The Argument Skit

[@tnekkc]

"I could be arguing in my spare time." That line has been with me for 47 years.

[@_skyraider_]

no it hasn't

[@tnekkc]

@_skyraider_ no it hasn't :)

[@geargrinder5182]

@@another2133No it isn't.

[@Jimothy10]

Ha! Me too!

[@FruityPassion]

@@Jimothy10 no, you specifically not

[@friskecrisps8038]

“Oh I’m sorry. This is abuse”. God that line delivery is hilarious

[@jend8759]

Malodorous pervert!

[@davidkendall1614]

No it’s not! Haha

[@Azureblueskye]

@@davidkendall1614 yes it is

[@davidkendall1614]

@@Azureblueskye 😂

[@eclecticdog2k901]

My favorite bit of the entire sketch 😂

[@simontabony]

I’ve always loved that last hand on Cleese’s shoulder before the cutaway. All he says is “hold it”, implying a never ending line a coppers waiting to nick the one before.

[@FerutElCampeador]

At some point in the series you can actually see the line of coppers through some random street

[@kerryedavis]

@@FerutElCampeador Unless those were just the gas cooker people...

[@cmans79tr7]

Yep. And the last sentence of the clip "It's a fair cop" is also brilliant. Someone elsewhere clarified that the phrase is a British-ism meaning something to the effect that someone made a good point Also that the "arrest" was justified, playing upon the fact ther were three "cops" in the room, one-upping each other. Until I had read this comment section, I was unaware of any significance to that ending, and until now, I did indeed consider that a cheap way to end the skit.

[@kerryedavis]

@@cmans79tr7 You know who else said that? The witch in "Grail."

[@placeholdername0000]

Well, eventually they are out of view of the camera, thus making it harder to argue that they wilfully participated in the sketch.

[@jend8759]

“Malodorous pervert” and “stupid git” are two of my favorite insults.

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

I fart in your general direction sir

[@u.v.s.5583]

Vacuous malodorous pervert, in fact!

[@Johnfisher12345]

No they aren’t.

[@Pikashockdragon]

Your mother was a hamster, and your father smells of elderberries!

[@paulsarnik8506]

Shut yer festering gob, you tit!😮. 🤓😎✌🏻🇬🇧

[@aCivilServant]

2:14 "I came here for a good argument", "No you didn't, you came here for an argument". Probably the best line for me, so subtle and implies that they could start an argument about the quality of the argument. 🤣

[@Greenballoffire]

no it isn't

[@LoftyThoughtsInTheDesert]

@@Greenballoffire Yes, it is!

[@ekerishcountryball]

@@Greenballoffirewhy are you pauls eye

[@Greenballoffire]

@@ekerishcountryball Good question..

[@gerardodoherty9178]

​@@Greenballoffirelook, an argument isn't the automatic gainsaying of what the other person said.

[@salopiansessions8326]

Just £1 for a 5-minute argument? Times have changed! I'm paying upwards of £18.99 these days.

[@JamaicanCastle]

I get my arguments free on KZbin, it's not as high quality but there's plenty to go around.

[@redinabloogs8477]

🤣

[@redinabloogs8477]

😂

[@hendrik42]

No you don't

[@Gurrehable]

​@@hendrik42yes he does

[@benw4409]

The perfect Python sketch. Cleese and Palin bouncing off each other, the satire on language, the commentary on the way arguments are structured, the layered word play, the one liners, the timing, the delivery, the premise, Chapman, Idle and Jones' bit parts. If they'd made just this one sketch, they'd be legends.

[@seanki98]

No it isn't

[@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf]

Yes it is

[@nutster9000]

No they're not.

[@captainjames4649]

​@@nutster9000yes it is

[@invadingroman4580]

No they are not

[@_letstartariot]

I like how he immediately employs gaslighting. That will keep an argument going for ages.

[@ArmyJames]

No it won’t.

[@sumthingwikked4257]

​@@ArmyJamesHow do you know? You don't work for the Argument Department.

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

​@@sumthingwikked4257Yes he does.

[@sumthingwikked4257]

@@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment No he doesn't!

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

@@sumthingwikked4257 I told you ONCE...

