I showed this sketch to a friend of mine who worked as an insurance assessor for a large Australian company. He went absolutely troppo/off his head about how it falsely portrayed any & all insurance companies as criminals. Very funny stuff.
Eric Idle was in the audience when David Frost interviewed the Insurance swindler Emil Savundra, whose car insurance company failed to pay claims. If you watch the interview, check the audience around the time that Savundra calls them peasants and you'll see Idle smiling.
A straight man as it relates to comedy is a character (if female is also often called a straight man) who is acting normally and isn't trying to be funny, but it's their actions as they relate to things going on around the character that make for funny.
@LemonSlice I think you missed the joke there completely and also the reason the audience laughed right then when the label came up is because Graham Chapman was gay IRL. :'D
@TheOakham - no, straight as in the straight man in a comedy act. The guy who is typically not delivering any funny lines, but rather sets up punch lines for the other guy in comedy is called the straight man.
The names Carpenter, Smith, Taylor, Tanner, Butcher, Brewer, Thatcher, Hunter, Forester, Butler, Cook... All exist because in 1086 William the Conqueror instituted the first census (Domesday Book) and when his officials went around the population of his realm, they found that most did not have surnames so they assigned them. If the family performed an important role for the village or the estate then they were assigned the occupation as their name, else often a place name was used (Churchill is an obvious example). Also, well into the middle ages it was common practice for these roles to be passed from father to son in as a family apprenticeship and so some of those lines still exist doing those jobs today, in other cases, the someone in the family has picked the trade that matches their name back up.
+ted smith The probability any given person will have the surname 'Devious' is approximately 1 in 100 million. If 1 in 10 people are actually devious the probability of being both devious and have a surname of Devious is 1 in a billion.
i have to agree with you there. but, i think that he looks like a Wilson. i dont know, i think that if Graham was called Wilson, it would suit him better. haha.
FUNNY STUFF!!! HITS INSURANCE COMPANY'S ON THE HEAD!!! REFUSE TO PAY CLAIMS!!! AFTER ALL,HOW CAN THEY AFFORD ALL OF THOSE FANCY OFFICE BUILDINGS,IF THEY WERE TO PAY OUT!!! JUST LIKE ANY CASINO,THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS!!!
What I found disturbing about this sketch after seeing it for the first time decades ago is that Palin plays a straighter bloke than all the f-ing real life bankers.
Man, I can't believe there are so many good Monty Python sketches I've never seen before.
*Tell that to the parrot!*
There's no way they would have broadcast the naked women to American living rooms.
@@riblets1968 shown on public television.
@@rutabagasteu I hadn't thought of that, but yes, I can see PBS broadcasting it.
I’ve got the lot lol. I found the complete dvd set of their BBC series that I found at a thrift store for $5
Michael Palin is so good at playing the sketchy characters! hahahaha
And at the same time so good at playing squeaky- clean characters such as Arthur Pewty and the customer at the argument clinic.
I showed this sketch to a friend of mine who worked as an insurance assessor for a large Australian company. He went absolutely troppo/off his head about how it falsely portrayed any & all insurance companies as criminals. Very funny stuff.
And here i thought Australians would be used to being portrayed as criminals, by now
Bloody insurance assessors. No sense of humor 😁
Yeah, it is nonsense, I am sure they do not give any naked ladies.
I hate to see a man cry, so shove off out of the office.
"It said something about filling my mouth in with cement." "That's just insurance jargon." HaHa!
"in your policy ... It states quite clearly that no claim you make will be paid".
Eric Idle was in the audience when David Frost interviewed the Insurance swindler Emil Savundra, whose car insurance company failed to pay claims. If you watch the interview, check the audience around the time that Savundra calls them peasants and you'll see Idle smiling.
ua-cam.com/video/j_s81bJXTfQ/v-deo.htmlsi=oCOHH0z3nRG2VE7a
I've had dealings with associates of the Devious Insurance Company myself. It seems their 'never pay' policy is more widespread than I thought!
ua-cam.com/video/gDnE-5lD7w8/v-deo.html
The subsidiary I used was Keep Your Jaguar In The Panel Shop For Six Months And Have The Work Done By Ray Charles Ltd.
