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In honour of the long dead cats and the Monty Python series I present:
The "And now for something completely different" thread!!
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The Avon Lady
09-12-06, 08:49 AM
No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
Bellman
09-12-06, 09:05 AM
''Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now.''
Monty python - Black knight (star wars)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=leEsz9ci5XE
Bellman
09-12-06, 09:21 AM
''No, no.....No, 'e's stunned!'' (Xab ?)
''STUNNED?!?''
And here's how to get the police out, we rec'd a rare phone call from a call centre the young lady who I will not name who is a bit of a joker took the call and said "sorry no one here apart from me and I am busy burgling the place." Within the hour two police officers turn up asking questions about the burglar anyway after some explaining they saw the funny side of it.
Good Job the boss was out for the day. ;)
Secret Weapons of World War Two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IysnS5wO60g)
The Noob
09-12-06, 09:52 AM
:up:
Something to Laught about.
George Bush - The Great Dictator (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGUuQvoVHfY)
HELP! Cheney Got a Gun! (http://www.madblast.com/index.cfm?action=view&id=12780&scid=9710)
Terminator 3: The Greatest Action Story ever Told! Terminator and Jesus! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vToIbZRRxlw)
Something to Think about.
Charlie Chaplins Speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvjoWOwnn4)
The Avon Lady
09-12-06, 10:08 AM
Monty Python's How Not to be Seen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu5-xsJZJpA), via Operation Flashpoint.
Monty Python's How Not to be Seen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu5-xsJZJpA), via Operation Flashpoint.
Lol, I remember when that was released! Sure brings back memories! :rock:
The Goodies - The Movies - British Comedy Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdezFtR-A1o
The BBC has not got the guts to repeat this classic series.
bet we wont see "Citizen Smith" on terrestial telly any time soon either lol
"Come the revoloution...first against the wall...bop bop bop"
bet we wont see "Citizen Smith" on terrestial telly any time soon either lol
"Come the revoloution...first against the wall...bop bop bop"
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4176/citizensmith3ea6.jpg
Citizen Smith - Opening Titles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8f_d7WNjiY
The Noob
09-12-06, 03:57 PM
bet we wont see "Citizen Smith" on terrestial telly any time soon either lol
"Come the revoloution...first against the wall...bop bop bop"
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4176/citizensmith3ea6.jpg
Citizen Smith - Opening Titles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8f_d7WNjiY
WTF?! :huh:
That Guy could be me. Serious! (I'm Commie, you know.)
Noob,
Phone up the BBC and ask them to make a remake with you in it. :cool:
i love the episode where they steal a tank drive it to westminster and burst into the house of commons intent on holding the government as hostages.....only to find they're all on holiday:yep: :lol:
Sailor Steve
09-12-06, 09:27 PM
My favorite Python skit: The Argument Clinic.
I'm here to have an argument.
No you're not.
Torplexed
09-12-06, 09:44 PM
My favorite Python...the Bodysnatchers episode where aliens turn ordinary Englishmen into stiffarm-saluting, bearded Scotsmen :up:
Cut to as many bearded Scotsmen as possible, hurtling through wood in fast motion. Follow them, ending up with skyline shot as per 'Seventh Seal'. They all still have the arm outstretched in front of them and as always they are accompanied by bagpipe music. Shot of border with large notice: 'Scotland Welcomes You'.
American Voiceover: Soon Scotland was full of Scotsmen. The over-crowding was pitiful.
They all dash across harder and then stop abruptly once they're over. They stand around looking lost.
American Voiceover: Three men to a caber.
Cut to three Scotsmen tossing one caber. Cut to Scots wife in bed with bearded husband. Pull back to reveal five other Scotsmen in the bed. Short but brilliant piece of animation from T. Gilliam to show England emptying of people and Scotland filling up, ending with a till sound and a till sign coming up out of England reading: 'Empty'. Track into England. Film of a deserted street. Wind, a dog sniffing, newspaper blowing along street. Close-up sign on shop door 'Gone to lunch Scotland'. Close-up another sign on a shop door.' 'McClosed'. Shop sign: McWoolworths & Co'
Onkel Neal
09-12-06, 10:29 PM
About Bump Threads
Bump threads are a little bit clever and a little bit funny, but they also are cheap ways to get inflated post counts. I see a guy with 2,000 posts, I think he has been an active participant in many useful discussions about subs, movies, politics, books, tech support.... not 1,950 "Bump, Bumpity-Bump" posts... so in that light, bump threads are counter-productive.
