Fun fact:that hysterical laughter in the end isn't of any extras on the set,instead it's the cameraman who didn't know about the upcoming joke
@spacelover183 Жыл бұрын
Bullshit
@Nat-oj2uc11 ай бұрын
This is true. I was the camera.
@firejuggler3111 ай бұрын
Lie
@carlos7311 ай бұрын
Its the best of all
@henrymeyer758811 ай бұрын
And another fact there is always a bellend like you who has to ruin it by stating what everyone doesn't have to be reminded about in the comment section of videos like this.
@VinceIlan-on3ey10 ай бұрын
"He has a wife you know" is probably my favourite line any human being has ever uttered.
@martinstephens4633 Жыл бұрын
And how the guards are like "oh dear God no i can't take any more"
@playlists987 Жыл бұрын
Agree, along with "and don't do it again" delivered by the centurion when Brian's finished daubing. I have found myself using it my entire life...
@edward1591 Жыл бұрын
That gets me every time, also welease wodger, he's a wobber and a wapist and a pickpocket 😂 absolute gold
@ackerjawaka474211 ай бұрын
Ditto
@ta192utube11 ай бұрын
Her name is lou sanus
@tomedy_official11 ай бұрын
For me it's the build up to the name " Incontinentia" and the guards all relax, because it's not funny, and then Palin's timing for "Incontinentia Buttox". Just wonderful!
@fatdaddy1996 Жыл бұрын
The true value of an "Oxbridge" degree, steeped in Latin.
@jtfeasor11 ай бұрын
Agreed
@That1robloxplayerАй бұрын
I love how Pontius is supposed to be serious but you can see Michael Palin trying not to laugh.
@ironox94626 жыл бұрын
When he's in that one centurion's face, they're both smiling. Love it
@pat2rome Жыл бұрын
@@pat2rome haha yes, could see him trying so hard not to laugh :)
@animatorFan743 ай бұрын
I love the way that nobody is allowed to react until Palin delivers each line and he hangs on to it, to the last second everytime. Just brilliant
@timwyld573 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely 😂😂😂🥁🥁🥁
@fablenewsnetwork7223 Жыл бұрын
Just bwilliant
@frankcarden4709 Жыл бұрын
The story I heard is that if they did laugh they wouldn't get paid which off course made the situation much worse, a bit of reverse psychology.
@vodaredhill1704 Жыл бұрын
@@vodaredhill1704Well I guess the Cameraman didn't get paid then
@Vikingr4Jesus59192 ай бұрын
After Cleese responds, "oh, ah, about 11, sir," Palin gives him a look, then is about to speak, then stiops and gives him another look, is priceless
@AlboaltАй бұрын
According to legend, this entire scene was basically improv. The loud, slightly disembodied laughter isn't actually from an actor. It was the cameraman, who couldn't keep it together any better then the Romans.
@richardseaton15703 жыл бұрын
I heard they had not told the guards what was going to happen.
@fbksfrank4 Жыл бұрын
You clearly have no idea how films are made. The team may have 'improvised' somewhat when they originally wrote the scene, but the filming is strict to a script, with only very minor variations on the day. Microphones could never pick up sounds from the filming crew; they are specifically concentrated on the actors alone. Maybe it's better not to parrot out junk just you've overheard for the sake of it, when you have no idea if it is pure b/s or not.
@1977ajax Жыл бұрын
@@1977ajax How do I know you've never worked on a set, ever?
@richardseaton1570 Жыл бұрын
@@richardseaton1570 You don't. What a stupid question. Blocked and muted for stupidity.
@1977ajax Жыл бұрын
@@1977ajax Absolute and total nonsense. Almost every word. Improv, especially in comedy, is very common and boom mikes can pick up a lot of sound. And I say that as someone with experience in the matter
@alanoconnor7417 Жыл бұрын
This is arguably the funniest scene ever to appear in any body of work ever. I just can't stop laughing no matter how many times I see it.
@DaveZiffer15 жыл бұрын
David Ziffer this & the stoning are the best scenes in the movie.
@tommyt19716 жыл бұрын
David Ziffer the room scene, mirror scene in Marx brothers are funnier
@Powerranger-le4up4 жыл бұрын
RIP David Ziffer
@HistoryandReviews2 жыл бұрын
@@HistoryandReviews lowkey probably yeah
@mamamedvjed79062 жыл бұрын
Romanes eunt domus
@ladysybylgrey Жыл бұрын
That squeal between "Biggus" and "Dickus" is absolutely one of the best cinema moments ever!
@HeimirTommАй бұрын
That guard's (on the left) face when Pilate mentions that Biggus Dickus has a wife is priceless.
@drummerguy40324 жыл бұрын
I honestly thought h He was gonna say Biggus Dickus's wife was called Happius Larrius 😅
@melancholiac Жыл бұрын
When he heard "Incontinentia" he was for a split of a second like "that wasn't so..." than came rebound.
@jacek-jan Жыл бұрын
It's, "Oh my god, oh my god, pleeeeaze don't be funny, please..."
@ta192utube11 ай бұрын
That face that says, without words, “Oh you fucking bastard.”
