Monty Python was old school tie unfunny crap
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It was when you were a schoolboy at the time, it was something quite new.
Comedy often comes from University days, Fry/Laurie being fine examples from more recent era, good for them they made a kings fortune from it, haven't clue what the current trend in comedy is gave up on television years ago.
Times and trends move on, whats on message this week will be scorned in due course too.
Comedy often comes from University days, Fry/Laurie being fine examples from more recent era, good for them they made a kings fortune from it, haven't clue what the current trend in comedy is gave up on television years ago.
Times and trends move on, whats on message this week will be scorned in due course too.
Funny is subjective. Rosie Jones has a career I mean I don't find her funny at all but people must pay to see her shows.
Slightly less doubt above Monty Python though. The Holy Grail I must gave seen 20 times and its still funny and a lot of it still relevant. I remember rolling round in tears as a 10 year old watching it whilst my father a normally very dour man similarly tickled. Not much comedy that spans generations in that way.
Slightly less doubt above Monty Python though. The Holy Grail I must gave seen 20 times and its still funny and a lot of it still relevant. I remember rolling round in tears as a 10 year old watching it whilst my father a normally very dour man similarly tickled. Not much comedy that spans generations in that way.
Python was must watch comedy back when it was fresh. Loved it, the silliness, the word play, the outfits, great humour and I don't recall any swearing either.
Times change, some of it is less funny now, maybe I'm just used to it. Very little on TV now is really new comedy and funny too. Everyone is so scared about "offending" someone whereas in the 70's it was considered normal.
Poster above mentioned Rosie Jones, I don't find her funny in the slightest, another is Sarah Millican who hails from my area. On the other hand, I saw a bit of a Seth Meyer stand up routine on TV a few nights ago and found him refreshingly funny.
Times change, some of it is less funny now, maybe I'm just used to it. Very little on TV now is really new comedy and funny too. Everyone is so scared about "offending" someone whereas in the 70's it was considered normal.
Poster above mentioned Rosie Jones, I don't find her funny in the slightest, another is Sarah Millican who hails from my area. On the other hand, I saw a bit of a Seth Meyer stand up routine on TV a few nights ago and found him refreshingly funny.
paulguitar said:
It was inconsistent, definitely, but the best stuff was exceptional and holds up very well to this day.
And it was, as has been said, new and different. I think Milligan and The Goon Show had already done surreal, but Python (in the good bits) cemented it. Edited by Sporky on Sunday 17th May 09:29
M138 said:
It was never funny. Plenty of false laughter from goons who made out it was hilarious.
In your opinion - for those of us old farts who can remember when it first came out, it was (And for now something completely) different from the Sit Coms of the time.Yes, it was off the wall and perhaps required a certain sense of humour which is always unique to individuals.
I could name a load of comedy shows which people rave about where people find hilarious.
I never found The Goons funny.
paulguitar said:
It was inconsistent, definitely, but the best stuff was exceptional and holds up very well to this day.
Anyone who is not amused by their best stuff must surely just not have any sense of humour.
Exactly. I've never seen that military parade sketch above and that made me laugh just now.Anyone who is not amused by their best stuff must surely just not have any sense of humour.
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