I remember Monty Python with the laugh track. I liked, as in many cases they were abstract, unpredictable. Then I found the DVD with Monty Python sketches, without the laugh track. And I liked them even better. The story here is OK. But how it is executed is simply great!
They did not use a laugh track. They performed in front of a live audience for the most part. For location shooting, they showed the live audiences the tape and recorded their laughter onto the video.
I was looking on CZcams for “wurfgranate 41” German ww2 artillery rocket system… and among all the video regarding that subject I found this ! It cannot be more Monty Python then this ! “And now something completely different “
This was originally written for AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW. IT starred the great Marty Feldman, John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Tim Brook Taylor. Even funnier , a much smaller set, B&W, much faster pace and absolutely mad. Love both versions😂😂
I had this on VHS years ago - it was on an episode specifically done for Germany. There's a huge amount of material on the VHS that isn't on any of their flying circus videos.
This is even better when you think about the fact that they filmed this in a real ("very expensive" - as Michael Palin wrote in his diary) optician's shop in Munich after its opening hours from 8 - 10:45 pm
Made in Germany eh? I certainly noticed that the sets looked different, and the lighting as well. In fact the very first thought that came into my head is "This is the most American-looking Python bit I've ever seen". Would not have guessed German!
They did two episodes in Germany under the title Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus. The first was in recorded in German and the second was in English with German subtitles.
This, while being quite obvious, is still hilarious and it hasn't dated anything like as much as a lot of their stuff. It's timeless comedy and the acting is superb.
This pre-dates “See No Evil, Hear No Evil”. Now I’m wondering if this deaf and blind interaction comedic concept stems from early British Theatre, or Vaudeville?
Its amazing how much laugh tracks are crucial to these kind of comedy,which is tailored to work with an audience :) People react to jokes so different when the hear other people laugh at them..
Isn't it funny... no not the sketch itself, but the fact that it's apparently "very rare". It's been around on British and German TV, on VHS, DVD, and now the internet, and still it's labeled "very rare".
And yet I run across things occasionally that are so rarely seen that even you don't appear to have them, and they are never marked as such! (example: czcams.com/video/fdzc3tOhQpE/video.html)
Mrs Richards: " I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) " That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
I can see why John Cleese didn't want to continue the series... this was like several other sketches they had done and wasn't nearly as funny as the original series. I do wonder where this comes from tho... that it was shot in film may be a clue...
yes i agree. he also didnt want to do a remake of fawlty towers...he said in that time it was fine but these days the concept wont work...come to think of it , no it wont . but they can update things ...and of course the hotel industry is changed totally
I've seen the german tv special they did but I don't remember this. also, they spoke german in that german show didn't they? I seem to remember English subtitles. so, the question remains, where did this come from? has the mandela effect altered my reality yet again? thanks for this video it was funny in kind of a deaf and blind sort of way. what's really funny is that i'm nearly deaf and blind but its Idles character that I most identify with.
@@Danimal77 Agreed, the first special was spoken in German, but it was difficult for them to memorize all the lines, so for the second special they just did English and did subtitles.
without a laugh track how am I supposed to know when to laugh ? Please attached the laughter so I can enjoy the sketch as I'm sure it's a super one (although not sure until I hear it with the laughter).
I love absurd humour, monty python can get a laugh out of any generation.
I remember Monty Python with the laugh track. I liked, as in many cases they were abstract, unpredictable. Then I found the DVD with Monty Python sketches, without the laugh track. And I liked them even better.
The story here is OK. But how it is executed is simply great!
They did not use a laugh track. They performed in front of a live audience for the most part. For location shooting, they showed the live audiences the tape and recorded their laughter onto the video.
@@roberthill799 I've seen this sketch live, many years ago. Brilliant !!
Lol. Doesn't need a laugh-track to be funny.
They look so young.
They were so young ❤️😂💖
Replying to an eleven year old thread is dubious but RJ got it exactly right. Laugh tracks should be unnecessary
True humor never does. 🇬🇧🤓😎✌🏻
I was looking on CZcams for “wurfgranate 41” German ww2 artillery rocket system… and among all the video regarding that subject I found this !
