Monty Python, The Fish Slapping Dance

[DrYelier]

FISH KILL

[Ohaitharimbert]

I honestly don't understand how anyone can not find the humor in this, words cannot describe my lack of breath due to laughing the first time I watched it, and I still crack up to this day. Most fantastic sketch for its length ever.

[BeautifulYoungBoy]

this wasn't funny.

[matthewpassmore1]

in the words of John Cleese, "I'd hate to be the high school media student who needs to make sense out of this."

[JokeriPokeri17]

and? i didnt get it. British "humor" is too wierd for me, but who am i to complain. Different people have different humor.

[mrsjustintyler]

This just made my day :D

[textonscreen]

very funny :)

[woodchuckmool]

LOL!! tops

[xxNavarroFDxx]

Lol... just.. wow XD

[mecampbellesq]

Is it just me, of was it obvious that Cleese was trying really hard not to crack up during this whole bit?

[EDSTheBlondHead]

Team Fortress 2 logic:

Palin x4 [Holy Makerel] Cleese

Cleese x1 [Holy Makerel] Palin

Palin fell to a clumsy, painful death.

[viking977]

FISH KILL

[JustAnotherVisionary]

*John Cleese slaps Michael Palin around a bit with a large trout.

[Gregz0r1]

@MetalApe Exactly! I guess it's the way he takes the big fish slap and how he falls into the water.

Seen it a thousand times, and I've tried to not even raise a smile, but it's impossible! XD

[perfectchaoslemon]

why not zoidberg?

[TheWizardOfAUSTRALIA]

Getting hit by a fish has got to be embarrasing

[DalilaGinaqs82]

ehm i love uk

[MetalApe]

Saw this a thousand Times. But loughed again right now!

Strange thing is: I can't exactly say WHAT makes me lough!

But it surely IS one of the funniest Gags ever!

[Tomsonic41]

When they rehearsed this, the lock was full so Michael Palin only had to fall a short way into the water. On the actual take, the lock was nearly empty so it's a LONG drop!

Also, John Cleese couldn't help smiling during the filming so they had to position the camera so his face was out of shot!

[MrGarry2uPSN]

Is this symbolic of pearl Harbour?

[roopely]

I feel sorry for the Film students in 50 years who have to write an analytical essay on the meaning behind this...

[Synochra]

@roopely Haha sorry man xD

[timdarraugh]

Micheal said later that despite efforts by John to hit him gently that fish still packed quite a wallop so don't try this at home.

[RaguelTrishvw574]

cool let me show you how far i can go

[FrediaZulemapv347]

hm I love good company, slow music, candle lights

[AFreakingMango]

Holy Mackeral!

[johnspence99]

Monty Python invented trolling with this skit

[ShroomMagus]

Aw, the best part is cut off.

[simsniper]

@ShroomMagus Said the eunuch

[FishSlappingGenius]

He didn't use halibut, did he? They're much too flat for optimal fish slapping velocity.

[HPgamingPERSON]

WHERE DA FISH!!

[Keledrath]

No, this isn't ZvT, it's SvM (Sardine vs Mullet).

[AngelzFuryx]

At least his hat didn't get wet.

[bettum78]

probably the funniest thing ever caught on tape...

[nucLeaRStarcraft]

REDDIT'D

[Souperslayer]

woot reddit ^_______^

[33erasmus]

REDDIT WAS HERE

[blackmage0169]

Zerg vs Mech terran

[hankinator1337]

Haha, reddit, UPVOTE MOTHERFUCKERS ^_^

[flyingwankstas]

This is a Zerg v Terran match

[dwarfbard]

@flyingwankstas seems like a zergling rush against a seige tank turtle up.

[mpalermo96]

I liked the part where he got slapped with a fish

[Toobmeal]

lern2 roach infestor god damnit

[erikglimpse]

"How I feel as Zerg against a mech heavy Terran."

[aToxicLemon]

@erikglimpse

Unless your character name happens to be IM.NesTea, then you mass up them banelings and roll your way to victory.

[ROCK1337ful]

@erikglimpse lol I found a random r/starcraft post :P

[MableLaurelua364]

ha Im professional BALLET dancer. You can ask me to give you ballet show

[zhongjinshu1]

81 people got fish slapped

[dirksnider]

now their face smells like harriet harmans seat cushion 

[TranscendentLion]

I like the part where Michael and John slap each other with fish.

[kimetreerk]

senso de humor britânico. :p

[Strongba1]

FISH KILL! That's got to be embarrassing.

[grayhairs519]

It's the music, it's Michael prancing about and slapping John, it's Python. Best thing in the world. They're my heroes.

[CleverTurkeyToast]

MrMuffinManMoh This is where they get the laughs from.

