Monty Python's Dead Parrot Sketch

[Erictheq7]

What episode was this from?

[baxter5431]

Sometimes, American audiences are dullards. Why? This sketch was done on Saturday Night Live and barely a chuckle came from the live audience: despite everyone apparently familiar with Cleese & Palin. But the again the same crowd laughs at the most inane and essentially stupid attempts at feeble humor.

[Cranivore]

...!

I used to live in Bolton!

[ThomasMFilms]

@Cranivore I live in Bolton.

[16wani]

I'm norwegian, but I'm not blue :-D

[SirQuacky]

"It was a pun."

[castlebar67]

something else moved stiff Ha! pb manchester.

[Dgoosh1000]

There it moved!

NO IT DIDN"T THAT WAS YOU JUST PUSHING THE CAGE!

I did not!

[deathfish64]

Norwegian Blues stun easily, major.

[beanierocks86]

There it moved. Ha ha.

[Vocalallusive]

Are they trying to communicate that fact that Norway is a crooked country of left oriented commi crackpots where any touch of blue is stone dead?

In that case they are spot on.

[megamarsvin]

@Vocalallusive Considering this sketch is well over 30 years old they probably didn't have your political views in mind when they made it.

[doofylove16]

How about a slug? XD

[wowmortalatis]

Im sorry I have a cold.

[Squiggy2010]

PINING FOR THE FJORDS??? WHAT KIND OF TALK IS THAT!!

[27nb]

I understand this is Bolton.

Yeah

Well you told me this was Ipswitch!?

It was a pun.

Love that exchange, one of the best in the series

[NGiN2]

pining means: longing for the fjords. A fjord is kind of a glacier made rift starting from the coast line and extends the ocean narrowly inland. Fjords is not unique for Norway, it can also be found in alaska, canada and greenland among other places

[mattxr2i]

@NGiN2 Hmm... you learn something new every day. Who'd have thought I would have learned something on YT lol.

[Lt93Nick]

LOL love how you people tries to describe a fjord! ;) I am from Norway.. and I can honestly tell you folks that a fjord is something of the most beatiful thing you will ever be able to see on this earth! :D

[Lt93Nick]

@Lt93Nick

Search on Fjord on Google.. ! :D It is beatifuL! :D

[TheMattMan095]

what is pining for the fjords?

[EmilieMarieLykkeDuus]

@TheMattMan095

It is Norwegian and means to torture a fjord.

torture = pining

[EdwardNygma1]

@EmilieMarieLykkeDuus But what are fjords? everyone says they are islands in the Netherlands or something

[EmilieMarieLykkeDuus]

It is some sort of a river. A fjord is wider than a normal river. There can often sail several large fishing boats at the same time on the fjord and also ferries. So a sort of a very wide river with sea water and life from the sea in it.

- Will that explain it? The word "fjord" is scandinavian, and fjords only exists in Scandinavia.

[EmilieMarieLykkeDuus]

@EdwardNygma1

You can also look it up on Google. Type the word "fjord" and look it up on Google Image.

[EmilieMarieLykkeDuus]

@EdwardNygma1

- But in this case the sentence "pining for the fjords" is used to describe, how to convince a person, that the dead parrot, which seems to be dead, isn't dead.

[DarthDrax]

@EmilieMarieLykkeDuus

pining does not mean torture, it means longing, as in, it misses it's homeland.

[haloplayer505]

pining for the fijords?

[haloplayer505]

pining for the fijords?

[goatgirl4eva]

This is a STIFF!!! It's an EX-PARROT!!! It has CEASED TO BE!!

lol... fav lines ever :D

[JimHolland8]

One of the Best Sketches ever!!!

[AdonisbutcallmeAds]

This parrot is no more!

It has ceased to be!

It's expired and gone to meet it's maker!

This is a late parrot!

It's a stiff!

Bereft of life,it rests in peace!

[floppetylove]

hehehe a PALINdrome :)

[ThePlexz]

SIMILAR

PET SHOPS Ltd.

[ThePlexz]

PAAARROOOOOT!!!

[lothartheterrible]

And now, Notlob. Er, full frontal nudity!

