Dead Parrot

[DillonTjernlund]

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[LindaLaCagnina]

Nothing like it!

[1trueterra]

heh.. gotta love the guys that comment on classic sketchs saying that everything nowadays is shit. personally, I think there have been fucking hilairious and well done things like Scrubs, South Park, Futurama, The Simpsons, (not Family Guy), Breaking Bad, House and the Office isn't bad either.

poor cynical bastards.

[kotzpenner]

we had to listen to this in english class :P

[banana2cake2]

@kotzpenner Whatever do you mean "had to"?! Surely you mean you had the immense pleasure of listening to this.

[kotzpenner]

@banana2cake2

i have to admit that youre right sir

[banana2cake2]

@kotzpenner Or madame. In all technicalities I am a madame. But you may call me sir if your heart desires it.

[kotzpenner]

@banana2cake2

i will do as master wishes

[MrObscurantist]

no, no, it's restin' =)

[woolent1994]

he's not dead he's stunned

[Highlaw]

Just a reminder

Every pet at that store is dead by now.

That's all, have a nice day.

[loch70]

Does he say "We got a slug" And what is that? Sry my englis is not that good,

[carolineberget]

@loch70 Google is your friend, dear.

[ShNbWmN]

34 people should be executed immediately

[mbatl0907]

Pinin' for the fjords?

[daknit2]

He Fuckin' Snuff'ed It!

[curleegirl100]

yeah lets just beat the bird on the counter...but its not dead its stunned...hahahahaha

[Papadragon18]

What's making it even more absurd is that there is no such thing as natural parrots in Norway...

[EvilMushroomProd]

this is an EX-PARROT

[PippinMercury]

I remember seeing this for the first time in an art class that I had once. I have no idea why my teacher was showing it to us (other than to show us the Pythons' humor - that was his phrasing). All I know is that I'd been having a REALLY bad day and seeing this completely reversed that. Thank God for Monty Python.

[fatg1t]

HELLOOOOOOOO POLLYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!

[RamlehCitizen]

Complete waste of time. If you like this crap you should seriously go out more often.

[LiltedLullaby]

@RamlehCitizen This stuff was the Russell Howard of it's time... some people just prefer this sort of humour :) there's just no need to dictate to people, alright?

[ZiggyLazer]

the german version is even funnier

[b3rs]

Upload the full sketch please!

[eogele]

didn't laugh once ... 0-0



[funnights74]

people who don't like this sketch need help.



[peepseye1]

32 people bought a dead parrot, and were not allowed a refund.

[romanjefferiah]

If there's anyone out there that hates Monty python is gonna get punched

[fatg1t]

@romanjefferiah

You can punch RamlehCitizen then!

[randomface54]

32 people are oxygen thieves. this is the single funniest thing in the history of everything ever!

[gjm1792]

I'm sorry, I have a cold.

[happyface4444]

ni

[xenuisot3]

DEAD PERROT LIKE PHILADELPHIA ORG CULT OF SCIENTOLOGY

[AndyRomanul]

32 people are pining for the fjords.

[wiedep]

what about notlob ?

[harrier21]

i was that parrot.i have nails through me feet and mister fawlty shouted my ears orf. i now run an e`bay shop stocking a huge range of raincoats and books by shandy mc`shab about how to defeat bananna wielding fish merchants......

[phantomtrekkie9]

32 people are ex-parrots.

[gagantron]

i followed a link from gm inside news to this video and they brought up a very good point: Every time he says "parrot" replace it with "pontiac". Hilarity ensues.

[theimpeccabledude]

32 people disliked it~????, how the bloody fuck. this is most funniest thing i have ever seen. monty python ftw.

[wowmortalatis]

IM sorry I have a cold

[youwannayohk]

I've got a slug. Does it talk? ...Not really. 

[youwannayohk]

31 people must have bought dead parrots

[somame69]

they stun easy the Norwegian Blue...beautiful plumage!

[weasleynmunatoti]

After that smacking on the table, I'm sure it's dead!

[devilholdscards]

*Slaps cage* THERE IT MOVED! XD

[zaaritha]

This is fun!

