My God, Monty Python man. Monty freakin' Python. Where the hell do I even start with these guys? Top notch movies aside, Flying Circus is a goldmine of laughs, with 10% of memes being traceable back to these guys. It's near impossible to do this series justice with a list like this. I do have my favourites, but honestly, you could call any skit your personal favourite and I'd completely get it. Honestly, with this show, any skit could make the list because they're all almost equally awesome. Regardless, as I said, I have my personal favourites. But hey, if I need to, I'd happily make another list of Flying Circus skits, there's certainly enough of them! But for know, let's leave logic and common sense behind, and delve into some Flying Circus!
5. The Lumberjack Song
I'll be brief on this one. For two reasons. First off, the way the joke is told. If I told you the premise it would take some of the comedy out of this one. It's absolutely hilarious though, but I think the surprise first time around really cements this sketch as one of the funniest. Second reason? It's so simple. Yeah, there isn't an awful lot to this joke, but the execution really makes up for that, resulting in some serious laughs
4. Ministry of Silly Walks
From one simple joke to another. The premise here? Well, it's called "Ministry of Silly Walks", I'm sure you can figure out what it's about. But damn if the physical comedy here isn't top notch. The silly walks themselves are absolutely ridiculous, and John Cleese's delivery of them is spot on. John Cleese is my favourite of the Pythons, by the way, so expect to see quite a bit more of his stuff on this list. Also the dialogue here, particularly the stuff delivered by Michael Palin is genius
3. Bavarian Restaurant
This skit is ridiculous. Basically, an American couple order a meal at a traditional Bavarian restaurant. In Bavaria, where, well, I'm sure you get the gist. Anyway, the actual meal is served in an... interesting way. From prawns down the shirt, to being beaten with a chicken to literally BEING THROWN OUT OF A WINDOW (with sautéed potatoes, of course), this sketch is crazy. And it's also hilarious. John Cleese is great, something about the character he plays just makes me laugh every time. Especially when he calls the customer "Daddy-o". He's just so odd, that you have to laugh at his antics. It's Python at their silliest, but you have to love it.
2. Self Defense Against Fresh Fruit
Well, maybe Python weren't at their silliest in Bavarian Restaurant. But wow. This short is hilarious, from the memorable quotes ("AND THEN, YOU EAT THE BANANA! THEREFORE DISARMING YOUR ASSAILANT!"), to the crazy physical stuff (the tiger kills me everytime), this one soars. John Cleese is at his best here Python-wise (to see him at his best, you'll have to book a stay at Fawlty Towers, I'm afraid), delivering some incredible lines and an outrageously funny performance. When he frantically looks around for the pineapple, I lose my shit everytime. This ones a winner right here.
1. The Spanish Inquisition
What were you expecting? Not the Spanish Inquisition surely, because, well, who am I kidding? You've all seen it, you all know it and you all love it! For the what, three?, people out there who don't know, a man and a woman are having a conversation, when the man says: "Well, I wasn't expecting a sort of Spanish Inquisition." Cue the Spanish Inquisition. Michael Palin knocks this one out of the goddamn park. His initial shout as they enter the room never fails to make me grin. And as he fails to list the Inquisitions weapons, as well as just kind of fails in general ("get the rack!"), the skit gets funnier and funnier. It's a classic.
Look, I'm sorry if your favourite sketch didn't get on this list, but as I said, Flying Circus is jam packed with incredible skits, bu again, I'd be happy to follow this list up with another top five!
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