She's a witch!

[@DukeOfKidderminster]

That crowd reminds me of the average internet comments section.

[@jamesvalentine2797]

They are way to intelligent to be any kinda' YT comment section.....uhhh I'm talkin' like a smug college student.

[@jamesvalentine2797]

damiester1 - For me it's the same. There are bunch of both them who I hate.

[@jubaldurden4638]

It's more like Al Gore and the climate cult crowd.

[@Sorakeyblademaster37]

Smug college students are are so much worse. They don't anything know important, are rich and spoiled brats, and they get used by big gov and money to make most everyone else's lives' even more miserable and get away with it.

[@DukeOfKidderminster]

....aaand, we're off!

[@mcaddicts]

0:18 Love how he's testing to see if the swallow can fly carrying a coconut.

[@EfromR]

Where did he get that coconut

[@quarryspanish]

@@EfromR Imported most likely.

[@idontlikemondays3190]

@@quarryspanish By a swallow?

[@AlvinGuoSubscribe]

I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THAT HAHAHHA

[@motor4X4kombat]

Its not a question of where it grip it, its a simple question of weight ratio. A 5 ounce bird cannot grip a 1 pound coconut

[@weiyuan20]

"We've found a witch, shall we burn her?" "Burn her! Burn her!" "How do you know she's a witch?" "Cuz she looks like one!" Twitter basically

[@jsmith498]

Racist!

[@somebody754]

"We've found a racist! Shall we cancel them?" "Cancel them! Cancel them!" "How do you know they're a racist?" "Because they look like one!"

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

Lol

[@kzik3635]

Stop twiterphobe

[@tmdiz4579]

@@kzik3635 consider the rope. Twitter user.

[@karnak333]

"Build a bridge out of her!" That line gets me every time.

[@iandhr1]

ah but can you not also make bridges out of stone

[@DarkAdonisVyers]

iandhr1 Then she's a golem?

[@DanelerH]

DarkAdonisVyers Sounds about right.

[@insanemang9983]

When you think about it that would have been a gruesome sight.

[@AndyHoward]

"I got better" got me

[@MacTechG4]

Translation of the last line of British slang from the Witch; “It’s a fair cop” = “you got me”

[@zaky4127]

i dont get it

[@montaisgod]

Thanks for this, had no idea what she said

[@MacTechG4]

Zak Dalloul; she actually WAS a Witch.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@zaky4127 In the U.K. if you're guilty as charged, you'd say _"It's a fair cop"_ i.e. she's admitting they're right, she's guilty.

[@soulsocks3054]

was looking for this, thanks, had no idea what she said

[@StormyGeddon]

“Did you dress her up like this?” “NO NO no. Yes. Yeah. We did a bit.”

[@StormyGeddon]

1:00

[@brennanvilcheck9469]

"She has got a wart."

[@JesusFriedChrist]

A bit a bit

[@brennanvilcheck9469]

@The man behind the slaughter "She turned me into a newt."

[@brennanvilcheck9469]

@The man behind the slaughter "I got better..."

[@Viva-Cristo-Rey-]

"Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science" such a great line.

[@squidhubcentral1407]

"She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "Well, I got better" Pure genius.

[@titan133760]

BURN HER ANYWAY!!!

[@gamerfartmaster6923]

SquidHub Central how are you so wise in the ways of science

[@lukestubbs.]

“I’m getting better!” - Sick Man “I got better.” - Sir Lancelot “He’s getting better” - Castle Guest

[@stevebinning977]

Another great Python line from "Life of Brian". Brian addresses a vast crowd of his followers who have followed him home saying to them "You're all different, You're all individuals" and a solitary tiny voice calls out "I'm not".

[@lautarososa983]

@@stevebinning977 Brian: Look, you've got it all wrong! You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody! You've got to think for yourselves! You're all individuals! Crowd: [in unison] Yes! We're all individuals! Brian: You're all different! Crowd: [in unison] Yes, we are all different! Man in crowd: I'm not... Crowd: Shhh!

[@wiriamurequiem5124]

“..A duck” “Who are you,who so wise in the way of science?”

[@RtbTCD]

Its the meme

[@b.d6642]

I am Arthur, king of the Britains

[@asoru5573]

@@b.d6642 Who?

[@wayneurquhart1967]

@@asoru5573 We're all the Britons.

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

'Exactically'

[@alexandercummins]

"who are you who are so wise in the ways of science"

[@medflyer007]

+Alexander Cummins That's the part that really killed me haha :D

[@bobgibbs7888]

Made no sense to me, Person A does all this science stuff on scene, Person B arrives, Person A asks person he has never met before: "who are you who are so wise in the ways of science"

[@suddenkancho4968]

A FoxNews contributor. He will stay with us into the next segment where we discuss global warming.

[@ABLSC]

the 1986 generation King OF Underworld tradeMark:GoldenLine Trading Enterprise any problem again?

[@williamcombis4836]

@@bobgibbs7888King Arthur was wise in science because he knew that ducks could float.

[@nicoarrigoni3898]

Every line in this scene is perfect, especially the last one. “It’s a fair cop” implies that despite all that demential reasoning she was indeed a witch after all. Pure comedy.

[@bystanderbutch3509]

I think she said court, not sure though.

[@preston4502]

@@bystanderbutch3509 she said cop, i think it is british slang. Basically meaning fair enough.

[@bionicleapple1254]

Well, she did weigh the same as a duck. Seems there's at least some witchplay there

[@fetzbraun4658]

with the scales they used, I wouldn't be surprised if everything weighed the same as everything else.

