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  • @ianm42yt
    @ianm42yt Před rokem +443

    This film was banned in various places as it was considered blasphemous. Aberystwyth in Wales still had the ban in force 30 years later until a new mayor took office. That mayor was the actress who played the Welsh Tart.

    • @thatsthat2612
      @thatsthat2612 Před rokem +26

      Wait, really? In Aberystwyth? 🤣 I don't know why that's so funny

    • @samuelpinder1215
      @samuelpinder1215 Před rokem +13

      ​@@thatsthat2612 yeah you couldve started a business smuggling and selling it in aberystwyth, would've made a fortune

    • @muppeteer
      @muppeteer Před rokem +38

      Probably the most Pythonesque thing she could have done

    • @andrewpreston4127
      @andrewpreston4127 Před rokem +7

      @@thatsthat2612 It's true though.

    • @Samael78
      @Samael78 Před rokem +14

      Down with this sort of thing

  • @paulhooton6261
    @paulhooton6261 Před rokem +96

    My favorite bit (among so many) is when Brian addresses the crowd and tells them "You are all individuals" and they all chant back "yes, we are all individuals" (thus proving they aren't) and then one little voice says "I'm not" (proving that HE is). Just genius.

    • @alexotaola
      @alexotaola Před 11 měsíci +6

      -Now FUCK OFF!!
      -Where shall we fuck off to Master?!
      (or something close)
      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @puppenbuhnebauchkribbeln1183
      @puppenbuhnebauchkribbeln1183 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Exactly👌🏼

    • @majkus
      @majkus Před 9 měsíci +4

      It took me years before I realized that the crowd speaking in unison is a literal interpretation of the narrative convention in the Gospels in which a group of people says something (Mark 3:32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”) Absolute genius, and it makes me worry about the jokes I am still missing.

    • @itskittyme
      @itskittyme Před 4 měsíci

      lol you should put this as a comment under this video

    • @justacommenter
      @justacommenter Před 4 měsíci

      That line was improvised by an extra who was paid extra for it

  • @CupidStunt0001
    @CupidStunt0001 Před rokem +183

    In 2014, the most requested song at U.K. funerals was "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"

    • @chrism8705
      @chrism8705 Před rokem +6

      My old buddy had ,wish me luck as you wave me goodbye Gracie fields 😂

    • @clivenewman4810
      @clivenewman4810 Před rokem +13

      Voted funniest UK film,44 years on it's still monumentally silly especially the space ship.

    • @anitahargreaves9526
      @anitahargreaves9526 Před rokem

      Kadashianis, I'm on fire, ironic

    • @chrispalmer7893
      @chrispalmer7893 Před rokem +10

      Also a favourite on the terraces when you’re absolutely smashing the other side. Heard it at Anfield this weekend after Liverpool scored their seventh against United…

    • @urizen7613
      @urizen7613 Před rokem +6

      Played at my mother's at my mother's funeral recently.

  • @naznomad635
    @naznomad635 Před rokem +181

    The girl who played Brian's girlfriend, Judith Iscariot (and who we get a full frontal nudity clip of) went on to become Mayoress of my town from 2008 to 2009.
    When the local cinema wanted to screen it, many people objected, but she said, ''I want it shown, it's something I did and I'm not ashamed of it''
    Good for her ... and good for full frontal nudity everywhere.

    • @philjones6054
      @philjones6054 Před rokem +1

      If you saw my missis naked you'd have a different opinion!!

    • @bonetiredtoo
      @bonetiredtoo Před rokem +12

      Diolch!

    • @tarksurmani6335
      @tarksurmani6335 Před rokem +6

      She was the one who paid money for it being shown. She was literally the sponsor of the event.

    • @danielramage6237
      @danielramage6237 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I love that the actual nudity was such an embarassing, nonsexual context. It was a punchline, not a prurient thing, and it shows that the people protesting hadn't watched it.

    • @DesertSkiesAV
      @DesertSkiesAV Před 2 měsíci +1

      Amen!

  • @catchit9794
    @catchit9794 Před rokem +46

    "You're not a Muppet, You're a very naughty boy!"

  • @zaphodbeeblebrox6627
    @zaphodbeeblebrox6627 Před rokem +190

    Terry Gilliam ( the One American member of Monty Python) did ALL the animation for the entire TV series as well as the films. He usually acted in the films as a grotesque or simpleton. He was integral to Monty Python, it simply wouldn’t have been the same without him.

    • @Rossstewart88
      @Rossstewart88 Před rokem +1

      Who was he in holy grail? To save me googling lol

    • @Rossstewart88
      @Rossstewart88 Před rokem +9

      One of the men with the coconuts lol

    • @realburglazofficial2613
      @realburglazofficial2613 Před rokem +11

      @@Rossstewart88 also the keeper of the bridge of death

    • @EfftupSmith
      @EfftupSmith Před rokem +7

      @@realburglazofficial2613 aka the old man from scene 23.

    • @dannjp75
      @dannjp75 Před rokem +3

      “The Jabberwokky” too.

  • @kingdong2484
    @kingdong2484 Před rokem +65

    Monty python is a great example of real British humour.

  • @StevanOvich61
    @StevanOvich61 Před rokem +58

    In the scene where Brian's followers were chasing him, the person who was left behind, and was looking lost was the great Spike Milligan. Spike was on holiday in Tunisia (where a lot of the film was shot). And they roped him in to play a small part...