Simply brilliant. So many great gags, one after the other.
The fourth wall has been torn asunder to reveal the face of God. And he is a gumby.
The best episode of the entire series. The architecture sketch followed by this followed by The Bishop.
"Ok, Devious, don't move!"
+thexalon The Bishop!
one of my favorite MP skits...policy in the coat!
pretty much nails American insurance companies. any claim you make won't be paid.
+Peter Mayer Do you not even get a nude lady out of the deal?
Insurance most of the time is a con job.
Peter Mayer At least you wouldn't be bothered with a nude lady...
Peter Mayer animais tranzando de Portugal
animaistranzando
THE BISHOP
Got ripped off by a life insurance company recently. Should like to have had THEM cremated.
But it says something about filling my mouth with cement...
Kontrast lmao
The Reverend Morrison unfortunately plopped for the "No Pay" policy, which, if you don't make a claim, can be very worthwhile....
brilliant!!!
The very first Python i ever saw. Was hooked at once.
In America, many SNL greats dropped out of college. Pythons, however, all graduated from Oxford or Cambridge -- then play Gumbys!
Except for Terry Gilliam, he went to Occidental College but was considered an "honorary Oxford".
I have always loved this episode! The Bishop sketch is even more awesome (to me) than this one, and that is saying much!
Graham Chapman, "Straight Man"... well, not quite as it transpired.
I worked for an insurance company and was told by a superior that 1/3 of all my claims should be denied without even reading them.
Mind, Graham's the straight man in all this!
Monty python... The only time you'll hear the BBc apologize
Little does he know that he just incurred the wrath of...THE BISHOP!
*slam*
Okay, Devious! Don't move!
THE BISHOP!
In this case, it is both. He was both the straight man in comedy terms, and straight man again referring to his refusal of a nude lady.
michael always play a clerk
+Hiếu Tô No body plays a scum ball better.
"The BBC would like to apologize for the following announcement." Me: "oh yeah bring out the Gumby's!"
just like real insurance.
Did you get your naked lady?
"But it says something about filling my mouth in with cement."
😂😂😂
'A straight man' WOW
A straight man as it relates to comedy is a character (if female is also often called a straight man) who is acting normally and isn't trying to be funny, but it's their actions as they relate to things going on around the character that make for funny.
+LemonSlice yup
The irony is, is that he in fact was gay :p
@LemonSlice I think you missed the joke there completely and also the reason the audience laughed right then when the label came up is because Graham Chapman was gay IRL. :'D
Lillian2167 I don't believe anyone knew that until after the end of Monty Python. The humor was just from the explicit label.
And then enter the Bishop...
Just had a nearly identical experience with AAA.
So, how was the nude lady you got?
Did you get a nude lady?
I ALMOST expected the Spanish Inquisition (but not quite)
Well, I'm convinced that Graham Chapman is a straight man.
MOST people would think the necessary nude lady well worth the Never Pay plan
Everytime I deal with an insurance company I think of them as Mr. Devious...but then I want to dress up as the Bishop and set them straight.
Nobody plays sleaze iike Michael Palin!
@Thomas Headley Ron Obvious
2:47 I own that same jacket.
Probably the only time Graham Chapman could be labeled a straight man.
@TheOakham - no, straight as in the straight man in a comedy act. The guy who is typically not delivering any funny lines, but rather sets up punch lines for the other guy in comedy is called the straight man.
"i hate to see a man cry... so shove off the office, there's a good chap"
hahaha LOL XD
Ok Devious!! The Bishop!!!
Michael Palin as a spiv was hilarious.
ARE U DO CAR SPECALIST? NO, NO I AM NOT- YES I AM! MY ENGINE HURTS!
The policy out of a jacket... that would be me..lol
OK Devious, don't move!!!
Alright Devious, don't move!!!