[ILikeCrunchyWater]

I did this sketch for my drama class 3 years ago. Best thing I ever did for school.

[Moonfishgirl22]

@ILikeCrunchyWater I've auditioned with this piece, it's a classic :-)

[TomNikkiKeiferSixx]

I love when he smacks the parrot on the counter and his voice cracks when he shouts "POLLY PARROT!" after that. hahahaha.

[chriskh52]

Monty Python is the best

[Nanorobotic]

I prefer the live version from "The Final Rip-Off" CD. It's harder to understand Cleese, but it's because he yells the entire speech about the various ways to say it's dead and even adds "He's f***ing snuffed it!"

He says something different at the end though "If you want anything done in this country..." and it ends in something I can't understand.

[76juno]

@GhastlyOnesRule. I think it's tired and shagged out after a long squawk.

[hockyrocksmysocks77]

This is an ex-parrot!!

[GhastlyOnesRule]

tired and shagged out after a long score

:)

[lejdcool]

I was laughing my ass off when he started banging it on the table

[deathsaurer515]

"ITS NOT A PALINDROME , A PALINDROME OF BOLTON WOULD BE NOTLOB!!"

[lothartheterrible]

this is BRILLIANT!!! I remember laughing off my little 8 year old ass at this sketch sneaking around to watch MP late nights on PBS, and it still breaks me up.

[procepak1]

1 of my favourit

[sagesaria]

This is easily my favorite Python sketch ever. My dad actually came down to watch with me when I was watching it On Demand and he heard me screaming with laughter when he started banging the dead parrot on the counter.

[susannah66]

Lovely plumage!

[CujoHasRabies]

LOL

HYSTERICAL!!!!!!

[The123choji]

polly, polly!!! *Bangs head*

[arashinight]

"Pining for the fjords????"

This isn't the whole version lol. I like the part in the full version when he goes into the "Similar Pet Shop Ltd" and finds his cage on the floor XD

[Unicornoftheforest]

@arashinight I love that part

[TheBumbleBunny]

norwegin blue !!

[readingrat]

gone 2 meet its maker...haha!

[LionkingofDenmark]

Roflmao :-D

[theEvo954]

"it's rung down the curtain and joined the qoir invisible!" I hope my kids say that at my funeral!

[AdrienneAce]

@stevehislop (10 months ago)" too bad that this kind of humor seems to be replaced by really dumb shit thats running on tv more and more often. "

Yes, but this is INTELLIGENT humor! I'd say that not many Americans can deal with that nowadays. I used to watch Python in the mid-70s on PBS, and I would love to see a resurgence of the show there again.

[LithiumZ2]

@AdrienneAce I was going to make a comment about dumb Americans but as an American I could not drag my grease-covered, cheeto-stained face across the keyboard in just the right sequence to express what it is I wanted to say.

[jordanls13]

this parrot wouldn't poom if I pumped 4,000 volts into it! it's bleedin' demised!

[SwandogStudio]

Always loved this one...I still think they should sell "dead parrot" plush souvenirs in the gift shops on the fjords; would be too hilarious! XD

[Planktontwo]

no no, this sketch has gone too far. It is very silly and I won't have anymore of it. Next sketch NOW. LOL I can see Graham Chapman interrupting this one or should have.

[joetheanglo]

Pining for the fjords!?

[KaptKan1]

At the Hollywood Bowl performance of this skit, Cleese said, "He's fuckin' snuffed it!" Even Python couldn't get THAT one on the telly show.

[iluvnickjonastomuch]

my fave monty python is the holy grail

[buzzkillor]

der der.. derpy der de der... I like derpy der de der...

[MortalKombat773]

"I'm sorry I have a cold"

[Manigran]

Ahhh, this is one of my favourite sketches. John Cleese's rant about how the parrot is dead is so funny. The whole sketch is funny actually.

[76juno]

The concept of a sub tropical bird like a parrot inhabiting a north European climate like Norway's is the joke. It's a complete nonsense. That's the whole point of Monty Python humour.

