Hi everyone! I figured with the stress of the election everyone could use a laugh in November so it would be fun to have a comedy blind spot pick for this month. I love Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but I’m very sensitive to vomit scenes so had avoided their final film Monty Python’s the Meaning of Life. Now I have seen it and was right to be nervous about the vomit scene- it is a doozy! However, it is also very memorable and while uneven the film has enough laughs to be worth a recommendation. Here is our episode on the film:

Both Manda and I agreed the middle of the film is the strongest especially a series set in war with a very funny gag about the soldiers giving their captain inappropriate gifts for a battlefield (like a grandfather clock!)

There are other jokes that either go on too long or fall flat for a modern audience but I do appreciate the irreverence of all of the pieces. It doesn’t feel safe or scrubbed clean like much comedy does today and even the vomit scene is exhilarating for how bold and crazy it is.

I would definitely recommend other Monty Python films and episodes over this one but if you’ve seen those than give this a watch. It’s wild but entertainingly so.

Smile Worthy

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