[shounenaifan23]

... I Miss Graham... :'(

[zehero134]

lol. they die as they r just born. thankfully, the plumage is beautiful

[conradsz]

NOTLOB :D

[SpoontheMoose]

Oh, I'm sorry I have a cold. I swear that kills me every time.

[wolfpyros]

quite agree, this is quite silly.

[BeastLingo42]

"Pining for the fjords?" What kind of talk is that?!

[xFCZx]

Monty Python <3

genial xD

[rocka444]

there it moved!

NO IT DIDN'T!

Hahahahah :D

[yuyuyashasrain]

I think this tops that "woody-tinny" debate. Blows it right outta the water for "best Monty Python sketch ever."

[lisambofoh]

I've LIVED this sketch. I once bought a parakeet, and it died exactly 12 hours later. I tried to take it back, they they said it was perfectly fine that morning, and I must have done something to it. After a few minutes of arguing, they let me have another parakeet.

[ieatsgoats]

@lisambofoh ...was it in Bolton or Ipswitch?

[lisambofoh]

@ieatsgoats Nope. It was in Ohio, sadly.

[eddajay]

Shit was dumb

[lisambofoh]

Yes, it's dumb. However, that doesn't stop it from being funny.

[eddajay]

True.

[wdsa8d]

"u assured me its lack of movement was due to it being tired and shagged out after a long squat"

genius

[arsebaine]

I think you'll find that it's 'squark'

[JakisElfiastyGruzin]

Hello, Polly! POLLY!!!! Polly Parrot, wake up!

[76juno]

That's the trouble with buying a Norwegian Blue. A very short life expectancy.

[Dangeresque300]

This is an EX-PARROT!

[alalia111215]

its not pining, this parrot has passed on! its no more! its ceased to be! its expired and gone to be its maker! this is a late parrot! its a stiff knife, it rests in peace! if you hadent nailed it to the purch it would be pushing up the daisies!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!

D=<

so so epic! xD

[firetasteslikebacon]

Greatest sketch ever!

[winnipegsparrow78]

It's Stoned, really really stoned!

[Shenlung67]

huh?

[OblivionVideos01]

"no its not the palendrome of bolton would be nutlob!" lol i pissed myself!

[OldSkoolgamerz]

LOL at 1:04

[Cyrathil]

Lucky the store owner didn't blame him for the death by smacking it into the counter.

[jasmmmm]

"It's pining for the fjords."

Absolutely f'n hilarious!

[Lyiad]

GENIUS!

[EXRazeBurn]

YES, GET ON WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XD

[darmarholmes]

norvesko plavi

hehe

[atlachanacha]

I've been watching Monty Python sketches from youtube for couple days and now my face hurts from too much laughing

[mcglynn670]

Hello Polly, POLLY!!

[nothingtolookat]

when he said Notlub I laughed so hard I almost shat my pants.

[penguinslovehockey]

lol.

inspector: i have a complaint about this parrot

store owner: yes?

inspector: it's dead.

[musickid91]

the best sketch ever.

[GroundskeeperRonnie]

I had forgotten just how fucked up and random Python was.

[cowbuchou]

"This, is an EX Parrot!"

[b00mhauer]

Great that you included the complaints dept. part, it's so hilarious. The way Cleese says "The pet shop owner's brother was lying!" while they both look at the camera always makes me crack up!

[halohacker10]

it's not a palandrome-the palandrome of "Bolton" would be "Notlob"-it don't work!

[halohacker10]

I love this sketch-the best Monty Python except, possibly, Defence Against Fresh Fruit

[iCamilla]

SO HILARIOUS!!!!

[BestManMe09]

Cleese looks so inbred and retarded! He proabably is both! Benny Hill was considered funnier than Monty Python by a UHF station (WLVI TV Channel 56 in Cambridge, Ma) running both! I agree! And combine "exodus" and "international" and ".org".

[AlabamaAxeman]

Ahh yes.....channel 56 is the ultimate authority on what's funny. Wait...didn't they become a CW affiliate? That speaks volumes about their decision making skills.