[@wolfgangallanalhazred802]

A place you can willingly subject yourself to where you can have arguments with total strangers about nothing. Kind of like the internet! Love this sketch!

[@larshenrik8900]

No you dont

[@wolfgangallanalhazred802]

@@larshenrik8900 Yes I do, I love this sketch.

[@larshenrik8900]

@@wolfgangallanalhazred802 no you dont

[@wolfgangallanalhazred802]

@@larshenrik8900 Yes I do! Oh, and just so you know, I've signed up for the 5 minute argument.

[@wolfgangallanalhazred802]

@larshenrik8900 This is awesome

[@robertzio]

The delivery oh “oh I’m sorry this is abuse” kills me 😂

[@FruityPassion]

No it doesn't

[@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf]

Yes it does

[@Darren_McGovern-ROF]

Stupid git!

[@mikekolokowsky]

Monty Python unintentionally invented the term “spam” for “something unwanted and asked for”. This sketch is a tutorial for social media arguments, plus the rooms of abuse and complaint.

[@david8157]

Actually Spam was originally a brand name for canned spiced ham (spam) from 1930s US

[@neoneapolitan2122]

No, I think you're wrong. It simply can't be from the 1930s. They would have pulled Spam off the store shelf by now if it was that old.

[@bradleynewall7541]

Spam spam spam spam bake beans and spam... Can I have the bake beans without spam... Without spam, ewe

[@david8157]

@@neoneapolitan2122 Instead of thinking you know what you are talking about.. and being wrong... there is a thing called google search... use it and find out the facts... Spam was a canned pork product made in USA

[@hogenmogen8545]

@@david8157 Yes, "spam" is "spiced ham", but the Monty Python reference in the internet age turned it into "something unwanted and unasked for".

[@Penrodyn]

One of their best sketches, a unique piece of comedy that never fails to make me laugh.

[@keco185]

No it’s not

[@mis4nthr0p3]

​@@keco185 "Yes it is!"

[@captainjames4649]

​@@mis4nthr0p3no, it's not

[@AnAtheistIdiot]

​@@captainjames4649yes it is

[@FistandFootMartialArts]

I would venture that MP had SO many that would fall into that category as to make the statement meaningless. ;-)

[@roughtakes7271]

The part at 2:30 when Palin says, "But it isn't just saying "No it isn't!"....." and Cleese's answer of "Yes it is!" and thus making Palin say "No it isn't" (followed by the brief look of confusion) is absolutely masterful writing!!

[@bd_mayhem]

"Mr. DeBakey's free, but he's a little bit conciliatory" is a wildly underrated line.

[@johangambleputty7658]

I've always thought the same thing.

[@FruityPassion]

​@@johangambleputty7658no you haven't

[@johangambleputty7658]

@@FruityPassion Yes I have.

[@FruityPassion]

@@johangambleputty7658absolute nonsense

[@johangambleputty7658]

@@FruityPassion I most certainly have.

[@MrSophbeau]

Probably the best television comedy sketch ever done. I'm 65 and this has been in my brain for 50 years. All Python is good but this is brilliant.

[@Eny963]

no it isnt

[@dazzaboy04]

​@elonif4125no it isn't

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

@@dazzaboy04 It most certainly is

[@fjl4797]

This isn’t even an argument, it’s just contradicting.

[@ricardokobe3350]

“I could be arguing in my spare time” 😭😭😂😂😂

[@nigelsouthworth5577]

No you can't

[@dazzaboy04]

​@@nigelsouthworth5577yes I can!

[@MorleyRobertson1975]

@@nigelsouthworth5577 Yes I could

[@nigelsouthworth5577]

@@MorleyRobertson1975 No you couldn't

[@robpawlikowski4020]

My favorite sketch! So well constructed - alarmingly simple, but delivers the laughs every time!

[@u.v.s.5583]

No, this is abuse.

[@munchaking1896]

No it isnt.

[@CDWCAULDRON]

@@munchaking1896 I told you Once ..

[@joshjwillway1545]

@@CDWCAULDRONno you didn’t

[@CDWCAULDRON]

@@joshjwillway1545 Yes I have .