I know what u mean. like a builder's van where the back has no roof so they can put bircks and stuff in easily
Where can I get the latest edition of the nude lady?
watching the clip...watching the clip..shhhHOLY SHIT..THERES AN ACTUAL NAKED GIRL?! Wuuuuuu.
"A never pay policy" Lol
I love my dog
The bishop!
*straight man* haha idk why that made me laugh so much
INSURANCE SKETCH!
Don't move Devious.... The Bishop!
But where's...
THE BISHOP?!
(music plays in my head...)
The Prelude to "The Bishop"
The Bishop!
for a devious man, it's pretty unlikely that he would actually be named devious
Nominative determinism?
I know an optician called seymour, a dentist called Mr Fang
The names Carpenter, Smith, Taylor, Tanner, Butcher, Brewer, Thatcher, Hunter, Forester, Butler, Cook... All exist because in 1086 William the Conqueror instituted the first census (Domesday Book) and when his officials went around the population of his realm, they found that most did not have surnames so they assigned them. If the family performed an important role for the village or the estate then they were assigned the occupation as their name, else often a place name was used (Churchill is an obvious example). Also, well into the middle ages it was common practice for these roles to be passed from father to son in as a family apprenticeship and so some of those lines still exist doing those jobs today, in other cases, the someone in the family has picked the trade that matches their name back up.
+ted smith The probability any given person will have the surname 'Devious' is approximately 1 in 100 million. If 1 in 10 people are actually devious the probability of being both devious and have a surname of Devious is 1 in a billion.
Graham had such a lovely face. It was gorgeous. I can't even go HE WAS SO HOT!, cause he wan't. He was just beautiful (:
i have to agree with you there.
but, i think that he looks like a Wilson. i dont know, i think that if Graham was called Wilson, it would suit him better. haha.
Gumbies were medieval fantasy zombies..
It's a lorry - what you call a truck.
@drwhatson He did say he wasn't interested in nude ladies.
The Bishop!!
INSURANCE SKETCH
STRAIGHT MAN
van with no cover on the back? a truck?
Yes. They actually run their business that way. You get cheaper insurance if you never claim
Never pay policy...interesting...as Social Security
WHEN ?
THE ROYAL IMPERIAL MUTUAL ALLIANCE CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO. LTD.
WOW
you havn't put the bishop!
lol aye
@megamarsvin The Led Zeppelin auto insurance company.
What the... They actually have nude ladies. Where do i sign??
Yeah, I'd give the Pythons a bit of credit that they were being very naughty boys and tweaking the culture a bit..
FUNNY STUFF!!! HITS INSURANCE COMPANY'S ON THE HEAD!!! REFUSE TO PAY CLAIMS!!! AFTER ALL,HOW CAN THEY AFFORD ALL OF THOSE FANCY OFFICE BUILDINGS,IF THEY WERE TO PAY OUT!!! JUST LIKE ANY CASINO,THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS!!!
1970 Astin Martin or a nude lady...? That's a toughy.
@lafilledebeatles3 And a total fairy. xD
"Straight man" my ass. :P
WHO ?
*wasnt. My bad :p
I can't understand anything the Gumbys r saying
0:47 this is even funnier knowing that Graham Chapman was the only gay man in the Pythons.
No, Graham certainly wasn't impressed by the promise of a nude lady.
Wasn't that a nude lady?
The sketches got a lot more interesting when John Cleese left. It's like the top went off the bottle.
doubt it, but you clearly need some simple entertainment, I think this one makes you mad
Sums up insurance really...benefits chaps in smart suits...who run the table and spin the wheel...hey ho
Dick. Ever had a house burn down? Ever totalled a car? Glad of the cover then eh?
INSURANCE SALESMAN: [Offers Graham Chapman a nude lady]
GRAHAM: No no no no, I don't really want that...
bah, you can say that about half of the cast 🤣
✌️🤠💥🌟🌀🙏
@#rolfdejonge@
Graham-the gay straightman=a true genius.
What I found disturbing about this sketch after seeing it for the first time decades ago is that Palin plays a straighter bloke than all the f-ing real life bankers.
@sw809mmsw OUT!