@sarcee1960 In 1969, a pound was worth about $2.40. In the pre-decimal British currency, there were twelve pence to a shilling and twenty shillings to a pound. So a shilling is worth about 12 cents. British pence were roughly equal in value to US cents. Nowadays the pound is decimal, so there are just 100 pence to a pound, and no shillings.
@mateuszmattias It is perfectly valid, sir. I personally went there last week, to file a complaint, sir. Good luck with your complaint, sir. Good day, sir.
@Wuayker license fees are taxes that people pay for their govermental TV and other services (ie the BBC in england). same way we pay in the USA if we want HBO or Cinemax on your cable or satellite service, they have to pay por the local TV. the private TV networks there dont do this because they air commercials like we do instead.
The dry humor at the end, nothing short of wonderful. It cracks me up. "Here is a reminder about leaving your radio on during the night... Leave your radio on during the night."
Dude, this sketch is one of my favorites, its got the best jokes
- This firm last year made a complete profit of a shilling.
- A shilling, Wilkins?
- Uh roughly yes sir.
- Wilnkins, I'm the Chairman of a multi million pound corporation and you are a very new chartered accountant. Isn't it possible that theres been some mistake?
- Well, that's very kind of you sir, but I don't think I'm ready to be chairman yet.
See the humorous but true story, of a Monty Python-like "Arthur '2 sheds' Jackson" owner, who has had a Council "Show Cause" notice served on him for building an invisible shed, at:
h t t p://w w w[dot]youtube[dot]com/watch?v= ETS5iigwqV8
@communiqation I don't love him! I merely like him, as it is hard for me to distinguish his adorableness with the low quality video. Furthermore, I am a newfound fan of Monty Python, and it simply has not had enough time to grow on me as of yet.
Yes- in the UK, we have to get a TV licence to watch TV legally. It pays for the BBC. The other channels are paid for by adverts, but there's no advertising on the BBC, so they need money.
Oh, you're no fun anymore >:(
kepone405 1 week ago
What was that direction again?
Sealand18 1 week ago
Wilkins is a terrible liar.
stitch99 4 weeks ago
Leave your radio on during the night.
MomoTheBellyDancer 4 weeks ago
you naughty person!
greenhuntress 1 month ago
What was a shilling worth? What is the US equivalent?
sarcee1960 1 month ago
@sarcee1960 I believe it is a very small amount---possibly less than a cent, though I very well may be wrong. I myself am American.
YourFaceWillDie468 1 month ago
@sarcee1960 A shilling became 5 new pence when the UK went metric,
ToVictory 4 weeks ago
@sarcee1960 In 1969, a pound was worth about $2.40. In the pre-decimal British currency, there were twelve pence to a shilling and twenty shillings to a pound. So a shilling is worth about 12 cents. British pence were roughly equal in value to US cents. Nowadays the pound is decimal, so there are just 100 pence to a pound, and no shillings.
temp4010 3 weeks ago
Like if you just saw camel spotting before this!
thehessmachine 1 month ago
i think its a racist joke
MultiMudaki 1 month ago
1:52 Oooo!!!
MetalLabStudios 1 month ago
I wish I could speak as well as these people in this present moment.
anythingnew 1 month ago
Michael Palin is so adorable.
UberMan5000 1 month ago
Fivepence of a further Sixpence ??
TheKenfig 2 months ago
"It's my first, please be gentle with me"
The look from the cardinal...
meljinator 4 months ago 3
I would like to complain to the Royal Frog Tramping Institute, 16 Rayners Lane London W C Fields. Does anyone now if the adress is still valid?
mateuszmattias 7 months ago 4
@mateuszmattias It is perfectly valid, sir. I personally went there last week, to file a complaint, sir. Good luck with your complaint, sir. Good day, sir.
HelenaVanCity 6 months ago
"You naughty person." Oh John Cleese.
desotowright 7 months ago 13
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You naughty person!
Kremlin60 9 months ago
a shilling wilkins XD
finalventje 9 months ago
"You naughty person."
loudchristian2112 10 months ago 16
You naughty person! Wow, that took my breath away. What an insult!
VirelanAndakTakaishi 10 months ago 6
He might as well steal it if it's only a shilling
stokepogue 11 months ago
I dont get the joke between 2:20 and 2:39 (last two jokes) I'm not british is this a class of inside joke?
