The Meaning of Life (6/11) Movie CLIP - Would Rather Be Elsewhere (1983) HD

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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
When the Sergeant Major (Michael Palin) asks his troops if they'd rather be doing something other than marching, he loses all his troops.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
The Meaning of Life is without a doubt the most tasteless of the Monty Python feature films; it also happens to be one of the funniest. Life's questions are "answered" in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a pre-credits sequence at a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. One of our favorite bits involve the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor, pointing out that there's nothing in his contract preventing this. And of course, there's the scene with the world's most voracious glutton, who brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise. Be warned: though hilarious, this may be the grossest bit of comedy filmmaking ever conceived (there aren't enough words in the world to describe it in detail!). Loyal Pythonites Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin star in The Meaning of Life and share writing responsibilities, while Jones is in the director's chair this time out.
CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (1983)
Cast: Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Producer: John Goldstone
Screenwriters: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
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@FatNorthernBigot 4 жыл бұрын

I'm at home with the wife and kids, and I'd rather be marching up and down the square.

@user-bl9hh1xm9w 4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@nealsteinbeck9017 4 жыл бұрын

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@Zodiac1911 4 жыл бұрын

Would You Now???!!!

@stvargas69 4 жыл бұрын

Right! Off you go!

@antikokalis 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-bl9hh1xm9w Ρε μέγιστε δάσκαλε της κρυπτογραφίας. 5 λεπτά διαβάζω το ψευδώνυμό σου και δεν βγάζω άκρη. Είμαστε όλοι της αριστεράς τσιπρούδ και τσίπρας;

@CatCrave 8 жыл бұрын

"Don't stand there gawping like you've never seen the hand of god before!!" Too funny!!

@vetterburns1048 7 жыл бұрын

Right! Off ya go then! LOL

@peterotool7892 6 жыл бұрын

DoubleU yea just repeat what he said and why???

@ae4164 6 жыл бұрын

I mean obviously if he didn't want the world to spend thousands of years divided in warfare between which way to worship him, then he wouldn't have created 3 different religions. And then several dozen more. And then a whole ton of people who don't believe in any of them. And then cancer that kills children, because why not, it'd be a funny joke. Wowee, he really does work in mysterious ways.

@Enzorgullochapin 6 жыл бұрын

."When the men on the chessboard Get up and tell you where to go..."

@Jsalrulz 6 жыл бұрын

You have bad info on the situation.

@mrdemoncrusher3927 4 жыл бұрын

My father is ex RAF and even though he left in the 1960's he still laughs so hard at the irony and comedy of this sketch.

@vladdrakul7851 2 жыл бұрын

That's my 70's UK military academy childhood for you. I was a Flight Sgt in the RAF by 18. Only we never got to leave. Still we got spittle in the face so there is that! I quit later and emigrated to the US to be a hippie punk rocker in NYC 1979. Playing music with friends of John Lennon and studying jazz with former Miles Davis musicians. That was great, if more hard work to improve and a lot more stressful as it was all up to me and no excuses if I failed. Still no regrets as I still play and record acid metal music and funk jazz in Sweden now!

@samuelholmes3696 2 жыл бұрын

Well I'm ex-TA and I agree with your father!

@mrnobody6447 Жыл бұрын

@@vladdrakul7851 I imagine the acid has destroyed the iron bonds of the metal edge.

@johnminshell6532 Жыл бұрын

Ex RAF Regt 1955 That’s how they would ball and shout but don’t dare laugh or you will be up and down the Square in full pack on Jankers

@abigails4088 Жыл бұрын

I was a buggered cadet in the US JROTC program, and our AI was a Sgt Major he didn't have a british accent, but his voice did have that exact same "BITE" to it when he barked orders... I dare say this may be one of my favorite Monty Python "bits" simply because it just takes me back to my childhood XD

@dsmall31 9 жыл бұрын

I love the way Palin's hat wiggles around and almost falls off when he screams, "RIGHT! OFF YOU GO!" LMAO!

@greendogg83 7 жыл бұрын

that's my favorite thing about this sketch.

@theduskwoodsnuffer2569 5 жыл бұрын

1:58 youre welcome

@NelsonClick 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Kudos to him for not blowing the take.

