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Pythonesqe : The Art of Humor. Meredith Entrikin CIS 1020-24. “It’s only a Fle s h Wound!”. One of the most well known lines. Others that are well-know “We are the Knights who say Ni!” “Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, you know what I mean?” “Always look on the bright side of life”.
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Pythonesqe:The Art of Humor Meredith Entrikin CIS 1020-24
“It’s only a Flesh Wound!” • One of the most well known lines • Others that are well-know • “We are the Knights who say Ni!” • “Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, you know what I mean?” • “Always look on the bright side of life”
Mission Statement Monty Python is the most influential comedy troupe in modern times, even all the way here in America.
Who is Monty Python? • Group of six comedians • Graham Chapman • John Cleese • Terry Gilliam • Eric Idle • Terry Jones • Michael Palin
The Movies • The Holy Grail, 1975 • Life of Brian, 1979 • Meaning of Life, 1983
Where Can You See Monty Python? Games Toys Food
Theatrics • Spamalot • Not The Messiah
How Influential is Monty Python? • Voted Most Influential British Comedy Series of All Time by UKTV Gold • Term “Spam” for junk email • Fossil named Montypythoniodesriversleighensis
Entertainers Influenced Entertainment Weekly, 2005 • Saturday Night Live – Tina Fey • Kids in the Hall – Kevin McDonald • Cheech and Chong – Tommy Chong • “They were the first to really show the world how funny men dressed as woman would look.”
Austin Powers – Mike Myers • “Everything I’ve ever done can be distilled to at least one Python sketch. If comedy had a periodic table, Python would have more than one atom on it.” The Simpsons – Creator Matt Groening The Daily Show – Stephen Calbert South Park – Matt Trey and Stone Parker
We are still laughing about Monty Python and we didn’t even know it!