[@quantumleap359]

Possibly the funniest skit ever recorded. I've seen it many times and it still makes me roar with laughter!

[@ElvarMasson]

No, it isn't!!!

[@egogtz]

Yes, it is

[@matthewsonnenberg303]

No, it isn't.

[@brandonquezada9523]

Yes, it is

[@egogtz]

Oh ! This is futile!! 😂🖖

[@roelandb.1433]

"Allow me to introduce mysmelf" by Flying Thompson's Gazelle of the Yard cracks me up so hard.

[@u.v.s.5583]

I am superintendant Lookout of the Yard and I find my colleague Mr. Gazelle not funny.

[@Darren_McGovern-ROF]

The Greatest Skit of All Time!!! Being hit on the head lessons… “I came in here for a good argument” “No you didn’t, you came in here for an argument.”

[@ahobimo732]

John Cleese was incredible in this skit. His poker face is flawless.

[@brianarbenz7206]

But not as flawless as the coffee nosed, malodorous pervert's snotty faced heap of parrot droppings.

[@sevadaj]

No, he wasn't.

[@ahobimo732]

@@sevadaj Contradiction is not argumentation! (Also... Do I pay now, or afterwards?)

[@sevadaj]

Yes it is. @@ahobimo732

[@kingofcards9]

@@ahobimo732 yes it is. (Pay afterwards)

[@eriklight6164]

Probably my favorite Monty Python sketch, although it is hard to decide. Two nits though: (1) Michael Palin never paid for the first five minutes (?) of argument, and (2) the choice given by the secretary was a single 5-minute argument or a course of 8 arguments, whereas John Cleese asks Michael Palin if he's there for the 5-minute argument or the full half hour. The secretary never offered Palin a full half-hour argument. Maybe I should take make a visit to the complaint department?

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

that's why it was just contradiction (no real argument) to start, and it was never 5 minutes. That was the free sample. The inconsistency in argument availability and cost was further argument material for the staff.

[@paul16451]

No you shouldn't 😂

[@daleviker5884]

What's the point of complaining? Nobody listens anyway..........

[@occamraiser]

'I want to complain' - "YOU! Want to complain!" Got to adore Monty Python.

[@childofthe50s53]

That part of the sketch gets me every time

[@DavidMcCoul]

The ending is brilliant, if this sketch wasn't amazing enough. Breaking the fourth wall, then regressing into an infinite loop

[@FruityPassion]

It is absolutely not

[@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf]

Yes it is

[@Zypemaytro]

@@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf no it isn’t

[@InnerTranquility]

infinite loops are incredible funny XD

[@kociemleko1]

@@InnerTranquility No, they aren't!

[@susanb8354]

This is my favorite Monty Python sketch. I have many favorites but this one is Number One! Monty Python enabled me to appreciate the utter insanity of the world.

[@blackbob3358]

Well said, Susan, a profound statement, if there ever was one. All the rest is bollocks !!

[@Robkinggozer]

​@@blackbob3358No it isn't.

[@peteloaf0]

Hi Sus! You're Right! Much Love~!😘

[@Robkinggozer]

@@peteloaf0 No she isn't.

[@christopherweber9464]

You want to complain, I've only had these shoes three week, and my back hurts.

[@snickpickle]

Oh, my goodness, this is funny! The way these guys can take such a simple concept and create comedy magic is priceless! I’ve never seen this one before, but I’ll be back for a few more bonks on the head!

[@larshollander8659]

No it isn't

[@damjanresek395]

​@@larshollander8659Oh it absolutely is

[@Malarky49]

That's not a good argument, that's just a contradiction!

[@kerryedavis]

Never before? It's been around for like 50 years.

[@burgundian-peanuts]

@@kerryedavis Everyone has to have a first time :) Maybe OP is young and discovering Python for the first time.

[@niamhoconnor8986]

That bloke who said you can grow concrete actually used to work here as an intern in his youth

[@ReiseLukas]

No he didn't

[@tony_antony_lemony]

​@@ReiseLukasYes, he did.