@grimgrinners7 ай бұрын
"Oh Christ no..."
@rossbatchelor4 ай бұрын
How the hell they managed to even film this scene through to the end is remarkable! It's hilarious.
@ernestoguevara8930 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact the whole scene was improvised because they couldn't genuinely not laugh at that name so the whole scene was shot from the hip.
@andrewtaylor2525 Жыл бұрын
From what I've heard, the actors playing the soldiers were all told that if they started laughing, they'd be fired, so they were genuinely struggling to keep their shit together at all costs. And they used different silly names every take to make sure they'd be surprised every time.
@dickbong366111 ай бұрын
@dickbong3661 Sorry, but I'm afraid that is completely wrong they were never under threat of being fired simply for laughing when they realised they could improvise the scene using the genuine laughter they went with it.
@andrewtaylor252511 ай бұрын
@@andrewtaylor2525Someone said they would be fired? In modern times?
@oolala5311 ай бұрын
Not a serious threat tbh, just trying to ensure how they would react.
@Alex-dz9jg9 ай бұрын
"Can I go now, sir?" is one of the most underrated lines in cinema history.
@JeroIron Жыл бұрын
Yea.. and Pilates doesn't even care lol so funny
@capjus Жыл бұрын
The New "rapscallion" Was really at " Naughtius maximus" Mode on 😂
@johnrobert385mm Жыл бұрын
"Stwike him, centurion!"
@ladyv5655 Жыл бұрын
@@ladyv5655 "And uh, throw him to the floor sir?"
@ChaplainPhantasm Жыл бұрын
Oo yes. Thwow him to the floow.
@vikassm10 ай бұрын
Gods bless the Woman Empiwe!
@Pimsleurable8 жыл бұрын
*snicker*
@ddthewolf3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣
@csus21783 ай бұрын
Oh, please no. They wouldn't have any.... Bickus...... Dickus.
@Vikingr4Jesus59192 ай бұрын
About eleven, sir!
@SamuelBlack8428 күн бұрын
I legitimately read that as woman at first and not "Roman" with an R Pronounced as a w I My brain just didn't It just dismissed the word as "woman"
@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag77893 күн бұрын
Can you imagine being Michael Palin and know what was coming and keeping a straight face??. Without doubt one of the funniest sketches in film history and he kept his face straight. Absolutely genius
@carlelston39404 ай бұрын
Can you imagine being one of the extras and know what was coming and keeping a straight face (despite what you were told?).
@TomFynn3 ай бұрын
3:33 Even Palin's little walk from one guard to the others is tellingly funny. The scene is stuffed full of great moments.
@1977ajax Жыл бұрын
Yes, and the way he positions himself behind and between the two soldiers near Brian. That is definitely cinematic.
@herseem Жыл бұрын
you don't have to go that far, look at his face at 3:23.
@eaglesix6585Ай бұрын
Michael Palin is incredible in this scene. His comedic interpretation and timing is impecable and utterly hilarious!! One of the best ever comedic scenes.
@99shoebox11 ай бұрын
As a 15 yr old kid i would literally cry watching this!!.....one of the funniest scenes ever done:)
@gjforextrading5758 Жыл бұрын
I'm in tears now.. at 47
@mikeemerick3642 Жыл бұрын
That look on Palin's face at 3:40... a few secs later you can see him almost losing it & laughing.
@tommyt19716 жыл бұрын
He stated on the DVD commentary that he was losing it at that point in the scene...
@BackwoodsFilms Жыл бұрын
this must be one of the funniest 4 minutes ever on screen. No matter how often you watch it, Michael Palin's delivery and timing is comedy genius.
@herbie6515 ай бұрын
1:43 the way he shuts down his laughter makes me laugh out loud every time
@Elgar337 Жыл бұрын
1:13 I don't know why, but Pilate's reply to the centurion's question makes me laugh everytime
@titan1337607 жыл бұрын
DeLEET Titan You and I botn. For me it's the "Oooh yes."
@drummerguy40326 жыл бұрын
I"am french, and watched this film, I was around 22 years old and I am now 62 ! And I am laughing without end as the first time I saw it... Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant...one of the best of all the time.
@ailleurd11 ай бұрын
Saw this at the ABC cinema in Sheffield with my little sister, sat behind footballing legend and World Cup winner Jack Charlton.
@nigelancliff32627 ай бұрын
We had to go watch it in Basildon as it was initially banned in Southend-on-Sea!
@razzle19645 ай бұрын
Hard to believe this was filmed in 1978, timeless classic of comedy
@perrinaybara8551 Жыл бұрын
Filmed in 1983, I believe.
@steve122140Ай бұрын
Whoops! Meaning of Life was 1983, Not life of Brian.
@steve122140Ай бұрын
@@steve122140 My bad, thanks for the correction
@perrinaybara8551Ай бұрын
"Ah, about 11, Sir." What the fuck can that possibly mean? I love this movie.
@tommyt19714 жыл бұрын
What time are the otter noses served?
@ChazCharlie14 жыл бұрын
A touch of derirng do - normally served at 11 (but only at weekends).
@robintyson591 Жыл бұрын
@@ChazCharlie1 Get 'em while they're hot, they're delicious!