  • @andrewjones4568
    @andrewjones4568 Před rokem +96

    I remember the part that made me laugh the hardest was the punchline after the whole alien spaceship scene when Brian walks away from the crash and the guy standing there says: “you lucky bastard.” 😂

    • @TheGarethLusk
      @TheGarethLusk Před rokem +6

      That was Graham Chapman (Brian's) real life partner I believe

    • @alancharbonneau4108
      @alancharbonneau4108 Před rokem +5

      @@TheGarethLusk Graham Chapman played Brian, which I already knew. But what I didn’t know was that (per Wikipedia, the font of all knowledge) was that he also played Biggus Dickus and the 2nd wise man. Charles Knode played the passer-by who says “Ooh, you lucky bastard”.

    • @clivenewman4810
      @clivenewman4810 Před rokem +6

      George Harrison, who put up the money,makes cameo appearance.

    • @ComaDave
      @ComaDave Před rokem +3

      And the irony is - Brian was probably the most unlucky bastard ever; yet everyone keeps calling him "lucky".

    • @charleshowie2074
      @charleshowie2074 Před rokem +9

      Mine has to be 'You're fAKIN' NICKED me ol' BEAUTY!' 🤣

  • @dannjp75
    @dannjp75 Před rokem +64

    Now do MP and the Holy Grail. You think life of Brian was batshit crazy, that film is a whole new level of shithousery .. and your “WHAT THE FUCK” had me in bits😂

    • @nicolahayes6530
      @nicolahayes6530 Před rokem +3

      Defo do holy grail …. A* must watch😂😂😂

  • @MetrovartaVarta
    @MetrovartaVarta Před rokem +28

    You made this the best reaction ever to this movie with one sentence. “Look at that bush.” Absolute gold.

  • @paulbardon4645
    @paulbardon4645 Před rokem +81

    Perhaps the best comedy film ever made.

    • @Blueskinedbeast
      @Blueskinedbeast Před rokem +3

      Agreed

    • @dannjp75
      @dannjp75 Před rokem +3

      I concur

    • @johngriffiths118
      @johngriffiths118 Před rokem +2

      Serious contender

    • @traceyridsdill4439
      @traceyridsdill4439 Před rokem +2

      My favourite film ever. "We've got lumps of it round the back!"😂

    • @shafeeemamdee6638
      @shafeeemamdee6638 Před rokem +2

      @@traceyridsdill4439 By far the most comedic scene in that movie that still has me laughing my socks off!! I was really hoping that scene was going to be exposed and I wasn't disappointed!

  • @stevenbrooks3573
    @stevenbrooks3573 Před rokem +53

    The Python team were an institution and defined us for decades. Surreal comedy at it's very best. "He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy" is now written into folk law. Some hated the allegory, but it was never banned. It was too good.

    • @jamespasifull
      @jamespasifull Před rokem +2

      *Folklore

    • @stevenclarksongs
      @stevenclarksongs Před rokem +2

      But it was actually banned from being shown in cinemas in many cities around the UK
      "On its initial release in the UK, the film was banned by several town councils - some of which had no cinemas within their boundaries, or had not even seen the film. A member of Harrogate council, one of those that banned the film, revealed during a television interview that the council had not seen the film, and had based their opinion on what they had been told by the Nationwide Festival of Light, a grouping with an evangelical Christian base, of which they knew nothing." Wikipedia,

    • @stevenbrooks3573
      @stevenbrooks3573 Před rokem +1

      @@jamespasifull Oops, sorry.

    • @Anne3000
      @Anne3000 Před rokem +3

      @@stevenclarksongs​ and the funny thing is, the idiocy of their decision that was based on not even seeing the film first, was exactly the type of stupidity and bullshit that the film was about.

    • @SayaViking
      @SayaViking Před rokem +2

      It was banned in Norway, and Sweden used it as a slogan for the movie "So funny that it was banned in Norway!"

  • @iainsan
    @iainsan Před rokem +33

    It's a very cleverly written script with many historical and theological jokes. The Monty Python team didn't attend Cambridge University for nothing. I love the way the Romans are all modelled on British officers - all so terribly polite, even when crucifying people.

    • @alisonhill3941
      @alisonhill3941 Před rokem +1

      Half the team didn't attend Cambridge University at all...

    • @iainsan
      @iainsan Před rokem +5

      @@alisonhill3941 Only Terry Gilliam didn't attend Oxford or Cambridge, mainly because he is American. The rest all did. Two at Oxford and the majority at Cambridge. Don't nitpick - it comes to the same thing.

    • @Muschelschubs3r
      @Muschelschubs3r Před 3 měsíci

      @@alisonhill3941 All but Gilliam were Oxbridge. Sam f***ing difference.

    • @Yorksbloke
      @Yorksbloke Před 3 měsíci

      Michael Palin and Terry Jones were at Oxford. It does make a difference and Palin and Jones did quite a bit of work together as a duo.

    • @Yorksbloke
      @Yorksbloke Před 3 měsíci

      @@iainsandon’t get upset. It’s called accuracy

  • @jamestoni
    @jamestoni Před rokem +57

    its a classic film, you can watch it over and over, it will never get old.

    • @shysociety39
      @shysociety39 Před rokem

      maybe if your 70...

