That was in 1979, Graham was still alive. Rowan was in the sketch to replace Eric Idle, who couldn't make it. Rowan was only 24 years old, and he had to perform with the legendary Monty Pythons. It was really extraordinary for him.

Terry Jones is dying with laughter at the end, and Cleese is just smirking at him so evilly. God, I forgot how much I loved this sketch.

'Reminds me of the misery of my childhood. I wish I could recall it now, but back then we were so poor, I couldn't afford to pay attention!

R.I.P. Terry Jones. You were absolutely brilliant.

This was originally performed by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Marty Feldman in At Last The 1948 Show. The best known version is probably the one on Monty Python's Live at Drury Lane album, with Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Eric Idle. It says much about the greatness of Rowan Atkinson that he is not out of place alongside his heroes.

"I used to get up in the morning, half past ten at night, half an hour before I went to bed" That delivery always gets me

I love how 40 years later, this is still every bit as relevant, and we still have parents telling us how hard they had it "back in our day".

I love how John's smile at the end as he spots Terry trying not to laugh :)

I love how Terry starts cracking up when John goes on his final rant. He has to cover his face to not show it.

“We were all ‘uddled in one corner fer fear o’fallin.” 😂

The Four Yorkshiremen of the Apocalypse...

John Cleese gives the best performance ever in this version

"Cardboard Box?" "Aye" "You're Lucky."

It's been done so many times but this is the definitive version, three Pythons and a huge young talent from the next generation of British comedy.

"26 of us in a room, no furniture and half the floor was missing" XD. I'll never get tired of this version. It's like the often-imitated Aristocrats joke, just constant one-upsmanship. This version is stil lthe best, IMO.

It's awesome how John Cleese is killing poor Terry Jones near the end of this. They must have had a great laugh afterwords.

OMG, Seeing Terry J's reaction is priceless. There is the Parrot Sketch with John destroying Michael Palin. Palin struggles to not burst out laughing.

Terry Jones is so precious, I miss him even though I've never met him

Not only was this hilarious, it's even funnier watching the subtitles attempting to decipher the Yorkshire dialect!

I wasn't sure who would get "Luxury." Rowan nailed it.

Terry Jones trying not to laugh at the end of the video made my day.

Rowen Atkinson and Monty python together at last, WHY DIDN'T THIS HAPPEN MORE OFTEN??

Most comedians take pleasure in making the people in the audience laugh. Not Cleese. He took pleasure in making the people on stage with him laugh.

I love how Terry Jones starts cracking up at the end ❤️

1 Yorkshireman (Palin) and 3 others. Still great though and my American stepson loves this sketch

Getting soon to write memoirs of being homeless, I remember standing in the dark twilight looking at the alcove that was out of sight, covering on 3 sides but, but the rain wouldn't come down on me . As I traveled around in a circle looking for the best place to lay down on the floor ,,the cheerful words came to mind " We used to dream of living in a corridor" as I tried to make myself as comfortable as possible , thinking, your right at this time I am actually dreaming of living in a corridor. I did try to stay in sort of a boiler room with heat but was told to move along. Thank you monty python, peter cook ect for being there, The absurdity of the comity combined with the absurdity of the situation made the situation survivable

The one being most stressed about this conversation is obviously John Cleese's character 😂😂 Omg this is a classic I will laugh to until the end of my life.😅

John Cleese's "rrright...." in the closer is still one of the funniest things I've ever seen after all these years!

This is my very. favorite version of this brilliant sketch

michael palin is fuckin amazing man, but them all together are brilliant

“You try telling the young people of today that, and they won’t believe you” “Ok boomer.”

By a Yorkshire country mile the best version of this sketch. Brilliant

We 'ad t'go live in t'lake!

How good is John Cleese at getting worked up in sketches, brilliant all round as well

I think it's time youtube make people justify why they dislike a video. ;-)

Magic Sketch.. Rowan does allreet an all

This always makes me laugh until I cry!

It's weird how this is now how Twitter functions.

3 spoilt young yobs who don't know how good they have it disliked this

Just did this skit, people loved it. After everyone was gone, we did it camp! Then there was cry/laughing...soe said funniest thing they ever saw...