It cannot be more Monty Python then this !
“And now something completely different “
This was originally written for AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW. IT starred the great Marty Feldman, John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Tim Brook Taylor. Even funnier , a much smaller set, B&W, much faster pace and absolutely mad. Love both versions😂😂
I had this on VHS years ago - it was on an episode specifically done for Germany. There's a huge amount of material on the VHS that isn't on any of their flying circus videos.
Thanks, didn't know that. No wonder I don't remember seeing it before.
The Groucho Marx reference at the end was very nearly cut off. I just wanted to make sure people noticed it.
I thought it was a sketch that would make the Marx bros laugh
This is even better when you think about the fact that they filmed this in a real ("very expensive" - as Michael Palin wrote in his diary) optician's shop in Munich after its opening hours from 8 - 10:45 pm
'Why didn't you SAY you were Rodgers?!' -twice -I pissed myself
Made in Germany eh? I certainly noticed that the sets looked different, and the lighting as well. In fact the very first thought that came into my head is "This is the most American-looking Python bit I've ever seen". Would not have guessed German!
They did two episodes in Germany under the title Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus. The first was in recorded in German and the second was in English with German subtitles.
Best build up for a punchline, ever!
I'd never seen that one!! That was seriously unhinged!! 😳
Well then perhaps you need some contact lenses
Originally the sketch was part of at last it's the 1948 show Marty Feldman was part of the original sketch.
Who needs a laugh track? That's hilarious!
Adapted from a sketch that was in At Last the 1948 Show. Marty Feldman.
My face hurts from laughing! Thanks for uploading!😄
The. Funniest sketch for a long time especially as I’m a bit deaf and wearing glasses lol lol !!!!
This, while being quite obvious, is still hilarious and it hasn't dated anything like as much as a lot of their stuff. It's timeless comedy and the acting is superb.
Brilliant, sheer brilliance. Especially the camera work at the very end with 'mother' 's head nailed to a table.
This is Awesome. Never seen it before.
eddie telleed I believe it was never originally shown outside Germany. Now, thanks to GEMA, that's probably the only country it CAN'T be shown in!
@@RJBinghamesq how did u come across this sketch
Absolutely brilliant. Great laugh.
Why did Idle need a hearing aid when, unlike the others, showed no impairment at all? At least the other customer was still half blind...
Maybe he was buying it for his mum?
@@barnabywild2215
What?
Delightful. Of course, I couldn't quite catch it without the closed captions on.
Really? I thought the audio was quite understandable and very clear. The whole image was quite blurry and unrecognizable, though.
Do you require contact lenses???
I thought I'd seen all the Python sketches, never saw this before.
MRS. RICHARDS!
This pre-dates “See No Evil, Hear No Evil”. Now I’m wondering if this deaf and blind interaction comedic concept stems from early British Theatre, or Vaudeville?
Michael Palin has a brilliant face.
An outtake? This was hilarious! Funny seeing someone else besides Cleese going balastic.
Michael Palin playing a Dr Waring. Also the name of a character in the LWT sitcom Doctor in the House, which John Cleese was a writer on.
I'll bet this was where they got the idea for Deaf not blind! with Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor!
That’s just what I thought. “See no Evil, Hear no Evil”. Funny too.
The basic sketch is not that rare, but still hilarious.
How come the customer who needs a hearing aid can hear so good?
Pretty good but would have been funnier with a soundtrack, I find it hard to lipread with these contact lenses.
Very silly stuff indeed! :)
Imagine if that skit took several takes to get it right!! 😅😂
Wow... and I thought I'd seen all of the Monty Python sketches!
He should have gone to Specsavers!
Its amazing how much laugh tracks are crucial to these kind of comedy,which is tailored to work with an audience :)
People react to jokes so different when the hear other people laugh at them..
Simply lovely fun!
Never saw this one. Brilliant!
Rare but hilarious.
Brilliant!
