[7] In fact, the producers did expect early on that especially the older parts of the German audience would not connect with the Pythons' style of humour. Both events had an obvious impact on the material created by the Pythons for their first episode, including the Silly Olympics skit, and the Anita Ekberg Sings Albrecht Dürer skit, thus situating their style of humour in a local cultural context. Original U.K. Broadcast Date: 5 October 1989 (BBC) Original U.S. Broadcast Date: 17 March 1990 (Showtime) Presented by Steve Martin, this anthology of some of the group's best bits from "Flying Circus" and "Fliegender Zirkus" … Perhaps! Biolek retrospectively believes that the German audience was not ready for Pythonesque humour, since it was more used to m… [2], Biolek attributes the production of the second show to Westdeutscher Rundfunk's general progressive stance towards entertainment production at the time, and specifically to the support of the head of the entertainment sector, Hannes Hoff. Monty Python's best comedy sketches as funnyman Terry Jones dies aged 77 Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77 after battling with dementia mirror Assistant referees: Footage of the "Silly Olympics," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Flashers' Love Story," and "The Philosophers' Football Match" sketches from these German specials was regularly used to fill time between live stage performances,[2] as seen in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (the former two re-dubbed in English). [4], This tongue-in-cheek re-staging—on a real London pitch—of the original sketch, was the idea of The Philosophy Shop, a specialist provider of education and training for primary school children. Despite being set in the Olympiastadion, the sketch was instead filmed in Munich's Grünwalder Stadion. Both Alfred Biolek and Thomas Woitkewitsch are featured in guest roles, while the German footballer Franz Beckenbauer makes an appearance in The Philosophers' Football Match skit. Marx soon races onto the field to substitute Ludwig Wittgenstein, his energy appearing as an obvious game-changer. In the second half, with nothing being accomplished on the field other than contemplation, Karl Marx is noticed warming up vigorously on the German sidelines. Opinion surveys taken after the episode was broadcast revealed that 8% of the audience found the show to be very good, 15% found it to be very bad, and 43% found it to be good. Eric Idle has described the conception of the specials as "The Germans came to us and said 'Look, we haven't got a sense of humour, but we understand you do. With just over a minute of the match remaining Archimedes cries out "Eureka! Season 1, Episode 1: “Whither Canada?” This lengthy bit comes from Flying Circus’ … Upon the referee's restart, Marx simply pulls up and starts meandering in deep thought like the rest. The old jokes are the best: Famous Monty Python Black Knight sketch is found depicted in text from 1400. [4] Michael Palin also noted that "All I know is that it reversed all one's prejudices. Despite the sketch, Wittgenstein was in fact Austrian and not German. Eventually the joke is contained, weaponized, and deployed against Germany during World War II. It’s probably the most under-appreciated of all Monty Python sketches due mostly to the fact that it appeared in one of the post-John Cleese episodes. As play begins, the philosophers break from their proper football positions only to walk around on the pitch as if deeply pondering, and in some cases declaiming their theories. Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus was produced by Biolek and translator Thomas Woitkewitsch in co-production with Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Producer Biolek recalls that "This [the first show] was an absolute flop, it cannot be stated differently, as well as in terms of viewership and especially in terms of reviews." [2] The Pythons' visit to Germany in 1971 coincided with the widely celebrated 500th birthday of painter Albrecht Dürer, and the group's second visit with the highly anticipated 1972 Summer Olympics. His mother also immediately dies laughing after reading it, as do the first constables on the scene. The lumberjack song is also great. Starring in the sketch are Archimedes, Socrates, Hegel, Nietzsche, Marx, and Kant. Can we use yours? It also appears in And Now for Something Completely Different and the 1981 concert film Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl. [2] While these language issues may have contributed to the first show's weak critical reception, Woitkewitsch suggests that they also lent it a "secret charm". Parrot Sketch Not Included - 20 Years of Monty Python (1989) "Parrot Sketch Not Included - 20 Years of Monty Python". Jones recalls that this posed a considerable challenge to the troupe; he also mentions that because of the rigorous repetition required in production, he was still able to recite the German version of "The Lumberjack Song" over forty years later. This 1972 release met with limited box office success. Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a BBC comedy series starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, with animation by Terry Gilliam, made its debut on British television on October 5, 1969. Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Steve Martin , Graham Chapman , John Cleese , Terry Gilliam Votes: 1,400 A sketch involving a flute player (Graham Chapman) in front of a German sign. Arguably the most famous, most readily quoted, Python sketch, this was inspired by Michael Palin’s trip to a mechanic who refused to accept there was a … "Silly Olympics" (minus the relay for the deaf part) and "The Philosophers' Football Match" were also used in the 2014 reunion shows at London's O2 arena. The footage opens with the banner headline "International Philosophy", and Palin providing the narrative. The first skit of the first episode also features Claudia Doren, then an announcer at the Westdeutscher Rundfunk.