Thank you for that bit of information. I wish I could write a funny skit about the two stroke hedge trimmer I have to listen to. Comedy is better than murder.
Oliver doesn't know when he's beat, he doesn't know when he's winning either, he has no sensory apparatus known to man. love this. they are all so clever. rock on pythons!!
I love the way there were only 4 rabbits and debutantes even though there were 5 competitors. It's like they didn't expect one of them to survive that long.
"They must be shooting from a range of at least one foot!" That is one of the greatest Monty Python sketches ever, and damn those were two of the most gorgeous cars I have ever seen!
I remember I was having a really bad day when I came home and this was in the TV. I laughed so hard I pissed myself totally forgetting my problems. MP making life right again. Happy 50th anniversary boys!
If there is anything funnier that has ever been filmed, I want to see it. I first saw this over 25 years ago and I still laugh hysterically every time. I can quote the damn thing and yet still I laugh out loud. Brilliant!
This is the funniest sketch ever in history IMO! I've seen it for 40 years now and every time I end up crawling on the floor laughing like a maniac! Thank god for Monty Python!
The white car is a Triumph (Spitfire?), and yes, the dark car is a Jag XKE. I'd love to own either one, but I'm a Yank who'd be happy with any old basic Brit saloon (Wolseley 1500, Vauxhall Victor, and yes, a Moggie Minor!). For that matter, toss me a BMC Farina-bodied saloon as well!
The one scene that almost spoiled their success in America...one of the many though to be fair (watch the documentaries)...so glad hey finally made it. They deserved so more than this countries recognition!
This is absolutely Piss-Your-Pants funny! I don't recall EVER seeing this skit during the '70s when the Python shows were being broadcast in syndication here in the US, and now that I've found it on youtube, I just have to watch it once a day! No matter how many times I watch, it STILL amazes me.
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It takes years to understand it. I've seen most of episodes of Monty Pyhton, Black Adder, Only Fools And Horses, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, The New Statesman, Mr. Bean ... Milos, 21, Bosnia
But the great majority of comedy fans in the US, just don't see the humor.It's too bad. (I'm tired of all this sex on the television, I keep falling off.) Love that one.
Forget the Parrot Sketch (well don't that's brilliant too) this is the number one Monty Python sketch and is indeed the number one most funniest thing I have ever witnessed in my books.
Well there'll certainly be some car door slamming in Kensington tonight! - I still use that catch phrase either after a major sporting triumph or just something silly around the house :-D
There has never been greater comedians than Monty Python and I don't think there ever will be! This is fhe funniest sketch ever caught on film , enjoy!!!
No. It's Fulham Power Station in Townmead Road Fulham. There's a big Sainsbury's there now. The park is Hurlingham Park bordered by Hurlingham Road and Broomhouse Lane Fulham London SW6.
Did you know that the bands Yes and members of King Crimson lived very near this location at this time? They shared a flat on Munster Road and Hurlingham Park is at the far south end of Munster Road. It's in the borough of Fulham.
John used to live in Kensington, where there's a lot of pubs and clubs that the real life UC twits of his day frequented. They made a lot of noise, not giving a fig about the neighbors. John wrote this sketch because these twits apparently slammed their car doors repeatedly at ~2am, keeping him awake.
first time i saw this i almost died.. my neighbours bashed on the wall because I was laughing so loud.. I thought I´d die laughing.. this is absolutely awesome
John Cleese actually lived with some neighbours who kept waking him up by slamming the doors of their cars. This sketch was basically his revenge.
Thank you for that bit of information. I wish I could write a funny skit about the two stroke hedge trimmer I have to listen to. Comedy is better than murder.
In which case he certainly got his point across. Revenge is a dish best served cold..
@zekelucente9702 you're not the only one with that thought. Look up a song called Leaf Blower by Asylum Street Spankers. 😂
Oliver doesn't know when he's beat, he doesn't know when he's winning either, he has no sensory
apparatus known to man. love this. they are all so clever. rock on pythons!!
Oliver is dead but not quite out of it HAHAHA!! The commentary is the funniest part of it lol
I love the way there were only 4 rabbits and debutantes even though there were 5 competitors. It's like they didn't expect one of them to survive that long.
Despite this being a 70s sketch, it's amazing how it's still so relevant today. British comedy never gets old.
I will always view this as the best Python skit ever. I can't stop laughing still after all these years. "Oliver has run himself over!!! "
How the heck does Oliver not win by doing that?
