@@tarheelpro87 Here's the thing, he *did* know his favorite color but instinctively answered precisely as Lancelot had done before him when he had replied "blue". But since Galahad's favorite color actually is yellow he realized his own mistake too late as this made him a liar and therefore was the wrong answer.
It sets up the end of the movie, the same way that "5 questions" "3 questions sire!" "3 questions..." sets up how they 'cook off' the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. Brilliant writing.
It's crazy to know that all while filming this, Graham was quitting alcohol, and experiencing *severe* withdrawal, including giving him bad vertigo, uncontrollable shaking, migraines, insomnia, and plenty others. Graham basically started this film at the peak of his addiction, and ended it on a rough 3 years to being fully sober, when they started filming for Life of Brian.
He had friends in co-workers who were there to support him by refusing to fucking work with him if he couldn't get his act together. Bad friends would have continued to let him drink himself to death.
The callback with the 'African or European swallow' question is such a great moment. It would be great in a dramatic movie, too. It was set up so perfectly.
There were actually 5 questions 1:What is your name 2:What is your quest 3:What is your favourite Colour 4:What is the Capital of Assyria 5:What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow
If you look at how they're walking they don't seem to be putting any amount of their weight onto their footsteps, which means that they're probably hanging from a harness. Also there's a pretty good chance that there is a net or a mat just slightly out of frame in case they do somehow fall.
Fun fact: king arthur was detoxing from alcohol during filming because they didn't have booze on set. The wikipedia page says he was in active DTs during this scene which sounds like horseshit but he still looks terrible lolol you can see it all over his face around 2:50 when he's talking to the bridge person. I'm surprised he could keep his voice steady
If Brave Sir Robin were as clever as His Majesty, then he may have had the perfect opportunity to cast the gatekeeper into the gorge. The capital of Assyria varied over time, and their empire collapsed around 700BC, well before this accurate portrayal of history was set. Assur was the first capital (and the third), while Harran was the last. There are also four others, including Nimrud. At the very least, Sir Robin should have asked for clarity regarding the specific time, and if the gatekeeper wasn't on the ball, he would have been cast into the Gorge of Eternal Peril instead of Brave Sir Robin. Still, at least he went in for having a tough question, unlike Sir Galahad, who fucked it right up.
Bridgekeeper: What is your name? Beavis:I am Corn-Holio!! Bridgekeeper: What is your quest? Beavis: I need TP for my bunghole!! Bridgekeeper: What is the tallest mountain on Mars? Beavis: Um.... I dunno.. AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGHH!! Butthead: It's Mt. Olympian, dumbass! UUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGHH!!!
It's funny how clarification can really help you in a situation. And not just in school or work (not my that close-minded boss is helpful or understanding).
Apparently it was the man in charge of local mountain rescues who tossed the dummies into the gorge - I love watching Palin and Jones reconnect with him and joke, what if some tourists had been passing by and seen that? "Who's that throwing bodies into the gorge?" "Oh, that's the head of mountain rescue." "There goes another climber."
What is your name: Nathan R. French What is your quest: to seek and defeat Aku and every other villains What is your favorite colors: Red, and Blue! Bridge Keeper: Right off you go. Me: Well, thank you. Thank you very much. Other travelers and heroes: That’s easy!
I just saw the Sesame Street Bridgekeeper cartoons, and guess they borrowed from this skit. The second of the three videos has similar Bridgekeeper dialogue. ua-cam.com/video/AOPiAreWK7w/v-deo.html
STOP! What is your name? KS: Sir Keir Starmer of Holburn and St Pancras What is your quest? KS: I seek to become Prime Minister of Great Britain. WHAT IS A WOMAN?.... KS: Ummm..... well..... WAAAAAHHHHH!
ReWrit from 2:47 Stop. What is your name ? It is Arthur king of the Britons. What is your quest ? To seek the answers to the Bible riddles. Which bird flies with the fastest wingbeats ? Well the highest recorded wingbeats for wild hummingbirds during hovering is 88 per second, as measured for the purple-throated woodstar but do you know which continent they are native to ? Hummingbirds ? What ? I don't know that aaaarrggghhh
Okay, I'll take a jab, but know that if I get tossed into youtube's eternal algorithm because of you, I'll come back with endless ads. Can't miss college because I got a question wrong. ',:]
Keeper: What Is Your Name? Me: Gamer Kid 64 Keeper: What Is Your Quest? Me: To Overthrow Joe Biden From His Reign As US Dictator Keeper: What Is Your Favorite Color? Me: Red Keeper: Alright Off You Go! Me: Thank You Other Travelers: THATS EASY!!!!!!!