[@georgemoore7186]

The poms have a special knack for making the ridiculous, funny, very funny, hysterically funny, rolling on the floor funny, all the while being serious, how did they keep a straight face? would love to see some of the bloopers for a show like this

[@SilentHotdog28]

"I already paid." "No you didn't". haha, love it.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Then why are you arguing? Since you are arguing with me, I must have paid.

[@Oneminuteman38]

What are you arguing about

[@williamdemourajose5163]

I have watched this for at least twenty times, and it never failed in getting me at full laughter. God, Monty Python will last for the next centuries ahead. It's superb.

[@tubular618]

No it isn't. 😉

[@williamdemourajose5163]

@@tubular618 Yes, it is.😆

[@DarkBrickCreations]

A 5 minute argument never costs £1. It costs thousands... And she never forgets.

[@FruityPassion]

Yes she does

[@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf]

No she doesn't

[@familiescharf4207]

@@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bfYes she does

[@user-zg3om3uv7r]

If the internet was a physical place.

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Feels like something new even to this day! Twists, turns and no punchline. Genius!

[@twentyrothmans7308]

No, it isn't.

[@glnnchrstphr9717]

All the many times I've watched this particular skit, it still gets me every single time!

[@ArmyJames]

No it doesn’t.

[@glnnchrstphr9717]

@@ArmyJames does too.

[@tinowichura8965]

The moment when Palin says himself "No it isn't!" is genius! The subtly of it's facial movements and implications of realisations are perfect!

[@FistandFootMartialArts]

I loved this sketch back in the mid-70s when I was in HS, and I loved it just now!!! Thanks Monty's Boys for all the years of humour, RIP to those time has taken, and a BIG THX to the folks who posted this.

[@jasobres]

No you didn't

[@FistandFootMartialArts]

Yes, I did. Times up. Thank you for your patronage. @@jasobres

[@DParkerNunya]

"Oh no this is abuse" followed immediately by gaslighting is such an amazing one-two

[@Johnfisher12345]

@AesirUnlimited Yes it is

[@Johnfisher12345]

Um… guess that went waaaaaaay over your head, friend.

[@Zypemaytro]

@@AesirUnlimitedyes it did

[@TheDeathMedic]

​@@AesirUnlimitedNo, he's not

[@NoosaHeads]

Never, ever gets old.

[@richardrice8076]

Yes it does😉.

[@keithmills778]

@@richardrice8076No it doesn’t.

[@richardrice8076]

@@keithmills778 😀😀😀😀😀😉🤪.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Yes, this sketch is more than 50 years old!!!

[@richardrice8076]

@u.v.s.5583 no it isn't 😉🤪.

[@Jay_SUBZ3R0]

“I told you, I’m not allowed to argue unless you pay.” “I just paid.” “No you didn’t.” “I DID!” 😂

[@marvinmallette6795]

1 year later, and in real life. I went to the drive-thru, and said I wanted a salad. B: Sir, we don't have salads, we have hamburgers. A: Can I get fries with that, isn't that the common "up sale". B: That will be $4 extra, cash or credit? A: Credit. B: Your, your card wasn't accepted. That will be $4. A: For a hamburger and fries? B: No, that was for the fries. A: I wanted a hamburger. B: You asked for the fries. A: My card was charged, do I need to call the cops? B: Please pull forward, we'll bring your order out to you. B: See, what had happened was,... A: Doesn't matter. B: Please allow me to explain. A: Sir, this is a Wendy's. I asked for a hamburger, not hamburgler.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

So many repeatable lines in one sketch. It is brilliant in every single line, execution, and concept, from beginning to end. It is THE funniest MP sketch for me, but of course there are dozens (at least) which could attract that accolade for others.

[@lefkytheshin]

Most people, especially these days, claim to think outside of the box. These guys actually did that very thing and quite well.

[@supersniffer9632]

No they didn't.

[@lefkytheshin]

@@supersniffer9632 Yup, they did. Given the thug crap you're watching, I'd expect as much. Miserable prick.

[@FireLordJD]

What golden comedy. So smart, so unbelievably well timed, just incredible.

[@u.v.s.5583]

No, sir, this is abuse. You want 12 A next door.

[@jasobres]

No it isn't.

[@Johnfisher12345]

@u.v.s.5583 Stupid git!