    • @davidhuett3579
      @davidhuett3579 Před rokem

      Like the Blues Brothers cult following.

    • @corawheeler9355
      @corawheeler9355 Před rokem +2

      @@shysociety39 Nope ... 73 and it's still a favorite movie

    • @shysociety39
      @shysociety39 Před rokem

      @@corawheeler9355 no one under 70 could watch this shit you have just proved my point...

    • @corawheeler9355
      @corawheeler9355 Před rokem

      @@shysociety39 The comment was that the film will never get old ... maybe if you're 70 (the film will get old) ... but I'm older than 70, and no, I don't tire of it. See?

  • @stewedfishproductions7959

    "Oh! You lucky bastard..." - King B 'What just happened?' 👍🤣🤣🤣

  • @elitestarquake3597
    @elitestarquake3597 Před rokem +33

    The “mad” jailer who said “There’s lumps of it round the back” was played by Terry Gilliam, who went on to direct such classic movies as Twelve Monkeys, Brazil, Time Bandits and more. He did all the surreal animations for Monty Python.

    • @dannjp75
      @dannjp75 Před rokem +6

      Brazil is another off the wall movie..😂

    • @onastick2411
      @onastick2411 Před rokem +2

      Still use that line from time to time, when someone asks me something I don't fully understand.

    • @elitestarquake3597
      @elitestarquake3597 Před rokem +1

      @@onastick2411 So do I! :-) I also have tinnitus which means I can’t always hear things said to me first time, so “there’s lumps of it round the back” is a stock response in those moments as well.

  • @jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering

    This caused HUGE controversy when it was released in 1979 , bishops on tv lambasting it , crowds outside theatres protesting , even questions in Parliament. I just thought it was hugely funny and groundbreaking humour . As for the UFO moment … you have to suspend your disbelief and go with it as it’s as nutty as the rest of the movie . My biggest laugh throughout the film was “Wewease Woger” 😅. Some wag here in the uk named his racehorse after that quip and it had be in stitches listening to the racing commentator having to mention it’s name over and over again during the race . We’ve got a fantastic sense of humour in the uk and I wouldn’t have it any other way .
    👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @sillysailor5932
      @sillysailor5932 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Norway banned it. So the marketed it in Sweden as so funny it was banned in Norway.

  • @dodgeme4555
    @dodgeme4555 Před rokem +10

    One of the greatest films ever made.

  • @ComaDave
    @ComaDave Před rokem +16

    One of the greatest things ever created by human beings.
    Such a brilliant assessment of society. Yes, relevant as the day it was released.

  • @Ueberschaer
    @Ueberschaer Před rokem +17

    This movie never gets old and if you be honest, it's more actual than ever. Brilliant piece of fun.

  • @philrob1978
    @philrob1978 Před rokem +11

    This may have won the poll, but Holy Grail is an A+ must watch, I know you're gonna love it!

  • @bsornot4333
    @bsornot4333 Před rokem +14

    The scene where Brian is picked up by the spaceship when he falls off the ledge, is known as a deus ex machina which comes from Roman plays meaning God in the machine- it is a common trope used in fiction where a character is suddenly saved by an unexpected and sudden event or character and Python are mocking it.

    • @jackspringheel9963
      @jackspringheel9963 Před rokem +2

      It's also a reference to the temptation in Luke's gospel 4:9-11. (Other gospels are available)

    • @polheg1
      @polheg1 Před rokem

      Thank you for clarifying that scene. I always wondered what part it played.

    • @hrma6313
      @hrma6313 Před rokem +3

      NO, it's Ezekiel - taken to the skies, shown the universe, understood nothing, taken back.

  • @DavidSmith-cx8dg
    @DavidSmith-cx8dg Před rokem +19

    The Pythons played all the main characters in their films and tv . John Cleese is always recognisable , don't know if you had issues with the music but "Always look on the bright side of life " has become a National song for times of adversity , from when your football team is getting relegated to the Falklands . It was performed at the Olympic closing ceremony . Their films , shows and tv we're a mixture of fantastical comedy and social commentary much of which is relevant today . Life of Brian was their most controversial offering , and also the funniest .

    • @TonyBloke
      @TonyBloke Před rokem +5

      When your football team is getting relegated to the Falklands? Blimey, that makes the Isthmian League North sound appealing!

    • @eddhardy1054
      @eddhardy1054 Před rokem +1

      ​@@TonyBloke 🤣🤣🤣

  • @gamleskalle1
    @gamleskalle1 Před rokem +5

    UFO scene, greatest WTF moment in cinema history.

  • @paul-kf6qf
    @paul-kf6qf Před rokem +41

    Spike Milligan scene just after the shoe is the sign is one of the funniest moments of any python movie.

    • @dannjp75
      @dannjp75 Před rokem +4

      Check out Spike Milligan Irish spaceman.

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable Před rokem +7

      Pakistani Dalek, or his award ceremony speech - best speech ever.