Our moderator has put the cat in the bag. I'm not going to argue with him, I am going to post about other things. I support our moderator (after all, I don't wanna get banned from this great place). Perhaps after some time, it will be safe for the cat to come out again... after the forum admin figures out how to deduct bump posts from users' post totals.
oy!
Neal
Bellman
09-12-06, 11:35 PM
:lol: The Argument Clinic...............cant stop chuckling. :lol: :rock:
I'm glad I grew up in the 1970's on a good comedy diet of Monty Python (repeats) Citizen Smith, The Goodies and Porridge, Open all hours. This was the time of great British classic comedy the last great one's were Black Adder and The Young One's. Today's comedy is not a patch on these great shows.
I hear ya Steed, I just caught the tail end of the glory years growing up in the late eighties, with Alas Smith and Jones, The Two Ronnies, The Young Ones ("Heavy!"), Fawlty Towers, Citizen Smith, Till Death us do part (and In sickness and in health of course! ;) ).
Yeah...todays comedy isn't a patch on the oldies :up:
On that note:
"For' 'andles." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2-ukrd2VQ)
Gizzmoe
09-13-06, 05:20 AM
This was the time of great British classic comedy the last great one's were Black Adder and The Young One's.
What about Ab Fab, The Office, Extras and maybe even The Thin Blue Line? Those are great "recent" British comedies too IMO.
The Avon Lady
09-13-06, 07:15 AM
What ho (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swIgCdUgmoA)! :up:
:lol: :yep: :up: :up: :up: :up:
"If you don't like duck, you're rather stuck..." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AxTUvSwfmo)
Bellman
09-13-06, 07:52 AM
I'd add in Father Ted and The League of Gentlemen (First Series) But Rising Damp, Dad's Army and Steptoe and Son still replay well.
Morecambe and Wise, great at the time, seem strangely dated now - probably because Ant and Dec have worked the genre to death.
Catherine Tate is talented - ''Look at my face - Am I bovered ?'' ''The computer says NO !''
The Avon Lady
09-13-06, 08:40 AM
"If you don't like duck, you're rather stuck..." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AxTUvSwfmo)
If you're going to link to a Fawlty Towers skit, link to The Germans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3SBYkcJigU). :rotfl:
Well, here's a link to some National Bocialism (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_D7WtOHZd0)...does that help?
This was the time of great British classic comedy the last great one's were Black Adder and The Young One's.
What about Ab Fab, The Office, Extras and maybe even The Thin Blue Line? Those are great "recent" British comedies too IMO.
Ab Fab, Over the top rubbish
The Office, Not funny
Extras, Also not funny
The Thin Blue Line, average
I forgot about Fawlty Towers (Your a naughty boy don't do it again :lol: ) and Rising Damp both were classics from the 1970's, the last great one goes to Farther Ted.
The Noob
09-13-06, 11:10 AM
Noob,
Phone up the BBC and ask them to make a remake with you in it. :cool:
Do you have thier Phone Number? :cool:
I liked Black Adder, they aired it in Finland few years back. Tho, my all time favorite comedy series is the 'Men behaving badly'. They´ve aired it here for years.
Bellman
09-13-06, 11:35 AM
Wow - well spotted and they nearly slipped through the net.
The great Black Adder series were classics - Baldricks Trench coffee - aaargh !!
Men Behaving Badly - a great hoot - the two likely lads. Shucks thats another one.....
''The Likely Lads'' Very funny.
Sailor Steve
09-13-06, 08:03 PM
If you're going to link to a Fawlty Towers skit, link to The Germans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3SBYkcJigU). :rotfl:
Of course that reminds me of another Python favorite, the very topical Killing Joke.:rotfl: :dead:
And I agree: Blackadder rocked!
Sorry Steed, but Ricky Gervais is a comedic genious (IMO). He's absolutely hilarious.
waste gate
09-13-06, 10:07 PM
Look, strange women lying on their backs in ponds handing out
swords ... that's no basis for a system of government. Supreme
executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from
some farcical aquatic ceremony.
Bellman
09-13-06, 11:58 PM
:) OK so you dont like the 'Vicar of Dibley' !
The Avon Lady
09-14-06, 01:16 AM
A more intelligent look at the question "what is the estimated airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?" (http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/).
Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh.http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1384/bridgekeeperdb2.jpg
And I know someone's going to reply "I didn't know that!"
waste gate
09-14-06, 07:43 AM
How do you know so much about swallows,
sire?
Arthur: Well, you have to know these sorts of things when you're a king,
you know...
"I don't believe it" One foot in the grave. :lol:
And a real classic from the late 1950's Hancock's Half Hour, the blood donor had to be a real classic episode. :rotfl:
How can anyone say that The Office is not funny?! I laughed my ass off.
Tim: Team Leader don't mean anything mate.
Gareth (http://imdb.com/name/nm0188871/): Excuse me, it means I'm leader of a team.
Tim (http://imdb.com/name/nm0293509/): No it doesn't. It's a title someone's given you to get you to do something they don't want to do for free - it's like making the div kid at school milk monitor. No one respects it.
Gareth (http://imdb.com/name/nm0188871/): I think they do.
Tim (http://imdb.com/name/nm0293509/): No they don't Gareth.
Gareth (http://imdb.com/name/nm0188871/): Erm yes they do, cos if people were rude to me then I used to give them their milk last... so it was warm.
I love the Office :D. The BRITISH one though.
The Noob
09-14-06, 07:41 PM
Tim: Team Leader don't mean anything mate.
Gareth (http://imdb.com/name/nm0188871/): Excuse me, it means I'm leader of a team.
Tim (http://imdb.com/name/nm0293509/): No it doesn't. It's a title someone's given you to get you to do something they don't want to do for free - it's like making the div kid at school milk monitor. No one respects it.
Gareth (http://imdb.com/name/nm0188871/): I think they do.
Tim (http://imdb.com/name/nm0293509/): No they don't Gareth.
Gareth (http://imdb.com/name/nm0188871/): Erm yes they do, cos if people were rude to me then I used to give them their milk last... so it was warm.
I love the Office :D. The BRITISH one though.
Sorry, but i seriously DO NOT get this one...:zzz:
Bellman
09-15-06, 02:19 AM
Steed: ''Hancock's Half Hour, the blood donor had to be a real classic episode.''
:rotfl:The very best !!
'Hancocks Half Hour' ran for 6 television series. and was the highest rated of its time. It graced the airwaves for over a decade and was nominated for a BAFTA. The radio programme was famous for clearing the streets of Britain, while his show was on, as everyone stayed in to listen to it.
'The Blood Donor.'
Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam dutifully turns up -
''But does the hospital really need quite so much of it?''
Hancock:
'' A pint? Why that's very nearly an armful''
''I'm sorry, I came in here in all good faith to help my country, but I'm not walking round with an empty arm for anybody."
Doctor: "You won't have an empty arm... or an empty anything!"
Tony Hancock believes that the pinprick sample taken from his thumb is the full donation.
The doctor says: ''That's just a smear !''
''It may be just a smear to you, mate, but it's life and death to some poor devil,'' says Hancock.
:rotfl:
Bellman
09-15-06, 08:45 AM
........and of course dont forget the Goons (Steam radio when valves were king !)
''He's fallen in the water.''
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPzxW3JOL_c&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z31EUtmxzY4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBiVe__-Vik&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPJZSSGUbio
Bellman
09-15-06, 09:19 AM
Nice link Oberon :rotfl:''What time is it Eccles ?''
Spike was a comedy genius :rock:
The Noob
09-17-06, 06:43 AM
HAHAHAAHHAHAHA!!!!!
You gotta see this! Helluva Offensive to the moment when Gay Hitler Shows up...:rotfl:
Springtime for Hitler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5KM2HosqOo)
:rotfl::up:
My faforite Youtube Video...:yep:
The original Basil Brush
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/basilbrush/images/basilindex.jpg
BOOM BOOM
The Avon Lady
09-17-06, 08:07 AM
HAHAHAAHHAHAHA!!!!!
You gotta see this! Helluva Offensive to the moment when Gay Hitler Shows up...:rotfl:
Springtime for Hitler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5KM2HosqOo)
:rotfl::up:
My faforite Youtube Video...:yep:
"................U-Boats are sailing once more!..............." :()1:
Recording "Heil Me" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r461_nezM-0), with Mel Brooks in attendance.
Bellman
09-17-06, 08:36 AM
Roland Rat !
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Ratfans realised this rodent said what we all thought about politics and politicians.
He was outrageous and confrontational and very un-PC !!
Thats why he was 'disappeared'..................................... .............1984 !!!