I've always wanted to know what the song on the radio was.
such exquisite devolution
When chaos was a novelty.
Hold on I dont think my hearing aid is working,
*pulls the hearing aid out of his pocket, puts it back in the pocket*
ah, there we go.
That was very funny
Isn't it funny... no not the sketch itself, but the fact that it's apparently "very rare". It's been around on British and German TV, on VHS, DVD, and now the internet, and still it's labeled "very rare".
And yet I run across things occasionally that are so rarely seen that even you don't appear to have them, and they are never marked as such! (example: czcams.com/video/fdzc3tOhQpE/video.html)
A very silly sketch from a Monty Python special made for German TV.
Brilliant
Hell yeah!!!
A little more polish and this could be as timeless as "Who's on First"
The Colonel should come on “Now this is getting VERY silly indeed”🫵
nice. never saw it before... lol
From the blind for the blind! Democracy!!
Legends.
So funny :)
I thought I'd seen them all....
very funny
Not at all rare - but still very good
Hilarious !
It's now on CZcams. You cannot call it rare anymore now can you?? The Larch.
Mrs Richards: " I paid for a room with a view!"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) " That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
really funny! Their commitment to such a simple and childish premise, and determination to end it all in violent madness. Thank fuck for monty python.
Lol!
10 seconds till some wokie complains about making fun of the deaf...
Its American Diplomacy!!! Ahhh hahaha..
I can see why John Cleese didn't want to continue the series... this was like several other sketches they had done and wasn't nearly as funny as the original series. I do wonder where this comes from tho... that it was shot in film may be a clue...
yes i agree. he also didnt want to do a remake of fawlty towers...he said in that time it was fine but these days the concept wont work...come to think of it , no it wont . but they can update things ...and of course the hotel industry is changed totally
It's from the 2nd German episode.
i dont remember this one.....
Quite possibly a version of Monty Python where it was unfunny.
what's the sketch called??
This is actually from 12-18-1972.
We don't have 18 months in England.
@@peterrebelwithoutamenopaus6962It’s in the American dating format 😅
@anthonyklecha6002 I know, I was having a joke, lad.
Rather labored. Not one of their better sketches.
What's so rare? Just watched it.
twice viewed seems plenty.
Its from german episodes
I've seen the german tv special they did but I don't remember this. also, they spoke german in that german show didn't they? I seem to remember English subtitles. so, the question remains, where did this come from? has the mandela effect altered my reality yet again? thanks for this video it was funny in kind of a deaf and blind sort of way. what's really funny is that i'm nearly deaf and blind but its Idles character that I most identify with.
Well, I'm *completely* deaf and blind, so have no idea what you've written.
nah, this is actually in anglais. the german version, is subtitled in german, still
There were 2 German episodes. This sketch was in the second episode.
What?
@@Danimal77 Agreed, the first special was spoken in German, but it was difficult for them to memorize all the lines, so for the second special they just did English and did subtitles.
This isnt a rare sketch. And it isnt a laugh track they had a live audience
Not terribly rare, considering that A&E released both the German episodes on DVD.
I have both German episodes and this is in nether of them.
@@DanaTheInsane - czcams.com/video/Zu7xdrT_-Bg/video.html
liked this skit better with Marty Feldman in it lol
"Rare' obviously doesn't mean funny.
without a laugh track how am I supposed to know when to laugh ? Please attached the laughter so I can enjoy the sketch as I'm sure it's a super one (although not sure until I hear it with the laughter).
Not very rare. It comes from their 1971 movie "And Now for Something Completely Different" and movies don't have laugh tracks.
no it doesn't.
@@jimbob2980 Ok, so it's from a German episode. There's still no laugh track. czcams.com/video/T7UqhDs8zj4/video.html
Not rare.
That was horrible. I can see why it was cut out of whatever it was cut out of.
Not rare at all
No wonder it's "rare". Stinks compared to damn near everything else they've done.
i never found monty python funny...i love british comedies esp the old ones but this isnt funny
Yes it is.
very bad sketch...
this is rare for a reason - it sucks