@SotonSam 3 жыл бұрын

We loved that part as kids. So funny

@rdeal49 2 жыл бұрын

Funny- I just thought the same

@momotheelder7124 2 жыл бұрын

He plays this role incredibly well-it reminds me of how insane I thought the officers sounded when I first went to bootcamp at the beginning of my national service. I love the absurdity of his maintaining his tough sergeant persona while being so kind and letting all the conscripts get on with their lives. Lol

@Schattengewaechs99 Жыл бұрын

Conscripts?

@tr7b410 Жыл бұрын

Generation X before we knew what that was.Always having something better to do-authority go take a jump.

@foamer443 Жыл бұрын

Of course these days we know Sgt. Major Palin would rather sneak off for a trip to some exotic local, with camera crew in tow. Disssmissed.

@trevorlewis847 Жыл бұрын

I remember getting off the bus at kapooka,(basic training b4 core training)1980 as a 17yr old, right you effing maggots get in effing line,thinking to my self what the f_ _ k have I done😂,it Def got better after basic training, but that first week turned me into a 🔗 🚬 nervous wreck🤪, turned out to b some of the best yrs of me life after that😂great days and I would recomend it to any young bloke who wants a career, "good pay travel the world meet lots of interesting people and kill them😂" had a tshirt with that on it, sold it to a yank marine for 100 bucks back in 1982, I payed $3 or$4 for it, used to gather up the double gees, (prickles) and sell them to Americans as mountain devil eggs,match box full for $50 😂

@SunofYork Жыл бұрын

@@Schattengewaechs99 Not volunteers..conscripts...National Service...compulsory

@Darkstar263 9 жыл бұрын

One of Michael Palin's best sketches.

@narishma 9 жыл бұрын

Darkstar263 I laughed at this scene so hard when I was a kid. I couldn't breathe at his Pontius Pilate in Life of Brian.

@PrinceTrexus 8 жыл бұрын

+narishma oh and what is so funny about the name Biggus Dickus?? PFFFFT!!!!! XD

@PrinceTrexus 8 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Palin sketches is probably the Lumberjack song.... Or maybe Argument Clinic

@jozinek876 5 жыл бұрын

Darkstar263 MARCHINGUPANDDOWNTHESQUARE

@jozinek876 5 жыл бұрын

PrinceTrexus damn, I remember the Lumberjack song ;)

@chasm671 9 жыл бұрын

"Democracy and humanitarianism have always been trademarks of the British Army." "Rubbish!" (Shh!)

@Schattengewaechs99 6 жыл бұрын

What‘s the name of the march played in the background?

@aleksanderfinstad5785 4 жыл бұрын

Suddenly, God seemed to disagree with that theory...... ⚡💥

@ankeriaskaarme8085 3 жыл бұрын

"Camelot! - Camelot! - Camelot!" - It's only a model - "Shh!"

@idkaboutthisfuckoffyoutube1041 3 жыл бұрын

More like a beauty mark at this point

@ThegreatfishfromMars 2 жыл бұрын

It is called the goose-step.

@stevenspenneberg7407 4 жыл бұрын

Being a Python fan can embarrass you. I met a friend for lunch. In the restaurant, I asked what they had been up too. “Oh I’ve been taking lessons. To play the piano. “. And without thinking, I SCREAMED “Learning the piano!!!” Everybody started looking at me.

@peterdavies2960 4 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean 😂

@explorer806 2 жыл бұрын

Just after your friend had ordered garlic bread, no doubt

@chrismacdonald4570 2 жыл бұрын

I bet your friends father smelt of Elderberries

@AceLM92 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if you or your friend complained about a dirty Fork

@jerometaperman7102 2 жыл бұрын

I kind of brought my daughter up on the Beatles and Monty Python. In her 9th grade history class one day, the teacher mentioned the Spanish Inquisition. I think you should be able to guess what happened next.

@rheycaguioa6079 9 жыл бұрын

MARCHING UP AND DOWN THE SQUARE AINT ENOUGH GOOD FOR YA EEAAHHH

@masonhorsley1505 6 жыл бұрын

Well......

@elliottknifton8902 6 жыл бұрын

Double Trouble RIGHT OFF YOU GO

@Lord_Skeptic 6 жыл бұрын

Rhey Caguioa i am learning the piano

@masonhorsley1505 6 жыл бұрын

LERNIN THE PEANNO!?