Wuayker 1 year ago
@Wuayker license fees are taxes that people pay for their govermental TV and other services (ie the BBC in england). same way we pay in the USA if we want HBO or Cinemax on your cable or satellite service, they have to pay por the local TV. the private TV networks there dont do this because they air commercials like we do instead.
cartmann94 11 months ago
did anyone notice how after palin said "it's my first sir, please be gentle with me!" jones [the pope] smiles deviously haha....
andsoyousee 1 year ago
I love the huge and unexplainable applause after "And they wanna put the license fee UP!?".
Notebooked 1 year ago
"Oh, you're no fun anymore."
"I heard that!"
Modified67 1 year ago
anybody notice him call Graham "Lady Chairman" at the start?
bastlake 1 year ago
The dry humor at the end, nothing short of wonderful. It cracks me up. "Here is a reminder about leaving your radio on during the night... Leave your radio on during the night."
DoubleGlog 1 year ago 4
I love the Pythons!
MowgliX 1 year ago
Rule the tube 2010 – CAuse you CA
Paste and watch this video, you will want to become an accountant
vedant5 1 year ago
Leave your radio on during the night.
dharmaseed 1 year ago
Chairman and John - He Said it
Cardinal - No I Didnt
Chairman and John - oooOOOOOOHHhhhh
SovietGuy101 1 year ago
@Chadner Embezzeled. You learn something every day.
hazworther 1 year ago
i.. i embezzles it sir!! *sob*
THE WHOLE THING?!
you naughty person
xD
Chimerakiller981 1 year ago 3
Dude, this sketch is one of my favorites, its got the best jokes
- This firm last year made a complete profit of a shilling.
- A shilling, Wilkins?
- Uh roughly yes sir.
- Wilnkins, I'm the Chairman of a multi million pound corporation and you are a very new chartered accountant. Isn't it possible that theres been some mistake?
- Well, that's very kind of you sir, but I don't think I'm ready to be chairman yet.
- Wilkins, this shilling, is it net or gross?
- It's British sir.
Cracks me up
Chadner 1 year ago 46
@Chadner -WHAT ALL OF IT!!!
Phantomjudg3 3 months ago
'Fivepence of a further sixpence?'
'Thats right, sir.'
'Then where is the other penny?'
'I....I....I *unknown word*ed it sir!'
???
hazworther 1 year ago
@hazworther Embezzle. He embezzled it. He stole it, took it from the company without authorization.
Chadner 1 year ago 30
@Chadner What, all of it!?
Monthma 1 year ago
@hazworther Embezzle-verb. To steal money from your business.
No, I did not look that up in a dictionary. People call me a walking encyclopedia.
StrangerForever85 3 months ago
@StrangerForever85 I'm guessing you spend a lot of time saying this line then:
"DICTIONARY. I am a walking dictionary."
=3
EXRazeBurn 3 months ago
"Wilkins, this shilling, is it net or gross?" "It's British, sir."
pinkdrink1 1 year ago
THE randomest show ever. I love <3
LiltedLullaby 1 year ago
Did he spot a camel?
ScatmanKirby 1 year ago
You naughty person
orchidgal8 1 year ago
you naughty person!
idratherbeinRohan 1 year ago
Hahaha, "It's my first, please be gentle with me" followed by Terry Jones's smiling face.
CorneliusGhul 1 year ago
"No I didn't"
"Ooooh!"
Zeredek 1 year ago
"Isn't it possible there may have been some mistake?"
Well, that's very kind of you, sir, but I don't think I'm ready to be chairman yet."
joshaf26 1 year ago 6
"You naughty person."
Fudgewhelp 1 year ago 11
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See the humorous but true story, of a Monty Python-like "Arthur '2 sheds' Jackson" owner, who has had a Council "Show Cause" notice served on him for building an invisible shed, at:
h t t p://w w w[dot]youtube[dot]com/watch?v= ETS5iigwqV8
7Inform 1 year ago
Leave your radio on during the night.
xxKJ127xx 2 years ago 6
There's no place for sentiment in big business.
-
He's right you know.
Oh you're no fun anymore!
I heard that! Who said that?
He did! He did!
No I didn't!
Ooohh!
Right!
Novazi74 2 years ago 6
Hahaha.
Velyarminon 2 years ago
I heard that! Who said that?
Haha.
MmetalworksS 2 years ago
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lol the dude @ 2:25 is freakn adorable! looks like patrick from fallOutBoy!
xmichellexilkx 2 years ago
You mean Michael Palin? Yes, I quite agree. He is extremely adorable :)
HeatherRawriee 2 years ago 7
he's right you know
OrontesRM 2 years ago
1:28 'You naughty person' LOL
Dodo251 2 years ago 7
"They want to put the licence fee UP?!"
