years time?’

[@seanstinchfield-mp2xm]

Dumb question. I don’t even know what I want for dinner tonight!

[@FlamingCockatiel]

What is your greatest weakness?

[@krisscanlon4051]

Cleese had access to the real business world that he could mock all of its formalities 😂

[@J.V.Williams]

This is exactly what people do during their coffe breaks, I bet🤣🤣🤣

[@nexivdr]

" Take a seat, Ahh "

[@disneylover6408]

(Literally takes seat out of the room) Interviewer: Your hired

[@PaulEdwards-q9n]

I wish all job interviews were like this.

[@luked7256]

John Cleese’s head shake at 0:50… brilliance!

[@johcafra]

One employer later told me I was the only interviewee who made him laugh. I took that as a...well, after both of us were outsourced we kept in touch.

[@happiness4812]

4:03 the interviewee/Chapman's hair at the end😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@paul16451]

This makes a lot more sense than trying to navigate through senseless online applications.

[@Yora21]

A classic Chapman/Cleese one

[@laffinkippah]

Top-level trolling decades before the Internet became mainstream

[@FenixDaFawx]

This is like a daily interaction i have with the coworkers ive forced myself to be around Dx

[@ExplorerDS6789]

Epilogue: Graham waited outside for John (the characters) when he got off work, then he kidnapped him, drove him into the woods, beat the bloody hell out of him, then tied a bag around his head. His body was discovered floating in the Thames.

[@Xanduur]

He could’ve just fed him to the blood thirsty rabbit

[@92jwiener]

He was promptly hired at a starting salary of £3500/mo.

[@DarthChrisB]

Would make for a good job interview today. Do the sketch and when the applicant plays along he's hired.

[@rockycomet4587]

That last line hit hard.

[@dragonitejc]

ITS BACK

[@streetlegal008]

If there's one thing I'm happy about, it is that I'm not going to have to do another job interview. I think the best bit of advice for job interviews is - 'whatever you do, don't be yourself!'

[@FlamingCockatiel]

Is that last part from something? It's actually good advice.

[@TribicalFonzo]

2:28 That’s funny - I used to have a teacher called David Shaw!!

[@Lunaticradiohead]

Of course, the job had been already taken by the friend, cousin, colleague, acquaintances of the manager. But, the interviews have to go on, just for the sake of pretending that there are opportunities for everyone.

[@seinfan9]

A job candidate has no clue what the hiring manager is actually looking for and sometimes the interviews are done to check a box for corporate metrics deliberately wasting their time. This might as well be the interview process.

[@timaket]

There may be multiple parallel universes, but in none of them will Cleese going "guuuuud niiiiite ding ding ding ding ding" be NOT funny!

[@amyhewitt1194]

5 4 3 2 1 lol

[@jasonjohnson4028]

I interviewed for a job and he asked me how long is a rope. Wtf?

[@davoise]

The distance between both its ends?

[@jasonjohnson4028]

@davoise clever

[@some-replies]

7 foot from the floor

[@Dr-Le0n]

classic trolling :) I love this

[@Rawhide68]

So fucking funny still 😀2024

[@christophermcmanus7514]

I used to wait until my friend was relaxed and scream out the countdown from five, made him jump every time

[@barbarawenda9134]

It is basically the same interview I had for a job at Shell, I didnt realize it at first, but now I believe I know where the so called HR get their ideas from.....

[@gwynnielsen5081]

I don't think there are any comic groups as funny or as original as Monty Python.

[@johndoe9627]

Someone, somewhere... PLEASE do this to a young interviewee and film it. They'll be too young to know this sketch.