@Lord_Skeptic 6 жыл бұрын

i want to go practice

@moshomaniac1 8 жыл бұрын

They must have had a real hard time keeping a straight face in this scene. If I had heard the part at 1:45, I probably would have starting cracking up.

@RepellentJeff 6 жыл бұрын

moshomaniac1 Why do you think the camera was only on Palin? XD

@quantumskywalker6888 6 жыл бұрын

that actor is also seen trying not to laugh in Life of Brian. He's one of the soldiers in the Biggus Dickus scene (also with Palin).

@BrianBattles 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if he had screamed "Biggus Dickus!"

@Allbbrz 3 жыл бұрын

yeah... the guy behind Atkinson is about to crack...

@F1Krazy 2 жыл бұрын

"LEARNIN' THE PIANOOOO?!!!" is etched in my brain

@BomChickyBowWow 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve always thought those British military sweaters were pretty sharp. I got one last year. Extremely comfortable.

@oriolesfan61 4 жыл бұрын

Wooly Pullys

@clive3490 4 жыл бұрын

have you put a bootlace int the neck and pressed a seam into the sleeves?

@simoncoker3180 4 жыл бұрын

Jersey Heavy Duty Olive Drab

@zaphodbeeblebrox9109 2 жыл бұрын

Wear it without a t-shirt underneath, its horrible

@garethfairclough8715 2 жыл бұрын

Oh christ, those things were horrible. I always hated wearing mine!

@MedaX 9 жыл бұрын

I love how his hat wobbles up off his head a bit at 1:58 like some Hanna-Barbera cartoon

@ninhil2 2 жыл бұрын

the hat improvised ... it was not in the script

@Datniceman 9 жыл бұрын

Michael Palin is just awesome.

@greppim911 5 жыл бұрын

A ROMAN?

@Mew_Master 3 жыл бұрын

He signed a book for me once.

@ianinthewest 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite moment of this sketch starts at 0:36 when Palin asks the troops whether they might have anything better to do and then at 0:40 the way he suddenly and very aggressively yells "Well?" in the soldier's face. Palin delivers this so well that I laugh everytime. EVERYTIME! And I've seen this movies many times over 30 years.

@DrumsTheWord Жыл бұрын

0:40 makes me laugh every time a lot.

@piobmhor8529 Жыл бұрын

When I was in the Canadian Army, I instructed on a Method of Instruction course for NCOs. One instructor used this clip for the intro to his class to set the tone. It’s classic.

@VrejHAI 10 күн бұрын

Im watching this from my barracks in gagetown right now

@piobmhor8529 10 күн бұрын

@@VrejHAI ah Gagetown. I was there in 1981 and again from 83-85. I spent a lot of time marching up and down the square with Sergeant-Major.

@ianwashburn2012 7 жыл бұрын

Palin is fantastic here.

@atilllathehun1212 3 жыл бұрын

LEARNING THE PIANO??!!!!!! Palin is brilliant in this, even Cleese would have a tough job matching that performance.

@kevanbrown7620 2 жыл бұрын

I think Palin plays the most hilarious characters in all their films and flying circus. I think he's the most talented and versatile.

@petermorris5837 Жыл бұрын

"and I s'pose you want to go PRACTICE then, eh !!!! ........MARCHING UP & DOWN THE SQUARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU THEN, EH !!!" (Best scene in the film, I've referenced it at work many times !)

@atilllathehun1212 3 ай бұрын

@@kevanbrown7620Palin is definitely the best character actor of all the Pythons

@bobbylee7765 10 жыл бұрын

LEARNING THE PIANO!!

@louiso.4325 8 жыл бұрын

Freaking killed me

@bobbylee7765 8 жыл бұрын

Funniest shit ever.

@Lord_Skeptic 7 жыл бұрын

Bobby Lee AND I SUPPOSE YOU WANT TO GO AND PRACTISE DO YOU

@TheAlmightyAss 4 жыл бұрын

@@Lord_Skeptic MARCHINGUPANDDOWNTHESQUARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU EHHHHH

@natthakamolbloor4428 3 жыл бұрын

RIGHT! Of You Go

@brittoncaldwell5465 10 жыл бұрын

"DON'T STAND THERE GAWPING!LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THE 'AND OF GOD BEFORE!"