[4]. The two episodes were respectively first broadcast in January and December 1972 and were shot entirely on film and mostly on location in Bavaria, with the first episode recorded in German and the second recorded in English and then dubbed into German. My absolutely favourite scene is the 100 meter final of the men without any sense of direction. Thomas Aquinas (Italy), Inspired by the famous Monty Python sketch, and with the full backing of the surviving Pythons, a tribute/replay of The Philosophers' Football Match was held in North London, at Wingate & Finchley's Harry Abrahams Stadium, Finchley on 9 May 2010. [4], Since none of the Pythons spoke German sufficiently, Woitkewitsch needed to provide them with phonetic transcriptions of the skits, which they then needed to learn by heart. The other Python performers all had very thick accents (particularly Jones), making them difficult to understand. The first special (which the Pythons performed in German) has also been called "Monty Python in Deutschland". Monty Python Dead Parrot We have no idea whether the complainant in this lawsuit has any idea why the rest of us are snickering, but a real-life lawsuit echoed one of Monty Python’s best sketches. Sketches from Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969). The German DVD label Pidax has released the German DVD of the series in 2018. British Library curators told Radio 4's Moving Pictures they discovered the joke As a bonus, Chapman who drank up to 2 quarts of gin a day at this point, was possibly quite drunk when it … Yes! “Dead Parrot,” Season 1 (1969) Here is the brilliance of Monty Python boiled down into a nutshell. [2] Biolek arranged to meet with the Pythons in the BBC's bar in London to convince them "with many arguments and even more gin tonics"[1] to come to Germany for a brief visit. The replay proves that, according to the offside rule, Socrates was indeed offside, but the sketch, nevertheless, states that the Greeks have won. Augustine of Hippo (Algeria) Mr. Cheeky. [1] Franz Beckenbauer, the sole genuine footballer on the pitch and a "surprise inclusion" in the German team, is left more than a little confused. Palin also provides the match television commentary. [9], Guerilla Films released both episodes on a single VHS tape in 1998, available in either PAL or NTSC format. [6] An abridged version of "The Tale of Happy Valley" was recorded for the English language record Monty Python's Previous Record. This book has not been translated into English as of 2007. Also, in the ARD version, Eric Idle's 'I Want A Hearing Aid' sketch has been moved to the end of the episode. (This arrangement resulted in the second episode being omitted from A&E's otherwise-complete 16-DVD box set of Monty Python's Flying Circus.). Whenever anyone says, you know, the Germans have no sense of humour, say no, hang on, hang on, they got Monty Python before a lot of other countries. Only "The Lumberjack Song" was translated from the its original appearance on Monty Python's Flying Circus (Series 1, Episode 9), although "Ten Seconds of Sex" from the second show also appeared in Series 3, Episode 9 of Flying Circus around the same time. Running Time: 0:58. The Killer Joke. [2] During their visit, the troupe wanted to get a better understanding of German culture and humour. [2], The second episode was recorded in English due to aforementioned issues with the German accents and timing of some of the members; only John Cleese and Palin delivered their lines in German well enough to be easily understood by native speakers. [2], The versions of the two episodes released on home video outside Germany differ from the versions aired on ARD. Match supporters included sociologist and BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed presenter Laurie Taylor, the BBC's John Humphrys, and educationalist and author Anthony Seldon.[4]. The Australian DVD company Rainbow Entertainment also released both episodes on one DVD. St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine (sporting haloes) serve as linesmen. The "Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris" and "Hearing Aid Shop" sketches in the second show had previously featured in At Last the 1948 Show. Several behind-the-scenes photos from the specials' production were published in the group's autobiography,[5] some of which were from sketches cut from the specials: Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris, "Man musste den Monty Python überzeugen, mitzumachen", "Comparison of the ARD and the DVD version of Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, Episode 1", "Comparison of the ARD and the DVD version of Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, Episode 2", "Monty Python back catalogue is streaming on Netflix now", And Now for Something Completely Different, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), I Bet You They Won't Play This Song on the Radio, The Complete and Utter History of Britain, Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls, The Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album, A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monty_Python%27s_Fliegender_Zirkus&oldid=977311331, Pages using infobox television with unknown empty parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, An Introduction to Monty Python By Frau Newsreader Claudia Doren, The Lumberjack Song with The Austrian Border Police, The Tale of Happy Valley (The Princess with The Wooden Teeth). In some cases the episode was broadcast with German subtitles.[5]. The Pythons' anarchy and … Episode 1 is featured in German language only; Episode 2 has German and English audio (with previously cut scenes being in English with German subtitles). As of April 2018, both episodes are available for streaming on Netflix.