[@KikoBinge]

😂😂😂

[@Daddy_Dagoth]

You do realise this clip is on KZbin right? The site where the avg user age is below 18

[@davidrule385]

"Goooood niiight, a-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding." 1:35, 1:40, 1:51, 2:38, 2:43, 2:49, 3:17

[@garyberuck5636]

This is the way I want my interviewer to do 😅should u laugh or get nervious

[@zachflag6506]

One time I interviewed for a job at a country club that was within walking distance of my place. Seemed perfect. The interview was nothing but the stupidest, weirdest, and most uncomfortable questions I’ve ever been asked. This is exactly how it felt

[@Yngvarfo]

Does anyone know who wrote this sketch? Seeing that the sketch features Cleese and Chapman, and they were one of the two main writing teams of the group, it seems obvious that it must have been written by them. However, I was under the impression that their sketches were mainly those that played a lot with language, like the dead parrot sketch which is all about how many synonyms they can find for "dead," and the cheese shop sketch which is about listing all sorts of brands of cheese. Meanwhile, Palin and Jones were more known for visual gags and utterly bizarre turns, like the Spanish Inquisition and Ministry of Silly Walks (which Cleese apparently didn't like much). This sketch depends on Cleese acting very random, Chapman suddenly making that face, and the sudden appearance of score judges out of nowhere. It is much more in the style common in Palin and Jones sketches. Is it possible that they wrote it?

[@gabrielabagala]

Don´t think so. Probably they simply admired the art of the other writing group and made one for themselves.

[@Sprtschk]

It's a good question! However, the "good morning - good afternoon" part is pure Cleese/Chapman. The whole setup also reminds me of "How to irritate people". Maybe they collaborated on the ending, which indeed feels more Palin/Jones?

[@KirkSandall]

@Yngvarfo In general, whoever acted in a sketch usually wrote it.

[@Yngvarfo]

@@KirkSandall - Most of the Cleese/Palin sketches were written by Cleese and Chapman. The Ministry of Silly Walks was written by Palin and Terry Jones.

[@SadKenChepstow]

It was first done for the 1948 show and was written by John Cleese and Tim Brooke-Taylor. In the original version, Tim is playing the role that Graham Chapman plays here.

[@nymalous3428]

This was recreated in How To Irritate People, but for some reason Graham Chapman was not the candidate (he was in some of the other skits though). One of the best Christmas presents I ever got (I might have even bought it for myself).

[@johngordon9426]

This isn't a comedy skit, it's now reality.

[@beckymiller5907]

Kafka would have been proud of these guys.

[@phildirt3]

I start laughing as soon as Cleese walks in the room and i don’t know why!!!😂

[@chelseapoet3664]

I don't know why either, because he doesn't walk in the room.

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

Sadly, I've had a couple of interviews that were stranger than this in REAL life. Perhaps I should write a sketch and perform it? Peace!

[@FlamingCockatiel]

I'd watch that.

[@erikgraveleau8320]

Le génie des MP. Ils ont tout inventé 👍😄😺

[@JANEM21]

Pure trolling..

[@Gos1234567]

Anyone out there ever tried the “Good morning” trick? Do people just repeat good morning back ?

[@middle-agedclimber]

5 4 3 2 1 is too relatable😂😂

[@BiSeaux-b7r]

I had interviews like that with morons that didn’t know what questions to ask me or what they want I just said “can I use a restroom “ and never returned 😂😂

[@nonamegonzalez5711]

i feel like this is where they got inspiration for super troopers 😂

[@dixonpinfold2582]

I'm afraid it's all part of The New Cruelty. Once you get used to it it's frightfully miserable.

[@dt2phillips]

Cleese said it was training anyway.

[@FutureAbe]

Cleese was driving ME nuts in this one. My god…

[@Jannicke42]

Marvellous

[@xsham6224]

saddened that no one of my age have these types of references

[@iainmrodgers9991]

Steve Jobs learned how to interview using this example.

[@GabrielEtinzon]

So this is Pere Ubu !

[@SigmundFeud]

"However, you are on the shortlist for employment with us, and we will call you in for another interview when another vacancy arises. May I express ahead of time, on behalf of everyone here at the Foreign Office, our hope that your future career with us will be both fulfilling and rewarding."

[@TMX1138]

2:57 Graham Chapman sounds like he’s making rooster noises!

[@PaulRoos-p3o]

at 3:38 did they bleep that out or was it a glitch?