[MusicLovinFreak28]

lmfao!

[KAmilkshakeP]

Hahahahahhahhahahahahahahaha!!­! Holy shit this is so funny

[tanfoculta]

Comedy summed up in 16 second.

[MrMuffinManMoh]

The canned laughs are wholly unnecessary.

[georgeharrison22543]

@MrMuffinManMoh Just so you know, they usually had live audiences. Maybe the had a projector or something they showed it to their audiences on.

[Gerstein1]

FISH KILL!!!

[Ironfist2211]

POW! Right in the kisser!

[trashlyx]

That is pure comedy gold. I love Monty Python.

[RMusiol1]

Holy Mackerel!

[ImperatorZor]

FISH KILL!

[Firefromheaven906]

@RMusiol1

I sea what you did there.

[mrspivvy]

80 people DID expect the spanish inquisition

[mgmirkin]

@mrspivvy Sadly, they were all killed in a head-on train crash... *straight look*

[killer3596]

Stop that! It's silly!

[SuperJcawesome]

that must hurt

[nolanmac716]

Slap slap slap slap slap bang

[tephra5]

How in the hell is Saddam Hussein's execution a related video to this?

[ClassicallyEducated]

@tephra5 quite right. It's like the Spanish Inquisition no one expects it. 

[AnthraxInjections]

haha I love the fish dance!

[creevaghmiddle]

I've been looking for the song on this video for ages! Does anybody know where i can find it? Thank you :)

[lswgamer]

Being hit by a fish and then almost 1.5 million people seeing the result has got to be humiliating.

[WindofNightmares]

at least his hat didn't get wet.

[nolanmac716]

Great video but to short

[unsf8518]

I lol'd :)

[badfishsublime420]

Hey everyone. I Just created a page on facebook called "Annual Fish Slapping dance day" where on May 1st every year we will celebrate monty python and the fish slapping dance. Come join in the celebration! : D

[minecrafteer18]

FISH KILL!

[8254268]

no joke ladies, heads up! ;)

[olmaleo]

1444356 visualizations until now? Let me think.

44356 people + me... yes, It all adds up.

[benniebijtmuis]

Dumpert

[masterfowar]

Waar is het bekende Dumpert met hoofdletters comment?

[Pilioep]

@masterfowar hier isie:

DUMPERTT!!!

[illegalwaffles]

Meanwhile at Valve

[SpaceMasterRahel]

XDD ohh man. This is one of THE BEST skits they have EVER produced.

[threepennny]

why is this so goddam funny?

[danacc1]

@threepennny Because it's so so goddam silly and you don't expect the BIG fish in the end but you just know something is going to happen. You could just feel John Cleese's annoyance growing with each second.

[Archerjr1]

møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti

[TheAltair4]

lol. John Cleese should have been given a special award for managing to keep a straight face during this skit.

[thevideogamenerd100]

@TheAltair4 or any skit

[Beatlesman1995]

Stop this right now! This is silly, very silly indeed. R.I.P. Graham Chapman

[MarvinForever42]

I love this vid! Hard to find good comedy these days. Thumbs up if you agree!

[DrWhoFan1202]

Didn't crack a smile.....

[alegips]

FISH KILL!

[MuskOxAreYourFriend]

I cant stop watching XD

[kuteasabutton56]

YEEEEEEESSSSSS

[DuchessAliana]

There should be an International Fish-Slapping Dance Day.

[tantive4]

@DuchessAliana May Day, traditionally

[bruins1034]

So simple yet so funny

[Gool349]

aww these good olde uniforms were so easy to make fun of

[xXStrawberryxMisaXx]

XD epic music <3

[Quex01]

Now that's what i call a slappy humour!

[oogadieboogadie]

I got into trouble when I did that to my brother.

[princeavaritia]

i remember the first time i saw this i couldnt stop laughing for like hours on end haha

[CrimsomS]

Well that's just silly.

[jedispaz2002]

heck ya dude! thats funny!

[ChickenRamen]

This is the best thing I have ever seen o.o

[asdsasdfgfdg]

76 people have got slapped with a fish

[ByabyaChannel]

Hah I love the sick random humour of monty python

[Gryfu1]

I wish I could be "fish slapped" on YouTube instead of being "Rick Rolled."

[BrighterThunder]

@Gryfu1 Yeah, at least this is funny.

[pyramidheadkitten9]

@Gryfu1 with the new and improved scout weapon on TF2, NOW YOU CAN! :D

[lugia52320]

@Gryfu1 ok i'll make a video

[fireflyluvr13]

@Gryfu1 Or that instead of "b*tch slapped." lol

[meequalmichaelyi]

slap justin bieber with a fish for a free pass to heaven

[Henkeforsgren]

76 peoples were harmd by fish during the recording of this sketch!

