…a man with a stoat through his head.
Yes, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, I first discovered the show back in High School on PBS. I had to be home early-ish on Saturday nights, but my parents didn’t seem to mind if I stayed up late to watch silly TV.
I think the sheer absurdity is what first drew me in. Skits that didn’t have a punch line, segues that made no sense, which is what made them funny, men in drag, and the even-more-absurd-than-the-rest-of-the-show cartoons.
It wasn’t until years later that I found them again and once again on PBS and managed to see all of them…well, almost all of them. Despite watching them for many years it wasn’t until I bought them on DVD that I found I had never seen The Money Programme.
From Spam to Dead Parrots, the six Pythons have given the world some of the funniest moments ever recorded. In The Lumberjack Song, Oh you’re no fun anymore, Whizzo Butter, Nudge Nudge, Confuse a Cat, Upper Class Twit of the Year, the Fish License, Crunchy Frog, the Dirty Vicar and the Ministry of Silly Walks, they have given us comic bits that have become part of our collective psyche.
Every so often I am overcome by the desire to see them again and that time has come again. This time I found them on Netflix and I hope that a little of my monthly fee goes to the five surviving members. They have brought so many smiles to my face and giggles to my lips that I don’t mind sending a little money their way.
No comments:
Post a Comment