Monty Python
| “ | ...And now for somecuppitydifferent! | ” |
| Chris, trying to quote Monty Python through flapping aspie lips | ||
Monty Python's Flying Circus is a British sketch-comedy TV series, created in the late 1960s by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. It ran for five years on BBC2, becoming a phenomenon in Great Britain and later developing a strong cult following in the United States as well. The troupe followed up the TV show by producing three feature films, including the classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
The show's sense of humor is difficult to categorize. It combines satire, surrealism, cultural references, the deft use of non sequitur, and liberal doses of vulgarity that often made it controversial in its time. One way to define the Python style of comedy, though, might be this: imagine if Chris's infamous random-access humor were actually somehow made funny.
Chris and the Pythons
Chris is a fan of the Monty Python comedy productions -- he's bought almost $50 worth of Python videos through his PlayStation Network account -- and as is the case with every other form of entertainment he enjoys, he views them as an excellent source of material to steal for his own comics and videos. Gags Chris has ripped from Python TV sketches and movies include:
- The catchphrase "...And now for something completely different" (or "somecummpentydifferent" as Chris mispronounces it). This was a running gag on the Python TV shows, part punch line and part segue way. It would usually signal the end of a short bit of surreal imagery and lead into something new. In Chris's case, it's a sign that he's about to randomly access something "humorous." See CWCFlyingElephants.
- Darkbind Sonichu's fight with the Merried Seinor Comic in Sonichu 3. This is an almost word-for-word imitation of Graham Chapman/King Arthur's battle with the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
- The hedgehog that steals Jimmy Hill's teeth in Sonichu 10. He originally appeared in the "Piranha Brothers" sketch, where he was named "Spiny Norman," although he never showed any particular interest in false teeth. (Chris probably just fixates on anything hedgehog-related. He's obviously failing at both violence and sarcasm.)