[@Aneliuse]

@@bionicleapple1254look right here 3:58 the scales didnt match up lol

[@undeadnightorc]

"What also floats in water?" "A DUCK." (crowd gasps) That part always cracks me up.

[@moeroris]

Hey! But what are ducks made out of then?

[@OzixiThrill]

Wood... Obviously.

[@mandrake1750]

Very small rocks!

[@HiVizCamo]

So ducks are witches then?

[@jaysherwood5264]

that part Quacks* me up

[@paulchaperon2207]

I just noticed the knight send a bird with a coconut attached on him before the crowd arrive x)

[@gangrenousgandalf2102]

Pigeons carrying coconuts... An interesting theory.

[@bobsemple3268]

@@gangrenousgandalf2102 i think its a swallow

[@gooberGonzo]

Lol 😆

[@b.d6642]

But... Whare did he get a coconut?

[@paulwilliams8555]

I just noticed the same thing yesterday and I've been seeing this movie for well whatever long time

[@gerryfromthevoid8986]

Arthur yelling "a duck" with such conviction and it being acclaimed is the right answer has to be one of the best comedy moments ever. Such an obscure line of thought, delivered as legitimate intellect and knowledge

[@00lilyvonshtupp]

Like the spud obiden.

[@Xylarxcode]

Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know?

[@mmaddox8877]

I only say "a duck" like that and no one gets it

[@jrooney75]

@@mmaddox8877And here I thought I was the only one

[@jumbo-bo]

IKAZA ZHANA

[@ReconRecall]

I love that for the entire movie he holds his helmet's faceplate open. That is such subtle comedy.

[@duartepereira9400]

Why

[@thebloocat]

Yeah why?

[@alesksander]

@Jake-Amir Blumenfeldwitz Yeah so funny.

[@jacobmastroly1103]

1,000th like

[@DrickRT]

R/Woosh me all you want but wtf r u talkin about

[@Lion-rf8xi]

This is a fairly accurate portrayal of how a mob justifies its actions.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Mobs just want blood on their hands

[@Lion-rf8xi]

@@SamuelBlack84 Modern mobs use much different tactics, so many creative ways to destroy and maim people without ever drawing blood.

[@SamuelBlack84]

@@Lion-rf8xi Same thing, violence for it's own sake

[@Lion-rf8xi]

@@SamuelBlack84 Violence is a like a drug for some people

[@SamuelBlack84]

@@Lion-rf8xi Tell me about it, I've seen it so many times. Gangs of young teenagers with hate and ferocity in their eyes so intense it's a sheer bloodlust. Bastards

[@andrianspaqi364]

I lost it when he said "so logically.." as if any of that shit made sense 😂😂😂

[@minerva9104]

Andrian Spaqi it kinda did, which is the insane part

[@minerva9104]

Andrian Spaqi 😂😂😂

[@Wolfsbane909]

"she soured the milk says I" logic. also the world is was thought to be flat, if u keep sailing u fall off the edge. logic.

[@Sorakeyblademaster37]

He probably made all that up so it would be impossible tp get someone executed for witchcraft. If she really does weigh the same as a same as a duck, then she probably is a real witch. In the real Middle Ages, getting someone legally executed for witchcraft was much more difficult than pop culture makes it seem because the church and government would've had to have had believed in witchcraft in the first place. (But then this is Monty Python, and one of the team members was an actual historian who was just mocking people who romanticize the era rather.)

[@wickedspank]

East Ox Actually, there were a lot of people who believed the world was round that didn't say anything for fear of being persecuted. They killed people for spouting such nonsense back then!

[@vervor]

I love how he’s interrogating the crowd like a mom in a kitchen solving a fight btwn siblings. English humor so often couches situations in these instantly relatable dynamics, and it gives it such a cool layer of hilarity. Also him having to hold his stupid face guard up the entire movie is gold.

[@ddthewolf]

I always saw it like a kindergarten or preschool teacher lol

[@thecheapace793]

'Build a bridge out of her' the conversation makes no sense, but this was the most ridiculous idea

[@thecheapace793]

@John Matrix absolutely

[@blastoid37]

Its brilliant though

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

"Grain! apples! very small rocks!"

[@bl1398]

exactly it wouldn't prove anything. once they finish the bridge it proves nothing, she could just be made out of a bridge material like granite, not necessarily wood.

[@Blue-Lady]

@@bl1398 Well that's why he says you can also build a bridge out of stone.. the whole point of the joke is the most ridiculous and far fetched process of elimination lol

[@annabatson8402]

I just realized that before the witch was dragged up to him he was trying to see if a bird could carry a coconut and how far it could carry it.

[@chrispile3878]

Which is why my brother and I were guffawing like idiots during this scene, and people kept looking back at us like, "What's so funny?".

[@lily-mp1ih]

It plays into the whole swallo thing

[@bl1398]

I really didn't understand the joke. Deriving the airspeed velocity of a dove under coconut load is a valid data point, that can obviously be used to approximate that of a locally unavailable species, say an African swallow, to get a ballpark figure. The joke fails at a fundamental level, unlike the rest of the scene concerning the witch, because the action of testing a dove under load is entirely logical and therefore not a subject of comedy at all, and as such should not be present in this film picture. I did, many years ago, write into Points of View on this very issue, but to date have not received an acknowledgement of my complaint, let alone a reply.

