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Monty Python

2007-11-22T17:21:03Z

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'''Monty Python''' is a British comedy troupe. They created the sketch show "[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]," a legendary British comedy series commissioned by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). It ran from October 5, 1969 to December 5, 1974 on BBC One, completing four seasons, with 45 episodes in total. 

== Humor ==
Despite the crude, random appearance, the humor of the show was quite sophisticated, poking fun at famous historical figures, literary beacons, and noted philosophers.

The writers and principal performers were 
- [[John Cleese]] 
- [[Eric Idle]] 
- [[Michael Palin]] 
- [[Terry Gilliam]] 
- [[Terry Jones]] 
- [[Graham Chapman]] (deceased) 

Although Gilliam's contributions were mainly the [[animation]]s, often used to link [[sketch comedy|sketch]]es together, he does appear occasionally in person as a character. He was also the only American in the troupe.

[[Carol Cleveland]] often appeared when the script called for a buxom young female part.

==Notable sketches==
===The Spanish Inquisition===
This consisted of the recurring entrance of three characters dressed in ecclesiastical attire, in response to the denouement of previous sketches where one of the characters, becoming frustrated by repeated questioning, erupts: "I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition!"

At this point the ensemble of the Inquisition—consisting of Cardinals Ximinez (Michael Palin), Biggles (Terry Jones), and Fang (Terry Gilliam)—would burst into the room, with Ximinez declaring: "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our main weapon is surprise... and fear! Our two main weapons... etc." The only instrument of torture to have been deployed by Ximinez, Biggles and Fang was the 'comfy chair'.

This phrase has now passed down into common usage, so that when someone is being questioned, they might reply "I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition".

===The Parrot Shop Sketch===
Sometimes known as the '''Dead Parrot Sketch''', this is one of the most popular sketches and is arguably one of the most famous in the history of British television comedy [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4052641.stm].

In it a customer, played by Cleese, and a shopkeeper (Palin), are discussing the earthly status of a parrot sold previously in the shop. Pain is arguing that the parrot is alive, but merely "having a kip" (sleeping), or is "shagged out after a long squark". Cleese is not convinced and argues vociferously that the parrot, is, in fact, completely dead.

Soon after Palin claims that the parrot's lack of movement is due to the parrot "pining for the fjords", the sketch builds to a climax with a diatribe from Cleese who in the following excerpt, uses almost every available [[euphemism]] for death in the English language:

"It's not pinin', it's 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. It's a stiff, bereft of life, it rests in peace, if you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies! It has rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! This is an ex-parrot!"

===The LumberJack Song===
The sketch appears in various different forms, but each time, it starts with a man who expresses discontent with his current job. On some occasions this is the owner of the pet shop in The Parrot Shop Sketch, who starts by saying: "I didn't want to do this job. I wanted to be a lumberjack!"

He then proceeds to sing a song which glorifies the life of a lumberjack, and paints a picture of rugged masculinity: "Leaping from tree to tree", "With my best girl by my side". As the song continues, the lumberjack begins to reveal some less than rugged tendencies: "I cut down trees, I skip and jump, I like to press wild flowers, I put on women's clothing, and hang around in bars", which begins to distress the girl at his side. In the final verse, Palin confesses that he likes to "... wear high heels, suspenders and a bra", and wishes that he "...had been a girlie, just like my dear papa!"

The sketch ends with the girl exclaiming "..and I thought you were so rugged!"

===Cheese Shop===
This consists of a customer (Cleese) wishing to purchase "some cheesy comestibles" from the "stout yeoman" or cheese shop proprietor (Palin). The humour of the sketch rests upon the frustration that Cleese encounters as he asks Palin about the availablility of different kinds of cheeses. In every case, Palin comes up with excuses as to why that particular variety of chees is not in stock. Excuses range from: "The van only comes on a Thursday", "It's too runny" to "The cat's got it". Cleese tries every known type of cheese including Venezuelan beaver cheese, finally giving up and asking for [[Cheddar]]. Of course, Palin does not have this in stock, saying "There's no call for it".

The denouement of the sketch is that Cleese gets so frustrated that he shoots Palin, saying "What a futile waste of human life."

==Films==

The team produced three feature length cinema releases between 1975 and 1983. These were:

* [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]] (1975).
* [[The Life of Brian]] (or Monty Python's Life of Brian) (1979).
* [[The Meaning of Life]] (1983).

The Life of Brian caused much controversy, including allegations of [[blasphemy]] by [[Christian]]s, when it was originally released as it depicts the life and subsequent [[cruxifiction]] of a young Judean called Brian of [[Nazareth]], satirizing the life of [[Jesus]].

