Top 5 Best Monty Python's Flying Circus Sketches

Later this week, the silly old bastards who call themselves "Monty Python" are going to get up on live British television to tell the world their reuniting because their "hard up" and "need to pay the mortgage." Nothing new, bands reunite all the time when they run out of cash. Greedy cash grabbing aside, for comedy fans across the globe, the return of John Cleese, Terry Jones , Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam to the performance stages of the world is akin to the Beatles reuniting. Chances are, they'll even drag the ashes of the the ex-Graham Chapman up on stage with them. So haters can piss off while we hipster Python fans can celebrate the return of the kings of British comedy!

5. The Spanish Inquistion

"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition...because our chief weapon is surprise!"

4. Ministry of Silly Walks

Cleese would later revisit his silly walks in an episode of Fawlty Towers, when his character, impersonating Hitler, says, "I'll do the funny walk."

3. Argument Clinic

In the House episode, "Wilson," Dr. House references this sketch during a scene with him and Dr. Wilson. Wilson tells House he's not looking for an argument, to which House replies, "Right. That's in room 12A".

2. The Lumberjack Song

In November 2002, the song was performed by Palin, Idle, Jones and Gilliam (special guest Tom Hanks) for the Concert for George, a tribute concert on the first anniversary of Beatle (and close Python friend) George Harrison's passing. Harrison also produced a single version of the song and released it on his own label, Charisma Records.

1. The Dead Parrot

Via Wikipedia

The Dead Parrot sketch uses over 15 British euphemisms for death, many of which were later reused by John Cleese at Graham Chapman's memorial service in 1989.