@greatbritainuk870 3 жыл бұрын

To be quiet honest I want to learn the piano =. Searg.

@greatbritainuk870 3 жыл бұрын

@Bridget Binion Same

@dimitrijpartner5253 3 жыл бұрын

@Bridget Binion Alright off you go!!

@metallord6960 2 жыл бұрын

@@dimitrijpartner5253 Searg, I'd rather be trying to beat the final boss in cuphead

@MrDoomGuy93 3 жыл бұрын

1:45. That screech was so powerful that Michael jumped between dimensions. He was on his left side in the previous shot and then he was on his right in the one after lol.

@PalladiumTV 2 жыл бұрын

Very funny

@HandGrenadeDivision Жыл бұрын

That wasn't the impressive part. The impressive part was the way he pulled his hat back down after dislodging it without ruining a take.

@holzapfelstein 10 жыл бұрын

At 1:12 Michael Palin says, "Meow!"

@greatbritainuk870 3 жыл бұрын

@the Earl of Oxfordshire Same here, I heard now saw the comment watched it and I actually heard meow.

@discotanzo 9 жыл бұрын

my god! the britishest of british humour... love it!

@xsailor85 3 жыл бұрын

🇬🇧

@PalladiumTV 2 жыл бұрын

@gandalf1379 Жыл бұрын

Palin is such a great actor, you can rewatch him over and over. This and the Biggus Dickus sketches are probably my favourites. Even the way he just screams "WELL?!" in that guys face is hilarious. Props to his cast and crew for not breaking down into hysterics... though some of them look close!

@tommyt1971 8 ай бұрын

Yup, the scene that made me laugh harder at his work more than any other was him playing Pilate in the Life of Brian.

@tommyt1971 8 ай бұрын

Palin says in the DVD commentary that you can see a moment when he nearly loses it while getting in the face of the centurion. They were already laughing way too much in previous takes but Palin says the guy made a face so silly that he can barely keep himself from laughing.

@mortalclown3812 4 жыл бұрын

There was a time when I'm fairly sure I knew each word of this film. What a blessed lot of funny these boys created all those years. All hail Monty Python

@robanderson473 Жыл бұрын

HAIL MONTY PYTHON!

@charlesreisner6681 6 жыл бұрын

1:22 the guy in the middle row on the left is trying so hard not to laugh

@zandermahoney238 5 жыл бұрын

I SAID THE SAME THING WHEN I NOTICED

@gringomandingo3016 4 жыл бұрын

Saw that too. I would have pissed my pants laughing

@roguishpaladin 4 жыл бұрын

Clearly he's got better things to do...like laugh.

@bluewardog 4 жыл бұрын

Probably told he wasn't going to get payed of he laughed

@Spielen_Videos 3 жыл бұрын

I tip my hat to him for keeping it together.

@christschinwon 9 жыл бұрын

Palin is a genius. The premise is so simple but yet so memorable

@TAttiusMaximvs Жыл бұрын

Filmed at Cavalry Barracks, Colchester. I spent a fair bit of time there when I was in the TA in the '80s. In fact we were billeted in those buildings when they were actually filming this sketch

@stephenwilliams4501 10 жыл бұрын

Palin at his best. BRILLIANT stuff!!

@TenTonNuke 6 жыл бұрын

1:57 I like how his hat is bouncing around on his head

@CaptStefan 9 жыл бұрын

LEARNING the PEE-ah-NO?!? lol

@jozinek876 5 жыл бұрын

lestef23 AND I S'POSE YOU WANNA GO PRACTICE, EH?

@KonstellationsTV 5 жыл бұрын

Jozinek MARCHING UP AND DOWN THE SQUARE’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH, AYE?!?

@gracedoubleu 4 жыл бұрын

TsukoKorea RIGHT, OFF YOU GO

@GTonton79 3 жыл бұрын

HAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA

@duaneninjaray 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@kozzak80 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know how many times I was watching this sketch and every time I laugh my head off. What a talent!

@seanhughes5781 8 жыл бұрын

WOULD YOU NOW??!!

@masonhorsley1505 6 жыл бұрын

Yes sir

@vladimirgluten8375 6 жыл бұрын

The hit list ) yes sarge

@hmscentre2907 5 жыл бұрын

LEARNING THE PIANOOO?????!!!!!