    • @paul-kf6qf
      @paul-kf6qf Před rokem +4

      @@Cheepchipsable Grovelling Charlie.😄

    • @coom0004
      @coom0004 Před rokem +4

      Don't forget what it says on his gravestone...."I told you I was ill" ..genius

    • @andrewcoates6641
      @andrewcoates6641 Před rokem +1

      Spike wasn’t supposed to be in the film, but when the Pythons were out for a drink one evening after finishing filming for the day he walked into the bar that they had gone to complaining about the noise that they were making when he was trying to get some sleep in his bedroom which was immediately above the hotel bar. After the Pythons gave him a few drinks one of them decided to ask Spike to make an appearance in the film and when he agreed they had to write a scene to include him. Also making a very small appearance in the film was George Harrison from the Beatles, who actually saved the entire film when the production ran out of money in the middle of shooting and he like Spike met the Pythons in a bar and after some negotiations he decided to fund the production on condition that he could have a small speaking role, so like Spike, George had a role created for him as one of the members of the peoples front for Palestine , or whichever the organisation was called.

  • @winifredrobinson5132
    @winifredrobinson5132 Před 15 dny +1

    All members of Monty Python team played lots of different roles in the film. Some disguises are easier to spot than others!
    Wish it would do the rounds on the Cinemas, love to see it again on the big screen. Brilliant and hilarious! No one like them. Comedy gold.
    You must see the teams The Holy Grail another must watch comedy gold.

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 Před rokem +4

    John Cleese' series "Faulty Towers" is hilarious!!😄

  • @duncanheron-brown4810
    @duncanheron-brown4810 Před rokem +6

    The song at the end ‘Always look on the bright side of life...’ is the most popular song played at UK funerals since 2014...superseding Frank’s ‘I did it my way’...proving the UK sense of humour stays strong and upbeat even with our final farewell

  • @simonpage6549
    @simonpage6549 Před rokem +12

    You should do "This is Spinal Tap" also

  • @AndrewAHayes
    @AndrewAHayes Před 2 dny

    I experienced the ultimate reactions when watching The Life Of Brian at the cinema when it was released.
    People were in tears with laughter during this movie, the cineaa had the forethought to increase the volume so the inevitable laughter would not detract from actually hearing the audio.

  • @davehunt5847
    @davehunt5847 Před rokem +4

    Respect for the Spartacus reference, don't think I've seen any other reactor notice that!

  • @andrewpreston4127
    @andrewpreston4127 Před rokem +6

    I watched this film when it was first released in 1979. I took a trip into London to the Leicester Square Odeon cinema. Never before, or since, been in an audience so convulsed with laughter.

    • @MaggieFuchs
      @MaggieFuchs Před rokem +1

      I saw it in Leicster Square too.

  • @tonygriffin_
    @tonygriffin_ Před rokem +13

    One of the funniest films ever made. Also one of the most truthful films about how religions form, have schisms and end up being good for laughs!

  • @scotty200480
    @scotty200480 Před rokem +7

    I fondly remember watching this with my best mate after skipping school and smoking a few joints, I was laughing so much I couldn’t catch my breath, I thought I was dying, or I was too stoned and just thought I was.

  • @winifredrobinson5132
    @winifredrobinson5132 Před rokem +2

    When Terry Gilham died, all the other members of the team sang the Always Look on the Bright Side of Life at his Funeral Service.

  • @bradfry5403
    @bradfry5403 Před rokem +3

    Spike Milligan was on holiday in Tunisia with his family, he walked down from his hotel to say hi to the cast , many of which were his friends and ended up making a guest appearances in the movie.

  • @MightyJonE
    @MightyJonE Před rokem +4

    When Life Of Brian was made, space films and TV shows were all the rage in the aftermath of Star Wars, so that’s probably why there was a satirical side-swipe at the genre in the film’s own space sequence

    • @MrGarbfink
      @MrGarbfink Před rokem +2

      Life if Brian and quite a bit of star wars was also filmed in the same place. Monastir, Tunisia

  • @BLew657
    @BLew657 Před rokem +12

    I was a teenager when this came out. Glad you got round to watching it. Classic comedy 🤣

  • @TerryBoydon
    @TerryBoydon Před rokem +6

    Monty python were years ahead of their time with their comedy, absolute geniuses, especially The Holy Grail… the film was financed by eight investors: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, Holy Grail's co-producer Michael White, Heartaches (a cricket team founded by lyricist Tim Rice), and three record companies including Charisma Records..

    • @michaeloates5804
      @michaeloates5804 Před rokem +4

      Life of Brian was financed by George Harrison who also had a part In it.

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 Před rokem +2

    MONTY PYTHONS FLYING CIRCUS opened all doors to satirical comedy😂😂😂😂

  • @inhumanmusic1411
    @inhumanmusic1411 Před rokem +3

    One part that was pretty Meta was when Brian's mother called Judith a "Welsh tart". Both Terry Jones (Brian's Mother) and Sue Jones-Davis (Judith) are Welsh. Sue went on to become mayor of the Welsh town of Aberystwyth. It was rumored that the town had banned the film (The film was quite controversial at the time.), but that was not the case. It had deemed her nude parts "inappropriate".

  • @RobinINSC-ob7bb
    @RobinINSC-ob7bb Před rokem +1

    Quite possibly the best line in any comedy movie is when Brian says your all individuals and one lone voice in the crowd says 'im not.' brilliant 🤣🤣

  • @sunsiter
    @sunsiter Před měsícem

    So good to see someone enjoy Python's timeless humor.