[mrspivvy]

If you don't find this funny there's no hope for you. or you're german,

[MrRammsteinKicksAss]

@mrspivvy Fuck you... even a humorless German like I am thinks this is awesome!

[mrspivvy]

@MrRammsteinKicksAss same to you, boxhead.

[Logan5635]

best 16 seconds I spent today

[Sposchy]

Why are people upvoting crappy Soviet Russia and Justin Bieber jokes on a video made by the masters of comedy?

[snakexiv14]

@Sposchy true say, it's just an excuse to claim popularity from people you never knew in your life....weird really, I wouldn't think I was popular if I got a shitload of thumbs up for a comment...I'd just think I was funny..... ._.

[iVolitaire]

@snakexiv14 Haha, Ok?

[kingofallpie]

@Sposchy because people are stupid. youre alright though

[iVolitaire]

@Sposchy Why not?

[Sposchy]

@iVolitaire

Because the people here should have a bit of class.

[6020e3]

@Sposchy the original soviet russia joke is pretty good actually

[HelenaVanCity]

@Sposchy Right! Especially, that there is NO such a thing as Soviet Russia. Anyone who says it is a retard.))

[VoltronShakespeare]

@Sposchy

>masters of comedy

>Monty Python

Pick one.

[Sposchy]

@VoltronShakespeare

>2011

>Greentexting on YouTube.

[SmilingProtoss]

@Sposchy An American man and a Russian man were haveing a conversation. The American stated: "We are more free than you are because we can go to the White House and shout 'REMOVE NIXON!' " The Russian stated: "Yeah, we're more free because we can go to the Kremlin and shout 'REMOVE NIXON!' "

There, was that joke better? I didn't write it, just thought it was funny.

[deathguy167]

@Sposchy This is "comedy" for the old folk. Not for 2011. This is not even remotely funny now.

[Sposchy]

@deathguy167

0/10

[illegalwaffles]

Meanwhile, at Valve...

[mattmanganon]

interesting Trivia: John Cleese's face was originally going to be shown, but he kept laughing too hard, so they had to reposition the camera so that we couldn't see it.

[raleighwhittierhayes]

@mattmanganon Some more interesting trivia: when they planned the sketch, the canal was actually full, so they weren't expecting Michael to have to fall so far into the water.

[Ilma1984]

how can you do this without laughing????

[MimiRoselle]

75 people have been slapped by a fish

[MrTails63]

Falcon Fish!

[DarthWill3]

This is as funny as fish-slapping Ninevites!

[CPLWeeks]

One of the best sketches in history.

[gulllars]

Classic.

[jaydubyuel]

Speak softly and carry a big fish

[MrValiant61]

Teddington lock, London. Unoffical shrine for all Python fans.Gets thousands visiting it each year.

[YTPmaster101]

0:13 FISH KILL!

[Kemonokami]

0:13 FISHKILL!

[11dee6]

Obviously 75 people have gotten hit by a fish

[ZenmodX]

lol skips 0:15

[magnificent666]

This is the greatest 16 seconds in YouTube history.

[WizardScience]

I did this with my friends

unfortunately I had the smaller fish...

[saturnstargirl]

@WizardScience Try doing it with no fish...............

[ClubpenguinJames]

75 people had the smaller fish



[MissDaydream100]

Cleese also said that this sketch is a great test for a good sense of humour.

[Hecatonchrise]

This is possibly the best 15 minutes of my life!

[TheBluesharpoon]

@Hecatonchrise did you watch it in slow motion? lol



[poissony]

They lie! They steal! And worse of all, they slap each other with fishes!

-Veggietales

[Sackobooks]

I read an interview with one of the Pythons (Cleese, I think) where he said that this was intended to satirize the esoteric little cultural practices from all the festivals in European villages.

[dainko1981]

Press 2 and 8 repeatedly and kill yourself with laughter. :D:D:D

[royokihokage]

FALCON TROUT !

[shadowds5]

@royokihokage TROUT PAWNCH

[royokihokage]

@shadowds5 YES !

[shadowds5]

@royokihokage show me ya moves

[CWAYNE514]

Young c- pass the dutch check it out

[mechislander]

Basically sums up what Monty Python is all about.

[lonewolf202]

@mechislander ni!

[mechislander]

@lonewolf202 argh! don't say that word! don't say it!

[lonewolf202]

@mechislander fine.....NI!

What is the wingvelocity of a swallow

Do you mean an African or European one?

I don't know

WAAAAAH!

[vicman7usa2]

in america, you slap the fish

[rianzoey]

hhaahah it's so halarious, i would like to slap MYSELF with a fish!!