@BackwoodsFilms Жыл бұрын
Pilate is talking about spirit. The centurion refers to English pub opening time. 11:00 am.
@Leitros-kj4qb Жыл бұрын
A bloke I worked with explained that the Centurion (Cleese) had no idea what Pilate was talking about and "oh,about 11 Sir" was the Centurion pretending to understand what Pilate was asking ...
@simontrencher8245 Жыл бұрын
Monty Python was, and still is, the best comedy group that I have ever seen and heard of in my life! They are hilarious and amazing with their sketch comedies 🤣😂😉👍
@hrrproductions553 Жыл бұрын
3:10 might be the funniest scene in cinema. The way he approaches, the way he says "risible", the thing he does with his eyes, the guard's reaction... I cannot handle it
@CausalityLoop Жыл бұрын
YES. hes eyes man hahaha. and afet that when he says... "... when I saaaay the naaaame....
@manoelandreisfernandes87479 ай бұрын
Fun fact: I saw this movie first in the education room of a Catholic church. The priest was a great man with a good sense of humour. This movie is still the number 1 in its genre. A brilliant masterpiece!
@k1godwin36111 ай бұрын
Learning about Biggus Dickus is probably the most appropriate Catholic education a boy can get.
@laurelhardymarx11 ай бұрын
The craziest thing was seeing a penis. The first time I watched it wasn't expecting to see it then window opened and boom penis.
@burn_learnearn_welding710111 ай бұрын
Given that this movie was closer to real events than the bible...
@TomFynn10 ай бұрын
Some assume it mocks Christianity but from what I gather, it really mocks the Jews particularly back then. Monty Python must have thought, "Well the Jews did not believe Jesus is the Messiah when he said he was what if they believed some random dude is the Messiah and he says he is not and still think he is?" One more, thing the funny part in this scene is not the "questionable humor," it's the actors trying not laugh whom were told, "If you laugh, you will not get paid!"
@Soundwave1424 ай бұрын
I love how every synonym he comes up with for "spirit" also has an 'r' in it
@jaredbitz11 ай бұрын
That’s a clever scriptwriter for you. Plenty of time to look them up in Brontausaurus.
@josephinebennington72478 ай бұрын
This Movie is a Priceless... Taught my 10 yr. Old Son how to interpret Voical Comedy
@terryl.johnson66478 ай бұрын
Oh the comedic roller coaster. The tension is nearly unendurable when Pilate says "He has a wife you know...". Then comes the line "She's called Incontinentia", where the soldiers (along with us, the spectators) are off the hook for a brief moment. It seems like the storm is over, and the soldiers are safe. Only for the punchline to hit twice as hard. The 3-second interval of hope between 3:59 and 4:02 is what elevates this scene to legendary status.
@andraspongracz599611 ай бұрын
Oh I remember the night we saw this at our local cinema All the audience where screaming with laughter Still a great movie
@holymoly68293 күн бұрын
I wove this bit,and am pleased that wodger was weleased..
@TheShanampan Жыл бұрын
😂😅🤣👍
@flossycee1012 Жыл бұрын
you mean pweased, I assume?
@BornAgainCynic0086 Жыл бұрын
One of the best scenes in the history of movies.
@grinsikleinpo72 ай бұрын
The soldiers know it’s all over when Pontius says “He has a wife, you know”
@kudzem Жыл бұрын
Bring back the good old eye watering laughter scenes. Think I may have woken up next door with my howls of laughter !
@melaniemackenzie3490 Жыл бұрын
The way actors are trying not to laugh to not spoil the shot (inspite tey knew the scipt) because of tight budget and camera roll price: a legend.
@jacek-jan Жыл бұрын
I long ago lost track of how many times I’ve seen this. And it NEVER disappoints
@dianalee305911 ай бұрын
How they filmed this is superb! The outtakes through laughing must have been numerous! 😂😂👍
@nicholasdavies6264 Жыл бұрын
one of the greatest films of all time, and they just can't make them like this anymore! Thank you for sharing! my own favourite line was "leave that welsh tart alone!"
@AubMar2 ай бұрын
This never gets old 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@larss337 Жыл бұрын
It's so brilliant because the viewer - of course - also feels obliged to try not to laugh, but it's *just* funny enough that you can't help yourself even though it's honestly pretty dumb. Possibly the most masterful example of a group of comedians playing an audience in film history.
@hairymcnipples10 ай бұрын
My favorite part was "He has a wife you know" And that one guard, you could basically see him going "Oh god no!"
@chrishubbard6411 ай бұрын
Gotta love Michael Palin. Lord knows I could not say his lines without losing it.
@russellcrawley32994 ай бұрын
Palin is just fantastic in this scene! And John Cleese!! And many others in this movie!!! Life of Brian is a masterpiece!!!!
@stigotmarbjelland68192 ай бұрын
"... make one large living awea" is probably my throwaway line of all time.