[@daanstrik4293]

@@bl1398 who are you who is so wise in the ways of science? A WITCH THATS WHO

[@whatiswhat8061]

@@bl1398 i bet youre made of wood too

[@alancollman1738]

This is legitimately how you write a long-winded joke.

[@Cjnw]

Just as funny tl;dr style, I'm sure

[@martinjamieson]

@@Cjnw “How can you tell if a woman is a witch? She weighs the same as a duck.” I’m not convinced.

[@redera9560]

Yes

[@siep6922]

It was a dark and stormy night, And the Captain said to the bo'sun: Bo'sun, tell us a tale. And the bo'sun said: It was a dark and stormy night...

[@DrummerStick]

Except it needs to be funny to be a joke

[@rubenlarochelle1881]

I love how it seems he's trying to fool everybody into saving an innocent, only to reveal the absurd reasoning was correct and she's actually a witch. Genius.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Criminals never just come clean, do they.

[@EverettWilson]

The scales weren't even.

[@tl1326]

@@EverettWilsonit was, the reason it tilted to one side after they took her out is because the duck is still in the other side of the scale.

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

No, she is not. The scales where rigged. She said "fair cop" because she succumbed to the idiotic logic of the masses and believed that she is a "witch".

[@jwhi419]

@@tl1326but the duck was on top of stone therefore making it imbalanced?

[@felipemonteiro5382]

"There are ways of telling she's a witch..." "There are?" "DO THEY HURT???"

[@ТомасАндерсон-в1е]

Do they bleed?

[@bguzewi0]

I've seen this scene dozens of times and never noticed that before, that's amazing!

[@kingsguard3607]

I always love that

[@SunBunz]

I can’t believe all these years I never noticed he said that. lol “DO THEY HURT!?” 😂

[@JoaoLucasK]

So, let me get this straight...Witches are burned, but wood is also burned, and wood floats, but ducks also float, so, if someone weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood, therefore, she's a witch

[@mattypenta]

Seems legit.

[@SSHitMan]

That's why this knight was wise enough for the Round Table.

[@DarlaLathan]

You call that logic?? I've heard better reasoning from people with schizophrenia!

[@scylax7669]

SHE'S A WITCH

[@scylax7669]

***** BURN THE WITCH

[@jonbilgutay2]

Well, at least she got a fair trial.

[@qwandary]

Jon Bilgutay lol with rigged scales?

[@JamesJacksonFilmz]

Fawn No who said they were rigged?

[@Paul939]

+Fawn No Are you a witch?

[@geletoz]

+Paul939 fawn is witch may we burn her?

[@Firestar4041]

+dufaan green is she lighter than a duck?

[@peterrebelwithoutamenopaus6962]

Love the way Sir Bedevere throughout the film raises his visor to see more clearly even though it's a tiny bit of metal.and not even in front of his eyes. That typical Python attention to the silliest detail. Genius. RIP Terry Jones.

[@abdullahmalazada2519]

Actually, it only covers his eyes (check 2:25), making it do the opposite of what visor needs to do. That makes it even funnier.

[@KingInky13]

Things I've always loved about this scene: 1.) Sir Bedevere testing if a swallow can carry a coconut 2.) Sir B checking that the nose is a fake when there is a thick rope tied around it 3.) The actors not being able to keep their laughter hidden 4.) The insane logic that turns out to prove she is a witch. This whole movie is pure genius. Still holds up after over 40 years!

[@WolfieMcMuffin]

Plus her casual "It's a fair cop" attitude toward her impending death! XD

[@David-wk6md]

always wondered what she said

[@TheJabbate1]

Also when the remove the witch an the duck, the scale was out of balance

[@Mickofalltrades]

"I got better" was always my favorite quote.

[@Kickiusz]

The "A bit, a bit" part never fails to crack me up. If I was a native english speaker, I'd quote the shit out of it as a response to every troublesome question.

[@gerryjweathersthethird5284]

“ She turned me into a newt!” *Looks around in awkward silence* “I got better...”

[@mr.potato8000]

i dont get this, can u explain a bit thx a lot

[@gerryjweathersthethird5284]

@@mr.potato8000, it’s just a line said during the film.

[@wiratamadean5994]

@@gerryjweathersthethird5284 newt? The water lizard?

[@gerryjweathersthethird5284]

@@wiratamadean5994, I believe that’s what they said.

[@facelessman9224]

@@mr.potato8000 He says he was turned into a newt, Everyone looks at him and he's clearly not a newt, He says it got better, as if newts naturally turn back into humans over time (which they don't), But they're all so stupid, they buy his explanation.

[@cpskaggs1600]

I love that he's trying to teach them how to use logical, critical scientific thinking and yet....it's all so wrong.

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

Not so! She weighed the same as a duck!

[@Killer_Queen_bee]

@CP Skaggs a duck is 3 pounds while a female human is about 135 pounds during that time. That was fair game at that point lol

[@uhbruh9223]

Shes a witch tho

[@hiimryan2388]

When your teacher use outdated textbooks

[@mrhackerman1595]

That is why it is funny

[@RayBetterThanEvilCanival]

“Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?” Gets me every time

[@Lllllllllls]

Teacher: "You have a test today" My brain during the test:

[@AAAA-tp4gw]

so this must be justin y rivals isnt it ahahahahaha

[@The_Sunny_One]

Have you successfully defeated Justin Y yet?

[@AAAA-tp4gw]

@@The_Sunny_One nope

[@tonymacaroni7069]

We will watch your career with great interest

[@articusramos808]

Your braincells go on a witchhunt for what exactly?