  • @Strange_Club
    @Strange_Club Před rokem +2

    When you've seen this film so many times, you always know what the next line is! Never gets old. 😂

  • @clintelliott3175
    @clintelliott3175 Před rokem +4

    Hi King Boomer, I’m Clint or Clit as my mates call me. Yes I’m English proud southerner and aspiring actor. Playing a Gangster character on a tv series in the making. Love your work, this is a classic. Big respect from Brighton UK too Florida US. 👍🏽😎🎥

  • @Geefater79
    @Geefater79 Před 24 dny

    In the Bigus Dickus scene, the Roman soldiers were played by extras who did not know the text and were strictly forbidden to laugh. They were told that those who laugh don't get paid. So their struggle against laughter is completely real.

  • @jackpatplod174
    @jackpatplod174 Před měsícem

    And Cleese as the centurion plays the arch-typical British Sergeant Major. Highly respectful to the rank status of officers but sometimes exasperated with the individuals who hold the rank. (Referred to as ‘Ruperts’ in the British armed services. Posh but inept) He plays it brilliantly.
    And he also plays the head of the Judean People’s Front as an arch-typical British 1970’s labour union shop steward in the mould of Fred Kite (Peter Sellers) in the film ‘l’m Alright Jack’… superb performance.

  • @RaySpillane
    @RaySpillane Před rokem +6

    Glad you enjoyed such a classic. The movie was banned on release in 1979 in Ireland, but just before it was pulled from the shelves in record stores I managed to buy the movie soundtrack on long play vinyl, so I had sound but no picture. Some of my friends were in Holland at the time and saw it in a movie theatre, with Dutch subtitles, so they got the jokes before everyone else in the audience who were a little bemused by these 3 guys laughing at the punchlines a couple of seconds before everyone else. The movie was given a public release here eight years later.

  • @notmyname4261
    @notmyname4261 Před rokem +7

    The spaceship scene. We're following primitive religious beliefs while the universe is getting on with it. Loved the alien double take when they spotted Brian in the back seat. This is a very smart movie on many levels.

  • @lonelyp1
    @lonelyp1 Před měsícem

    I like the guy on the wall myself. "Oh, look at that bloody favoritism."
    I saw this in the theater in my teens and have always thought it one of the funniest movies ever made.

  • @Ati-MarcusS
    @Ati-MarcusS Před 2 měsíci +1

    that UFO scene hits everyone like that ...WTF

  • @yute-hube779
    @yute-hube779 Před rokem +14

    _"An unbeliever! Persecute!"_ LMAO
    My favourite Terry Gilliam movie has to be *Time Bandits* (1981) and Boomer you should definitely review that one, it's a great movie. The bit that got me most in Time Bandits was when one of them gets turned into a pig and everyone starts having a shootout with lasers, the pig is running around (with a human mind) trying to find somewhere to hide. That bit got me so bad I had to pause it and was nearly hyperventilating from laughing so much, it's the the idea of a pig (that is aware of everything a human is) running around dodging lasers. It's beyond silly.

  • @eveoakley6270
    @eveoakley6270 Před rokem +4

    Biggus Dickus and his wife Incontinentia are absolutely side splitting hilarious 😂😂😂

  • @-R.Gray-
    @-R.Gray- Před rokem +5

    The only person I've seen get the Spartacus connection. Another thing to notice is that the potential kidnappers of Pilate's wife were all using battery powered lamps. George Harrison, who financed the film, was in one of the crowd shots.

  • @jackpatplod174
    @jackpatplod174 Před měsícem

    That ‘What have the Romans ever done for us?’ Scene is ageless and priceless.

  • @alecmunro1732
    @alecmunro1732 Před rokem +7

    You noticed John Cleese playing multiple characters, but the rest of the Monty Python group also play multiple characters, except for Graham Chapman who only plays Brian and one other character Bigus Dickus with the lisp. He only plays the main character in the Holy Grail too. It's like one continuous sketch. OIh and Brian's mother, that actor only plays that role ( I think) because he directed the film. The guy who did the animations plays some small characters too, like the jailer, because he was in charge of the sets and cinematography.

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable Před rokem +2

      The Director, Terry Jones plays a number of other characters.
      Gilliam plays a number of secondary characters also, but h was never a "front" man like Cleese, Idle or Palin

    • @windsorSJ
      @windsorSJ Před rokem +1

      Terry Jones (Brian's mother) also played the hermit who hadn't spoken for 30 years.

    • @therealobanir
      @therealobanir Před rokem

      Graham Chapman also plays one of the wise men at the start.

    • @dunbar9finger
      @dunbar9finger Před 2 měsíci

      Terry Gilliam was the only American born member of Monty Python and he mostly stayed on the technical side of things behind the camera, doing cinematography and the like. But he also made all their iconic surreal paper cutout stop motion animations, and the weird alien spaceship scene in this movie. He went on to be a director of his own movies and made Time Bandits, Brazil, and 12 Monkeys.

  • @michaelwebster8389
    @michaelwebster8389 Před rokem +6

    It's actually one of the two greatest political satires in my opinion - up there with Doctor Strangelove.

  • @PointyTailofSatan
    @PointyTailofSatan Před měsícem

    The part with the space ship came about because they scripted Brian running up the spiral staircase, and the Pythons didn't know what to do next. So someone just blurted out "spaceship" and this scene was born.

  • @daviddoyle5291
    @daviddoyle5291 Před 2 měsíci

    I saw that in Leicester Square shortly after it's release, laughed myself sick at the time still love it after all these years.

