A Compendium of 150 Monty Python Sketches

by John P.

My wife requested that I post a particular Monty Python skit on the site. Well, posting just one Python video is right out!

No, here at One Man’s Institute for the Exceptional Documentation of Silly Time Wasting Videos we have a rule that one shall post no fewer than 150 videos – and the number of videos posted shall be 150.

Therefore, being that my wife is an HR manager and has to interview tons and tons of mackerels, and furthermore since she gets a kick out of Monty Python’s classic Silly Job Interview… RIGHT! On with it then!

(In fact, as I understand it she conducts all of her own interviews in this manner. Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink. Say no more.)

Additionally, in the spirit of being Halibut, I’ve spent a truly silly amount of time sifting through applicants, while wearing pantys and a bra. No I didn’t! Yes – you did! Right. On with it!

Unfortunatly due to the fact that this article was posted an infinetesimally long time ago, the following videos have been lost to the sands of the Interwebs. If any of you Pythonoholics locate them please drop a comment below and I’ll update the post for everyone’s benefit.

Albatross.

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1 Terry December 2, 2006 at 5:38 pm: I had forgotten most of these. The philosophy soccer match is one of my favorite…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79vdlEcWxvM&NR

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2 Hurrumph September 21, 2007 at 7:04 am: Where is Mr. Creosote?

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3 Rhoody September 24, 2007 at 7:47 pm: I love them, I sit here and click me from one sketch to the next, loughing my a.. off and forget about the work… Thank you guys for force me to overtime… (I am self employed, so nobody has to pay for me)

cheers

Rhoody

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4 bob October 29, 2007 at 4:07 pm: no fewer than 150? so how come there’s only 149? eh? eh?
anyway, classic comedy, they don’t make em like this anymore.

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5 John P. October 29, 2007 at 8:37 pm: Ahhh, but Bob… You aren’t giving me credit for the interview skit which is actually embedded in the page! Hint, hint…nudge, nudge… wink, wink.

John

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6 What's all this then? November 7, 2007 at 10:18 am: Looks like a lot of the YouTube vids have been pulled down. Sadly, the 150 is shrinking rapidly if you’re counting valid links.

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7 John P. November 7, 2007 at 4:17 pm: Hmmm. That’s bad news. :-( If anyone comes across one that is broken please let me know which ones and I’ll replace them if possible. Otherwise I’ll have to go through them when I get a chance and try to fix them up.

John

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8 Doug November 16, 2007 at 3:14 pm: What? No “Dead Parrot” sketch?

This bloglist is INCOMPLETE, I TELL YOU!! INCOMPLETE!

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9 Ranjani November 16, 2007 at 7:17 pm: I love you. I found them on all Youtube, but I’m sure I’ve only seen 1/3 of the beautiful beauties that Monty Python has produced over the years.

Thanks! <3

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10 John P. November 16, 2007 at 8:15 pm: Doug,

You missed it! It’s number 77, you silly vicar!

John P.

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11 A November 17, 2007 at 5:36 pm: your links are not doing too well: 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 21, 22, 24, 26, 33, 44, 47, 57, 59, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 76, 79, 80, 82, 84, 90, 93, 100, 102, 104, 107, 108, 111, 113, 114, 119, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 133, 134, 135, 146, and 147

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12 John P. November 17, 2007 at 6:01 pm: A,

Thanks for the fantastic reporting there! I really appreciate it. I’m working on getting those videos replaced right now.

John

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13 John P. November 17, 2007 at 7:28 pm: Ok. I’ve gone through and updated as many as I could find. There are still some missing, but I managed to fill in about 2/3rds of them at least.

Thanks again for the assistance.

John

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14 Joe November 22, 2007 at 10:18 am: What was the one where the penguin explodes on the TV set??? That was one of the best of Monty Python….

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15 John Hite November 28, 2007 at 11:51 am: Mr Creostote can be found on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlK62rjQWLk.
If you have Snapz Pro X you can record it and keep it for yourself.

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16 pralinefan December 5, 2007 at 11:56 am: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0f2aFhZ3Uk

Here’s the link to the Hermit sketch, one that was broken…

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17 Aaron December 7, 2007 at 2:50 pm: Here is link to the Sheep in the Wainscotting skit, including the “Even I really truly don’t know” bit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0m8yEXZZ68

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18 Aaron December 7, 2007 at 2:51 pm: You want the “death of Mary, Queen of Scots” / “Penguin on the Television” skit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7GTjxeddEs

BURMA!

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19 paul December 17, 2007 at 9:15 am: okay, that just isn’t fair. finding this on a monday will keep me occupied for most of the week! I cried laughing on Monty Python – Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1.

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20 Ivan December 31, 2007 at 6:24 pm: Here’s the architects skit
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IwwztaZUkUw

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21 John P. January 1, 2008 at 10:17 am: Thanks for that pointer Ivan. I also managed to find a few more while I was over there on the UK YouTube site. :-)

John

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22 Saim Baig February 14, 2008 at 9:04 am: So much videos.Whats the point in posting them in such a number.I think at least 20 were enough.Because i didn’t like this “Monty Python” Thing.

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23 Edward February 14, 2008 at 12:33 pm: nice list

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24 Andre March 3, 2008 at 4:24 pm: “Hitler in England” is wrong link :-)

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25 Martin March 7, 2008 at 8:07 pm: Link to The Writers Son

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPGMzgGxNWE

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