@YaHozna13 жыл бұрын
0:57 Pilate's look always cracks me up :D
@Tounushi7 жыл бұрын
I think Michael Palin really hit gold with this performance😅
@melancholiac Жыл бұрын
It's the best small piece of acting here xd
@redshoehartАй бұрын
I still laugh at this scene though I've seen it so many times! I'm Aussie, but married to a lady from Mindanao Philippines and living there. We speak Bisaya (Cebuano). To my complete astonishment I recently came across a version of this scene dubbed in Bisaya! I fair dinkum laughed my tits off! There was no way to get the names "Naughtius Maximus" and "Biggus Dickus" to be understood in Bisaya, but, hey, they did a great job with funny Bisaya names, and I learned some new words! In the Bisaya version, Brian says his father was a "barangay tanud", a local area official who helps keep the peace. This was actually pretty much what the Roman soldiers were doing in Judaea. When asked for his father's name, he replies "Richard Bangoton". "Bangoton" in Bisaya means "moustached", but the root word is "bangot" which means "crotch hair"! In Bisaya Pilate says his friend ("ang akong amigo, ang akong higala") is called "James Kabahog Bugan". "Kabahog" means "stinky", and "Bugan" means "groin"! I love the Bisaya version just as much as the English one!
@gaufrid19562 жыл бұрын
dick hair and stinky groin lol
@EvilNecroid Жыл бұрын
@@EvilNecroid Tinuod na! It's true!
@gaufrid1956 Жыл бұрын
Unexpectedly, "Incontinentia Buttocks" had a direct translation
@aarchiewaldron Жыл бұрын
@@aarchiewaldron In Bisaya the only way to translate that would be "Pagkawalay pagpugong sa sampot" which literally means "To lose (the ability) to stop the butt". It sure feels like that sometimes!
@gaufrid1956 Жыл бұрын
No u.
@supafuckinmingster Жыл бұрын
Michael Palin`s look @ 3:40 ......just the best! You know you`re going to roll laughing, and he takes such sadistic pleasure in it.
@MongoSays Жыл бұрын
This never gets old.
@Jones-xx2gc11 ай бұрын
Bloody brilliant!! Written well, acted soo well! 🤣🤣 Nuff said!.
@robleary3353 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome films never get this good again ever
@stevenphillips1311 Жыл бұрын
The extra that bites his lips to try to hold the laughter is as iconic as this scene. I have to google his name.
@SusaVile11 ай бұрын
Chris Langham Did his own comedy series called people like us. Got busted with child porn . Disappeared from the screen
@narcolepsyaustralia56855 ай бұрын
Back in 1979. I literally slid off the cinema seat
@charlesflett281811 ай бұрын
I must of seen this hundreds off times over the years and still makes me life like the first time
@martinwilliams4759 Жыл бұрын
I agree totally, ales me laugh everytime
@bruced1429 Жыл бұрын
A master class in, among other things, comedic timing.
@larryyelen8295 Жыл бұрын
Incomparable. Glad this happened in my lifetime 😂
@maxheuser49683 ай бұрын
1:26 it cracks me up the way the centurion slaps brian XD
@KrisvanLaar3 жыл бұрын
this scene made my father laugh the hardest i have ever seen!
@ashersproductions13 жыл бұрын
"A Woman?" "Woudy webel!" "I want him fighting wabid animals within a week!" "Biggus Dickus" Ladies and gentlemen, the guy who brought in Roman god statues to Judea (causing an uproar), did nothing during a Samaritan revolt in A.D. 36, and killed rebels without a trial.
@andresacosta48326 жыл бұрын
I am surprised Looney Tunes still hasn't done a parody of this scene with Elmer Fudd playing Pilate. :)
@SwiftNimblefoot2 жыл бұрын
Monty Python was one of the masters of comedy. Always loved them.
@genepatterson4375 Жыл бұрын
Python wouldn't be given a series by the BBC today. A bunch of white men who'd attended the UK's best universities smacks of systemic waycism and class privilege. They'd need to reapply with two black members and three women. That'd make them funnier, right?
@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын
_"No no, spiwit! Bwavado... a touch of dewwing do."_ _"Oh! About eleven sir."_
@lonestar6709 Жыл бұрын
I never understood that joke…
@skymaster4121 Жыл бұрын
Ditto. Perfect, perfect timing too !!!
@scottmac99 Жыл бұрын
the Olympus of comedy scenes. Unrivaled
@PolarbearKA Жыл бұрын
thank you for this and long live the python's for they were the true masters of comedy
@dancingdan199414 жыл бұрын
“Do you find it wisible….” I laughed so hard I coughed.
@bigdaddycool6930 Жыл бұрын
Well wait till biggus dickus here's of this
@losangelescrutch Жыл бұрын
Only warped geniuses would come up with the idea of giving Pontius Pilate , such a prominent figure , a speech impediment !
@darrenagnew70989 ай бұрын
Being able to keep a straight face doing this is amazing. The soldiers had it much easier.
@jamesofallthings3684 Жыл бұрын
How did the cast keep straight faces ? This is the funniest sketch I have ever seen
@davescott40274 ай бұрын
Because it's inprovised. The guards didn't know that he was going to do all that
@purplenurps15 жыл бұрын
A masterclass in comic acting and timing by Michael Palin.
@peterellis91055 ай бұрын
it doesn't matter how many times you watch the movie - it gets better each time!