==External Links==
[http://www.pythonline.com The Official Website] 
[http://montypython.jdaltpol.co.uk An unofficial fansite]

[[category:broadcasting]]
[[category:British Comedy]]

Monty Python

2007-11-22T17:20:25Z

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'''Monty Python''' is a British comedy troupe. They created the sketch show "[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]," a legendary British comedy series commissioned by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). It ran from October 5, 1969 to December 5, 1974 on BBC One, completing four seasons, with 45 episodes in total. 

== Humor ==
Despite the crude, random appearance, the humor of the show was quite sophisticated, poking fun at famous historical figures, literary beacons, and noted philosophers.

The writers and principal performers were 
- [[John Cleese]] 
- [[Eric Idle]] 
- [[Michael Palin]] 
- [[Terry Gilliam]] 
- [[Terry Jones]] 
- [[Graham Chapman]] (deceased) 

Although Gilliam's contributions were mainly the [[animation]]s, often used to link [[sketch comedy|sketch]]es together, he does appear occasionally in person as a character. He was also the only American in the troupe.

[[Carol Cleveland]] often appeared when the script called for a buxom young female part.

==Notable sketches==
===The Spanish Inquisition===
This consisted of the recurring entrance of three characters dressed in ecclesiastical attire, in response to the denouement of previous sketches where one of the characters, becoming frustrated by repeated questioning, erupts: "I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition!"

At this point the ensemble of the Inquisition—consisting of Cardinals Ximinez (Michael Palin), Biggles (Terry Jones), and Fang (Terry Gilliam)—would burst into the room, with Ximinez declaring: "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our main weapon is surprise... and fear! Our two main weapons... etc." The only instrument of torture to have been deployed by Ximinez, Biggles and Fang was the 'comfy chair'.

This phrase has now passed down into common usage, so that when someone is being questioned, they might reply "I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition".

===The Parrot Shop Sketch===
Sometimes known as the '''Dead Parrot Sketch''', this is one of the most popular sketches and is arguably one of the most famous in the history of British television comedy [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4052641.stm].

In it a customer, played by Cleese, and a shopkeeper (Palin), are discussing the earthly status of a parrot sold previously in the shop. Pain is arguing that the parrot is alive, but merely "having a kip" (sleeping), or is "shagged out after a long squark". Cleese is not convinced and argues vociferously that the parrot, is, in fact, completely dead.

Soon after Palin claims that the parrot's lack of movement is due to the parrot "pining for the fjords", the sketch builds to a climax with a diatribe from Cleese who in the following excerpt, uses almost every available [[euphemism]] for death in the English language:

"It's not pinin', it's 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. It's a stiff, bereft of life, it rests in peace, if you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies! It has rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! This is an ex-parrot!"

===The LumberJack Song===
The sketch appears in various different forms, but each time, it starts with a man who expresses discontent with his current job. On some occasions this is the owner of the pet shop in The Parrot Shop Sketch, who starts by saying: "I didn't want to do this job. I wanted to be a lumberjack!"

He then proceeds to sing a song which glorifies the life of a lumberjack, and paints a picture of rugged masculinity: "Leaping from tree to tree", "With my best girl by my side". As the song continues, the lumberjack begins to reveal some less than rugged tendencies: "I cut down trees, I skip and jump, I like to press wild flowers, I put on women's clothing, and hang around in bars", which begins to distress the girl at his side. In the final verse, Palin confesses that he likes to "... wear high heels, suspenders and a bra", and wishes that he "...had been a girlie, just like my dear papa!"

The sketch ends with the girl exclaiming "..and I thought you were so rugged!"

===Cheese Shop===
This consists of a customer (Cleese) wishing to purchase "some cheesy comestibles" from the "stout yeoman" or cheese shop proprietor (Palin). The humour of the sketch rests upon the frustration that Cleese encounters as he asks Palin about the availablility of different kinds of cheeses. In every case, Palin comes up with excuses as to why that particular variety of chees is not in stock. Excuses range from: "The van only comes on a Thursday", "It's too runny" to "The cat's got it". Cleese tries every known type of cheese including Venezuelan beaver cheese, finally giving up and asking for [[Cheddar]]. Of course, Palin does not have this in stock, saying "There's no call for it".

The denouement of the sketch is that Cleese gets so frustrated that he shoots Palin, saying "What a futile waste of human life."

==Films==

The team produced three feature length cinema releases between 1975 and 1983. These were:

* [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]] (1975).
* [[The Life of Brian]] (or Monty Python's Life of Brian) (1979).
* [[The Meaning of Life]] (1983).

The Life of Brian caused much controversy, including allegations of [[blasphemy]] by [[Christian]]s, when it was originaly released as it depicts the life and subsequent [[cruxifiction]] of a young Judean called Brian of [[Nazareth]], satirizing the life of [[Jesus]].