[@bryank3500]

This is great.. the full skit as it should be😊

[@sevadaj]

No, It Isn't.

[@curtispalmer7569]

Brings back great memories watching these in the 70s!

[@sevadaj]

No, It doesn't.

[@FruityPassion]

​@@sevadajYes it does

[@FranssensM]

Whoever wrote this deserves a nice prize. It’s really very good.

[@FruityPassion]

Not at all

[@FranssensM]

@@FruityPassion no, no, no. Oh I’m sorry is this just the 5 minutes?

[@thelakeman5207]

This is one of their classics. Their comedy is like a very dry martini.

[@MrUndersolo]

I used this sketch in a class with a group of students in Tokyo - businessmen, students, housewives, etc. - and they absolutely loved it!

[@jsmith498]

No they didn't.

[@simontay4851]

Yes they did...

[@SomeOne-gm5md]

No they didn't

[@kiirolozanogarcia3003]

yes they did

[@SomeOne-gm5md]

Nonsense! They didn't!

[@cheeseheadfiddle]

They were-still are-surrealist geniuses.

[@Eye_can_see_you]

For me this is the most enjoyable Monty Python sketch. I remember watching it as a youngster and utterly enthralled. 🦶

[@gregstewart6429]

Absolutely priceless. Me and my best mate did zero work in Science classes. Instead we had memorised every sketch we could lay our hands on. LP's at the time. We tried to do the exact voices. We were pretty good. We carried it on after class. And then when we were offered we joined drama club and from there we learnt about beyond the fringe, the Goon show and much else. Thank you dear Monty Python. All those sketches were so very good. Eternally grateful.

[@harrynking777]

The argument sketch is quite educational. It puts forward the idea that an argument need not be contradictory.

[@philipk9783]

No it doesn't

[@FruityPassion]

​@@philipk9783Yes it does

[@LoveToRelax]

No, it doesn't

[@FruityPassion]

@@LoveToRelax Yes it does

[@philipk9783]

This is getting silly. You're in the wrong comments .

[@bertferri-5685]

John and Michael have spent their entire career arguing. This one, the Fish License, the Parrot sketch, the Cheese shop, the Lion Tamer, the Fish Slapping dance....what else am i forgetting?

[@melaniefowler8841]

The Watch Smuggler 😀

[@FruityPassion]

​@@melaniefowler8841he didn't forget that one

[@Bellpipe41]

@@FruityPassionYes he did.

[@burgundian-peanuts]

Ha, I didn't notice that it always those two :)

[@johnmanning5568]

It’s a British show so the sketch was called “The Fish Licence” not license.

[@tomfrankiewicz4030]

I would rather watch a Monty python sketch from almost 50yrs. ago rather than a lot of anything on modern television

[@FruityPassion]

No you wouldn't

[@tomfrankiewicz4030]

@@FruityPassion Yes I would

[@tomfrankiewicz4030]

@@FruityPassion 😂😂😂😂

[@MichaelZankel]

@@tomfrankiewicz4030😂 best online interaction EVER

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

This is perfection. The language. The timing. Even the secondary character’s dialogue is spectacular.

[@hendrikpauly2074]

no it isnt

[@kjeldpedersen666]

“Ohh, I’ve had enough of this!” “No, you haven’t...”😂

[@potterpotty01]

If he wanted an intellectual argument he should have said I want a debate.

[@luisreyes1963]

Have you seen how recent political debates are like? 😵

[@garygray8226]

@@luisreyes1963 sept. 10, 2024- just watched one; and it isn't funny; i'm sick

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

@@garygray8226 yes it is. And no you're not.

[@stryqx]

At which point Chapman et al could have joined them and then it would have been a mass debate 😂

[@kerryedavis]

Just left an "argument" room, and "I came here to complain!" "Oh, that's next door! It's being-hit-on-the-head lessons in here!" "What a stupid concept!"

[@douglassun8456]

IIRC, that's where it ends in the album version. I had forgotten about the infinite regression ending with the police detectives.

[@saltedmutton7269]

It's not a stupid concept!

[@dylanparker1659]

Offenses against the getting out of sketches without using a proper punchline Act. So damn good.