Keeper: What is your name? Me: Mr Protheroe the autistic English man Keeper: what is your quest? Me: to make the world a better place Keeper: what is your favourite colour? Me: blue
“What is your favorite color?”
“Blue… no yellow”
*dies*
Guy didn’t even know his favorite color, I think a look at his exam scores would make me feel better about mine.
I don't like this movie, but I love that answer.
@@tarheelpro87 Here's the thing, he *did* know his favorite color but instinctively answered precisely as Lancelot had done before him when he had replied "blue". But since Galahad's favorite color actually is yellow he realized his own mistake too late as this made him a liar and therefore was the wrong answer.
mf got the easiest question wrong
@@McLarenMercedes😂😂😂
The random intermission is such a good and underrated joke
It sets up the end of the movie, the same way that "5 questions" "3 questions sire!" "3 questions..." sets up how they 'cook off' the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. Brilliant writing.
It's crazy to know that all while filming this, Graham was quitting alcohol, and experiencing *severe* withdrawal, including giving him bad vertigo, uncontrollable shaking, migraines, insomnia, and plenty others.
Graham basically started this film at the peak of his addiction, and ended it on a rough 3 years to being fully sober, when they started filming for Life of Brian.
God damn that's commendable
He had friends in co-workers who were there to support him by refusing to fucking work with him if he couldn't get his act together. Bad friends would have continued to let him drink himself to death.
"Look! It's the old man from scene 24!"
😂😂😂
When Arthur puts the bridge keeper in the pit by asking which swallow he meant...just comedy. Beautiful beautiful comedy.
I loved how this was foreshadowed earlier when Arthur was being lectured about this topic with two guards at a castle.
what is your name?
@@mrprotheroe4981 Nick Copeland.
@@nickcopeland6915 what is your quest?
@@mrprotheroe4981 To make a movie everyone will enjoy.
This is the quintessential example on how to structure a joke.
Idk why but well timed “intermission” screens will always be hilarious
Personal head canon is that the bridge keeper is just a random guy who decided to be there
And asks 5 questions
@@eduardoherrer664 no three questions
@@Rat_boy- 5 questions
Color
Name
Quest
Capitol of assyria
Swallow
No its the old man from scene 24
@@aymanelkadouri8235 Well for each person, he asked five questions... no three questions.
The callback with the 'African or European swallow' question is such a great moment. It would be great in a dramatic movie, too. It was set up so perfectly.
This sketch made me cry with laughter as a teenager Now at 58 i watch it to cheer me up sheer brilliant writing and acting
I like how the intermission is just long enough for ppl to think it's real and start getting up only for it to go right back to the exact same shot
There were actually 5 questions
1:What is your name
2:What is your quest
3:What is your favourite Colour
4:What is the Capital of Assyria
5:What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow
No , it was three questions per person
@krispyJDubyall1 He's still right though, technically.
@@Deimos_PeanutFlavour I don't know that. WHOOOOOOAAAAAAAAA
He who answer the 5 questions. 3 questions. 3 questions may cross in safety
@@MOT-vi1dt what do you mean, an African or European swallow?
Crossing the Bridge of Death looks genuinely terrifying for the actors
If you look at how they're walking they don't seem to be putting any amount of their weight onto their footsteps, which means that they're probably hanging from a harness. Also there's a pretty good chance that there is a net or a mat just slightly out of frame in case they do somehow fall.
This one of my favorite scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Especially when the Bridgekeeper gets uno reversed into the Gorge
I couldn't stop laughing the very first time I saw that
Other favorite scene: "I'm being repressed!" Arthur and the muck-harvesting peasants.
Fun fact - the Bridge of Death is random encounter in Fallout 2 game. You can even destroy the bridge keeper by smart counter-question 😀
"How do you know so much about swallows?" "Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know." - lol
This one is priceless 😅
There’s the old man from scene 24 😂😂
What's he doing here?
Given our beloved King Arthur can't count to three, I'm not convinced that old man was in scene 24. It might have been a different scene completely.