[brabazon10]

If you don't get the Norwegian Blue joke, then you don't get the whole of Monty Python. If a funny line has to be explained, then it's not funny.

[floppetylove]

I sugested 'parroted it' as a term for death in RE - the teacher had to explain to everyone why he was laughing (also on my list was 'run down th curtain and joined the choir immortal'). ;)

sad, sad people...

[zaaritha]

One of their classics!

[urbangirl911]

its pining for the fjords!

[Songbird117]

Naw naw Its restin'!

[76juno]

Coming up with a species of parrot called the "Norwegian Blue" was just typical of the zany yet brilliant humour of the Pythons.

[DevoutAtheist42]

According to one account, John Cleese originally wrote the sketch about a man trying to return a broken toaster; we should all thank Graham Chapman for suggesting its replacement by a Norwegian Blue.

[Georgeous129]

haha I love John's rant in this clip lmfao

[Manigran]

@Georgeous129 Yeah, I like it too. "This is an ex-parrot!" "It's passed on and gone to meet its maker!"

Ha ha!

[stirphen]

Walter Lechky sucks fucking balls

[obiwanobiwan13]

HELLOOOOOOOO POLLLLLLYYYYY!!!!

[urbangirl911]

ive got a slug

does it talk?

hee hee hee

[RoxasGF]

When I see these guys doing what they do, it makes me so proud to be British ^^

Love this sketch, it's one of my faves!

[Teasaveslives]

@76juno,

This sketch first appeared in 1969

[76juno]

Thanks.

Nearly right!

[76juno]

@TheMediaTalks

2 decades?

I can't be sure but my guess would be that this was made sometime around 1970...certainly no later than '73.

Anyway it's certainly a classic , and the moral to the story is that the next time you fancy buying a parrot as a pet then best steer clear of the Norwegian Blue!

[TheMediaTalks]

more than 2 decades and this is still fresh, and 1 decade people will be watching Desperate Housewives and be thinking how retarded it is

[Mclovinlaurr]

palin & cleese aare amazing when they do a skit/sketch together<3

[roblowefan1]

parrot gggoooooorrrnnnnn!

[peckingforgoodTV]

who ever heard a parrot having a long sqwark? 1:29

[TheWarnerSister]

Its not pining, its passed on! This parrot IS NO MORE! It has CEASED to be! Its expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a LATE PARROT! Its a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace if you hadnt nailed it to its perch it would be pushing up the daisies! Its run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!

I took a transcipt of this whole exchange just for fun! It is THAT FUNNY. Anyone want me to message you one?

[SuadaCoric]

Me!

[urbannibja123]

yes please....

[TheWarnerSister]

Comin' up. One moment please!

[helgedell]

Me too please.

I'm norwegian, but don't get the norwegian blue joke.

[mattyprozzyscott]

If its not too much trouble, may I recieve one?

[TheWarnerSister]

Of course it isn't. One moment please.

(That was very polite of you. :) )

[mattyprozzyscott]

I try to be as polite and British as i possibly can :)

[TheWarnerSister]

Completely admirable! The closest I can come is a mediocre British accent.

[yambo59]

One of my all time favorites! If the parrot wasnt dead, it now after slamming it on the counter-LOL The only reason it was on the perch was it had been NAILED there-!! LOL An all time classic sketch-!

[TeoTorriate]

Look, matey. This parrot wouldn't voom if I put four thousand volts through it. It's bleedin demised.

[LunaCheney]

The version on the album is SO MUCH FUNNIER. This is still good, but I really like the album version better.

[mac163]

hey you need to post the remaning part of the sketch, where he comes back to his ¨brothers¨shop etc.

[opidacul]

no no, is resting!!!!! hahahahahahahahahhaha

[quelvar]

For some reason youtube insists on hiding all comments and it drives me completely nuts. I have tred to altar it in the options menu but it does´nt help.

[kane5250]

Hey

[Aiwendil99]

"It's bleeding demised!"

[worldsmostfunrocker]

ahh, nothing from norway works

[Toonoisy]

hehe.. not even the paper clips?