@mrcritical6751 4 жыл бұрын

Can you really blame them for wanting to go to the pictures, Return Of The Jedi was out that year

@jeronimovasquez5877 2 жыл бұрын

I would of gone awol

@user-uy2jj2lg5i 2 жыл бұрын

That would’ve been a heck of a dialogue! Sgt. Major: RETURN OF THE JEDIIIII??!! And I suppose all of you would rather be play-fencing with light-swords, eh? MARCHING UP AND DOWN THE SQUARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANYONE IN THIS PLATOON???!!!!!

@mrcritical6751 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-uy2jj2lg5i Crowd of soldiers: *mumbling amongst themselves* yeah Sergeant Major: ALRIGHT GO!!!!

@Togidubnus Жыл бұрын

And let's face it, who doesn't love an Ewok?

@carlbirtles4518 4 ай бұрын

They probably could learn strategies and tactics from that movie.

@TubaMaverick 2 жыл бұрын

Palin demonstrated time and time again he had the widest acting range of any of the Pythons. He was always my favorite

@PalladiumTV 2 жыл бұрын

Favourite as in Colour also in weaponise

@masterknife8423 2 жыл бұрын

I like all of them apart from John Cleese but he had his moments

@charl1878 Жыл бұрын

“The meaning of life is a struggle of different viewpoints of life itself …. That’s why we need an army.” How profound!

@oneworldfamily Жыл бұрын

One of Michael's best performances.

@gandalf1379 Жыл бұрын

If anyone ever tells you they are learning the piano... you know how to react.

@MyLateralThawts 4 жыл бұрын

Should have done this back when I was a sergeant. We were the toughest nerds in the Canadian Armed Forces and knew our Python by heart.

@peterbrown6224 Жыл бұрын

Marching up and down the square not good enough for you?

@mart555rct 2 жыл бұрын

1:20 Haha, that soldier holding his laugh 😆

@peterbrown6224 Жыл бұрын

He is dying throughout.

@DavidLLambertmobile Жыл бұрын

It's funny to see the 1 Royal Army extra break character & grin 😁 when the book reader leaves. Lol.

@theeternaldreamer4411 2 жыл бұрын

This sketch contains a nugget of wisdom about the meaning of life that I think goes over most people’s heads

@davidwuhrer6704 2 жыл бұрын

So I became a waiter.

@MikaelLevoniemi 2 жыл бұрын

That's what makes Monty Python such a gem.

@knightscroftsquire-muldoon 2 жыл бұрын

Is it that we should all be marching up and down the square instead of (redacted) right now?

@Schattengewaechs99 Жыл бұрын

Enlighten us, prophet!

@susansherlock6934 Жыл бұрын

It means...if we stand up to our ' betters' and tell them what we want in life, instead of being bullied, frightened and coerced into what they want us to do,, look at the last 2 years as an example, we should act accordingly!

@chrischart2386 Жыл бұрын

The faces of all those guys trying not to laugh. Every single one of them is barely holding it in. This is the first time I've noticed after watching this skit maybe a hundred times since I was a kid.

@199gonzo 4 жыл бұрын

Palin is a damn genius actor ..

@kristofevarsson6903 Жыл бұрын

Not a Brit, never lived in the UK, but something about that "DON'T STAND THERE GAWPIN'!" line. A drill is a drill is a drill, I suppose. My neck hairs reacted before I did.

@johntomasik1555 3 жыл бұрын

This would've been hilarious for an instructor in basic to do this to us. Monty Python (the crew) were just amazing.

@stephenp448 Жыл бұрын

My first summer working in the Fort Henry Guard in Kingston Ontario, we had an ensign who wanted to do this at the end of a day sometime, but it was just never the right time.

@johntomasik1555 Жыл бұрын

@@stephenp448 It's rare for an instructor in our military basic training to ever step out of character. We had one assistant instructor who was pretty cool, though. Not sure why he became a basic training instructor, though. Once he had us march in front of the chapel on a Sunday during service and had us sing, "I wish that all the ladies, were holes in the road. If I was a dump truck, I'd fill 'em with my load." I'm sure he got in trouble for that.