Fun fact: king arthur was detoxing from alcohol during filming because they didn't have booze on set. The wikipedia page says he was in active DTs during this scene which sounds like horseshit but he still looks terrible lolol you can see it all over his face around 2:50 when he's talking to the bridge person. I'm surprised he could keep his voice steady
It’s not just on Wikipedia, there is an interview from the mid 80s when he was on letterman, and he talked about this
There's no way he could have DTs while filming this. Feeling sick AF, i can believe that. But delirium tremens is another league.
If Brave Sir Robin were as clever as His Majesty, then he may have had the perfect opportunity to cast the gatekeeper into the gorge. The capital of Assyria varied over time, and their empire collapsed around 700BC, well before this accurate portrayal of history was set. Assur was the first capital (and the third), while Harran was the last. There are also four others, including Nimrud. At the very least, Sir Robin should have asked for clarity regarding the specific time, and if the gatekeeper wasn't on the ball, he would have been cast into the Gorge of Eternal Peril instead of Brave Sir Robin. Still, at least he went in for having a tough question, unlike Sir Galahad, who fucked it right up.
"...unlike sir Galahad, who fucked it right up." 😂😂😂😂
Galahad the CHASTE. He never fucked anything, poor fellow.
I ask my family “Questions three” any time I can work it into conversation
Bridgekeeper: What is your name?
Beavis:I am Corn-Holio!!
Bridgekeeper: What is your quest?
Beavis: I need TP for my bunghole!!
Bridgekeeper: What is the tallest mountain on Mars?
Beavis: Um.... I dunno.. AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGHH!!
Butthead: It's Mt. Olympian, dumbass!
UUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGHH!!!
1:33 I just love the pause between "what" and the rest of the question almost like he was mad that Lancelot was trying to seek the Holy Grail
I can relate to King Arthur's frustrations with his Noble Knights. But that Bridge Keeper! He's something else...
The funniest part of this scene is that it likely is a callback to the scene where some guards argue with Arthur on where his coconuts came from.
Likely? Are you a detective? If not you definitely should be, you're very observational and astute.
If I owned a cinema, I'd use the exact same intermission cards and music as Holy Grail just to test people's resolve
"Old man from scene 24."
So many 4th Walls that have perished in this film.
You have to know these things, you know, when you're a king.
"What, isthecapitalofassyria?"🤣
How do you know so much about the swallows?
I don't really know. (Gets thrown off) WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Well you have to know these things when you're a king you know.
Guardian Tales parodied this scene as well as the Black Knight and killer rabbit.
The trick is to answer a question with a question 😂
the line is actually "oh, wet go", and not "oh, wacko"
LOVE this scene!!!!!
It's funny how clarification can really help you in a situation. And not just in school or work
(not my that close-minded boss is helpful or understanding).
Apparently it was the man in charge of local mountain rescues who tossed the dummies into the gorge - I love watching Palin and Jones reconnect with him and joke, what if some tourists had been passing by and seen that?
"Who's that throwing bodies into the gorge?"
"Oh, that's the head of mountain rescue."
"There goes another climber."
Well Lancelot probably gone ....
Lance a Lot
🤭😆😂🤣🤜🤛
Back In The Day..... That Intermission Tricked Me.
What is your name?
Sir Pixton of Norfolk
What is your quest?
I seek the Holey Pail
What is your favorite color?
Turquoise
3:06 when you use intelligence on a stupid question
has my stomach hurting every-time i watch
You have to know these things when you’re a king you know 😂😂😂😂
No one ever brings up how arthur for some reason cannot count to three without counting 5 but its one of my favorite bits
I get the feeling both of their air speeds would be the same
Ever wonder what’s in the Gorge of Eternal Peril? I mean what causes the eternal peril?
IDK. If it's the same kind of peril that's in the Nun's Convent, obviously nobody told Lancelot.
Castle Anthrax was said to be perilous.
As a heterosexual male, I'd gladly accept the risk and take my chances.
If you listen carefully, it sounds like some kind of slimy substance. Could be the green stuff from the sewers in Ghostbusters 2.
The bridge keeper asks 3 questions from a set of 5 questions so Arthur was actually right when he said 5 questions 😂
Bro got the taste of his own medicine lol
‘tHaT’s eAsY!’
brave sir robin
@@shawnv123
🤣🤣
3:43 😂
Found out I can do bridgekeeper's _wut_ perfectly.
What is your name?
What is your quest?
What is the air velocity speed of an unladen swallow?
What is your name: Nathan R. French
What is your quest: to seek and defeat Aku and every other villains
What is your favorite colors: Red, and Blue!
Bridge Keeper: Right off you go.
Me: Well, thank you. Thank you very much.