I mean AliG cant cut it - bring back Sooty Aaaaagh !!
The Avon Lady
09-17-06, 08:43 AM
Anything from the original Mr. Bean TV series (not the movies :nope:). Kid's favorite!
YouTube listings for Mr. Bean (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mr.+bean) and Mister Bean (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mister+bean).
And we appreciate much (though not all) of the multi-talented comical abilities of Lenny Henry (http://www.lennyhenry.com/). YouTube listings for Lenny Henry (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lenny+henry).
Bellman
09-17-06, 08:54 AM
Have we forgotten 'The Benny Hill Show' - featuring the best crumpet on TV at the time. Or Frankie Howards 'Up Pompei'
Neither particular favourites comedywise here - just appreciated the supporting female bit players. (The bigger the bits the better !) :huh:
Yep - sorry unbridled MCP stuff I know but................................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YPbzOpB550
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-c-Ih3ajs0&mode=related&search=
:rotfl:Looks like your favourite aunty dancing now.......................but then !
Sailor Steve
09-17-06, 02:37 PM
How can anyone say that The Office is not funny?! I laughed my ass off.
I can't imagine you with no ass, but on the other hand I don't want to know...
kiwi_2005
09-17-06, 03:16 PM
Yes Spike Milligan is an old favourite - is he still alive? Dont hear much about him now. But anyone read his version of the Bible, very funny.:yep:
Sailor Steve
09-17-06, 03:29 PM
He died four years ago. Loved him in The Three/Four Musketeers.
Sadly Spike died on 27th Feb 2002. He will definately be missed. If you ever get a chance to read his war stories, do so, they're brilliant. ("Hitler, my part in his downfall." is one of them, it got made into a film with Spike playing his father.).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMfzeHRD3xg
"Of his honorary CBE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire)—"I can't see the sense in it really. It makes me a Commander of the British Empire. They might as well make me a Commander of Milton Keynes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Keynes)—at least that exists." "
Bellman
09-18-06, 01:11 AM
...........and dont forget the flawed but occasionaly brilliant Marty Feldman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyNMU5iFx7k
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/martyfeldmancome_1299001134.shtml
Bellman
09-18-06, 01:15 AM
.....or the first neo-con ? Alf Garnett played by the superb Warren Mitchell featuring in the long-running series '' In sickness and Health''
Also featuring our Great Leaders :p father in law Tony Booth, when sober !
Bellman
09-18-06, 01:21 AM
Seems there is strong feeling both ways on The Office so I guess I should make my position clear - its a one joke/situation. Thumbs down !
Bellman
09-18-06, 01:37 AM
Hoping that the threads starter had a certain cat in mind............
Did we mention the most popular comedy series in the UK....''Only Fools and Horses'' ?
Cant forget:
Dels fall at the bar.
The inflatable sex toy dolls.
The big entrance in full fancy dress to a formal attire party.
Excellent rapartee dialogue scripts.
Bellman
09-18-06, 01:54 AM
Two series featuring the talented and very funny comedy actor Chris Barrie:
The Brittas Empire where Chris played Gordon Brittas the manager of the Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. Devoted and committed but gloriously disaster prone. Fully worked out the mis-management scenarios pioneered by Captain Mainwaring in Dads Army,
leaving The Office with no where to go.
I remember great scenes like the buffet where Colin the cleaner, decked in his yellow marygolds and fresh from toilet cleaning was tasked by Brittas to hand around plates of sandwiches.
Also Chris appeared as the inflexble 'committed' Rimmer in 'Red Dwarf.' Some great script writing in the earlier series.
http://www.clay.co.uk/barrie/cbmenu.html
Bellman
09-18-06, 02:00 AM
....and in case someone else scores this one:
'My Family' with the super talented duo of Zoe Whannamaker and Robert Lindsay. The series has gone stale -
to some it always was. But it earnt good viewing figures.
Chris Marshall, playing the geeky, dopey stay-at-home son has sadly dropped out from the series,
but displayed his 'straight' acting talents in Dr.Zhivago.
The Noob
10-19-06, 08:24 AM
Surface the thread! :lol:
I found something funny as hell! :D
[ul=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqVY04JVqiA]Saddam & Osama[/url]
And not to forget hot shots 2. :up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdRS0dfN6_I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rep1Dq3zOM&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBzyaspqhy0&mode=related&search=
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Keep 'em coming! :up:
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