[@hiimryan2388]

Every part of the scene is carefully strung comedy. The pigeon carrying coconuts and the unbalanced scale. A master peice

[@Bilbopedia]

It isn't unbalanced. She is a witch

[@tsardudebroii]

@Brady Burkett European or African?

[@hiimryan2388]

That Communist Weeb why would we know tha- AHHHHH

[@lealuague889]

the witch said "fair enough" and accepted her faith to be burned

[@ianbosso9105]

@@tsardudebroii African

[@samuelcoughlin9165]

"Who you, who are so wise in the ways of science?" Such an underrated line...

[@angrydoggo8864]

Samuel Coughlin now a top quality meme

[@qstrafe8390]

@@angrydoggo8864 ahhh yes

[@winecheese2185]

That line gets me every time.

[@robertadamsx2]

Several people now say it in the meme community. Especially on reddit.

[@JDR00L]

mems

[@jobbie4997]

Rest in peace Terry Jones, you made my life a warmer and a much funnier place.

[@cheyenne9220]

Who built King Arthur's round table? Sir Cumference.

[@Cjnw]

Who killed King Arthur? Sir Osis of Liver

[@jflancer4031]

très très bon jeu de mots . j'adore . from France ;-)

[@Samstar369]

Eda Bean But it’s also sexual

[@ValGOPLock]

I'm borrowing this one

[@scottmatheson3346]

@@ValGOPLock what does god need with a borrowed pun?

[@unicornsandrainbowsandchic2336]

First place I came after hearing about Terry Jones. Farewell, Sir Bedivere. Don't go to Camelot, it's a silly place.

[@michaelmartin8337]

it's only a model

[@geo_metrics6312]

Can I get an f chain goin 😭😭😭

[@saltie5480]

@@geo_metrics6312 sure. F

[@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933]

@@michaelmartin8337 Shh!

[@michellereed2535]

this might be the best comment ive ever read. bravo sir.

[@randomguy9305]

She says its a fair cop, which makes this scene funnier as it implies she actually was a witch made of wood, as that means you got me

[@davez5201]

I think it just means that she believes the "logic" as well.

[@pauliejay4161]

@@davez5201 Nah. "It's a fair cop" is an admission that a person has been found out.

[@siep6922]

No, dude: she weighs the same as a duck which is why she is a witch!

[@dalej6987]

All of you are wrong. She doesn't just say: "It's a fair cop". She says it in an incredibly sarcastic way. Meaning, she thinks they are all morons.

[@marka3122]

@@dalej6987 um, she weighed exactly like the duck. She was commenting on how the purely idiocratic logic they've concocted actually produced the correct result.

[@Flangel66]

That bit where Eric Idle bites his scythe while thinking is one of my all time favourite Python moments. Idk why, I just love it.

[@jackal59]

He's doing it to keep from cracking up at John Cleese's veeeery long, labored pause before his line. That's also why Michael Palin is scratching his nose-to hide that he's laughing. (source-DVD commentary)

[@CThorn-kr8wk]

Flawless logic.

[@TerminianLinkVT]

Better logic than just having her prove she's not a witch. How do you prove you aren't something.

[@bmort1313]

Terminian Link draw a contradiction

[@dkechag1979]

No it is not, they should have compared her density against the duck's, not her weight. I mean you have to subtract buoyancy from the weight, I think the script writers messed up this part.

[@sciencetube4574]

@@dkechag1979 You're right! THAT's the problem with their reasoning!

[@sinfulnitwit7647]

dkechag1979 I think that’s the joke.

[@samaritan_sys]

"A duck!" always killed me. The authority with which he speaks that line, framed as it is in the ludicrous situation and against Bedevere's own assuredness is perfect. It's like watching two paranoid schizophrenic homeless men meet and begin earnestly discussing their shared delusions once the second man chimes in that the flying squid's of the first man's delusions are, in fact, also telepathic.

[@nomad963]

I love this comment so much.

[@jonmeltzer1361]

Except that they're both trying to save her, but ... oops.

[@BBQDemon]

Heh heh... Ducks

[@J0ECrAWF15H]

@@jonmeltzer1361 ....what?

[@abc.-----------1894]

This is the best comment I have ever read in KZbin.

[@jgonascar]

Actual footage of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692

[@Quinntus79]

+jgonascar Not quite. No witches were burned in Salem. All those accused of witchcraft in Salem were hanged. And there was one instance of a guy being crushed to death during inquiry.

[@carlhalbynygaard5870]

+Quinntus79 Way to kill a joke, man

[@Quinntus79]

When it comes to making a joke and historical accuracy; historical accuracy takes precedence.

[@randomcallsign]

+Quinntus79 This also works as joke

[@patrickwolff2727]

And a recent Trump rally in California.

[@ghastlyghandi4301]

I love how king Arthur’s big “look at me I’m so smart for knowing something the commoners don’t know I’m so special and intelligent” moment was him saying that weighting a duck with the woman would prove she’s a witch

[@lotusluminance5872]

I was expecting this: "Why do witches burn? Because they're made of wood. And how do we tell if she's made of wood? By burning her. If she doesn't burn then she isn't made of wood and isn't a witch."

[@PauaP]

Make sense, you lads wanna try this out?

[@PauaP]

@@santiagofaiella1255 Sounds reasonable, alright, try away!

[@PauaP]

@@santiagofaiella1255 Few, for a second their I thought you notic-uh I mean, totally. I guess its time for some witch hunting.