@ghosssttt3 2 жыл бұрын

1:06 that “yes, Sarge” kills me hahaha

@jamesnin 4 жыл бұрын

This is so perfectly written and performed that I memorize it years ago, after just a few watchings, word by word as easy as a song.

@ibbi30 4 жыл бұрын

I bet he marched up and down the square 2 times, looked around for any recruits and went off to his planned fishing trip.

@justinmanser7525 Жыл бұрын

The intro has a palatable retrospective logic for today's generation, like most great comedy of the past. I recently watched an episode of Not Necessarily the News from 1980s HBO where the joke was putting people through a scanner at airports.....with a laugh track to show how insane that idea was.

@stevenspenneberg7407 4 жыл бұрын

:58 when Palin turns and SLOWLY walks back to ATKINSON!! The way he does it in a slow measured pace. It is such a nice moment of acting.

@weedypigeon2nd283 4 жыл бұрын

"LEARNING THE PIANO!!... 😂

@BenSmith-xq2ng 6 жыл бұрын

1:20 that guy near the back is trying so hard to not to laugh

@J_C_CH 8 жыл бұрын

"RIGHT, YOU GO READ YA BOOO THEN!" Lol the way he says that! Too funny!

@garywilson3042 6 жыл бұрын

LEARNING THE PIANO?

@garywilson3042 4 жыл бұрын

Bridget Binion well I suppose you better go practice then

@hugehappygrin Жыл бұрын

Never ask your soldiers what they'd rather be doing.

@imagographics5096 2 жыл бұрын

One of Michael Palin's finest moments.

@stephenwilliams4501 9 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite Palin sketch, among many others.BRILLIANT.

@mariogiresi6792 11 ай бұрын

He has the look, sound, and body language of the genuine article. If it wasn’t a Monty Python movie I’d swear he was a real Sgt. Major.

@arkwill14 Жыл бұрын

You know, now that I haven't done it for the last couple decades...I kind of miss marching up and down the square.

@snelgrave101 Жыл бұрын

One of the best sketches of ALL TIME.

@aanon9333 4 жыл бұрын

Having been through recruit training, I can confirm this is pretty much spot on.

@jordanbetteridge1598 2 жыл бұрын

You get to go to the movies? Awesome.

@minejumper6662 Жыл бұрын

How many times did you see the hand of god?

@djackman4229 Жыл бұрын

This type of comedy sketch was often put on in ancient Roman theatre - Pliny the Elder for example was well known for this type of comedy - featuring, of course, Roman Centurions.

@krathoon2338 4 жыл бұрын

This movie actually makes more sense when you get older.

@beorlingo Жыл бұрын

A really tough old school sergeant, however adapting to the ways of modern days.

@cyd3716 Жыл бұрын

I saw this in theatres when it came out and my girlfriend and I were literally rolling on the floor dying and crying

@disconnected22 2 жыл бұрын

“And I suppose YEWWW wanna go practice, eh??!!”

@sr2172 10 ай бұрын

This scene changed me as a parent. "Clean your room!! Unless you've got anything......better to doooo?" "Well dad, I did real.." "RIGHT OFF YA GO!!!"

@Marky_78 Жыл бұрын

Being ex British Army I love this sketch. Imagine whilst being on parade and doing drill being given the opportunity to bugger-off as there’s something else you’d rather be doing than pointlessly marching “up and down the square” very funny indeed

@stevestruthers6180 3 ай бұрын

I was once a reservist in the Canadian Army and I can totally relate to this little skit. It never gets old, and it's always funny to watch. Minus the comedic elements, Michael Palin is actually quite convincing as a sergeant. His demeanour, dress and deportment were pretty much spot on. All of which suggests he might have served in the British Army at some point before his Monty Python days. For what it's worth, Canadian soldiers parade pretty much the same way the British do, with some minor variations here and there, and sergeants and warrant officers tend to behave the same way, too.

@Dillweed9001 2 жыл бұрын

Commitment to the bit and great timing/execution can make even the dumbest joke hysterical. Comedy legends.

@JennyDavid 2 жыл бұрын

Reckon "Atkinson" is just the "pointèd sticks" boy all grown up? I do love when Eric attempts a Welsh accent! 😂

@Johnny67557 2 жыл бұрын

MP's voice is so different when not acting! He's so quiet! Soft spoken. I noticed when watching his travel shows and he calls his wife!!!!