==External Links==
[http://www.pythonline.com The Official Website] 
[http://montypython.jdaltpol.co.uk An unofficial fansite]

[[category:broadcasting]]
[[category:British Comedy]]

Talk:Monty Python

2007-11-22T17:19:21Z

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"The Life of Brian caused much controversy, including allegations of blasphemy by Christians, when it was originaly released as it depicts the life and subsequent cruxifiction of a young Judean called Brian of Nazareth, satirisisng the life of Jesus."

This needs to be reconsidered.

The Python team always denied categorically that the film satirizes the life of Jesus. In fact the film went out of its way to depict Jesus, with Brian foregrounded to make the point that this was about an entirely different character. The film does however satirize both political and religious ideology and what John Cleese called 'closed systems of thinking'. There are some wonderful episodes in the film which demonstrate this admirably. The "What have the Romans ever done for us?" sequence particularly demonstrates how political ideology can blind people to evidence, and the "Tell us Master" sequence demonstrates within the space of a couple of minutes how religious movements can form, split, and evolve to the point where despite the fact that even the most blatant and abusive insults are being hurled, thinking is twisted around to interpret these statements and insults as revered messages. The 'You are all different' section further demonstrates how rigid thinking blinds followers to the actual text of the message.

The final episode, the crucifiction, which caused outrage at the time is wonderful irony. The character who is singing 'Always look on the bright side of life' is a practical joker and an incurable optimist. He is the kind of person you could willingly strangle after 10 minutes in his company. The fact that he manages to convince a bunch of people who are dying a most agonising death, and end the film on a happy, whistly tune is one of the most perverse endings in the whole of comedy. Brilliant!

--[[User:CatWatcher|CatWatcher]] 19:30, 19 April 2007 (EDT)

:If nothing else "satirisisng" needs to be fixed, (doing that now) [[User:Excal|Excal]]

Talk:Koala

2007-11-22T17:16:37Z

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== How did they get to Australia? ==

How exactly did the koalas get to Australia after the big flood? I thought that Noah landed his ark in the Urartian Mountains. That's in Armenia. Not by Australia. So could someone please explain to me how they got there!! I really don't think that kangaroos could have carried them in there pouches the whole way. How could the kangaroo hop over the ocean?

== Ridiculous premise... ==

So Koalas jumped into Kangaroo pouches to make the journey to Australia? Conservapedia is one of the silliest, most ridiculous things on the web. Didn't I give you eyes, ears and hands to experience the world for yourselves? As your Good God Almighty I ask you to resist falling for the idiocy promoted by others. Use your brains and learn from your own experiences. The bible was written and promoted by people in their quest for the domination of others. I had nothing to do with it. So, wake up, smell the roses, use your eyes to see the truth that surrounds you and then use your hands and hearts to build a better future for our planet, your human kind and all the creatures of my creation.

== Nomination ==

I nominate this for FA (Funny Article) status. I've seen koalas mating on Animal Planet, and imaging a fiercer, more virile version of the same, riding in kangaroos like some kind of marsupial Master Blaster, takes my breath away.--[[User:All Fish Welcome|All Fish Welcome]] 00:36, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

Omigawd. This is very funny! I am going to copy this article before it is changed. Stupidpedia strikes again!--[[User:1048247|1048247]] 09:45, 8 May 2007 (EDT)

== How did they get to Australia? I'll tell you ==
Obviously the kangaroos (with the other marsupials in their pouches) climbed on the back of the salt water crocodiles to cross the big flood. The echidnas had to make their own arrangements though as they were too prickly to share a pouch with. Hence the proverb "I can't live with a bunch of pricks like you". {{unsigned|Dave48}}

Can someone revert the factual explanation of how koalas got from the Middle East to Australia please? {{unsigned|Ferret}}
:What are you referring to? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:36, 15 May 2007 (EDT)

::There used to be a useful explanation here of how it came to be that koalas migrated from their original home after the flood, to Australia. As that's the sort of thing that Wikipedia bans, it would be great to have it here. [[User:Ferret|Ferret]] 03:12, 16 May 2007 (EDT)
:::If you are talking about [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Koala&diff=144577&oldid=144559 this deletion], that is a mixture of creationist views and fiction. It would need rewriting before it was put back in. IF that's not what you mean, please show me what bit you do mean. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:22, 16 May 2007 (EDT)
::::That's the bit. Obviously it's just a theory - it could never be proven one way or the other. But the bits which are "official" creationist views should go back in if possible. [[User:Ferret|Ferret]] 02:56, 17 May 2007 (EDT)
:::::As long as there are no evolutionist views in the article, it might be better to leave that out for now. That's not to say that it can't go back at some time in the future. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 11:35, 17 May 2007 (EDT)

== Pouch Location? ==

In the first section, marsupial is being defined as an animal which has a pouch on its belly. In the last section, it says that koalas pouches are on their backs. Can someone who knows about this fix this seeming contradiction?--