[@BoraCM]

Xla Csn They would drown old women to see if they were witches back then. If they didn’t drown, they were witches.

[@lotusluminance5872]

@@BoraCM Yeah, it's like the Spanish Inquisition that would torture innocent people until they said they were guilty (Nobody expects that)

[@U_C_G]

Rest in Peace Terry Jones. You will be remembered for legendary scenes like this forever

[@GenNTiva]

Don’t do sadness

[@upturnedblousecollar5811]

He's not dead, he's... (I'd better not).

[@upturnedblousecollar5811]

@@1mouseman lol thank you

[@andrewmckenna00]

"what do we burn apart from witches?" "MORE WITCHES! "

[@Ih8kone]

Shh!

[@brantnuttall]

Jaya Saxena

[@yeet6356]

2:25 funny thing is that throwing people into pond was an actual way people back then used to find if someone was guilty or not, called trial by water, if they floated then they were guilty.

[@Enchet0]

The smart thing here is that when the person is in the water two things can happen, either the person sinks and therefor drowns or they can swim and is therefor convicted and executed. (Sorry for bad english)

[@reubenmanzo2054]

If you sink, you are declared innocent, however you are also dead.

[@7rich79]

I love the confidence behind the line: A duck!

[@michelepella2768]

_ekkssssaektley_

[@TonyEnglandUK]

And then they test her against the weight... of a goose.

[@u.v.s.5583]

When you are a King, you have to be confident like that, or else why should people follow you? You do not guess "a duck?" Instead, you proclaim: a duck, and a duck it is then.

[@AndrewGivens]

@@TonyEnglandUK It's clearly a duck. You have to know these things when you're commenting on KZbin.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@AndrewGivens I can't believe you took that comment seriously.

[@MrEarlSwift]

"VERY SMALL ROCKS!!"

[@PistonBust]

Jesse Swift That line has a direct link to my funny bone. Gets me everytime haha

[@kiteman7891]

Jesse Swift Those don’t actually float

[@SentinelAntioch]

Luke’s d&d Table ThAt’S tHe JoKe, GeNiUs.

[@kubikkuratko188]

"CURCHES!!!"

[@kiteman7891]

Guardsman_Antioch Yes I know. I was purposely trying to get r/whooshed

[@Kragatar]

"She turned me into a newt!" "A newt??" ".....I got better." "BURN HER ANYWAY!" lmao xD

[@kalebbruwer]

Isn't it mute?

[@Kragatar]

@@kalebbruwer Pretty certain it's newt. Witches always turn people into frogs, mice, salamanders, etc.

[@philipsyoutube6111]

How did he get better? She is a witch, what powers does he have?

[@Trayheed]

*BURNEH*

[@MsBrynnElizabeth]

I love everything Monty Python. Nothing will ever be as funny or amazing as anything they put out. As we slowly begin to lose them, it makes me so sad but I’m so glad I was alive during their time. Spamalot in 05 was amazing and I’m so glad I saw the original cast. Can’t wait to see it again this December when it returns to broadway :)

[@robertslugg8361]

Thanks to BBC, the next Python will have an equal number of female writers. :(

[@johnconcepcion7000]

"How do we tell if she is made of wood?" "Build a bridge out of her!"

[@theemeraldenderman3007]

“Ah, but can’t you also build a bridge out of stone?” “Oh yeah.”

[@smc1942]

Many times, I've encountered women I suspected were witches made of wood. It turned out, they were normal women with hearts made of stone.

[@Alblaka]

I'm far more amused by their reaction to the realization that if the witch is made out of wood, they can check that by seeing whether she floats, and consequently try to rush her off to throw her into a pond. The notion that failing to prove she is a witch will cause them to drown somebody innocent was entirely beyond them.

[@steve_dragon1553]

@@smc1942 deep

[@lapse4368]

And nobody is talking about how he just casually jumped down 7 feet onto the ground.

[@jpgiuliotti]

hahah @Lapse - I just noticed that for the 1st time myself!! Must be because I first saw this as a teen and then many times in my 20s where such a jump seemed whatever. Now over 50, I cringed when I saw it...had to play it back to make sure! OUCH! :)

[@powerpug964]

Its not that high

[@GordonHeaney]

@@powerpug964 You do it then, dressed in armour

[@powerpug964]

@@GordonHeaney ok the armor might hurt

[@rickvandam3238]

Soft ground and he litterly fell down his own height so that no biggy

[@AdamG1983]

Almost 50 years later, and this is still one of the funniest movies in history. This is one for the ages

[@aetherspoutgaming3776]

YEESSSS🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene731]

Favourite Christmas movie *hugs*

[@farqueleyou7578]

Movie/Social Commentary

[@noir5697]

Monty Python is a treasure

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

1:48 Bedevere asks the question “Why do witches burn?” The shot after that was the longest take that Cleese had taken to say his line “Because they’re made of... wood?” and Eric Idle had to bite into his sickle to stop himself from laughing.

[@CalebMcFadden]

Shane Fell wow

[@dinsy512]

I’m biting into my sickle right now!

[@TheHutchmaster]

Build a bridge out of er

[@julianclark3838]

Everybody on screen looked away from the camera when he delivered that line

[@StrangeIndeed]

what's the source?

[@SamWood64]

“What also floats in water?” “Churches!” Hilarious😂

[@bobbobby632]

I do not understand the joke, can you explain it to me please

[@Jurkss77]

@@bobbobby632 no

[@AD-dg3zz]

Does that mean the church is a witch? Or is the witch a church?