This is what makes rowan the greatest actor, like he doesn't over do it, he's being less loud, and talking like he's in a real conversation, not like at 3:26 when john Cleese over doing it just to make it more dramatic.

GOLD

Poor Terry... he did his best not to laugh... :)

One of my favorites!

Excellent!! Watched the one with Feldman first, then this with Mr. Bean!! LOVE 'em both!! 😂😂😍

the best version

When I was a boy, I had to walk to school, in the snow with no shoes on and shorts and the teacher would beat us if we even took a breath out of time… BRING THE GOOD OLD DAYS BACK!!!!!!

The first time I ever heard this sketch was this version, back in the early 80s when I had a video tape with the Secret Policeman's Ball on it. I really prefer the delivery on this version than the one on the Monty Python album I bought years later.

This is the best version of this sketch

Wish we'd had it so good...

eat a lump of freezing cold poison. kills me every time

Pure gold

Lo hallé. Primera versión de este sketch. Es de:At last the 1948 show. Con Cleese, Chapman, Marty Feldman y Tim Brooke Taylor. Justo un par de años antes que se formara Monty Python. La mejor sigue siendo la del Hollywod Bowl. Con Chapman,Idle,Palin y Jones. 😃😙

The very first motorway was in Yorkshire. Heard it here.

unbelievable!

Awesome👍🏻😄

Maybe the funniest sketch ever!! Not originally Monty Python, but At last the 1948 show!!

Dear mercy, this reminds me of family gatherings and the lies that were told.

Written by the Goodie: Tim Brooke-Taylor!

Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl is still my favourite version of this sketch But I love how there are different versions of it, like different singers interpreting a folk song. Everyone has their favourite

Brilliant. Next to the original 1967 version with Tim brooke Taylor and marty feldman

I always wanted to see the Pythons do a version of this sketch with the pepperpots.

I'm german native speaker and even I can hear how they're struggling with the northern accent.

_Well of course, we 'ad it toof_

"RIGHT!!"

At first I wondered whether Graham would mind that he had been replaced by Rowan for this sketch but then I thought fuck him, he's dead!

12 Yorkshiremen were evicted from their hole in t'ground

Terry jones was corpsing at John Cleese, and he almost broke Cleese.

You can tell terry Jones is trying not to laugh at the end lol

The people who Disliked this video did so because they had it even harder.

Facebook exploding once in a while in the Netherlands when parents post a topic about giving their children an e-bike for their 12 miles trips to and from school... Reactions à la Yorkshiremen... 😄

Funniest thing ever and early spprsrance by rowan atkinson

2 Yorkshiremen disliked this!

Creo que Jones más bien parece llorar. Todo preparado. Seria cuestión de ver la versión original.En el Hollywod Bowl cuando estuvo Graham fue muy bueno.

Darkangelzephyron you are right about teen titans go!

This one sounds more like The 4 Geordies at times

4 yorkshiremen disliked this video...

😆

Lots of terrible living conditions described here but the most troubling of them is the appalling idea that someone could live in a lake. Has anyone thought for a moment how something like that would even work?

Ha, Rowan can't get the accent right

Can we all just stop to think that 13 people 'disliked' this video.

"We were evicted from our 'ole on the ground."

We had to lick the road with our tongues

Nothing like the original - still good though.

Mr. Bean voice 😂

Alternate title: The most poorly-edited scene you'll ever see.

This is for the Brexit 'yes' voters and their fantasized good old days.

That were nothin! Back then we were so poor that all 177 of us died of starvation.

I dont believe it

So poor

This is literally a panel of politicians running for president of the United States, each one out-bragging the other how poor they started out.

Gee, this was so much WORSE than the original. It's hammy, the accents are nowhere near as strong or accurate. Cleese's final rant was totally out of character for this shetch -- ie, a Yorkshireman simply exagerating his hardships in a believable voice, but was an overdone cliché in a Basil Faulty style rant. He knows that style is his popular trademark and always good for laughs but here it is pure egotism inappropriately taking over the sketch. Shame.

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