  • @darrellpowell6042
    @darrellpowell6042 Před rokem +5

    Officially the funniest movie in the English language.

  • @adjjackson9331
    @adjjackson9331 Před rokem +3

    This movie hit the nail on the head all those years ago

  • @Electrowave
    @Electrowave Před 2 měsíci

    This was also banned where I grew up in RSA but people managed to smuggle in copies on VHS disguised as something else.

  • @commanderkruge
    @commanderkruge Před 11 měsíci +1

    Brian's mum is what's called a "pepperpot lady" pretty much. In their sketch comedy TV show every once in a while one or two of them would play screeching elderly ladies like her - and because of their silly hats they'd be christened "pepperpots" by them. :)

  • @dudeymcduderson
    @dudeymcduderson Před rokem +69

    7:00 you're absolutely spot on. What's incredible about this film is how relevent it is today just as it was back then. It shows how ridiculous religion is and how the same issues have always been and will always be there. That's the genius of Monty Python.

    • @majkus
      @majkus Před 9 měsíci +1

      The odd thing is that it doesn't show how ridiculous religion is - Jesus is portrayed reverently and the Nativity is seen as a supernatural event. It's more subversive than that: it shows how ridiculous supposedly religious _people_ are. People who witness the Sermon on the Mount at the back of the crowd and argue about 'blessed are the cheese-makers' and squabble idiotically. No wonder the self-righteous hate this film.

    • @wilsonjonah
      @wilsonjonah Před 8 měsíci

      @@majkus Yeah, I agree with this. As a Christian, I find this movie even funnier after growing up in church. I've known people who act just like that crowds that think Brian is the Messiah, minus the British accents and the jokes about the sandal and the gourd of course 🤣

  • @alancharbonneau4108
    @alancharbonneau4108 Před rokem +15

    I’m surprised you didn’t include “Blessed are the cheese makers”. That was hysterical.

    • @Nobby76
      @Nobby76 Před rokem +2

      blessed are the greek. OOOOH MEEK thats nice, im glad they got something..

    • @notmyname4261
      @notmyname4261 Před rokem +4

      "This bloke won't haggle" gets me every time.

  • @gerritvalkering1068
    @gerritvalkering1068 Před rokem

    Supposedly the scene where the roman governor is sort of trying to make the guards laugh, they weren't actually told what the scene would be, they were just told 'don't laugh'

  • @andyblogger1
    @andyblogger1 Před rokem +1

    All the external shots for this movie were done in Tunisia. The Ribat of Harthouma in Monastir doubled for central Jerusalem. My mate and I were fortunate the visit all the filming locations when we went there in 2004.

  • @JonsTunes
    @JonsTunes Před rokem +6

    Some things in life are bad
    They can really make you mad
    Other things just make you swear and curse
    When you're chewing on life's gristle
    Don't grumble, give a whistle
    And this'll help things turn out for the best
    And
    Always look on the bright side of life
    Always look on the light side of life
    If life seems jolly rotten
    There's something you've forgotten
    And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing
    When you're feeling in the dumps
    Don't be silly chumps
    Just purse your lips and whistle, that's the thing
    And
    Always look on the bright side of life
    (Come on)
    Always look on the right side of life
    For life is quite absurd
    And death's the final word
    You must always face the curtain with a bow
    Forget about your sin
    Give the audience a grin
    Enjoy it, it's your last chance anyhow
    So always look on the bright side of death
    A just before you draw your terminal breath
    Life's a piece of shit
    When you look at it
    Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true
    You'll see it's all a show
    Keep 'em laughin' as you go
    Just remember that the last laugh is on you
    And
    Always look on the bright side of life
    Always look on the right side of life
    (C'mon Brian, cheer up)
    Always look on the bright side of life
    Always look on the bright side of life
    Always look on the bright side of life
    I mean, what have you got to lose?
    You know, you come from nothing
    You're going back to nothing
    What have you lost? Nothing
    Always look on the right side of life
    Nothing will come from nothing, ya know what they say
    Cheer up ya old bugga c'mon give us a grin (Always look on the right side of life)
    There ya are, see
    It's the end of the film
    Incidentally this record's available in the foyer (Always look on the right side of life)
    Some of us got to live as well, you know
    (Always look on the right side of life)
    Who do you think pays for all this rubbish
    (Always look on the right side of life)
    They're not gonna make their money back, you know
    I told them, I said to him, Bernie, I said they'll never make their money back
    (Always look on the right side of life)

  • @joerenaud8292
    @joerenaud8292 Před rokem +3

    Well, it looks like you'll be in for a treat when you decide to watch Monty Python's "The Holy Grail". You may note if you pay close attention that these 6 comedians who make up the Monty Python comedy troop play most of the main characters in their movies as they did in their BBC TV sitcom during the late 1960's into the 70's.

  • @pamelachristie5570
    @pamelachristie5570 Před 8 měsíci

    The animator is Terry Gilliam. He's one of the Pythons, too, and the only American in the group. Gilliam didn't have many acting parts (He's actually rather shy). But he did play the blithering guard in the crucifixion prep area, who couldn't speak an articulate word til he was on his break and telling a story to fellow guard Eric Idle in a perfectly normal voice.