[10]. After several passes through a perplexed German defence, Socrates scores the only goal of the match in a diving header off a cross from Archimedes. According to producer Biolek, the Pythons were initially somewhat reluctant to the idea of going to Germany to produce comedy for a German audience. Monty Python, Shakespeare and English Renaissance Drama. But that doesn’t take away from this at all. Producers: Charles Brand, Anne James. Palin also provides the match television commentary. [8] The ARD version of the second episode trims some shots, mostly from 'The Tale of Happy Valley' sketch. [4] However, translating humour within this transnational production—especially when based on idioms—was a general challenge, as Palin recalls. Edited versions of the "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Silly Olympics" sketches were dubbed into English for use in the Python stage shows. Alfred Biolek, a forward looking man, did a great job by inviting them. The ARD version of the first episode is missing the 6-minute "Bavarian Restaurant" sketch. Opinion surveys taken after the episode was broadcast revealed that 8% of the audience found the show to be very good, 15% found it to be very bad, and 43% found it to be good. "International Philosophy", commonly referred to as the Philosophers' Football Match, is a Monty Python sketch depicting a football match in the Munich Olympiastadion between philosophers representing Greece and Germany. [4], Philosophers A. C. Grayling and former England Manager Graham Taylor had been appointed as managers for the event, and players included comedians Mark Steel, Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith, and Ariane Sherine, as well as philosophers Julian Baggini, Nigel Warburton, Simon Glendinning, Stephen Law, Angie Hobbs, and Mark Vernon, plus other academics from universities nationwide. There were 4 seasons in total and the program's sketches are now considered to be iconic by many fans. Supporting the main referee Confucius as linesmen were St Augustine and St Thomas Aquinas who were Roman African and Italian respectively. The Spanish Inquisition. As the sketch closes, the Germans dispute the call, as the match commentator says: "Hegel is arguing that the reality is merely an a priori adjunct of non-naturalistic ethics, Kant via the categorical imperative is holding that ontologically it exists only in the imagination, and Marx is claiming it was offside." [1] Biolek had only seen a few shows, but he was impressed with the concept of the Flying Circus. Confucius is the referee and keeps times with an hourglass. On the other hand, the ARD version also features two sequences missing from the DVD version: 'Schwimmkurs mit Arthur Lustgarten' (Swimming Course with Arthur Lustgarten) and 'Eine wichtige Information für Raucher' (An Important Information for Smokers). The second episode was the final television show that Cleese recorded with the group, having already announced his decision to only commit to film and stage productions in future. The first episode was written in English, and then translated by Woitkewitsch. Both episodes have been shown on the Paramount Comedy Channel in the UK and on PBS in the US in 2007. The group works to enable Philosophy graduates at University level to conduct practical philosophy sessions for children aged 5 to 11 as part of a drive to boost their reasoning skills from their first days in the school environment. "Colin 'Bomber' Harris vs Colin 'Bomber' Harris" and "I Want a Hearing Aid" were both originally performed on At Last the 1948 Show, which predated Monty Python. … Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, a BBC comedy series starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin with animation by Terry Gilliam, made its debut on BBC1 on October 5, 1969. "[7] Biolek retrospectively believes that the German audience was not ready for Pythonesque humour, since it was more used to more traditional sketch comedy, by comedians such as Rudi Carrell and Heinz Erhardt. [1] The German manager is Martin Luther. The sketch … 40 years ago this week, Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired on UK TV - to the bemused guffaws of a live studio audience. Two parts Monty Python German television comedy specials. The first show received mixed reviews. The premise of the sketch is that the joke is so funny that anyone who reads or hears it promptly dies from laughter. Despite the coaching and re-iterative translation efforts, the Pythons' accents remained rather strong, and according to Woitkewitsch the overall pacing was off. Monty Python have such a great nonsensical humour. Nietzsche receives a yellow card after claiming that Confucius has no free will. Pages of everything you’ll ever need to know about Monty Python and their movies, TV shows, books, live stage shows, apps and latest projects, as well as exclusive videos, news and a Fanwall where all your #montypython content will live. The first show received mixed reviews. [2] Producer Biolek recalls that "This [the first show] was an absolute flop, it cannot be stated differently, as well as in terms of viewership and especially in terms of reviews. '"[3] Terry Jones recalls Biolek's inquiry as an opportunity "to do silly things in Germany".[2]. The German TV-exclusive sketches of Episode 2, 'Schwimmkurs mit Arthur Lustgarten' and 'Eine wichtige Information für Raucher' are contained as separate bonus features; also, the German TV cut of 'The Tale of Happy Valley' sketch is available as a bonus feature. Sometimes, it can be a difficult situation, trying to, well, explain, um, certain things...without being indecisive. [2] It originally featured in the second Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus episode broadcast on 18 December 1972 and was regularly screened at the group's live shows, including Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)[3] and Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014). Both parts of "The Philosophers' Football Match" were included in the Python stage shows. In Germany, we … First appearing in the second season of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, “The … The Greek