@ShaneNicol Жыл бұрын
Palin almost loses it at 3:22
@sentimentalbloke185 Жыл бұрын
This might just be the funniest thing the Pythons ever did. First time I saw this I couldn't stop laughing for a half hour & missed a lot of the following jokes.
@tommyt19714 жыл бұрын
Incontanentia Buttocks !!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
@billyidol2115 Жыл бұрын
When he says ...."he has a wife you know" he is going in for the kill.
@mackeydirk864311 ай бұрын
It's tremendously hard to even try to pick one Python as being the funniest, since they are all so hilarious, each in their own ways. But with a gun to my head, this one scene might have elevated Palin like 1/10th of a percent over the others.
@davidtatro7457 Жыл бұрын
When i watched that movie the first time.. i was so surprised alot of times, i never could imagined that this movie would be the funniest movie ever.. i was watching excitedly then suddenly again laughter after laughter .. so clever moves, ideas, faces, behaviors, and adaptation of quasi serious conversations :DDD
@capjus Жыл бұрын
And of course im still amazed and still laughing. But the first time it was a kind of shock, never could imagine something like this could be produced
@capjus Жыл бұрын
I never….EVER get tired of watching this scene! Comedic gold of the ages!!!
@Bluedog471211 ай бұрын
Imagine reading the script for the line said at 1:30. You would think he was saying "your father was a WOMAN"!
@athull0814 жыл бұрын
Every little detail to mannerisms and timing of line delivery is unmatched even by modern standards. Peak comedy. Why can't we have fun things like this anymore?
@SxD19825 ай бұрын
About eleven sir !
@robsullivan77892 ай бұрын
Apparently the guards were told they’d be fired if they laughed so it’s genuinely them trying there absolute hardest not to laugh
@swaginton118015 күн бұрын
Forgot that hysterical lisp from Pontius Pilate.
@ms.annthrope4154 ай бұрын
My mates and I still say these lines to each other, timeless brilliance
@eamonnhoulihan1366 Жыл бұрын
The scriptwriter(s) had a lot of fun putting as many Rs as possible into Pontius Pilate's script. Stwike him wuffly indeed.
@coredump275 ай бұрын
Best of British comedy films. Pity we do not get much funnies coming out from UK nowadays. They need to develop their film making again.
@hkalsi21365 ай бұрын
Ikr
@tailsprowerfan27295 ай бұрын
no comedy comes no where near this scene its brill 👍😁
@alansimpson6929 Жыл бұрын
"He has a wife, you know..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@celeste5873Ай бұрын
I was laughing so hard when I first saw this that my wife had to Stwike Me Wofly to get me off the floor.
@peterostash Жыл бұрын
The little head move at 3:46 setting up “he has a wife, you know” absolutely kills me
@venicemenace11 ай бұрын
Silius Sodus. But meanwhile does anyone else love the costumes in this scene?
@robintyson591 Жыл бұрын
John Cleese trying so hard not to laugh as he escorts that centaurian away.
@pamelamays4186 Жыл бұрын
Priceless & more now than ever..😊
@jonpritz83588 ай бұрын
We watched this over and over and over again. That was our one option at the time. Such a great option.
@bobbifreedman2435 Жыл бұрын
0:55 that feeling when you talk with old folks and dont quite understand them and you smile and say yes...
@jebise1126 Жыл бұрын
I love the look of horror on the left hand guards face when he says " he has a wife you know?'
@GayleClark-cl6nl Жыл бұрын
So funny brilliant 👏
@colinmoore317 Жыл бұрын
Absolute comic genius.
@billyshane3804 Жыл бұрын
Wapscallion😂
@susanbrearley437 Жыл бұрын
Wait til Biggus Dickus hears of this.
@upturnedblousecollar5811 Жыл бұрын
I told myself when I started the video “try not to laugh”…. Attempting to resist the urge to laugh while watching this is dangerous. This scene is gut busting
Fun fact:that hysterical laughter in the end isn't of any extras on the set,instead it's the cameraman who didn't know about the upcoming joke
Bullshit
This is true. I was the camera.
Lie
Its the best of all
And another fact there is always a bellend like you who has to ruin it by stating what everyone doesn't have to be reminded about in the comment section of videos like this.
"He has a wife you know" is probably my favourite line any human being has ever uttered.
And how the guards are like "oh dear God no i can't take any more"
Agree, along with "and don't do it again" delivered by the centurion when Brian's finished daubing. I have found myself using it my entire life...
That gets me every time, also welease wodger, he's a wobber and a wapist and a pickpocket 😂 absolute gold
Ditto
Her name is lou sanus
For me it's the build up to the name " Incontinentia" and the guards all relax, because it's not funny, and then Palin's timing for "Incontinentia Buttox". Just wonderful!
The true value of an "Oxbridge" degree, steeped in Latin.
Agreed
I love how Pontius is supposed to be serious but you can see Michael Palin trying not to laugh.
When he's in that one centurion's face, they're both smiling. Love it
@@pat2rome haha yes, could see him trying so hard not to laugh :)
I love the way that nobody is allowed to react until Palin delivers each line and he hangs on to it, to the last second everytime. Just brilliant
Absolutely 😂😂😂🥁🥁🥁
Just bwilliant
The story I heard is that if they did laugh they wouldn't get paid which off course made the situation much worse, a bit of reverse psychology.
