Cleese's ability to keep a straight face whilst doing something utterly ludicrous is just amazing.

@alonenjersey

4 ай бұрын

I use to try to do his shtick back in the day. No way could I do this without falling down laughing.😅

You may be surprised at how many people would get the reference. The Silly Walk remains one of the Pythons' most beloved sketches.

January 7th is the International Silly Walk Day, if I'm not mistaken. There are events and mobs doing it.

If you're wondering why there are so many brown coated people in the road - they are (natural) Gas fitters from the earlier New Gas Cooker Sketch, which ended up in a farce of a lot of fitters none of whom would be insured to install the cooker.

@MeganRuth

10 ай бұрын

ahh ok! Thanks! I was curious :)

@trolleyfan

6 ай бұрын

Skits on the show usually connected - or intruded - with other skits. Silly Walks here started in the newstand, which was where the previous skit was just ending. Netflix has the whole series, you might want to check it out, even if you don't do a react of it.

@kevinjones4559

6 ай бұрын

Before the gas cooker sketch I believe it was the 'Spam" sketch . The streets are in Brentford near the ex football ground Griffin Park

John Cleese eventually needed a hip replacement which he put down to having to perform this sketch in one form or another whenever Python went on tour. 😅

@MeganRuth

10 ай бұрын

😂 oh dear, really? Now that's commitment! 😅

“It would be much sillier with government backing”. Genius, pure genius .

@alonenjersey

11 күн бұрын

He'd have better luck with getting funding from a corporation.

@dpall38

11 күн бұрын

@@alonenjersey I am sure Elon Musk would kick in.

@dpall38

11 күн бұрын

@@alonenjersey It’s the Ministry of Silly Walks for a reason if you privatized it, it would just lead to chaos. All these silly corporations with there different silly walks. How is a bloke going to no which walk is appropriate. Corporations HA.

@alonenjersey

11 күн бұрын

@@dpall38 While not sounding like a no-good Communist, I can't say I'm a fan of multi-national corporations who are close to running the world.

@alonenjersey

10 күн бұрын

@@dpall38 Lord knows he has the deep pockets and FAT wallet. I'd welcome him.

Of all John Cleese's condiderable comedic achievements, it's probably this for which he's most famous. He became reluctant to reprise it, but did so for one episode of Fawlty Towers, 'The Germans'. His natural gangly frame helped. I never fail to lose it at 'Mrs Two Lumps'. Nice one, Megan. Keep rockin' it girl.

@MeganRuth

10 ай бұрын

ah yes I never thought of his frame but that's true! Fawlty Towers is on my list to watch so I'm looking forward to seeing him do it again! 😂 and thank you! :)

@GeeCeeWU

5 ай бұрын

@@MeganRuth You won't be disappointed.

This show aired on the local pbs station when I was a kid. It was the last program aired every weeknight. I almost died laughing when I saw this. I was 12

@alonenjersey

11 күн бұрын

The very same event happened to this fan.😅

This is a hilarious send up of how politics works. Our Government would actually be BETTER if it had a Ministry of Silly Walks.

I have the original John Cleese 'pocket watch' wall clock: his legs are the minute/hour hands and a twirling umbrella is the second hand. No matter the time of day it always makes me smile. A cheaper reproduction version of the clock is being made again, as this skit is being rediscovered and made popular by a younger generation, and can be purchased at all the usual discount online outlets. You can also buy European/British Yield signs with an illustration of the silly walk in the triangle. I presume it means "yield for silly walkers".

Megan, I have returned. Monty Python is a comedy troop I can not get enough of! their work! Rumor is at the beginning of COVID some one put up a Silly Walk sign and filmed what happened. Reportedly people read the sign and did a silly walk. I would like to see that footage. We have to maintain our sense of humor!! Or we will go mad!! I am so happy you enjoyed this video. I consider their work a classic!! Until the next time.

Nice reaction - I think there is a KZread video somewhere where someone scribbled on the sidewalk in front of their house that this zone was for silly walks, and then everyone passing by got the reference and started doing their walks accordingly, which the scribbler then caught on video and posted lol

John Cleese famously hated this sketch. When they first went on tour and they performed this sketch the audience didn’t laugh at all. When he got off stage, Cleese told the other Pythons to take it out of the show because it wasn’t funny, but they all told him to do it again the next night and if the audience still didn’t laugh, then they’d take it out. So they did it the next night and, of course, the audience fell about laughing, so it stayed a fixture of their stage shows. Cleese admitted later on that, when he was throwing his legs around and the audience were laughing so loud they couldn’t hear them, he would whisper to Michael Palin, ‘This is the worst sketch you’ve ever written, Mike.’