[worldsmostfunrocker]

only thing you can trust in the moment of need

[latinapeacechick]

I think the parrot is pining

[nonne21]

"It has passed on, this parrot is no more, it has ceased to be, It's expired and gone to meet its maker, THIS is a late parrot. Its a stiff. beriffed of life it rests in peace "

[yutubecop]

lol

[TeoTorriate]

"If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies! It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! This is an EX-PARROT!"

[davefordavefor]

An ex-parrot. :D

[Odinn08]

This is a late parrot!

[SuicideSebastian]

i think Poly is sleeping :P

[ebillyboi]

why dont the bbc repeat the shows?

for a new generation!

[atlachanacha]

They might do it this year, show will be 40 years old by the end of this year

[Tumeq]

This parrot has ceased to be!

[Falru]

That parrot is most definitely deceased.

[fmxaustralian]

" hello miss" "what do you mean miss?"

"im sorry i have a cold"

bababahgahaahahahahahahahahaha­hah

ahahaahaha

ahaahahahahaha

[Mantooth901]

"Its only stunned"

[stevehislop]

too bad that this kind of humor seems to be replaced by really dumb shit thats running on tv more and more often.

[Zerathil]

Parrots? From Norway?

*Laughs his ass off*

[phxsns1]

The sketch that made me a monty python fan!

[Idude893]

Me too

[graciepenna]

This Skit Is Hysterical, I am A Python Fan!

[RealisticChique]

He banged that bird and its wing fell off...? I know a part of it fell of...But off course the bird is dead,its not moving. Nor asking for a cracker...or imitating silly men such as these which it would.

[john6271]

"This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be". Class!

[quetz0all]

You'd think that guy'd be stupid to fall for that in the first place

but then again, You'd look alive if someone nailed you on a perch too ;)

[Drenarrow]

Hello, miss? What do you mean "miss"?

.......I'm sorry I have a cold. XD

[SecretlyDead]

That's my favourite bit, and so many people miss it XD

[Drenarrow]

Nice! :D

[phillitupp]

Ex parrot lol sooo funny never gets old!

[nannomar]

ummm... the other half has gone missing?

[Ravedazze]

brithish humor...best in the world

[sir0violent]

you appear to lack a bit in the taste department.

[sephiroth200135]

your a fucking idiot he didnt make this its from monty python-.-

[Finnishbastard]

NOTLOB!

[eyesorebitch]

4000V throw IT! hahahhahahaXD

[rocketman468]

nailed haha

[Bahutsauvage]

Benny Hill right? The one with this large variety of bringing on the same old prepubertatian "jokes" again and again and again - compared to benny hill, even dieter hallervorden is funny, and he was the master of cheap german humor!

[skaman125]

lol... the wing broke off...

[russell6clacks]

"IT HAS CEASED TO BE!"

favorite line, can't stop laughing

[RMXmozza]

Pin'in for the fijiords!!!

[SomeoneCrazyy]

Ahah ! The parrot was nailed =D.

[taleisyn]

oh im sorry i have a cold

[mrbennbenn]

"what d'you mean miss?"

...

"I'm sorry, I've got a cold"

classic line to use around the office.

[donkiewicz]

polly parrot, wake up!

[taleisyn]

its not dead its resting

[ilovecoalchamber126]

what's wrong with it?

i'll tell you what's wrong with it. it's dead!

lol!!:)

[larissamoo08]

i was wondering if you had the funniest joke or know where to find it?!

[changingforyou]

my friend and i actually had to memorize and act this out for mid term for my theater arts class.

[kurmeejuusto]

no no its resting

[mh605]

"This is an EX-PARROT!" :-D

And John Cleese's final tirade containing every metaphor known to the English-speaking world about being dead. :-D Masterful.

[ummwut]

pining for the fjords

xD

[schildeblue]

this is not the entire sketch, please remove it so that people can see the entire thing.

[28102650]

what more is there?

[schildeblue]

two more minutes.

[shunkwugga]

It's the best part of the sketch...

[Youngisgod]

HELLO POLLY!

*bang*

*bang*

*bang*