[@jjvivo378]

@@bobbobby632 I think it's a reference to the biblical story where Jesus walked on water

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

"And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped."

[@Zombieslayer0044]

"What also floats in water?" Some random guy in the crowd: "Lead! Lead!"

[@almostkentish3042]

"Churches!"

[@anniesung6555]

@שחר א. It's like metal, people in the old days used to call it that

[@webbess1]

Pretty sure they said bread.

[@almostkentish3042]

@@webbess1 it was definitely "Lead"

[@Relaxingtitan]

Someone else said bread though

[@b.l7491]

My 10th grade Philosophy and Ethics teacher liked Monty Python. She showed us this to teach us about formal fallacies, it's still funny now 😂

[@michaeldonatelli7166]

I have to find fallacies in this video. You know any lmaoo

[@priyachoudhary9896]

@@michaeldonatelli7166 everything that the executioner Says is fallacy

[@BlackSnow2389]

You had a philosophy and ethics class in 10th grade!? I deeply envy you.

[@Kaden-dd9vm]

@@BlackSnow2389 What I'm sayin.

[@wakaka2waka]

The Internet Mob Justice in a nutshell.

[@JasonSanCrazy]

"Justice"

[@majorblitz3846]

1000 dudes without Reason and A Fella with 1000 Reason that make sense......

[@mykomatos5445]

So, LOGICALLY, if he weights the same as a pug, he's made of gas, and therefore, is a nazi

[@Hirnlego999]

Trump supporters chanting "lock her up"

[@FocalDepth]

Yep, this is pretty much Twitter today.

[@mariacillan9668]

3:24 my favorite thing in this scene: the guy has shaving cream for a beard

[@thedarkgamertdg2234]

Or was he preparing to shave his beard before they found a witch?

[@elijahstuffs]

I couldn't find him , which one?

[@thedarkgamertdg2234]

GugasChannel at exactly 0:14 you can see him

[@elijahstuffs]

@@insulam821 LMAO thanks

[@dontask6863]

Spent all the budget on the enchanters firebombs and stick flamethrowers...

[@josephbelisle5792]

One of the best scenes ever in one of the best movies ever. I love the final words of the scene, "it's a fair cop." After all the illogical silliness,

[@Hellscrap3r]

1:58 Poor Eric. Had to bite down on his scythe to stop himself from laughing.

[@jbo22fly]

This and Biggus Dickus are two of my favorite Monty Python scenes

[@Red-Magic]

I mean, it didn't look like he was but ok

[@TonyEnglandUK]

lol and Michael scratches his nose for the same reason

[@eldonstrackeii7892]

@@Red-Magic Cleese went off-script and drew out the pause before delivering his line. Idle about lost it, and has told the story many, many times.

[@SSJ3rocks]

@@TonyEnglandUK And Terry has to look away as well.

[@seamuskennefick7692]

She turned me into a newt! A newt? I got better... (can they be any funnier?)

[@ElectricBuckeye]

BURN HER ANYWAY!!

[@LukeSmith-kt2ir]

+ElectricBuckeye THROW HER INTO THE POND!!!!!

[@eph61]

That's one of my faves....

[@antikokalis]

There is a place with all the answers. They call it google

[@antikokalis]

Something like that. I'm not familiar with the exact species

[@Eggs_is_eggs]

But in the end, she really was a witch. She admits it in the end. "It's a fair cop."

[@TheOuterBanks]

I kept wondering what it was she said. Thanks.

[@nunswithguns1209]

I think it belongs more to the insanity part, where nothing makes sense, even if you thought she was the only sane person there, she wasn' t, so the phytons took the earth under your feet once again

[@JuanIgnacioAzpiazu]

She was denying it vehemently at the start. I think it means she accepts the proof: that scale shows she weighs the same as a duck, therefore she is made of wood, therefore she must be a witch.

[@elazarsinger4187]

Or, you know, sarcasm

[@romarssieverything9667]

you sound like one of the mob

[@ronnielane6903]

Comedy GOLD, even after all these years, still hilarious!

[@HPgamerOne]

This is basically flat earth logic in a nutshell.

[@iongriffis2435]

hahaha

[@greasycarrots]

Lmao so is that pfp

[@MrScigeek101]

If the Earth was really round why aren't pizzas round? It's because they aren't made of wood. The earth isn't made of wood, so it's obviously made of pizza, and is therefore not round.

[@christinegreene1986]

@@MrScigeek101 😂

[@bryanangeloperez959]

but this one arrived at the correct conclusion. She was a witch, she said it herself it was a fair cop.

[@AdamG1983]

"Build a bridge out of her!" Underrated line

[@u.v.s.5583]

Yeah, but if you build a bridge out of her, she could also have been made of stone, which should be incompatible with her being a witch since a stone person would hardly ever burn.

[@joeg1582]

I've always been amazed at how gracefully he steps off the platform at 3:06.

[@sextuspompeius1266]

Almost looks effortless

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa420]

Joe G same

[@BenEmberley]

You can see how much Eric Idle wants to crease up laughing - it's hilarious. LOVE these guys ^_^

[@Jojoateyt]

I just noticed he was attaching a coconut to the dove xD

[@Magnus-W-O]

+CircuitMembrane It was a swallow. Now the real question is wether it was an African or European swallow

[@goodcop105]

+Magnum WO i..I don't know that. AAAAAAAAH

[@BloodyBay]

Sir Bedivere is indeed wise in the ways of science. :)

[@PredatorKillsAlien]

+CircuitMembrane But did you notice the guy with the shaving cream facial hair?