I just love seeing you laugh... I'm pretty sure at least half of the people you'd meet in London would get the reference, and that's mainly because you'll run into a lot of foreigners who might not be as familiar with Monty Python (then again, they are world famous).

@rogeriopenna9014

8 ай бұрын

I live in Southern Brazil, 10 thousand km from London, and me and a lot of friends were quite addicted to Monty Python movies and Flying Circus.

And this was when John Cleese was a young man, even then it just seemed humanly impossible is that anyone could move that way.

@alonenjersey

10 күн бұрын

Years ago, I tried over & over to do my own version of a "silly walk" w/o busting out laughing. Needless to say I was never able to pull it off.

@bigdog44pc

10 күн бұрын

@@alonenjersey You forget the fact that John Cleese may not be quite human.

@alonenjersey

9 күн бұрын

@@bigdog44pc I'll take your word for that statement.

On the news today… absolutely crazy lady found doing backflips and some other strange duck walks, when asked why she was doing it, she said she was just trying to get home to react to more Monty python lmao

@MeganRuth

10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

"La Marche Futile" gets me every time.

Monty python are absolutely hilarious John Cleese is something else

It's far better to live as a lunatic. You never have to justify your actions. This is indeed genius comedy. Thank you.

@MeganRuth

10 ай бұрын

I agree! Thank you for watching 😊

I've often wondered about the people on the streets of whatever town they happened to be filming an outdoor scene. How many of them were aware of the program that was being filmed and were enjoying the fact that they might see themselves on "tellie". Of course there were no doubt some who had no idea over what was about, and ended up not knowing that they were on a television program later in the year.

@skabuoy

7 ай бұрын

There's one where the village idiot is being interviewed whilst sat on a two foot brick wall. He gives very sensible and intelligent answers, until he suddenly stops and says (something like) "oh wait, there's a bus of tourists coming", and he starts doing silly culminating in falling backwards off the wall. After that he gets back on, apologizes, and gets back on with the interview.

Hey Megan I hesitated to watch this as from the title it sounded stupid. The thing is, it was so totally stupid that it made me laugh so much. Thanks Megan i should trust in you whatever the title. Watching you enjoy makes my days ❤

@MeganRuth

10 ай бұрын

😂 to be fair it does sound very stupid! But that's what makes it hilarious 😆

The way Cleese delivers his lines with deadpan seriousness and perfect diction along with the physical comedy.

@jmadratz

2 ай бұрын

You forgot to complete your sentence: The way he … delivers lines … along with physical comedy … [finish your statement].

@neuvocastezero1838

2 ай бұрын

@@jmadratz ...tho.

@jmadratz

2 ай бұрын

@@neuvocastezero1838tho what???

When I was younger I used to swear that the girl I married had to get Monty Python ;) Boys, head this advice!

at 1.00 that is the 'gas cooker sketch' another brilliant monty python creation, similar to 'carry on at your conveniance' one worker doing 2 jobs etc,

Next one....the brilliant Fish Slapping Dance.

@skabuoy

7 ай бұрын

YEAH! Especially the Grand Finale!

A great sketch…sad John Cleese left the series,but still gave us Fawlty Towers and the films

At the time the big Anglo/French cooperation was Concorde.

They have actually established various silly walk zones in cities around the U.S. and it’s quite funny😅😅😅

@alonenjersey

4 ай бұрын

Is that so? Any of them in New Jersey?

@michaelwelsh7362

4 ай бұрын

Well I don’t know specifically where, but I’ve seen videos of them and people just set up signs in their yard silly walk zone and wait for people to walk by and video their silly walks🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@alonenjersey

4 ай бұрын

@@michaelwelsh7362 Thanks a lot. I still can't imagine myself doing a silly walk w/o falling down laughing.

Silly walk flash mob!

Hi Megan, you mean to tell us you never saw any of these classical Monty Python skits before; I don’t believe it. You are just trying to latch on to the multi millions of Monty Python fans. Admit it!

The long line queued up outside the shop at the beginning, is related to another sketch in the original show.

@alonenjersey

10 күн бұрын

Correct. Something involving a young woman whose naturally large breast were being examined.😊

@mikeking7710

8 күн бұрын

@@alonenjersey Is that what it was? I couldn't remember. 🤣

@alonenjersey

7 күн бұрын

@@mikeking7710 Yeah. I'm not sure if the skit involved Carol Cleveland or not.

