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.
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.
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. 😅
@@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.
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
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".
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.
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! :)
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.
@@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.
Nice reaction - I think there is a TH-cam 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
I was going to suggest this skit to you, then a scrolled down I saw you had watched it. It is very FUNNY! I saw online that during Covid, Someone out in the Northwest region put up a sign Ministry of Sill Walks and set up a camera. And people did it! I think you should do the Silly Walks in London.
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.
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.
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,
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).
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.’
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
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🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
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 ❤
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: th-cam.com/video/RUWoMCZ6dak/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zmjsvthiZJXO7uYv
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.
England embraces Monty Python like a treasure there's even a 40 ft long big blue dead parrot statue at the end of the Tower bridge they would know exactly what you're doing
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 🤣👍
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!
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.
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 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? 😉
Cleese's ability to keep a straight face whilst doing something utterly ludicrous is just amazing.
I use to try to do his shtick back in the day. No way could I do this without falling down laughing.😅
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.
ahh ok! Thanks! I was curious :)
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.
Before the gas cooker sketch I believe it was the 'Spam" sketch .
The streets are in Brentford near the ex football ground Griffin Park
You may be surprised at how many people would get the reference. The Silly Walk remains one of the Pythons' most beloved sketches.
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. 😅
😂 oh dear, really? Now that's commitment! 😅
Well, there is the annual Silly Walk March across Brno City Centre in the Czech Republic ...
January 7th is the International Silly Walk Day, if I'm not mistaken. There are events and mobs doing it.
I love this.
“It would be much sillier with government backing”. Genius, pure genius .
He'd have better luck with getting funding from a corporation.
@@alonenjersey I am sure Elon Musk would kick in.
@@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.
@@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.
@@dpall38 Lord knows he has the deep pockets and FAT wallet. I'd welcome him.
This is a hilarious send up of how politics works. Our Government would actually be BETTER if it had a Ministry of Silly Walks.
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
The very same event happened to this fan.😅
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".
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.
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! :)
@@MeganRuth You won't be disappointed.
The long line queued up outside the shop at the beginning, is related to another sketch in the original show.
Correct. Something involving a young woman whose naturally large breast were being examined.😊
@@alonenjersey Is that what it was? I couldn't remember. 🤣
@@mikeking7710 Yeah. I'm not sure if the skit involved Carol Cleveland or not.
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.
@@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.
Nice reaction - I think there is a TH-cam 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
I was going to suggest this skit to you, then a scrolled down I saw you had watched it. It is very FUNNY! I saw online that during Covid, Someone out in the Northwest region put up a sign Ministry of Sill Walks and set up a camera. And people did it! I think you should do the Silly Walks in London.
And this was when John Cleese was a young man, even then it just seemed humanly impossible is that anyone could move that way.
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.
@@alonenjersey You forget the fact that John Cleese may not be quite human.
@@bigdog44pc I'll take your word for that statement.
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.
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.
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,
One the classic Python sketches. Along with Dead Parrot and so many others.
The Cheese Shop!!!!
@@jeffreyjeziorski1480 The one that is totally devoid of cheese.
@@Nooziterp1 Well, you have to admit it is clean.
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).
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.
+nagranoth Half of the people over 40 years old. Most youngsters don't know M.P.
"La Marche Futile" gets me every time.
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.’
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
😂😂😂
I wonder if you could show the psychiatric dairies sketch , or the bishop sketch .
They have actually established various silly walk zones in cities around the U.S. and it’s quite funny😅😅😅
Is that so? Any of them in New Jersey?
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🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@michaelwelsh7362 Thanks a lot. I still can't imagine myself doing a silly walk w/o falling down laughing.
When I was younger I used to swear that the girl I married had to get Monty Python ;) Boys, head this advice!
Dear Megan Ruth,
I am a bit nosey at times!! When are you going to central London to do your silly walk?? Take a video camera and a sign!!
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 ❤
😂 to be fair it does sound very stupid! But that's what makes it hilarious 😆
It's far better to live as a lunatic. You never have to justify your actions. This is indeed genius comedy. Thank you.
I agree! Thank you for watching 😊
I 100% agree!
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: th-cam.com/video/RUWoMCZ6dak/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zmjsvthiZJXO7uYv
I LOVE this! Thanks so much for sharing!
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.
The way Cleese delivers his lines with deadpan seriousness and perfect diction along with the physical comedy.
You forgot to complete your sentence: The way he … delivers lines … along with physical comedy … [finish your statement].
@@jmadratz ...tho.
@@neuvocastezero1838tho what???
If and when you go to London to do your silly walk. Make a sign and take it with you.
Still waiting for the next Rising Damp, my fav episode is next!!!
What is La puffs?
Poof was derogatory slang for a gay man, so le poof would be a gay Frenchman
Next one....the brilliant Fish Slapping Dance.
YEAH! Especially the Grand Finale!
Monty python are absolutely hilarious John Cleese is something else
England embraces Monty Python like a treasure there's even a 40 ft long big blue dead parrot statue at the end of the Tower bridge they would know exactly what you're doing
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 🤣👍
aha thank you! It's hilarious to be fair 😂 I haven't but I shall check it out :)
At the time the big Anglo/French cooperation was Concorde.
You should check out Rowan Atkinson and the Invisible Drum Solo. Very funny!!
"Le poof celebre!"
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😊
A great sketch…sad John Cleese left the series,but still gave us Fawlty Towers and the films
Good reaction
"Le poof celebre"? I wonder if that would fly today.
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.
Sure! th-cam.com/video/iV2ViNJFZC8/w-d-xo.html
And now for something completely different...
John Cleese you are so funny 😄
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!
I would have to retire from the Ministry of Silly Walks, because my legs are buggered
I'm sure they will get the reference! Just do it!
EVERYBODY would get it! Try it!! lol
ohhhh 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🙄
Missing part of the eyebrows?
John and Michael often work together
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.
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................
The government spending money to develop silly walking, the scary part is they may actually do it 😮😮😮
Once in a while I actually do a silly walk in public. Just some steps, and after that acting normal. Try it.
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? 😉
😂 I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult! 😆
@@MeganRuth LOL.
ohh John Cleese🤦🏻♀️
❤️👍😊
We NERD HIM as NEXT Cdn PM
It's 2024 not 2023 Megan lol
Sadly, the Department of Silly Walks is half as ridiculous as Off-Budget spending.
WKN
Unfortunately John can’t do silly walks anymore. He has an artificial knee and an artificial hip.
lol an edabile carver
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 😀🥣🥣