This is my last presentation and I hope you will enjoy
reading and discussing
it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Have you ever heard about Monty Python’s Flying
Circus? If not, shame on you!
Monty Python's Flying Circus (later known as Monty
Python) was a very well known British sketch comedy series and a group with
surrealistic and abstract humour. Sometimes it is really hard for ordinary
people to understand their jokes. The group was created by: Graham Chapman,
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
'And now something completely different'
It is a comedy series which lasted 30 minutes and was
built of many short sketches. I'll show you the most popular and characteristic
one.
Surrealistic vision of present times: the human or mouse problem?
Monty Python tried to show daily
problems in a very surrealistic way; for example, homosexuality or drugs can be
a mouse whose problems human beings are trying to understand.
World War II: How does it really end?
Nazi's army wasn’t defeated because of Allies’ army.
It's because of a joke, a deadly joke. Sometimes I'm glad I don't know German,
because I'll never understand this joke. That's why we should be thankful to
British writers.
SPAM!
Probably most of you never thought where the 'spam'
comes from. It's from another Monty Python's sketch! Today’s spam is really
annoying like the spam from this sketch and we can't do anything without it. In
other words: internet = spam!
I walk really silly? So let's patent that!
The Ministry of Silly Walks is another crazy sketch
from MP. Probably it's a reference to other Ministries, which do very stupid and
not needed work. Of course for our taxes.
Nobody expects Spanish Inquisition!
And at last the best known and crazy sketch! This time
it is about infamous Spanish Inquisition, which was known as very brutal and
sadistic arm of the Pope during middle ages. Here Inquisition is trying to be
very brutal as well, but we can only laugh at how annoying they are!
Of course there are many more sketches, which you
should watch. They can be found on the internet, but can be bought on DVD too.
For sure, if you watch this and like this, your mind will
never be the same. :)
1Do
you like Monty Python’s
Flying Circus? Why/Why not? If yes, which sketch do you like most?
2.Tell
us about your favorite comedy show in a few words and add some movies or
pictures!
3.If
you are really not interested in this topic, please read and comment this
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