''When you're sixty years of age and your mum won't leave the stage, It's good to know that your still Prince Of Wales!'' Pure gold!

That moment when faith in humanity is restored because a man in a tutu sang a song about death with a marching band in front of members of the royal family.

Producer: "So Eric, how many performers do you plan on having on stage for the finale?" Eric Idle: "YES."

"So, Eric, what are you planning to do for the finale?" "Oh, just something small with a ballet."

Eric Idle, John Cleese, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers and Rowan Atkinson all stood next to each other singing Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life on stage is like all the gods of comedy on one stage together. Wow.

"If Spamalot is hot, and you like it, or p'raps not, A bunch of knights in search of Holy Grails When you're 60 years of age, and your mum won't leave the stage It's good to know that you're still Prince of Wales." I was not sure if Eric was going to follow that line with "Always look on the bright side of death" ...

Here I am in 2024 and this is the first time that I have seen this video. Monty Python ... A team who had no boundaries! Whoever it may be : the Royal Family or Jesus Christ . Did the guy in the white ballet frock really say in front of the then Prince of Wales : something about him being 60 and his mother won't leave the stage? Oh, I say... If I was a judge on BGT that would have been more than just 4 yeses! Gold.

I like how when the piano chord started up everyone knew where it was going.

I can't believe I was actually surprised when Eric Idle popped up in a tutu.

''When you're sixty years of age and your mum won't leave the stage, It's good to know that your still Prince Of Wales!'' :DDDD PRICELESS

This is british sarcasm, wit, humour and spirit in a single performance

you have to admire the stage manager and choreographer for managing to have all these people on the stage without crashing !

Seeing Eric Idle in a tutu holding hands with Robin Williams is absolutely heartwarming.

Ballet dancers, normal dancers, Marching Band, back up singers and an opera singer and it all just seems normal. This is just a song that you can't go overboard on. THIS IS BRITAIN!

well they did it.... made the best god damn ending ever to a show :P

And in 7 minutes and 42 seconds, my faith in humanity is 100 percent restored

the best part is the fact that charles is singing along :D

'Cheer up, duck' to a swan. 😆And I love the affectionate look Eric and John give each other at the end when they shake hands

I can't believe I just saw ballerinas, cabaret dancers, a choir, a 4 man band, another band, a bunch of comedians and Eric Idle dressed as a ballerina in front of all that singing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". Then again, I don't have to believe it.

An extra loud cheer when 'Manuel' came out! So many famous faces not with us anymore rip.

My goodness, how many times must he have sung this by now? Not that I'm complaining.

I will tell you a secret. 2:38 - That moment is exactly why I love the British. You recognised the song straight away after just a few notes. And all of it is marvelous. Be proud.

**gasp* *spotted Robin Williams.

This seems more appropriate today than ever...

Well, she's finally left the stage. RIP MA'AM 🇬🇧 Long live the king 🤴🏻

Almost teared up seeing Robin Williams come out! Sad that we'll never see anything like this again, but really glad that it happened.

"When you're 60 years of age. And your mom won't leave the stage. Remember that you're still prince of Wales." LFMAO

I think there should be a permanent splitscreen between the performances and Charles to his reactions.

the very last time i saw my wife she was sitting a hospital bed singing this ,she passed away 3 hours later

Now THAT is how you end a show

Eric Idle still has and will always have "It" :D I feel sad because i know that in my lifetime i will have to watch all of the Pythons succumb to the nature of old age. True legends, all of them. The Kings of British Classical Comedy.

Geeze, you know you've done good when the Prince of Wales gives YOU a standing ovation!

I can't believe they got all that on the stage! Harry and Prince Charles singing along gets me every time!

One of life's truly iconic songs!

What a show! My little brother is one of the front row buglers in dark green! He did brilliant! You can see him just just to the right of Eric Idle when they're stood still! Really proud of him!

We need this now more than ever ....

I love how absolutely bonkers this finale is. Only the British could come up with how to finish a show like this: Eric Idle, Swan Lake Ballerinas, A group of guys in Hawaiian shirts and boas playing instruments, Chorus Line Girls, Men’s chorus, Marching band, A woman dressed up as a Valkyrie, Royal British Guards, on top of Everyone who already performed come out for a final bow and sing along. This shouldn’t work together at all, but it all comes together brilliantly!

thank you WITH ALL MY HEART

this always moves me to tears and laughter at the same time. "e's a national treasure, 'e is"

3:47 Prince Charles is singing along!

Isn't it telling that EVERYONE, the audience and even the Royal Family, is clapping and singing along to this song? Everyone knows it, and everyone loves it... If life had a theme song, it'd be THIS!

Wow, this is just a treasure. So good!!

6:02 Two legends. The world misses you both!