@@vodaredhill1704Well I guess the Cameraman didn't get paid then
After Cleese responds, "oh, ah, about 11, sir," Palin gives him a look, then is about to speak, then stiops and gives him another look, is priceless
According to legend, this entire scene was basically improv. The loud, slightly disembodied laughter isn't actually from an actor. It was the cameraman, who couldn't keep it together any better then the Romans.
I heard they had not told the guards what was going to happen.
You clearly have no idea how films are made. The team may have 'improvised' somewhat when they originally wrote the scene, but the filming is strict to a script, with only very minor variations on the day. Microphones could never pick up sounds from the filming crew; they are specifically concentrated on the actors alone. Maybe it's better not to parrot out junk just you've overheard for the sake of it, when you have no idea if it is pure b/s or not.
@@1977ajax How do I know you've never worked on a set, ever?
@@richardseaton1570 You don't. What a stupid question. Blocked and muted for stupidity.
@@1977ajax Absolute and total nonsense. Almost every word. Improv, especially in comedy, is very common and boom mikes can pick up a lot of sound. And I say that as someone with experience in the matter
This is arguably the funniest scene ever to appear in any body of work ever. I just can't stop laughing no matter how many times I see it.
David Ziffer this & the stoning are the best scenes in the movie.
David Ziffer the room scene, mirror scene in Marx brothers are funnier
RIP David Ziffer
@@HistoryandReviews lowkey probably yeah
Romanes eunt domus
That squeal between "Biggus" and "Dickus" is absolutely one of the best cinema moments ever!
That guard's (on the left) face when Pilate mentions that Biggus Dickus has a wife is priceless.
I honestly thought h He was gonna say Biggus Dickus's wife was called Happius Larrius 😅
When he heard "Incontinentia" he was for a split of a second like "that wasn't so..." than came rebound.
It's, "Oh my god, oh my god, pleeeeaze don't be funny, please..."
That face that says, without words, “Oh you fucking bastard.”
"Oh Christ no..."
How the hell they managed to even film this scene through to the end is remarkable! It's hilarious.
Fun fact the whole scene was improvised because they couldn't genuinely not laugh at that name so the whole scene was shot from the hip.
From what I've heard, the actors playing the soldiers were all told that if they started laughing, they'd be fired, so they were genuinely struggling to keep their shit together at all costs. And they used different silly names every take to make sure they'd be surprised every time.
@dickbong3661 Sorry, but I'm afraid that is completely wrong they were never under threat of being fired simply for laughing when they realised they could improvise the scene using the genuine laughter they went with it.
@@andrewtaylor2525Someone said they would be fired? In modern times?
Not a serious threat tbh, just trying to ensure how they would react.
"Can I go now, sir?" is one of the most underrated lines in cinema history.
Yea.. and Pilates doesn't even care lol so funny
The New "rapscallion" Was really at " Naughtius maximus" Mode on 😂
"Stwike him, centurion!"
@@ladyv5655 "And uh, throw him to the floor sir?"
Oo yes. Thwow him to the floow.
Gods bless the Woman Empiwe!
*snicker*
😂🤣
Oh, please no. They wouldn't have any.... Bickus...... Dickus.
About eleven, sir!
I legitimately read that as woman at first and not "Roman" with an R Pronounced as a w I My brain just didn't It just dismissed the word as "woman"
Can you imagine being Michael Palin and know what was coming and keeping a straight face??. Without doubt one of the funniest sketches in film history and he kept his face straight. Absolutely genius
Can you imagine being one of the extras and know what was coming and keeping a straight face (despite what you were told?).
3:33 Even Palin's little walk from one guard to the others is tellingly funny. The scene is stuffed full of great moments.
Yes, and the way he positions himself behind and between the two soldiers near Brian. That is definitely cinematic.
you don't have to go that far, look at his face at 3:23.
Michael Palin is incredible in this scene. His comedic interpretation and timing is impecable and utterly hilarious!! One of the best ever comedic scenes.
As a 15 yr old kid i would literally cry watching this!!.....one of the funniest scenes ever done:)
I'm in tears now.. at 47
That look on Palin's face at 3:40... a few secs later you can see him almost losing it & laughing.
He stated on the DVD commentary that he was losing it at that point in the scene...
this must be one of the funniest 4 minutes ever on screen. No matter how often you watch it, Michael Palin's delivery and timing is comedy genius.
1:43 the way he shuts down his laughter makes me laugh out loud every time
1:13 I don't know why, but Pilate's reply to the centurion's question makes me laugh everytime
DeLEET Titan You and I botn. For me it's the "Oooh yes."
I"am french, and watched this film, I was around 22 years old and I am now 62 ! And I am laughing without end as the first time I saw it... Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant...one of the best of all the time.
Saw this at the ABC cinema in Sheffield with my little sister, sat behind footballing legend and World Cup winner Jack Charlton.
We had to go watch it in Basildon as it was initially banned in Southend-on-Sea!