[weinmj]

asome

[QueenBoadicea]

I bought a Monty Python double CD and the liner notes indicated that much of their comedy rose out of anger. Like the Cheese Shop sketch and the sketch of about the book buyer, you see the baffled rage and frustration of both buyer and vendor as they deal with difficult and unhelpful people, a situation many have found ourselves in. The Argument sketch has that same quality, wherein a complainant says "I didn't come here for an argument" and a wiseacre may reply "Where do you usually go, then?"

[xtomskx]

'ere, waddayamean, miss?

[fintgto88]

'ello miss?

[moonlightkitty2]

This is the best ever! I LOVE MONTY PYTHON!!

[wolfkin71]

All I can say is that I wished these guys were still around I feel cheated .

[dssk83]

you're crap

[person12345678910]

Lol

[mowgli2071]

...down the cutrain... lol! Notlob! lol

[smwebb82]

Pining for the fjords, lol

[KilerMan77]

THIS IS AN EX_PARROT!!!! Lol x x favourite sketch

[BestManMe09]

Benny Hill was considered funnier than Monty Python by a UHF station that ran both! The station was WLVI TV Channel 56 in Cambridge, Mass. I agree with Channel 56!

[danielclynn]

So why don't you go watch some Benny Hill and quite wasting my time.

[hussaruk]

lol, Benny hill was just slapstick, you cant compare the combined genius of the Monty Python team with Benny Hill who ran around slapping bald men whilst being chased by buxom women in every episode!!

[wmbrown6]

Back in the 1960's, when he was on the BBC, Benny Hill was a one-man Monty Python, combining his usual slapstick (albeit sans T&A) with biting social commentary. Take a look at his "The Lonely One" sketch from the 1964 edition of "Christmas Night with the Stars" and see what I mean. Beats the "Ethel the Frog" look at the Piranha brothers by a mile. And back when "Python" was first on the BBC, Hill consistently rated in the Top 10 whereas Python didn't even make the weekly Top 20 TV ratings once.

[Elythador]

Very insignificant. We all know to please the masses the format has to be simple. For simple minds. It is the only way you can please so many minds. The inteligent mind seeks more and is a lot rarer. Look at the ratings pop idol, fame academy, coronation street recieve and then tell me if you still have a point.

[wotsup1000]

and thats why channel 56 is only channel 56

[halohacker10]

I will tell you whats wrong with it-its dead

[41NJPLUT]

den bästa ever :)

[beowulfsword08]

class!

[edwardsbellaforeva]

i love this video!!! its one of my favs!!!!!

[TabOraSunset]

Hahahaha. I never get tired of seeing this skit. "It's stone dead." Too funny. :-)

[TabOraSunset]

"it's bleeding demised..." too funny bwhahahahahaha

[pwner347]

I LOVE MP!

[islandteine805]

it was nailed there hahaha

THIS PARROT IS NO MORE!

[cyberporky]

"'ello! Polly! Polleeee! Polly Parrot!"

LOL

[pedrocoutinho4]

I'll tell you what's wrong with it: it's dead!

[jamithib]

its a palindrome!

[cmc66261]

It's just resting. It's not dead!

[darkinika]

no no it's resting

[Awsomelad69]

This has all become far to silly.

[renthead16240]

THIS IS AN EX PARROT!!!!!

[wubahubba]

Hillary Clinton. haha

[TommyGun465]

classic!

[Ulthnok]

its only a model, er i mean plastic.

[bogdanzalokar]

simply the best

[teddyv7]

lmao the palendrone of bolton would be notlob

my fave sketch ever

[FunnyPython]

I love this video. It's awesome.

[jencvt95]

It's pining for the fjords!!!

[IamGreg73]

This sketch is in one of my school books. I can re-enact it! I am serious, it shows all the scenes and everything!

[tuyiiyi]

i can get the script thats not th problem

[tuyiiyi]

i think this is brill .i think it would be a great hit if someone makes a good remake.

[woodviolet]

there are scads of them. just look, and you'll find hundreds. i've seen some pretty weird ones, but some are good :P

[henrycrumm]

notlob LOL

i love this <3

[Zdzislaw12]

it's not dead, it's restin...

[alextheawsome]

That is one of the funniest skits I have ever scene!

[Bestmanme08]

Benny Hill considered better than Python by two TV stations (WOR and WLVI)!