[@PowerShellWizard]

+Midget Tosser Just saw it at 3:24. Good eyes :)

[@thefrog101]

Im here to point out the swallow flying off with a coconut 0:17

[@AlexPerez-tt9ru]

I noticed that recently and started laughing

[@Woodstiger1234]

the shaving cream beard guy...

[@spencerlebleu1501]

That ain't no swallow.

[@MikelHensley]

I find that hard to swallow.

[@spencerlebleu1501]

I guess the only way to know for sure would be to measure its airspeed velocity.

[@vervor]

The guy with the shaving cream kills me every time 3:25

[@pedrofromrio645]

Holy shit! I never notice him before

[@TonyEnglandUK]

It's Spike Milligan. He had a cameo in Life of Brian, too.

[@matheusmariani3108]

As Pontius Pilatus from Life of Brian would point out, "he's wabid"

[@wizkaleeb662]

Also at 0:13

[@debranickless1762]

0:02 Me at any given moment:

[@streamsofconsciousness8519]

"It's a fair cop." Holy shit I'm crying

[@TheJeremyKentBGross]

I didn't get that line.

[@midnite8729]

I thought she said "that's a fair court" sarcastically lol

[@articusramos808]

In other words she really was a Witch.

[@djsjajjsjs168]

Cursing is a sin

[@Rick-jf2ig]

@@djsjajjsjs168 my brother in christ; fuck.

[@cupcake6070]

“How can you tell if she is made of wood?” “Build a bridge out of her!!” “What also floats in water?” “Lead!” “Very small rocks!” “Churches!” “She turned me into a newt!” “A newt?” “I got better” “Did you dress her up like this?” “No!” “No!” “Yes..” “Yes..” “A bit.” “She has a wart!” I love this scene XD

[@9000888sora]

Bread not lead

[@dancinganimals.]

@@9000888sora both lead and bread was said

[@jeremysolomon7791]

“Build a bridge out of her!!” can you not also build bridges out of stone?

[@papajohn5279]

How did over five hundred people see this and were like: "Ah, yes. I'll like this." Literally, all you did was quote a scene from the video we all watched... Just how?

[@theresnothinghereatall]

@@papajohn5279 quoting the video is a pathway to many likes, some consider to be... unnatural

[@korkiwi]

"She's a witch!" "I am not a witch, I'm your wife!"

[@Daytruin]

princess bride, classic. 1 year later. lol

[@user-vp9lc9up6v]

Same thing

[@kiteman7891]

LIAR. LIAAARRRR

[@Eisenbison]

Hilarious, because that actress was actually John Cleese's wife

[@ZERO-ue2mx]

Daemous I would’ve died if someone said “Same thing”

[@JonFromWA]

He had to bite the scythe to keep from laughing at John's long pause 😂

[@chuckaugust9856]

The first second we see Bedivere as the peasants walk up to him, he's attaching a swallow to a coconut. It's one of those tiny details that you miss the first time around, but it's a great little addition.

[@stubmandrel]

It's a dove. It's one of those tiny details that you miss the first time around...

[@tsardudebroii]

@@stubmandrel no it’s a swallow

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

@@tsardudebroii African or European?

[@tsardudebroii]

@@ezelfrancisco1349 I don’t know that’

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Yeets @@tsardudebroii to the boiling gorge

[@frayzard]

Apparently, the "MORE WITCHES!!" line wasn't in the script.

[@aardwoof_]

@Liam Berg (STUDENT) like half the movie wasn’t in the script m8

[@thedoctor6560]

@@aardwoof_ imagine saying m8 in 2020

[@aardwoof_]

@@thedoctor6560 i don’t have to imagine m8

[@FPSDrifter]

@@thedoctor6560 It's not our problem m8

[@benji0054]

8m

[@dani1999n]

love how one guy in the crowd just has shaving cream all over his face

[@nikolajkjaerbye2184]

I know right hahaha it's just so random i love it

[@bunny-yz4yy]

I got really drunk one night and decided to watch this movie again so I ended up losing it over the dude with the shaving cream beard

[@breadperv7482]

Well he was shaving then he heard of a witch to burn obviously he would put it on hold he turned a man into a newt

[@defenestrated23]

Apparently it wasn't even a cast member, it was some dude who heard all the commotion and wanted to see what it was about

[@keithlw1873]

@@defenestrated23 He looks a lot like Spike Milligan to me

[@GrumblingGrognard]

Absolute greatness: one of the all-time favorites. Terry Jones-sorely missed. :(

[@mrshadrack8554]

3:46 and on that day a meme was born.

[@onepunchman9910]

Took me this long to realize that the knight in the first part is trying a coconut to a swallow to see if it will carry it. I love this movie.

[@vivvpprof]

There's an argument over that earlier in the movie ;)

[@aguywholikesmilitary5394]

I'm here as well.

[@colinpaterson3915]

It's a dove not a swallow, swallows are much smaller and have forked tails, they are also have much darker feather

[@vivvpprof]

@@colinpaterson3915 I'm no ornithologist but the argument about "the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow" is a recurring theme in the movie. They might've gotten the wrong bird, though.

[@borgduck]

That's a fair cop. Can you imagine a real-life victim of a Witch hunt saying that?!

