Monty Python Flying Circus Hits 40. Stirring Trouble Is Not Impressed

October 5, 2009

Let me say something that will upset a lot of nerdy types out there, who consider themselves to be connoisseurs of humour and comedy: Monty Python Flying Circus, the supposedly ground breaking humorous TV comedy series and it’s cinematographic spin-offs, was never anything special and not even particularly funny. Most of it was simply childish and amateurish and consisted of a bunch of odd looking men talking endlessly in silly voices, coming up with meaningless absurdities and dressing up in women’s clothes. I would even go as far as saying that the Monty Python team, consisting of Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and John Cleese, was one of the most politically correct comedy acts, in a liberal, left-wing sort of way.I have never actually understood myself...

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Category: Entertainment
Tags: BBC, comedy, Monty Python

Like To Watch Bad TV Comedy Shows? Beware Of Disastrous Consequences

August 1, 2009

By chance I stumbled a couple of days ago on a repeat of the programme on the box listing the top 50 supposedly funniest TV comedy moments of all time. As voted by the British viewers. The programme was half way through, so I caught only the top twenty best moments – out of the list of fifty. Oh what a shame, I hear some of you saying who might have seen the whole programme. It was such great fun and the hilarious moments were chosen from some of the best TV comedy shows ever. Not to mention that the whole thing was presented by that comedy genius himself, Richard Wilson, of One Foot In The Grave fame. Yeah, sure, I say to that, sarcastically. Judging by the top twenty comedy moments that I have seen I do not really think that I have missed anything worthwhile from the previous batch. But...

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Category: Angry Rants
Tags: comedy, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, Tv