  • @justsmashing4628
    @justsmashing4628 Před rokem +1

    The song at the end is the most played song at UK funerals

  • @corbuzchristi365
    @corbuzchristi365 Před rokem +6

    I'm more of a Holy Grail fan personally but both films are genius! 👍

    • @perrylindsay6682
      @perrylindsay6682 Před rokem

      I think life of Brian was better ,but we'll call it a draw 😀

  • @LuckyDucky917
    @LuckyDucky917 Před rokem +3

    I love this. Monty Python is satire and absurdism and it's amazing. You should look up the songs 'Sit on my face' and 'Lumberjack song'.

  • @arkroyalrifemoonbasealpha6101

    Many Roman roads here in England were built on top of existing roads

  • @starfire451
    @starfire451 Před rokem +4

    Men playing women characters who are pretending they aren't men at the stoning. Absolute classic

  • @casinoclown5502
    @casinoclown5502 Před rokem +5

    You need to watch the other Monty Python movies. They never disappoint 💙

  • @timhicks2154
    @timhicks2154 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I think it was famous singer Shirley Bassey who did the theme song

  • @golfsierra42
    @golfsierra42 Před rokem +1

    I think the spaceship scene is a satire on Star Wars, the first film of which was released two years earlier.

  • @katherinedowling4246
    @katherinedowling4246 Před rokem +3

    Huge thank you for this it is brilliant 😂

  • @rosalynadams3758
    @rosalynadams3758 Před rokem +9

    I went to see it at the cinema when it 1st came out and when the alien ship scooped him up I laughed so hard I couldn't get a breath in. In fact most of the film made me laugh that much. It's the funniest Python film in my opinion. There's only been one other film that made me laugh so much that I thought I would suffocate and that was Airplane.

  • @garylee3685
    @garylee3685 Před rokem +1

    In 1979 space movies were big, hence the spaceship appearance.
    The 6 members of Monty Python are all playing multiple roles. You will see the same in Holy Grail.

  • @adrianfielder4675
    @adrianfielder4675 Před 2 měsíci

    Many surreal moments and always look out for the jokes in the titles and the credits ;-)

  • @stuartarmstrong5190
    @stuartarmstrong5190 Před rokem +3

    When this came out there was uproar from the church who accused it of being blasphemous. There were serious debates on TV between John Cleese and Michael Palin defending it and bishops!

    • @paulhanson5164
      @paulhanson5164 Před rokem +1

      Have you ever seen the sketch from Not The Nine O'clock News where they parody that debate ?

    • @butnooneshome
      @butnooneshome Před rokem

      Thou shalt recite the Parrot sketch.

  • @gsparkman
    @gsparkman Před rokem +2

    I enjoyed your reaction, and your description of it being "absurd" is spot on; a word you should use instead of "stupid." I know what you mean by "stupid," and how you are using it. But this film is far from stupid. It's particularly smart, and I think you understand that. Great hilarity and entertainment don't come from stupid. Still, I really did like watching your reaction. I was laughing right along with you.

    • @KingBoomer
      @KingBoomer  Před rokem +2

      Some of us here in the states use stupid to describe something outrageous or wild

    • @joebloggs396
      @joebloggs396 Před rokem +1

      It's got plenty of pointed satire, and it's mainly of the political kind

    • @otterspocket2826
      @otterspocket2826 Před rokem

      @@KingBoomer - Yeah, but that's because you're 'outrageous or wild'.
      jk, I couldn't resist 😂

  • @fibrown444
    @fibrown444 Před rokem +1

    I was 10 when my dad first introduced me to Monty Python. I've seen it so many times, helped by my high school Latin teacher that let me watch it far too often!

  • @whitedwarf4986
    @whitedwarf4986 Před rokem +2

    Stwike him centurion vewy woughly!!
    Hilarious reaction as always Bwian.

  • @paulhorgan6152
    @paulhorgan6152 Před rokem +3

    This wonderful film wouldn't be, if it were not for George Harrison God bless you George we love you yeah yeah yeah 🇬🇧😂☺☺😊😊

  • @gamleskalle1
    @gamleskalle1 Před rokem +5

    Banned in Norway in 79. People went by bus to Sweden to see it. In Sweden they had a poster saying so funny they banned it in Norway. I am from Norway by the way.

    • @Pokemon-Kid112
      @Pokemon-Kid112 Před 2 měsíci

      Is it true Donald Duck was banned in Norway because he doesn't wear TROUSERS

    • @gamleskalle1
      @gamleskalle1 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Pokemon-Kid112 Finland

    • @Pokemon-Kid112
      @Pokemon-Kid112 Před 2 měsíci

      Ah, knew it was one of the two lol

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 Před rokem +2

    Mel Brooks "HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PART ONE" IS HILARIOUS, TOO!!! ESPECIALLY THE MUSICAL NUMBER "THE INQUISITION" PURE MEL BROOKS!😂😂😂😂😂😂😄😄😄😄😄😄😅😅😅😅😅

    • @allanallen1835
      @allanallen1835 Před rokem

      dam i just said the same then found you had already posted it, grated minds think alike.😂

  • @james9609
    @james9609 Před rokem +1

    Ohhh a Fawlty Towers reaction would be a great shout to do!

  • @rescyn1190
    @rescyn1190 Před rokem +5

    'What have the Romans ever done for us!?'
    'It's my right as a man to be a woman!'
    ...and many others. South Park levels of prescience.