players, mostly with long grey beards and hair, play in togas, while the Germans sport a variety of period dress including Victorian frock coats and breeches. In fact, the visit, and the resulting two shows "can be viewed as a considered attempt to broaden the stereotypical picture of Germans" by the Pythons. Let’s start with a quick recap to get any of our younger readers, unfamiliar with the reference, up to speed. ", takes the first kick of the ball and rushes towards the German goal. "[2] During their visit to Germany, the Pythons attended the Oktoberfest and Olympiastadion in Munich, and also visited nearby Dachau concentration camp. Live from the Hollywood Bowl sketch from Monty Python - Communist quiz featuring Marx, Lenin, Che, Mao. "Nudge Nudge" is a sketch from the third Monty Python's Flying Circus episode, "How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away." International Philosophy Sketch (Script to the sketch), And Now for Something Completely Different, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris, I Bet You They Won't Play This Song on the Radio, The Complete and Utter History of Britain, Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls, The Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album, A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Philosophers%27_Football_Match&oldid=968535620, Cultural depictions of Friedrich Nietzsche, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 July 2020, at 00:08. "Nobby" Hegel carries a grey top hat, while Beckenbauer wears the red and white of the 1972 Bayern Munich football strip. "The Funniest Joke in the World" is a Monty Python comedy sketch. [2] A version of the "Sir Edward Ross" sketch, An alternate ending to the first special, in which two stage hands are carrying a giant sign that says, This page was last edited on 8 September 2020, at 04:03. "International Philosophy", commonly referred to as the Philosophers' Football Match, is a Monty Python sketch depicting a football match in the Munich Olympiastadion between philosophers representing Greece and Germany. While visiting the UK in the early 1970s, German entertainer and TV producer Alfred Biolek became aware of the Pythons and, excited by their innovative and absurd sketches, invited them to Germany in 1971 to write a special German episode of their Flying Circus show and to act in them. Monty Python were a British surreal comedy troupe who created the sketch comedy television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, which first aired on the BBC in 1969.Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The footage opens with the banner headline … Monty Python came to Germany to write some sketches for the German and Austrian TV and it became one of the best shows of them ever. Several new sketches were written specifically for this show, including "William Tell", "Little Red Riding Hood," and "The Merchant of Venice" as performed by a herd of cows. Despite mixed audience reception, a second episode was produced in 1972. The episode also featured Terry Gilliam taking more acting roles than before. The Swiss publisher Haffmans released a hardbound book containing the scripts of both episodes, with introductions and essays by the German producers, in 1998. The second special (which they performed in English) was referred to in … The names of the Greek philosophers in the line-up are displayed in German in the sketch. The American A&E Network used this release as the basis of their DVD releases of the same material, with the first episode being included on Monty Python Live and the second episode included on The Life of Python. The official online home for all things Monty Python. Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, a BBC comedy series starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin with animation by Terry Gilliam, made its debut on BBC1 on October 5, 1969. The Pythons agreed to visit Biolek in Munich in order to explore options for possible material, but did not want to commit at this point. The "Flashers' Love Story" animated segment was also used. There were 4 series in total and the programmes’ now-iconic sketches included: “Bicycle Repairman”, “Nudge Nudge”, “Parrot Sketch”, “Upper Class Twit of the Year”, “Ministry of Silly … Sketches from Monty Python's Flying Circus were introduced to American audiences in August 1972, with the release of the Python film And Now for Something Completely Different, featuring sketches from series 1 and 2 of the television show. [6] The Stake Your Claim sketch was included on the English language record Another Monty Python Record. Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (Monty Python's Flying Circus) are a pair of 45-minute Monty Python German television comedy specials produced by WDR for West German television. He isn’t identified as “Mr. The first episode was recorded at the BBC on 7 September and premiered on 5 October 1969 on BBC1, with 45 episodes airing over four series from 1969 to 1974, plus two episodes for German TV. Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, a BBC comedy series starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin with animation by Terry Gilliam, made its debut on BBC1 on October 5, 1969. Monty Python’s Flying Circus (also known as simply Monty Python; sometimes abbreviated MPFC) is a British surreal sketch comedy series created by and starring the comedy group Monty Python, consisting of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, aka the "Pythons". The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, including touring stage shows, films, albums, books and musicals. Confucius replies, "Name go in book". Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ... Series of new sketches performed by the Monty Python team, linking programmes to celebrate their 30th Anniversary. Ernest Scribbler, a British "writer of jokes", writes the joke on a piece of paper only to die laughing. 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