Hard to believe this was filmed in 1978, timeless classic of comedy
Filmed in 1983, I believe.
Whoops! Meaning of Life was 1983, Not life of Brian.
@@steve122140 My bad, thanks for the correction
"Ah, about 11, Sir." What the fuck can that possibly mean? I love this movie.
What time are the otter noses served?
A touch of derirng do - normally served at 11 (but only at weekends).
@@ChazCharlie1 Get 'em while they're hot, they're delicious!
Pilate is talking about spirit. The centurion refers to English pub opening time. 11:00 am.
A bloke I worked with explained that the Centurion (Cleese) had no idea what Pilate was talking about and "oh,about 11 Sir" was the Centurion pretending to understand what Pilate was asking ...
Monty Python was, and still is, the best comedy group that I have ever seen and heard of in my life! They are hilarious and amazing with their sketch comedies 🤣😂😉👍
3:10 might be the funniest scene in cinema. The way he approaches, the way he says "risible", the thing he does with his eyes, the guard's reaction... I cannot handle it
YES. hes eyes man hahaha. and afet that when he says... "... when I saaaay the naaaame....
Fun fact: I saw this movie first in the education room of a Catholic church. The priest was a great man with a good sense of humour. This movie is still the number 1 in its genre. A brilliant masterpiece!
Learning about Biggus Dickus is probably the most appropriate Catholic education a boy can get.
The craziest thing was seeing a penis. The first time I watched it wasn't expecting to see it then window opened and boom penis.
Given that this movie was closer to real events than the bible...
Some assume it mocks Christianity but from what I gather, it really mocks the Jews particularly back then. Monty Python must have thought, "Well the Jews did not believe Jesus is the Messiah when he said he was what if they believed some random dude is the Messiah and he says he is not and still think he is?" One more, thing the funny part in this scene is not the "questionable humor," it's the actors trying not laugh whom were told, "If you laugh, you will not get paid!"
I love how every synonym he comes up with for "spirit" also has an 'r' in it
That’s a clever scriptwriter for you. Plenty of time to look them up in Brontausaurus.
This Movie is a Priceless... Taught my 10 yr. Old Son how to interpret Voical Comedy
Oh the comedic roller coaster. The tension is nearly unendurable when Pilate says "He has a wife you know...". Then comes the line "She's called Incontinentia", where the soldiers (along with us, the spectators) are off the hook for a brief moment. It seems like the storm is over, and the soldiers are safe. Only for the punchline to hit twice as hard. The 3-second interval of hope between 3:59 and 4:02 is what elevates this scene to legendary status.
Oh I remember the night we saw this at our local cinema All the audience where screaming with laughter Still a great movie
I wove this bit,and am pleased that wodger was weleased..
😂😅🤣👍
you mean pweased, I assume?
One of the best scenes in the history of movies.
The soldiers know it’s all over when Pontius says “He has a wife, you know”
Bring back the good old eye watering laughter scenes. Think I may have woken up next door with my howls of laughter !
The way actors are trying not to laugh to not spoil the shot (inspite tey knew the scipt) because of tight budget and camera roll price: a legend.
I long ago lost track of how many times I’ve seen this. And it NEVER disappoints
How they filmed this is superb! The outtakes through laughing must have been numerous! 😂😂👍
one of the greatest films of all time, and they just can't make them like this anymore! Thank you for sharing! my own favourite line was "leave that welsh tart alone!"
This never gets old 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's so brilliant because the viewer - of course - also feels obliged to try not to laugh, but it's *just* funny enough that you can't help yourself even though it's honestly pretty dumb. Possibly the most masterful example of a group of comedians playing an audience in film history.
My favorite part was "He has a wife you know" And that one guard, you could basically see him going "Oh god no!"
Gotta love Michael Palin. Lord knows I could not say his lines without losing it.
Palin is just fantastic in this scene! And John Cleese!! And many others in this movie!!! Life of Brian is a masterpiece!!!!
"... make one large living awea" is probably my throwaway line of all time.
0:57 Pilate's look always cracks me up :D
I think Michael Palin really hit gold with this performance😅
It's the best small piece of acting here xd
I still laugh at this scene though I've seen it so many times! I'm Aussie, but married to a lady from Mindanao Philippines and living there. We speak Bisaya (Cebuano). To my complete astonishment I recently came across a version of this scene dubbed in Bisaya! I fair dinkum laughed my tits off! There was no way to get the names "Naughtius Maximus" and "Biggus Dickus" to be understood in Bisaya, but, hey, they did a great job with funny Bisaya names, and I learned some new words! In the Bisaya version, Brian says his father was a "barangay tanud", a local area official who helps keep the peace. This was actually pretty much what the Roman soldiers were doing in Judaea. When asked for his father's name, he replies "Richard Bangoton". "Bangoton" in Bisaya means "moustached", but the root word is "bangot" which means "crotch hair"! In Bisaya Pilate says his friend ("ang akong amigo, ang akong higala") is called "James Kabahog Bugan". "Kabahog" means "stinky", and "Bugan" means "groin"! I love the Bisaya version just as much as the English one!
dick hair and stinky groin lol
@@EvilNecroid Tinuod na! It's true!