Other travelers and heroes: That’s easy!
@Kristopher Prime Well, apparently Sir Galahad didn't know his favorite color lol.
what is your favourite animal?
@@mrprotheroe4981 What do you mean? Mammal, fish, reptile, or insect?
What is the capital of Assyria?
@@boi7316 Technically, Assyria didn't have a capital back then.
Thats EASY then He went Flying 😂
Nobody has yet tested Charles the Third on swallows?! Gross incompetence!
We just assume he knows. He is King, you know.
that's EZ
famous last words
EZ would sound like "EE Zed". Off to the pit with you.
Whatt… does EZ mean ?
its such a stupid movie but i love it
It's a master piece. Simple humor maybe but definitely not stupid.
On a little row boat from China 3 questions do clouds cast shadows witch way the wind goes and how much food along the trip
What… is the capital of Assyria????
Assur
@@jaguar1568 nah its Ninevah haha
@@anguscovoflyer95
'Eh, what was that? Don't mumble I tell you!'
Assur.
@@anguscovoflyer95 correct anwer is "none", Assyria is an empire long time gone, so no actual capital :P
The bridge keeper reminds me of some one🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
beats any Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings scene.
Also a better lovestory than Twilight 😅
3:00 NO U
Damascus was the answer
And 125km per hour .
[Ceremonial intonation]: And now we come to _this_ sixty-ninth comment.
Five questions
2024 anyone?
It's an uncommon name now, but in the Middle Ages people were called Lance a lot...
What is your name?
Who is playing the troll?
Terry Gilliam, later director of a bunch of mad movies himself
I miss when comedy was dumb and clever, nowadays it’s just dumb
I just saw the Sesame Street Bridgekeeper cartoons, and guess they borrowed from this skit. The second of the three videos has similar Bridgekeeper dialogue. ua-cam.com/video/AOPiAreWK7w/v-deo.html
Arthur king of the britons is smart
He knows his ducks and his swallows. A man fit to be king if ever I saw one.
ha ha ha classic🌉🌠
STOP! What is your name?
KS: Sir Keir Starmer of Holburn and St Pancras
What is your quest?
KS: I seek to become Prime Minister of Great Britain.
WHAT IS A WOMAN?....
KS: Ummm..... well..... WAAAAAHHHHH!
No wait yellowww
Where was that written? You have never read the Bible
ReWrit from 2:47 Stop. What is your name ? It is Arthur king of the Britons. What is your quest ? To seek the answers to the Bible riddles. Which bird flies with the fastest wingbeats ? Well the highest recorded wingbeats for wild hummingbirds during hovering is 88 per second, as measured for the purple-throated woodstar but do you know which continent they are native to ? Hummingbirds ? What ? I don't know that aaaarrggghhh
I might ask you lads 3 questions if you reply to this comment
Okay, I'll take a jab, but know that if I get tossed into youtube's eternal algorithm because of you, I'll come back with endless ads. Can't miss college because I got a question wrong. ',:]
@@TheMrMayo what is your name? "real or fake"
@@mrprotheroe4981 Mr. Mayo (both true)
I’ll answer the three question commentkeeper, I’m not afraid!
@@TheMrMayo what is your quest?
Keeper: What Is Your Name?
Me: Gamer Kid 64
Keeper: What Is Your Quest?
Me: To Overthrow Joe Biden From His Reign As US Dictator
Keeper: What Is Your Favorite Color?
Me: Red
Keeper: Alright Off You Go!
Me: Thank You
Other Travelers: THATS EASY!!!!!!!
Keeper: What is your name?
Me: Mr Protheroe the autistic English man
Keeper: what is your quest?
Me: to make the world a better place
Keeper: what is your favourite colour?
Me: blue
@@mrprotheroe4981 Keeper: Alright Off You Go!
@@GamerKid64 thankyou lad
@@mrprotheroe4981 Travelers: THATS EASY!!!!!!!
@@GamerKid64 what is the capital of Derbyshire?
I love how Arthur damned the Bridge Keeper by outsmarting him in his own game😆😆
This scene makes me LMAO when they get a answer wrong and they go flying in the air and get dropped down.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The most obvious answer is that it was carried there by a bird. Probably an African Swallow.
1:05
What is your name?
It is Arthur, King of the Britains👑
@@roysnell8319 what is your quest
@@reubenguttenberg7405 to seek the Holy Grail
@@reubenguttenberg7405to seek the holy grail