@mikeking7710

7 күн бұрын

I had to watch it to be sure. It involved some delivery men who were delivering a stove to the right address but the wrong name, and more delivery men kept coming in to help with the problem. Then when you went out the door, you saw the long queue of delivery men in the street, waiting to help with the misnamed delivery. Then there were a couple other things in the show, none including large breasted women. There was an animated man who lathered his entire face then sliced his whole head off with his razor, then a note was written up looking for someone to fly an antique plane. It was posted on a shop bulletin board and then Idle arrived in the shop, to look for something naughty, thinking it was in code on the board, such as "small white pussycat for sale", "chest of drawers", "a bit of pram" other things. Then Cleese comes into the shop in his silly walk, and when he leaves the shop you see the end of the long line of delivery men.

@alonenjersey

6 күн бұрын

@@mikeking7710 Wow. Thanks for the correction. I must admit it's been many years since I watched any of the complete episodes of the series. Thanks again.

During Covid a person put a set of signs on their front yard, near the sidewalk, indicating it was a Silly Walk Zone (where there security cams could catch it). The footage was amazing. Cam footage can be seen, but here's a short interview with the home owners and footage from it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hImL0a98ipnKkc4.htmlsi=zmjsvthiZJXO7uYv

@MeganRuth

8 ай бұрын

I LOVE this! Thanks so much for sharing!

Hahaha another great reaction video Megan, haven't seen this sketch for years but it still creased me up ! Have you seen any Trigger Happy TV ? Give it a go ! Great stuff, keep them coming 🤣👍

@MeganRuth

10 ай бұрын

aha thank you! It's hilarious to be fair 😂 I haven't but I shall check it out :)

You should check out Rowan Atkinson and the Invisible Drum Solo. Very funny!!

I would have to retire from the Ministry of Silly Walks, because my legs are buggered

I wonder if you could show the psychiatric dairies sketch , or the bishop sketch .

Do that with a Norewign blue nailed to your shoulder.

Someone makes a clock face of mr cleeses’ image of this charactor with his legs being the timepieces hands😊

Still waiting for the next Rising Damp, my fav episode is next!!!

Megan, my dear these men were crazy and very funny. Just for your information, John the man walking so silly is trained as a lawyer. Sorry solicitor in Great Britain. An online story tells how during COVID someone put a sign up about silly walks. And people did it. Later LADY................

I'm sure they will get the reference! Just do it!

Good reaction

"Le poof celebre!"

EVERYBODY would get it! Try it!! lol

And now for something completely different...

The government spending money to develop silly walking, the scary part is they may actually do it 😮😮😮

I love the political commentary on how government spends money on nonsense. The guy from the Ministry was complaining that the Silly Walks Ministry got less money (some 250 million pounds) than the Defense Ministry.

Could you link me to the video you were watching? I've seen the full video before, but can't find it anymore; I can only find a small clip.

@MeganRuth

10 ай бұрын

Sure! kzread.info/dash/bejne/m4pmuMuHeqnAc5s.html

Missing part of the eyebrows?

We NERD HIM as NEXT Cdn PM

What is La puffs?

@jimwilcox2964

7 ай бұрын

Poof was derogatory slang for a gay man, so le poof would be a gay Frenchman

I wouldn't be at all surprised if this was an actual department in Government today. If I walked around with a LEGO brick in my socks, do you think I could get a grant Megan? 😉

@MeganRuth

10 ай бұрын

😂 I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult! 😆

@TheRedDevil-1968

10 ай бұрын

@@MeganRuth LOL.

ohh John Cleese🤦🏻‍♀️

The Silly Walk is one issue... but... a ministry - funded by taxpayers who are overstressed by taxes much less silly ones - is the Bigger Joke to consider over time. Just imagine paying $600 for a hammer that normally sells for $20? Or $1000 toilet seats instead of the K-Mart blue-light specials at $19;95? (plus sales tax, of course)

@JeffGes

10 ай бұрын

Hopefully, you'll discover Michael Palin's RIPPING YARNS. GOLDEN GORDON... TESTING OF ERIC OLTHWAITE (wait - don't see that one first - build up to it). ESCAPE FROM STALAG LUFT...

ohhhh 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🙄

❤️👍😊

It's 2024 not 2023 Megan lol

Unfortunately John can’t do silly walks anymore. He has an artificial knee and an artificial hip.

@andreasfischer9158

18 күн бұрын

You get wiser as you age. It is completely normal that he, age 84 3/4, walks more wisely and less silly than he used to. Doesn’t wear the batteries out, either.

Never found it particularly funny back in the day and I don't now

Just like almost all comedy, was funny back then..... isnt funny now.

I recommend you find the sketch that goes with these words ,, Two Soups 😀🥣🥣

Once in a while I actually do a silly walk in public. Just some steps, and after that acting normal. Try it.