Monty Python fans

[KevMcNJ]

Saw it this past Sunday.

John Cleese in an early morning info-mercial.
My first reactionwas disappointment that he was reduced to selling vacuum cleaners at 5:30am. However if one watches long enough you realize its not like your typical info-mercial. I wont say what happens but theres obvious Python influence.

The boy is still warped is all I'll say

[MD-IRLFAN]

Eric Idle is currently ona solo stand-up tour. Missed his show in D.C. due to prior commitments. :mad:

[BSJracing]

If you've never seen the movie Rat Race, do yourself a favor and rent it. It's a good stupid comedy, with a fairly loaded cast, and John Cleese is funny as he!!

For those of you who have seen it, I'll remind you of two scenes,

The one where Jon Lovitz crashes the old car into the gathering of WW2 vets, and the scene where Dave Thomas is talking to the hooker about a hot tub filled with Pepto Bismol.

[Cant_hit_apex]

Michael Palin has recently done a wonderful travel series where he circles the world. I catch it every now and then.

[ensign14]

John Cleese made a fortune through his Video Arts company. VA makes professional training films, with proper (and often well known) actors and sets and such. They must cost a fortune to hire, but those I have seen are very clever and memorable - and you spend the entire time thinking 'He's from Blackadder, she's from Dinnerladies, he was in Only Fools & Horses'.

The advertising is a spin off from this, but the Schweppes or Planters Peanuts adverts Cleesy did were works of art.

Apex - Palin has now done a few, Around The World In 80 Days, Pole To Pole, Full Circle (around the Pacific), Sahara and recently one of his cameramen or guides or somesuch was kidnapped in Nepal when filming for another series.

[cheeseczar]

Re: Monty Python fans

Originally posted by KevMcNJ
Saw it this past Sunday.

John Cleese in an early morning info-mercial.
My first reactionwas disappointment that he was reduced to selling vacuum cleaners at 5:30am. However if one watches long enough you realize its not like your typical info-mercial. I wont say what happens but theres obvious Python influence.

The boy is still warped is all I'll say

Wait! Wait!
Did he open the show sitting at a desk saying "and now for something completely different"?

Boy...this thread will really bring the wierdos out of the cracks, eh? What a fantastic comedy series.

[MD-IRLFAN]

No One!!!!

Is to stone Anyone!

Until I blow this whistle!!!!

[BSJracing]

A customer enters a pet shop.

Mr. Praline: 'Ello, I wish to register a complaint.

(The owner does not respond.)

Mr. Praline: 'Ello, Miss?

Owner: What do you mean "miss"?

Mr. Praline: I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint!

Owner: We're closin' for lunch.

Mr. Praline: Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique.

Owner: Oh yes, the, uh, the Norwegian Blue...What's,uh...What's wrong with it?

Mr. Praline: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. 'E's dead, that's what's wrong with it!

Owner: No, no, 'e's uh,...he's resting.

Mr. Praline: Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now.

Owner: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!

Mr. Praline: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead.

Owner: Nononono, no, no! 'E's resting!

Mr. Praline: All right then, if he's restin', I'll wake him up! (shouting at the cage) 'Ello, Mister Polly Parrot! I've got a lovely fresh cuttle fish for you if you
show...

(owner hits the cage)

Owner: There, he moved!

Mr. Praline: No, he didn't, that was you hitting the cage!

Owner: I never!!

Mr. Praline: Yes, you did!

Owner: I never, never did anything...

Mr. Praline: (yelling and hitting the cage repeatedly) 'ELLO POLLY!!!!! Testing! Testing! Testing! Testing! This is your nine o'clock alarm call!

(Takes parrot out of the cage and thumps its head on the counter. Throws it up in the air and watches it plummet to the floor.)

Mr. Praline: Now that's what I call a dead parrot.

Owner: No, no.....No, 'e's stunned!

Mr. Praline: STUNNED?!?

Owner: Yeah! You stunned him, just as he was wakin' up! Norwegian Blues stun easily, major.

Mr. Praline: Um...now look...now look, mate, I've definitely 'ad enough of this. That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour
ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.

Owner: Well, he's...he's, ah...probably pining for the fjords.

Mr. Praline: PININ' for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment I got 'im home?

Owner: The Norwegian Blue prefers keepin' on it's back! Remarkable bird, id'nit, squire? Lovely plumage!

Mr. Praline: Look, I took the liberty of examining that parrot when I got it home, and I discovered the only reason that it had been sitting on its perch in the
first place was that it had been NAILED there.

(pause)

Owner: Well, o'course it was nailed there! If I hadn't nailed that bird down, it would have nuzzled up to those bars, bent 'em apart with its beak, and
VOOM! Feeweeweewee!

Mr. Praline: "VOOM"?!? Mate, this bird wouldn't "voom" if you put four million volts through it! 'E's bleedin' demised!

Owner: No no! 'E's pining!

Mr. Praline: 'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e
rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the
bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!

(pause)

Owner: Well, I'd better replace it, then. (he takes a quick peek behind the counter) Sorry squire, I've had a look 'round the back of the shop, and uh,
we're right out of parrots.

Mr. Praline: I see. I see, I get the picture.

Owner: I got a slug.

(pause)

Mr. Praline: Pray, does it talk?

Owner: Nnnnot really.

Mr. Praline: WELL IT'S HARDLY A BLOODY REPLACEMENT, IS IT?!!???!!?

Owner: N-no, I guess not. (gets ashamed, looks at his feet)

Mr. Praline: Well.

(pause)

Owner: (quietly) D'you.... d'you want to come back to my place?

Mr. Praline: (looks around) Yeah, all right, sure.

[cheeseczar]

I know Rev had this tag-line, but it's one of my favourite all-time Python lines:
"I could be arguing in my spare time"

[ensign14]

I'd like to see John the Baptist's impression of Graham Hill.

[KevMcNJ]

Originally posted by MD-IRLFAN
Eric Idle is currently ona solo stand-up tour. Missed his show in D.C. due to prior commitments. :mad:

He's appearing at the Keswick Theater in Glenside PA.
Not too far from Maryland if you really want to see him
Glenside is about 5 stop lights north of Philly

[MD-IRLFAN]

Do you know the date? I'm about 2.5 hours from Philly. During the week would be a stretch, if not just impossible.
Thanks for the info anyway.

[KevMcNJ]

Originally posted by MD-IRLFAN
Do you know the date? I'm about 2.5 hours from Philly. During the week would be a stretch, if not just impossible.
Thanks for the info anyway.

Friday October 31. Tix are $44

See

https://www.keswicktheatre.com

I pass this place every day doing my daily delivery run
Never been inside but its stunning from the outside.
And Glenside is a nice little town too.

Very very safe

very very quiet.

[rev-ed]

Originally posted by Jeff Chiszar
I know Rev had this tag-line, but it's one of my favourite all-time Python lines:
"I could be arguing in my spare time"

Not to be picky, but my sig was, "I'm not allowed to argue unless you've paid."

I have also used, "Soon every lupin in the land will be in my mighty hand!"

[cheeseczar]

Is anyone here a member of "The Unexploded Scottsman Squad"?