    • @WalkerTrips
      @WalkerTrips Před rokem +1

      Trey Parker and Matt Stone adore this movie. Next to Elton John and ween, the python crew are Parker's biggest influences. They love British comedy as much as KB here.

    • @rogerstarkey5390
      @rogerstarkey5390 Před rokem

      With my name, you can imagine that it became slightly "tiresome" at one point.....
      Still hilariously funny.

    • @stu2333
      @stu2333 Před rokem

      ​@@WalkerTrips yeah they where python's from an early age and it comes out in south park brilliantly

  • @Draylath
    @Draylath Před rokem +3

    It might be apocryphal but I heard that in the bigus dickus scene, only Micheal Palin and Graham Chapman were in on it... the extras were told they Mustn't laugh at all as they had to get it in in one take

    • @Lones555
      @Lones555 Před rokem +2

      Absolute bullshit that keeps getting passed around as fact. For one there are no extras in this scene, they're all paid actors (you might recognize Chris Latham playing one of them). The cast have even confirmed many times over it's a myth.

    • @Draylath
      @Draylath Před rokem

      Yeah like I said, I thought it might be apocryphal

    • @peterdemkiw6858
      @peterdemkiw6858 Před rokem

      Charles McKeown the first guard to laugh played 4 different roles in the film.
      Chris Langham, a well known comic actor and writer the guard pulling the face played 2 roles.
      Andrew Maclanhlen, the guard behind Brian on the right played 2 roles.
      Bernard McKenna the guard behind Brian on the left is an icon within British comedy, a writer, producer and director, he has written many hours of British television comedy shows and is personal friends with Michael Palin and John Cleese, he even helped on writing for The Life of Brian as well as playing 4 different roles in the movie.

    • @peterdemkiw6858
      @peterdemkiw6858 Před rokem

      An extra is a person put into a scene to make it look more realistic, people on a passing bus or at tables in a restaurant.
      None speaking actors are people in a scene without spoken dialogue, but they are involved in the plot and help to move the story forward and follow stage direction.
      Extras and none speaking actors are very different things.

  • @Greenwood4727
    @Greenwood4727 Před rokem +1

    John Cleese was a Latin teacher so his getting brian to do the lines and get it right adds another layer

  • @nickthomas2317
    @nickthomas2317 Před rokem +1

    first saw this when I was about 8 years old and was my favourite film for years, glad you enjoyed it

  • @AhsokaTanoTheWhite
    @AhsokaTanoTheWhite Před rokem +5

    The guests stars in the Biggus Dickus scene were told that if they laughed they wouldn't get paid, so they were really trying not to laugh.

    • @b.v.nielsen8714
      @b.v.nielsen8714 Před rokem

      So, Marty Feldman wasn't payed?

    • @AhsokaTanoTheWhite
      @AhsokaTanoTheWhite Před rokem

      @@b.v.nielsen8714 pretty sure they were paid, but they wanted to be be convincing.

    • @b.v.nielsen8714
      @b.v.nielsen8714 Před rokem

      @@AhsokaTanoTheWhite I guess, you don't know who Marty Feldman was.

    • @peterdemkiw6858
      @peterdemkiw6858 Před rokem

      The 4 guards in scene 13 were professional comedy actors and together played 12 different roles in the film and they were not threatened with not getting paid for laughing in this one scene.

    • @peterdemkiw6858
      @peterdemkiw6858 Před rokem

      ​@@b.v.nielsen8714
      Marty Feldman wasn't in the Life of Brian.
      Why don't you do some research?
      The first guard to laugh was a well known British actor called Charles McKeown, he played 4 different roles in the movie and was never threatened with not getting paid for laughing in scene 13.
      Chris Langham, the guard pulling the face played 2 roles and again is a well known comic actor and writer.
      Andrew Maclanhlen, the guard behind Brian on the right payed 2 roles in The Life of Brian.
      Bernard McKenna, the guard behind Brian on the left is an icon within British television comedy and has written many hours of shows, and also helped in the writing for life of Brian. He played 4 different roles in the film.
      Marty Feldman wasn't in The Life of Brian.

  • @sunyata999
    @sunyata999 Před rokem +3

    There was such an uproar from Christians when the film was released. But it never mocks the figure of Jesus, just the way people will believe anything ( e.g.MAGA ). Why they are so humourless I don't know. Reminds me of The Name Of The Rose ( SPOILER ALERT ! ) where the head monk hates it so much, he's willing to kill. There are humourous stories and jokes in Buddhist and Jewish faiths, usually about the failings of human nature and it make's you laugh and think.

  • @Rubber21
    @Rubber21 Před rokem +2

    Top Class : ) Monty Pythons The Meaning of life is another masterpiece you must see !

  • @themoderntemplar1567
    @themoderntemplar1567 Před rokem +1

    That was THEE best reaction from an American to any British film. You literally had me in tears with how you genuinely reacted & enjoyed the comical absurdity of the Pythons. Haven't laughed out loud like that for ages.👍😂 Subbed.

  • @willrichardson1809
    @willrichardson1809 Před rokem +2

    Life of Brian is the funniest film ever made IMO, I can almost recite it word for word. A few years ago at a presentation which I thought had got too serious, way to serious, when they asked are there any questions, I could not resist asking "what have the Romans ever done for us?" it got a mixed reception and and some typicle answers from some of the audience.....................it did put me in my Bosses bad books though ;)