HeatherRawriee 2 years ago
"I embezzeled it, sir!"
"WHAT, ALL OF IT?!"
"Yes, all of it!"
"You naughty person."
Nolzer0 2 years ago 11
Fired for embezzling a penny...
douro20 2 years ago
Not just a penny! ALL OF A PENNY!
It was around 10% of the corporation's income!
DoubleGlog 2 years ago 7
Not income but profit
not 10% but 1%
:)
pierwiastek777 2 years ago
@pierwiastek777 A penny was 1/12 of a shilling (which was 1/20 of a pound), and thus 1/13, or about 7.7%, of the company's real net profit.
reformCopyright 1 year ago
ALL OF IT?
Danhelll 2 years ago
1:34
beautiful
missingsydbarrett 2 years ago
"You naughty person"
I can't begin to explain how hard i laughed lol
DarkJesterAD 2 years ago 6
There's no place for sentiment in big business.
-
He's right you know.
Oh you're no fun anymore!
I heard that! Who said that?
He did! He did!
No I didn't!
Ooohh!
Right!
(and he is then thrown under a "camel")
Novazi74 2 years ago
where is the other penny ???? !! ???
and we made a profit of a shilling :p
great
why1so1serious1 2 years ago
Fivepence of a further sixpence?
Jemmer1000 2 years ago 5
If you can upload Prices on the Planet Algon that would be very cool :)
absinthematt 2 years ago
Leave your radio on during the night.l
LtGripweed 2 years ago 5
:46 'Wilkins' I've heard that name before...
did he ever fall past a window?
PrudenceNumberNine 2 years ago 4
no, that was robertson.
gemby 2 years ago
Wilkins.
Falru 2 years ago 2
robertson!
gemby 2 years ago
It'll be Parkinson next.
dharmaseed 2 years ago
...THAT was wilkins
StyxTBuferd 2 years ago 4
THAT was wilkins. he was a good golfer, wilkins. rotten at finance.
gemby 2 years ago
"You naughty person."
Said with such a straight face from one of the greatest comedic actors of all time, the immeasurable Mr. John Cleese.
WolfmanAWS 2 years ago 9
"You naughty person"
LOL
andu1337 2 years ago 13
Palin as the Jewish Guy..
genius!!
darganx 2 years ago
wow that has to suck person9144, we simply have to pay just have normal cable, no license nessacery.
Endrawnia 2 years ago
Even though the scenario is so ridiculous, I still always feel really sorry for Mike's character at the end...
SkepticsClaw 3 years ago
"You naughty person" lol
ThinDreamer30 3 years ago 3
I embezzled it sir!
What, all of it?!
lol
CrystalHunter1989 3 years ago 6
you naughty person!
mohamedbongfish 2 years ago 6
O, this is no fun anymore...
luxuriousnax 3 years ago 2
Who said that?
MrPie455 2 years ago
Me, I said that...
It's also the name of the episode - and Terry Jones says you're no fun anymore in this sketch.
luxuriousnax 2 years ago
You gotta love Jones (Cardinal) reaction to the "It's my first, please be gentle with me!" line.
Whiplashr 3 years ago 59
oh, you're no fun anymore
no1696 3 years ago 6
Who said that? He did! Oh no I didn't! OOH!!
Aquaseemore 3 years ago 13
Michael's so adorable. Who doesn't love him?
communiqation 3 years ago 64
@communiqation I don't love him! I merely like him, as it is hard for me to distinguish his adorableness with the low quality video. Furthermore, I am a newfound fan of Monty Python, and it simply has not had enough time to grow on me as of yet.
daregularperson 10 months ago
@daregularperson oh, don't worry......it will....! ;)
DiligentSleeper 10 months ago
@DiligentSleeper Good! I think I'll pick up the DVD soon, too. :D
daregularperson 10 months ago
lol he got put under a camel
thewhulk 3 years ago 9
"You naughty person"
Wow, I love him.
missachan08 3 years ago 11
"You naughty person." :-)
moonpoetry 3 years ago 8
Best line EVER... XD
mikethefoxhog 3 years ago
"They want to put the licence fee up?!"
MrAllanJ 3 years ago 2
I love that line...completely Python
GeneralGrey 3 years ago 3
Would that line be referring to the BBC fee? I'm a stupid American, which is why I ask.