Unexpectedly, "Incontinentia Buttocks" had a direct translation
@@aarchiewaldron In Bisaya the only way to translate that would be "Pagkawalay pagpugong sa sampot" which literally means "To lose (the ability) to stop the butt". It sure feels like that sometimes!
No u.
Michael Palin`s look @ 3:40 ......just the best! You know you`re going to roll laughing, and he takes such sadistic pleasure in it.
This never gets old.
Bloody brilliant!! Written well, acted soo well! 🤣🤣 Nuff said!.
Absolutely awesome films never get this good again ever
The extra that bites his lips to try to hold the laughter is as iconic as this scene. I have to google his name.
Chris Langham Did his own comedy series called people like us. Got busted with child porn . Disappeared from the screen
Back in 1979. I literally slid off the cinema seat
I must of seen this hundreds off times over the years and still makes me life like the first time
I agree totally, ales me laugh everytime
A master class in, among other things, comedic timing.
Incomparable. Glad this happened in my lifetime 😂
1:26 it cracks me up the way the centurion slaps brian XD
this scene made my father laugh the hardest i have ever seen!
"A Woman?" "Woudy webel!" "I want him fighting wabid animals within a week!" "Biggus Dickus" Ladies and gentlemen, the guy who brought in Roman god statues to Judea (causing an uproar), did nothing during a Samaritan revolt in A.D. 36, and killed rebels without a trial.
I am surprised Looney Tunes still hasn't done a parody of this scene with Elmer Fudd playing Pilate. :)
Monty Python was one of the masters of comedy. Always loved them.
Python wouldn't be given a series by the BBC today. A bunch of white men who'd attended the UK's best universities smacks of systemic waycism and class privilege. They'd need to reapply with two black members and three women. That'd make them funnier, right?
_"No no, spiwit! Bwavado... a touch of dewwing do."_ _"Oh! About eleven sir."_
I never understood that joke…
Ditto. Perfect, perfect timing too !!!
the Olympus of comedy scenes. Unrivaled
thank you for this and long live the python's for they were the true masters of comedy
“Do you find it wisible….” I laughed so hard I coughed.
Well wait till biggus dickus here's of this
Only warped geniuses would come up with the idea of giving Pontius Pilate , such a prominent figure , a speech impediment !
Being able to keep a straight face doing this is amazing. The soldiers had it much easier.
How did the cast keep straight faces ? This is the funniest sketch I have ever seen
Because it's inprovised. The guards didn't know that he was going to do all that
A masterclass in comic acting and timing by Michael Palin.
it doesn't matter how many times you watch the movie - it gets better each time!
Palin almost loses it at 3:22
This might just be the funniest thing the Pythons ever did. First time I saw this I couldn't stop laughing for a half hour & missed a lot of the following jokes.
Incontanentia Buttocks !!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
When he says ...."he has a wife you know" he is going in for the kill.
It's tremendously hard to even try to pick one Python as being the funniest, since they are all so hilarious, each in their own ways. But with a gun to my head, this one scene might have elevated Palin like 1/10th of a percent over the others.
When i watched that movie the first time.. i was so surprised alot of times, i never could imagined that this movie would be the funniest movie ever.. i was watching excitedly then suddenly again laughter after laughter .. so clever moves, ideas, faces, behaviors, and adaptation of quasi serious conversations :DDD
And of course im still amazed and still laughing. But the first time it was a kind of shock, never could imagine something like this could be produced
I never….EVER get tired of watching this scene! Comedic gold of the ages!!!
Imagine reading the script for the line said at 1:30. You would think he was saying "your father was a WOMAN"!
Every little detail to mannerisms and timing of line delivery is unmatched even by modern standards. Peak comedy. Why can't we have fun things like this anymore?
About eleven sir !
Apparently the guards were told they’d be fired if they laughed so it’s genuinely them trying there absolute hardest not to laugh
Forgot that hysterical lisp from Pontius Pilate.
My mates and I still say these lines to each other, timeless brilliance
The scriptwriter(s) had a lot of fun putting as many Rs as possible into Pontius Pilate's script. Stwike him wuffly indeed.
Best of British comedy films. Pity we do not get much funnies coming out from UK nowadays. They need to develop their film making again.
Ikr
no comedy comes no where near this scene its brill 👍😁
"He has a wife, you know..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was laughing so hard when I first saw this that my wife had to Stwike Me Wofly to get me off the floor.
The little head move at 3:46 setting up “he has a wife, you know” absolutely kills me
Silius Sodus. But meanwhile does anyone else love the costumes in this scene?
John Cleese trying so hard not to laugh as he escorts that centaurian away.
Priceless & more now than ever..😊
We watched this over and over and over again. That was our one option at the time. Such a great option.
0:55 that feeling when you talk with old folks and dont quite understand them and you smile and say yes...
I love the look of horror on the left hand guards face when he says " he has a wife you know?'
So funny brilliant 👏
Absolute comic genius.
Wapscallion😂
Wait til Biggus Dickus hears of this.
I told myself when I started the video “try not to laugh”…. Attempting to resist the urge to laugh while watching this is dangerous. This scene is gut busting