@@MLaak86 Well, he didn't make it to the end of the course. He would have won if the other twits failed to kill themselves.
probably my favourite of theirs...and Cleese's commentary is brilliant
"They must be shooting from a range of at least one foot!" That is one of the greatest Monty Python sketches ever, and damn those were two of the most gorgeous cars I have ever seen!
I remember I was having a really bad day when I came home and this was in the TV. I laughed so hard I pissed myself totally forgetting my problems. MP making life right again. Happy 50th anniversary boys!
Best part was Oliver running himself over with a car.
+Nicholas Julian ...how do you run yourself over with a car?
+Nick Kelley That's just the best part!
Nick Kelley Brian Harvey managed it!
What a great TWIT!!!!
I cracked on that part x'D
45 years later and except for needing to be upgraded to hi-def, this is still excellent stuff.
He's dead but not necessarily out of it!
sbunc92 he's just resting!
At 1:50 "the jump of a lifetime, if only his father could understand" ao many small gems hidden in the narration.
AND OLIVER HAS RUN HIMSELF OVER!!
WHAT A BRAVE TWIT!
what a classic line
*Great twit
And Nigel's clubbed himself into 4th place
Wonderful stuff from the Python guys. When they got it right they were seriously funny.
Graham Chapman definitely does the best facial expressions out of all of them. I love Monty Python.
This is what? 50 years old now and still funnier than 90% the crap that is on TV or the internet today.
This is my favorite Monty Python skit ever. XD I wish we could have this race every year. Just imagine the preliminaries.
By far ..one of my favorite sketches from MP. LOVE IT! There was a second version with John Cleese redoing the play by play, which was even better.
If there is anything funnier that has ever been filmed, I want to see it. I first saw this over 25 years ago and I still laugh hysterically every time. I can quote the damn thing and yet still I laugh out loud. Brilliant!
That was my day's exercise right there, holy crap! That was the one sketch that made me a fan, it's too much!
I firmly beleive this is 100% better than the "and now for something completely differant" version
Gotta love British humor.
"The jump of a lifetime, if only his father could understand"...rofl...lmao. I love Monty Python.
This is the funniest sketch ever in history IMO! I've seen it for 40 years now and every time I end up crawling on the floor laughing like a maniac! Thank god for Monty Python!
All excellent PM material.
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One of my alltime favorite Python sketches. And now, for something completely hilarious!
"Ohhhh there's Oliver, he's dead but he's not necessarily out of it" LOL frickin' genius, they could not have done this better.
My all time favourite Python sketch, it doesn't get better than this!
The white car is a Triumph (Spitfire?), and yes, the dark car is a Jag XKE. I'd love to own either one, but I'm a Yank who'd be happy with any old basic Brit saloon (Wolseley 1500, Vauxhall Victor, and yes, a Moggie Minor!). For that matter, toss me a BMC Farina-bodied saloon as well!
Still one of my favourite skits.
P.G. Wodehouse would have been proud. :-)
Precisely, Sir!
This is Monty Python's masterpiece, in my opinion. "THE JUMP OF A LIFETIME.....IF ONLY HIS FATHER COULD UNDERSTAND....."
Thank You!! Thank you thank you thank you!! I;ve been looking for this skit for weeks!!
If there was ever a time in America for Monty Python, that time is now.
"Ah, there's Oliver! He's dead! He's not necessarily out of it!"
Classic.
The one scene that almost spoiled their success in America...one of the many though to be fair (watch the documentaries)...so glad hey finally made it. They deserved so more than this countries recognition!
"And Nigel's clubbed himself into fourth place"
Great skit
Oliver has run himself over!
That is just genius!
What a great twit!!!😊
my fave monty python sketch ever.
makes me laugh every time i watch it.
awesome!!
5:22 - Battersea power station going full tilt in the background?
This is absolutely Piss-Your-Pants funny! I don't recall EVER seeing this skit during the '70s when the Python shows were being broadcast in syndication here in the US, and now that I've found it on youtube, I just have to watch it once a day! No matter how many times I watch, it STILL amazes me.
It takes years to understand it.
I've seen most of episodes of Monty Pyhton, Black Adder, Only Fools And Horses, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, The New Statesman, Mr. Bean ...
Milos, 21, Bosnia
Having a bad day? Always end up here!
@1:50 : "The jump of a lifetime! If only his father could understand!"
That line slays me, every single time.
monty python is one of the best comedy shows of ALL TIME!!!!
But the great majority of comedy fans in the US, just don't see the humor.It's too bad. (I'm tired of all this sex on the television, I keep falling off.) Love that one.
I live in that estate in the background and that's my local park. I've hung off the edge of the stadium when I used to drink!