AmbientMusic 3 years ago
Yes- in the UK, we have to get a TV licence to watch TV legally. It pays for the BBC. The other channels are paid for by adverts, but there's no advertising on the BBC, so they need money.
person9144 3 years ago 5
there is no adverts on BBC? woah... In Italy, we pay for the RAI and still get the adverts -_-
golbezomega 3 years ago
"You naughty person."
That makes me laugh EVERY time.
pyro9050 3 years ago
"I embezzled it,sir!"
"you naughty person!"
Stephie2007 3 years ago 4
And here is a reminder to leave your radio on during the night:
Leave your radio on during the night
:D:D:D
Tykie16 3 years ago 2
it's my first, please be gentle with me!
i love michael palin
wmtribegirl09 3 years ago 5
me too!!!!
he's sooooo cute!
backwardswhalebone 3 years ago 3
Which of these skits conatain the people in the office nuilding, and people falling outside the window?
Iamnotabug 3 years ago
the office skit
youtube it
hhhxxxhhh 3 years ago
kk, I found it anyways
Iamnotabug 3 years ago
"is it net or gross?"
"it's british, sir."
kozysnacker 3 years ago 9
i LOVE when john says "oh you naughty person"
petestolemyheart10 3 years ago 2
"I embezzled it sir!"
"What? All of it?"
LOL
clokverkorange 3 years ago 3
and here is a reminder about leaving your radio on during the night.
... leave your radio on during the night.
Lol!!
Nelsongirlnr1 4 years ago 7
i dont get that bit where micheal palin goes "They want to put the lience fee up?"
YinYan7 4 years ago 2
Some in the audience actually clapped at that,so it must be an in-joke or something political going on at the time. Makes no sense now, does it?
VideyoJunkei 3 years ago 3
yeah, doesnt make any sense at all
YinYan7 3 years ago
I think it's a Jewish stereotype.
mrgumby42000 3 years ago 2
look how PERFECT Michael's hair is...yummy.
ericthefrootbat 4 years ago 10
ooooh, Michael's making it hot in here!
and yes, he is VERY yummy.
watch blackmail. I always squeal watching that one.
michael= <3
backwardswhalebone 3 years ago 2
oooooh, yes. Michael's making it hot in here.
and I really agree, his hair is very yummy.
I want to stroke it ssooooo badly.
backwardswhalebone 3 years ago
Oh you're no fun any more. ;) Funny. Funnier with the whole 'you're no fun any more' routine.
BlitzFuchs 4 years ago
"and now there is a reminder about leaving your radio on during the night... leave your radio on during the night!" hilarious! all of it! 5 stars!
dorekatja 4 years ago
"You naughty person." I laugh every time Cleese says this, and with absolutely no facial expression. Soo nice acting.
JOLLY GOOD!
MillebilleKrokodille 4 years ago 8
I now have proof I've spent too long in a Business School. I understand what Michael says... and it makes sense. o_o;
Kain456 4 years ago 6
"And they want to put the licence fee up?"
I giggle every time at that line.
murielsartre 4 years ago 5
Michael is adorable in this one!! <3
MrsPither 4 years ago 8
Oh yes, He is:):)
linapleachimPL 4 years ago 2
michael is always adorable. <3
nickym0usex0x 4 years ago 15
i agree :)
maddiedd 3 years ago 6
oh yes. always. watch the army protection racket sketch. He's so sexy in that one. watch it!
backwardswhalebone 3 years ago
Poor Michael. xD; *feels bad when he's crying*
pockypurse 4 years ago 7
you naughty person :D:D:P:D:D:D:D:P
ANANASJE1985 4 years ago
Michael is so cute in this
VictorianAnnie 4 years ago 4
Michael is just cute in general:):D
linapleachimPL 4 years ago 5
That's very kind of you, sir but I don't think I'm ready to be chairman yet!
locusts2eh2 4 years ago 2
A cardinal hit by a train ???
I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition !
icouldsayitthrice 5 years ago 2
NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUOSITION!
ssry, had to say it ;)
argetlamgirl711 4 years ago 3
Michael Palin is the cutest:*:*
linapleachimPL 5 years ago 3
only rivaled by graham :D
i love the "Oooh!" that graham and john do after terry lies XD
uttini 4 years ago 6
fantastic
"You naughty person."
pipes90 5 years ago
god terry looks lovely.
almadora 5 years ago 2
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are you, gay?
drsdino 5 years ago
I believe that almadora is a girl.
PheatherP 5 years ago
never mind
drsdino 5 years ago
yes i am, thanks, pheatherp.
almadora 3 years ago