I love how Eric take's Andrew's (Manuel's) hand, true respect ....

That was amazing 😊 so eerie that two legends on the same stage passed away around the same time 😢 loved this tribute - the Brits always do it right ;) just look at The London Olympics 😃 LEGENDARY 😊

Now his mum left the stage.

My god what a line up! Some absolute legends

This still holds up well! Again! And Again. And Again!

I love the look on John's face at 6:57 when everyone behind him boos him. XD It cracks me up.

Wonderful! Brought my spirit up tremendously where I had been feeling cold and slumppish, prior.

This is Britain's got talent! Love it

That, sir, is how you end a show!

The best ever on stage performance I've ever seen in my life. That absolutely stunned me! It pulled out tears of joy and happiness from my eyes.

This finale is absolutely brilliant! On the floor with laughter!!

This is BRITAIN!!!! I'm British and I am because of stuff like this - Hilarious comedy celebrating our Monarchy. Monty Python forever!!! I could quote them forever. In fact the best ending to this would of been if Prince Charles would have gone - "I didn't want to be a King, I wanted to be a lumberjack!!!"

Lovely to see Prince Harry looking so happy, you don't see very much these days

Absolutely bloody brilliant!

5:55 And here we see an eerie two shot of two American comedians who died about a month apart taken years earlier.

"When you're 60 years of age, And your Mum won't leave the stage" EPIC!!!

Overwhelming and grandiose. Wonderful.

W O W ! ! ! Now THAT is a finalé ! ! ! 👵🏻🐾💕🇨🇦BC

I love this video because it makes most of the commenters happy - that's what this song does!

For the last two years, every country should broadcast this video and everyone should sing along, it would really help with the covid, it would be so good for everyone.

I love that too, I remember particularly enjoying that moment when I saw it on the night it was broadcast as it looks as though Eric got a kick out of singing the real word, as most of the time he substitutes 'spit' for it but was actually allowed to say the real word this time and in the presence of royalty too!

John Cleese and Eric Idle (no intention of diminishing all the other great comedians)... part of my and many's favourite comic group ever. Having the strength and determination to walk up on stage at such an age and make comedy like 30 years ago (if i'm not mistaken) deffinetly deserves my and all of our respect. Sirs, i salute you!

Superb!!! England never lost it's charming

gives a whole new meaning to the saying bring on the dancing girls

Joan Rivers is a personal friend of The Prince of Wales; she visits the family every summer, and according to CNN was also invited to their wedding in 2005

AMAZING!! Love the operatic touch! 🙈👌 I wasn't expecting this!

I've just sat here and watched this 8 times and laughed my ass off every time

robin williams on stage with them

What a performance, wow!!

Just found this; I L❤VED it!!! 👍👍😊

Thanks for this up-load of British comedy! Good to see the brilliant funny comedians as well as the rest of God's gifted people and powerful Soprano voice! Nancy Tan

Best performance ever.😀😀

When you`re 60 years of age and your mom won`t leave the stage... wow. That`s a take that Moment. But a great one.

absolutely amazing

Absolutely brilliant!

Love the Brit’s- cram the stage as full as we can!!!! Like clowns out of a car they just keep coming!

Amazing and wonderful! I love this!!!!

Such a wonderful song to end an extravaganza

Brilliant...

Yes,wonderful thanks for this.

Now that is England 😂😂😂😂😂

To those who gave this a thumbs down... This after all a comedy show and obviously you didn't stay for what is after the 2 minute ballet which is not only hilarious, but possibly the best part of the show. so if you're not into ballet, click here > 2:07 and laugh your head off.

also ex-pat from late 60s. Never followed Monte Python in its heyday, so when I saw Eric Idle at the Olympics I was captivated by "Always look on the bright side..". I checked out vids after the show and found the Albert Hall rendition which took we waaaay back to my youth in GB. I felt sooooo British! Honestly, I don't know where I belong now. U.S. and UK both have good and bad, but I have such wonderful memories of Marlow, Bucks. I realize how fortunate I was.

Besides the epic aspect of the video: those cabaret dancers looked amazing! One could not wish more from live than a wild party with those girls!

I think it's fantastic when the big band of soliders come on towards the end and start playing the whistling part with their big band instruments.

Loved seeing the ballerinas laughing so hard whilst still in Swan Lake costumes!

Bloody excellent 👏

ive always loved this song

Just bloody brilliant........

4:02 hits different now

I am so jealous of the amount of comedic talent, you brits have..

The Brits sure do know how to throw a party

That was just, awesome.

What a marvellous finale!

Legendary!!

Oh I think I did catch you there! What a wonderful night that must have been for you guys.

I love how HRH The Prince of Wales was singing along and knew the words.