Brilliant sketch
John absolutely Kills here! XD
I love how he runs in circles and the way he tripped over the match boxes XD
This is my favorite Monty Python sketch of all time.
Best Monty Python Sketch ever!
How can anyone hate this sketch? One of the funniest things ever.
The originality of your wit... It slays me.
Until seeing the video, not a great fan but, this was the best 'Python' I've ever seen, great fun and very amusing.
The actual funniest thing I have ever seen, I was literally in tears.
This is one of the funniest if not the funniest skit eva!!!!!!!!
They must have had SO much fun making this.... I was in hysterics the first time I saw this!
I love this sketch. So many other versions here on UA-cam have events removed.
Monty Python strikes such a wonderful perfect balance between intellectual humor and slapstick. It's incredible.
saw this on tv had to see it again.. possibly the funniest thing i've ever seen
This is what I see when my girlfriend makes me watch Made in Chelsea
I have to buy a new TV every time that show comes on because my TV gets aids.
i have watched this at least 1 time a week and its as funny as it was the first time.
Forget the Parrot Sketch (well don't that's brilliant too) this is the number one Monty Python sketch and is indeed the number one most funniest thing I have ever witnessed in my books.
one of the best monty pythons
Well there'll certainly be some car door slamming in Kensington tonight! - I still use that catch phrase either after a major sporting triumph or just something silly around the house :-D
How could anyone dislike this it is pure comedy gold I guess some people have no soul
how come there aren't any comedians who do this kind of stuff these days? Cause this is real comedy right here.
There has never been greater comedians than Monty Python and I don't think there ever will be! This is fhe funniest sketch ever caught on film , enjoy!!!
Comedy at its finest, they don't make them like this anymore
"And there's Oliver! And he's dead, but not necessarily out of it!"
Genius, pure genius.
''To win they must shot themselves!''
So friggin hilarious
No. It's Fulham Power Station in Townmead Road Fulham. There's a big Sainsbury's there now. The park is Hurlingham Park bordered by Hurlingham Road and Broomhouse Lane Fulham London SW6.
Nice to see the whole piece.
Ah Thersea May's government in action .... She seems to have run herself over though.....
Oh Holy God Christ Dear Britain! Spare American rib-sides, allow us to breathe--we humbly beg you!!
And that's why he was that year's outstanding twit.
One of my favorites....lol I love these. I have all 45 episodes! LOL
And all these years since I last saw this, I always thought it was Nigel who ran himself over.
Did you know that the bands Yes and members of King Crimson lived very near this location at this time? They shared a flat on Munster Road and Hurlingham Park is at the far south end of Munster Road. It's in the borough of Fulham.
John cleese is a utter legend !!! jeeze ile miss him when hes gone!
Kicking the Beggar😂
Perhaps next time you can upload an even crappier version of this since I can actually make out some actual faces in this at times.
My all time favorite skit.
AND OLIVER HAS RAN HIMSELF OVER!!!
"There's Oliver, he's dead but not necessarily out of it!" John Cleese announcing adds so much more to this! Hilarious!
Just the title of this skit, "The Upper Class Twit of the Year" gets me!
My favourite Python sketch. Hilarious... Couldn't stop laughing the first time I saw it.
John used to live in Kensington, where there's a lot of pubs and clubs that the real life UC twits of his day frequented. They made a lot of noise, not giving a fig about the neighbors.
John wrote this sketch because these twits apparently slammed their car doors repeatedly at ~2am, keeping him awake.
Oh god! This is one of the best Monty Python sketces! 6/5 ******
5:50
OH theres oliver hes dead but he's not neccarily out of it!
XD
"Oliver's dead, but not necessarily out of it!"
That line ALWAYS cracks me up!
same dude, when they would advertise the flying circus on TV, i wanted to buy it so bad just because of this sketch, lol.
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
Oliver running himself over is probably still my favorite comedy-moment ever.
And I also don't think that's changing anytime soon! :P
Thank you for posting this...a bit lame that they themselves couldn't manage to fit it onto their official site
That is just absolute classic! Why can't modern day British comedy be this funny?!!!
I love how everyone loves the Oliver part the best :)
I first saw this as a kid and found it so funny even though I had no idea what is was about.
FezzFix, I agree :) "And Oliver has run himself over!" Haha.
Best line: "Oh, there's Oliver! He's dead but not necessarily out of it!" LMAO!
first time i saw this i almost died.. my neighbours bashed on the wall because I was laughing so loud.. I thought I´d die laughing.. this is absolutely awesome