[@d.lafollette]

With a hand on a shoulder they reached infinity.

[@noahbody9782]

The genius of John Cleese.

[@rockahbilly76]

Brilliant. This is why they were the greatest comedy troupe of all time.

[@keithfenwick9992]

Shared this with my grandson. He got it, he was very amused. Great to have had the moment with him😊

[@99bulldog]

Imho this and dead parrot are probably the 2 best skits they've ever done.

[@abrarahmed1888]

Should also add “Vocational Guidance Counsellor”

[@philh8288]

No he shouldnt

[@ElvarMasson]

No, it isn't

[@spotswoodthenewt]

One of my all-time favorite moments in comedy! Just...brilliant! 5*****'s

[@peterbrown6224]

No it's not.

[@00bikeboy]

@@peterbrown6224 Yes it is.

[@AmyWinehouse.914]

Is this the 5min argument or the full half hour?

[@FruityPassion]

​@@AmyWinehouse.914 Neither

[@AmyWinehouse.914]

@@FruityPassionI'm sorry you haven't paid/

[@KieranKelly-o9s]

This is intellectually superb. An argument is a collective series of statements intended to establish a proposition Classic

[@AttilatheNun-xv6kc]

I thought it was the automatic gainsaying of a previous assertion.

[@blackbob3358]

I watch, what i deem funny skits over and again. But this one, i could'nt count the times !!

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Near died laughing when i first saw this sketch nearly 50 years ago...still kills me !

[@munchaking1896]

No you didnt

[@saifonlawrence2044]

@@munchaking1896 lol

[@sevadaj]

No, it doesn't!!!

[@johncrawfordpiano]

Yes definitely my favourite Python sketch- so many memorable and brilliant lines. Years ago I translated it into Spanish for my actor friends in San Sebastian, as we couldn't find, at the time, the TV series in Spanish

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

Luckily nowadays you can get arguments for free on the internet just by posting innocuous comments on youtube.

[@indieWellie]

no you can't, what a silly thing to say.

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

@@indieWellie Yes you can. And no it's not.

[@torpedodropkick59]

.and abuse and complaining! 😊

[@mjproebstle]

I could be commenting in my spare time

[@hiastram1145]

No you can't.

[@Chessrook44]

Watching this sketch again, I came to an incredible realization. Someone heaping abuse on you for no reason? Arguments aplenty? Trying to complain, only to have other people complain with or to you? This is just Twitter!

[@FruityPassion]

No its not

[@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf]

Yes it is

[@SomeOne-gm5md]

@@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf No it's not

[@ONDAxHENNY]

​@@SomeOne-gm5md it most certainly is

[@user-ks5cg5cd7m]

I was thinking Facebook. People keep posting political memes on the Monte Python fan page I joined. Seriously, those people ARE the sketch! The lack of self-awareness is breathtaking and hilarious sometimes.

[@luawyf9037]

wow, monty python predicted twitter!

[@ArmyJames]

No they didn’t.

[@taimak123]

Yes, they did

[@glnnchrstphr9717]

After watching Python for these 50 years now, i still openly guffaw at this particular skit. Its still my favorite.

[@elliottprice6084]

One of the the very best Python Sketches 🤣🤣

[@timcarnell5133]

No it isn’t

[@elliottprice6084]

@@timcarnell5133 I'm not allowed to argue unless you pay

[@SevenTheJester]

Just for the sake of _argument..._ the first encounter went from the 1:29 mark, when Palin says "Is this the right room for an argument?" to the 2:42 mark, when Cleese hit the bell. So once and for all, Palin was right. It wasn't five minutes, it was only one minute thirteen. 👍😆

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

No it wasn't.

[@SevenTheJester]

@@hansvandermeulen5515 Sorry, I'm afraid it was. Good morning.

[@track1219]

I used to listen to this on the Dr. Dimento radio show way back in the 70s. Still funny!

[@bobblowhard8823]

No you didn't.

[@pelimies1818]

Groundbreaking stuff. Thanks to MPFC for the decades full of "light comedy act.."