[@frankg2790]

+borgduck At least he didn't pile stones on her chest or drown her.

[@Hiperforteca]

+borgduck Actually, most witch trials ended in acquittal of accused person.

[@borgduck]

Hyper Ah! You saw that Matthew Hopkins-Witchfinder General documentary too (?)

[@borgduck]

Hey, you! The one with the Homer Simpson avatar. Rewrite your deleted comment, it was hilarious!

[@tashiwangdu4747]

borgduck huh.... i wish i could remember what it was. I could do with a chuckle myself ^^

[@glacousxx]

I downloaded twitter for the love of football 2 weeks ago and this video is a good description. Stay in the funny memes side and football highlits peeps!

[@brighambentley]

She turned me into a newt! ....I got better.

[@titan133760]

BURN HER ANYWAY!!!!

[@nilloc7908]

I crack tf up at the way he turns his head after he says that.

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

Newt Gingrich never got better! :D

[@Ih8kone]

The spell must have worn off. BUT BURN HER ANYWAY!!!!!!!

[@branphillips9546]

Ah, medieval entertainment. Say what you will, still beats the hell out of reality tv.

[@almostfm]

If the Oscars were like that, I'd watch.

[@benevolentdictator2315]

Maybe so as reality TV is staged human nature, hence it is fake and we all sense that but hope that we would act in such fashion, maybe. Aesop, Cicero, Jesus Christ, Shakespeare and the authors of the US Constitution had better insight into human nature than their modern counter parts; 30 minutes of CNN will confirm that.

[@joedemelfie5509]

Bran Phillips not sure what is dummer?? this or the Kardashians show. lol. this is funnier yes. haha. ps yes I missed spelled dumber ;)

[@joedemelfie5509]

almostfm these guys science logic is as about as good as the Oscars are at picking awards for quality movies each year. ouch lol so true though.

[@stephaniechura5630]

"Did you dress her?"...."No! No!".....*pause*....."Yes. A bit, a bit." ...LOVE this movie!

[@cliffnelson1174]

Gotta love Monty Python...this is freaking hilarious

[@uttisiseppe769]

2:44 "so logically" Ah yes LOGIC!

[@Relaxingtitan]

What about this isn’t rooted in logic?

[@Lunatikk]

Religion is no different. Religious people always try to find logics in the illogical.

[@maksymcazymir1727]

it is logical. Just that it doesn't make any sense witch = wood = duck if witch

[@shubhankardasgupta4777]

@@maksymcazymir1727 Error 404

[@vincevanbro9641]

I lose it every time at "What do we burn apart from witches?" "More witches!!" 😂

[@jamesball90]

"She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I got better"

[@shadowslip7125]

So much subtle humour like the way they show that the scales are clearly rigged at the end.

[@Taaaamas]

I like how it isn't even a scale, it's two baskets hanging from a post.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

It is a balance scale. Very old design. Works enough to compare masses.

[@Baddaby]

So, a scale then?

[@thehoodedvagabum7375]

@@vksasdgaming9472 Yes but I´m assuming is not balanced at all lol It doesn´t matter anyways, she´s a fucking witch.

[@vintagethings9187]

I would guess that it's made to look as if the two platforms are linked by a rope over a central pulley, creating a 'scale'. Not very medieval perhaps, but hey!

[@ianbosso9105]

But it is a scale

[@feminico2613]

Sounds like a normal day at reddit

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

*4chan

[@yuhboijosiah8083]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 Reddit AND 4chan

[@osamabinladenmiliciano5.538]

Redditors when someone says Trump isn't literally Hitler:

[@idrinkrawmilk554]

DIO!!!

[@megugu2155]

this is reddit when an 11 year old kid doesnt get the meme

[@theunforgiven9386]

You can see Eric hiding his smile behind the scythe over how ridiculous the scene is to avoid breaking character at 1:55

[@angrydoodle8919]

I thought he was biting it lol

[@britneyhochman5204]

@@angrydoodle8919 yeah same :)

[@resistentia7442]

No he was looking at his teeth in its reflection. It has the same meaning as picking your nails when not knowing an answer for example.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@resistentia7442 That was the most bizarre and yet most funny comment I've read today.

[@Nooziterp1]

In fact Michael Palin was the Python who was known for nearly laughing during a scene. If you watch the series you can spot him suppressing a laugh several times.

[@maestromecanico597]

Almost a half-century on and it DOESN'T get old.

[@AesirUnlimited]

I love that after all that apparent nonsense, she turned out to actually be a witch.

[@jewelmathew3457]

Hahaha!! NOOO...she wasnt a witch! She was sarcastic

[@FrankMontes24]

Nah the scale was just off lol

[@AesirUnlimited]

@@FrankMontes24 she literally admitted it at the end.

[@jewelmathew3457]

@@AesirUnlimited Apparently, you are not wise in the ways of sarcasm

[@pcbangbros8350]

@@jewelmathew3457 It wasn't sarcasm, it was satire. t's/that's a fair cop An admission of wrongdoing upon being caught. Primarily heard in UK, Australia.

[@eggsonlegs4228]

Wow, was just watching some classic scenes, didn't know Terry Jones had died till I came to these comments 😢 RIP fella.

[@74Spirit1]

He had dementia that silenced him. He's with Graham Chapman who died in the 1980's.

[@jimhuffman9434]

*Why do witches burn?* Has got to be the hardest question you could ever ask someone who lived in the Middle Ages

[@cmd2973]

The most rediculous yet brilliant scene ever