@stevestruthers6180 3 ай бұрын

He was actually quite convincing as a British Army sergeant in this clip, minus the comedic aspects.

@stevedoubleu99B 7 жыл бұрын

My favorite Palin sketch, still cracks me up.

@KarlSturmgewher 4 жыл бұрын

"God strike me down were it to be otherwi-" 0:23 XD!

@MrVoorpal 2 жыл бұрын

Michael Palin is such a good actor...

@dibensy59 Жыл бұрын

Palin is so great.

@kazjoy40 8 жыл бұрын

Oh, the laughs I had when I played this at 0.5 speed!

@Emanistan 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you suggested that!

@andymassingham 5 жыл бұрын

A whole new world!! Thanks

@userk23c5d5 2 жыл бұрын

How they don't all fall down laughing I'll never know. There's the odd smirk here and there

@Jazzman-bj9fq 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, Michael Palin's best ever!

@myriaddsystems 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Palin excels in this

@geoffkirby5433 Жыл бұрын

Filmed on the former Cavalry Barracks Parade Square, Circular Road, Colchester, Essex. I had the pleasure to serve there as the assistant RQMS Colchester Garrison, under the guidance of my very good friend and life guide WOII Cocker Alan Adams of the Staffordshire regiment (Great bloke).

@asianbandit4054 2 жыл бұрын

I saw a colour sergeant do something similar on his last day. Had me and my section leader laughing as we watched the privates walking off. Only we knew the reference.

@terriquinlan7683 Жыл бұрын

One of the pearls of comedy. How anyone kept a straight face is beyond me. Michael Palin, 💋💋💋.

@davtona 2 жыл бұрын

Great sketch, iirc filmed at the old Cavalry Barracks @ Colchester Garrison, it’s the same square that Rowan Atkinson & Co are marching on at the start of “Blackadder Goes Fourth”. It’s mostly new-ish houses now, with one or two of the old buildings left. I was laughing kitbags in the flicks when I saw it originally!

@diananaomi9452 5 жыл бұрын

"Learning the piano!" Jajajajaja

@ashman187 6 жыл бұрын

0:17 His wife won't even sit next to him.

@arnoldjack7956 2 жыл бұрын

@.41 that "WELL?!!!!" cracks me up every time!! 🤣😂

@AaronCo2 Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite scenes to quote from Meaning of Life.

@kevinyang5926 6 жыл бұрын

And on the first lesson of junior lleaders promotions course in the Australian Army Cadets we got shown this to remind us what not to do in leadership...

@iseenogoduphere8788 5 жыл бұрын

Eric idle doesn’t even need to talk to make me laugh. His facial expression before he talks cracks me up every time. The late Scottish comedian Riki Fulton was the same

@Sugarmountaincondo Жыл бұрын

This scene has always been the funniest for me as a former military man. The shear prospect of any Officer asking if I have something better to do is so laughable, the answer would always be Yes Sir! Monty Pythpon

@Ksixstring Жыл бұрын

It's that high note, gets me every time 🤣🤣

@willemdafuck8433 4 жыл бұрын

The dislikes are by those who had to march up and down the square

@s.crawford12 2 жыл бұрын

You can see several of them in the background having a very hard time keeping a straight face. I would also have a very hard time not laughing. XD

@the501kingofthemonsters6 2 жыл бұрын

"And that is why we'll always need an army, and God strike me down weather it would be otherwise". Recieves a divine punisment

@Cloudsouth Жыл бұрын

This is my favourite sketch next to the Arguement sketch. Cracks me up, Palin is a genius with keeping a straight face 😂

@Trenasist 4 жыл бұрын

My actual sergeant used to love this sketch when I was in army. Keeps the fun in it!! Haha Still pretty similar to Australian army but except if that ever happened and everyone took off, no joke EVERYONE will be called back within 10mins for the worst ‘game’ imaginable. They’ll tempt you with luxury, but if you say yes to to, you’ll regret it later that night

@saoirsedeltufo7436 6 жыл бұрын

I love this film, albeit not quite as much as Life of Brian and Holy Grail, but I never really appreciated how solid the technical aspects of this are - the cinematography and editing are both done fantastically for comedic affect