[@barney6888]

silliness with an existential catastrophe for the punch line

[@Mystikk666]

"Acts of a self-conscious behaviour contrary to the Not In Front Of The Children act …"

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

Insanely, deliciously brilliant.

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

No it isn’t.

[@ReiseLukas]

​@@RalphBrooker-gn9iv yes it is

[@AbsoluteMrGamer]

masterfully played good skit, lovely stuff, well done. G G

[@thatcanadian6698]

I love that final hand that slaps on John Cleese's shoulder at the end.

[@95rossc]

This was one of the first Python sketches I remember seeing, and I think it’s the perfect balance of everything that makes them amazing all in one pretty simple concept

[@roxanne_george]

Now why does it remind me so much of Twitter discussions? Especially the "Abuse" part 🤣

[@luisreyes1963]

Just hope some police detective don't come around their homes arresting those suspected of posting controversial matter. 🧐

[@FitzArias]

Had been wanting to see the whole sketch with the funny policemen walking in on them for the longest time. Thank you.

[@SailorMaxie]

I feel everyone on the internet must watch this video at least once in their life.

[@FruityPassion]

No you don't

[@SailorMaxie]

@@FruityPassionYes I do

[@evilborg]

One of the best skits.....

[@timothywilliams1359]

No it isn't.

[@evilborg]

@@timothywilliams1359 sure it is

[@timothywilliams1359]

@@evilborg It isn't!

[@evilborg]

@@timothywilliams1359 so what skits you think are the best?

[@timothywilliams1359]

@@evilborg (You didn't catch what I'm am doing here?)

[@kerryedavis]

Anyone else notice how many of these classic videos, posted up to SIXTEEN YEARS AGO or even longer, didn't turn up in searches for so long, until just the past few weeks?

[@deathspasm9]

yup, been looking for this full scene for ages

[@deathspasm9]

shut up@elonif4125

[@jjaassppeerr1791]

Just love the cop out at the end

[@snarflatful]

Me arguing with the cable company.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Oh, I am sorry, this is not cable company, this is abuse.

[@ElvarMasson]

No, it isn't

[@EP65]

Masters of real comedy. And pretty much 'one take' performances, so it seems. Great stuff.

[@darrylguerrant5101]

They broke so many conventional comedy concepts and were aware of it at the same time.

[@craigappleton938]

Lifelong Python fan here. It always amused me that they never knew how to end a sketch. Cheeseshop is a great example. Reduced to shooting Palin.

[@berserkley]

Probably the definitive Python sketch

[@paulsantamaria2605]

I swear to God almighty this routine has got to be the funniest thing ever invented by these guys! Just BRIILIANT. I wonder how they would walk around all day in their lives at this time and not be saying to themselves "we are too much..No one could compete with the likes of the argument sketch."

[@jasWerner-qt5wj]

The complaint department follows up with Eric Idle

[@johnbristow8099]

An absolute classic. We just don’t get humour like this any more.

[@TidanLikida]

Do we get any humour anymore? Seriously...so much entertainment has kind of died off because so much is considered offensive now, even though it was considered a lot of fun a couple of decades ago.

[@terryurquhart2413]

Comedy gold …nothing beats it !

[@dancarter482]

It's a _HIT_ !

[@grantaustin7230]

No it isn't

[@vycanismajoris6871]

It is!

[@FruityPassion]

Absolutely not!

[@u.v.s.5583]

Well, I disagree. Came for an argument but got abused.

[@hauskalainen]

my favourite was I think the travel agency sketch where the woman at the desk asks the man "have you come to book a holiday?" and then in a quite and suggestive manner follows it with "or do you want to go upstairs?". Well of course we never got to find out what happens upstairs!

[@johnrussellpelt9091]

When they performed this at the Hollywood Bowl, the "I've got you" line received great applause.

[@FruityPassion]

No it didn't

[@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf]

Yes it did.

[@johnrussellpelt9091]

@@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf Sorry... your five minutes are up.

[@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bf]

@@johnrussellpelt9091 That wasn't five minutes just now.

[@anthonyklecha6002]

@@GarrisonValentinelli-pk1bfit was, in fact, one minute

[@houssamassila6274]

the last hand on the shoulder always gets me the timing is perfect and abrupt.