There’s something about the phrase “call your door-opening request a silly thing” that sticks with you, especially if you’ve ever had a roommate call you with their arms full from right outside.Monty Python is one of the most influential and well-respected comedy troupes in history. Ridiculous in its descriptiveness and creativity, the stream of insults is such rapidfire fun that it’s hard to pick out the best digs. Underappreciated compared to the shocking novelty of the first taunting, Arthur’s return to the French castle (and his subsequent taunting) holds a special place in my heart for taking that PG-level grossness and meanness to its limits. “No chance, English bedwetting types! I burst my pimples at you and call your door-opening request a silly thing, you tiny-brained wipers of other people’s bottoms!” – French knight
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“But if he was dying, he wouldn’t bother to carve ‘Aargh.’ He’d just say it.” – King ArthurĪnother example of logic interrupting and enhancing a gag-especially one playing on movie tropes like a carved message in a cave wall-the last words of Joseph of Arimathea are very funny as text, but mainly thrive as fertile ground for the performers to groan their hearts out.
You’ll never count to three the same way after hearing this. The reading of the Book of Armaments (chapter two, verses nine to 21 if we’re being specific) weaves punchlines into Biblical diction and style, hammering home the humor in the religious text’s devotion to repeating itself in increasingly complicated ways. The literal appearance of God wasn’t the last time that Christianity would be mocked by the Pythons. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thou foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.” – Monk Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Then shalt thou count to three, no more no less. The blood geyser soaking his fur is matched only by the image of those bunny fangs. So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth.” – Tim the EnchanterĪ joke that led me to get my mom a pair of killer rabbit bunny slippers for Mother’s Day one year, Tim’s dire warning about the rabbit (and the miming of “nasty, big, pointy teeth”) is almost more memorable than watching the fluffy assailant flying through the air. “Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair. I like to imagine this is how the upper crust still talks about potential matches in their social circles. Simultaneously a history joke and a boob joke, the “huge…tracts of land” line sneaks in commentary on tactical feudal marriages, aimed to increase a family’s capital holdings, into a scene filled with oddball references and an absurd Abbott and Costello routine. She’s got huge…tracts of land” – King of Swamp Castle “Don’t like her? What’s wrong with her? She’s beautiful.
But few lines stand out like those separating the thematic sections, immediately breaking the fourth wall and letting us all in on the joke that the formal elements of the filmmaking process will be deconstructed during the comedy.
Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.” – Monty Python and the Holy Grail’s creditsįrom the silly Swenglish subtitles to the eventual strobe-lit llama party that it devolves into, the opening credits of Monty Python and the Holy Grail are filled with good gags that are entirely missable on a first watch. “We apologize again for the fault in the subtitles. Remember all of the best jokes by reading through the best and funniest Monty Python and the Holy Grail quotes below.ġ. Its memorable lines ended up on merchandise, or as geeky calling cards between newfound friends presenting their love of Arthurian silliness as a qualification. Written by the entire troupe-Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin-the film’s place in the comedy canon is hard to debate. The hilarious first narrative feature from the Beatles of British comedy troupes, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a wordy, dense and rewarding film to revisit-even if you think you’ve caught every last gag. There are two types of people: Those that haven’t yet seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail and those that can recite most of its script from memory.
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