Jacques le fataliste et son maitre is a novel by denis diderot, written during the period 17651780. Terry jones, a member of the monty pythons flying circus comedy troupe. Rutherford, humor, and don quixote in this article, i discuss the translation of a sentence in don quixote. The two episodes of monty pythons fliegender zirkus combine translations of very. While monty python s flying circus was best known for avantgarde, intellectual and surrealist humor, the pythons were not above a little bit of visual humor or slapstick as appropriate. Or how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb 1964.
Funds earned by pink floyds album the dark side of the moon went towards funding monty python and the holy grail 1975. The funniest joke in the world does not translate into english. And when hitler was demonstrating his prewar joke also gibberish. If youre a uofm student, you can also watch lots of great german movies including various americanbritish classics dubbed in english, like the original star wars trilogy, the monty python movies, some of the harry potter movies, the big lebowski etc. Some things in life are bad they can really make you mad other things just make you swear.
By definition, a translation has to lose something and gain something. If youre sick of the familiar then the one to go for is the brilliantly bizarre german version of the show. Its some madeup gibberish words mixed in with some real german words in a proper sentence structure, but it doesnt mean anything, so dont bother trying to decipher it. Monty python sometimes known as the pythons were a british surreal comedy group who created the sketch comedy show monty python s flying circus, that first aired on the bbc on 5 october 1969. It also featured the animations of terry gilliam which. Monty pythons flying circus monty python wiki fandom.
Jan 01, 2014 monty python s life of brian is the second soundtrack album by monty python, released in 1979 alongside the film of the same name. Arthur along with his squire, patsy, recruits his knights of the round table, including. Monty python aside, british scientists have actually found the funniest joke in the world. The python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous albums. Does this monty python quote actually translate to. What is the translation of the worlds deadliest joke. The first french edition was published posthumously in 1796, but it was known earlier in germany, thanks to goethes partial translation, which appeared in 1785 and was retranslated into french in.
Its simply german gibberish with no meaning at all. Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned. Monty python s flying circus, a bbc comedy series starring graham chapman, john cleese, eric idle, terry jones and michael palin with animation by terry gilliam, made its debut on bbc1 on october 5. The show was noted for its surreal plots, risque or innuendoladen humour, sight gags, and sketches without punchlines. A brief quote from walter starkie about the difficulties of cervantes life and how they resulted in don quixote.
Allein anfangen beginning on your own deutsch 1026. Monty python and the holy grail subtitles 306 subtitles. Monty python s fliegender zirkus monty python s flying circus are a pair of 45minute monty python german television comedy specials produced by wdr for west german television. Dec 04, 2018 when youre chewing on lifes gristle dont grumble, give a whistle and thisll help things turn out for the best and always look on the bright side of life pipe always look on the light side of life pipe if life seems jolly rotten theres something youve forgotten and thats to laugh and smile and dance and sing when youre feeling in the dumps dont be silly chumps just purse your lips. Heres the german translation of the lethal joke in monty python. I think, with some help, i just translated the killer joke. The british program was followed by albums, stage appearances, and several films, including monty python and the holy grail, life of brian, and monty pythons the meaning of life. Some things in life are bad they can really make you mad other things. Perhaps some will delight in a jewish marguerite, lighting a menorah, while stripping, swapping wigs and lusting for a brownshirt. Eye editor richard ingrams, who didnt find monty python funny. Killer rabbit trojan rabbit how they get around on no horses etc.
Germans decide to come up with a joke of their own the v joke. When peace broke out in 1945, thereby ending the war, the counties of the world came together and agreed upon the joke warfare ban at the geneva convention of 1949. The funniest joke in the world is a monty python comedy sketch. Apr 17, 2020 1979, monty python, always look on the bright side of life lifes a piece of shit when you look at it lifes a laugh and deaths a joke, its true. Didnt monty python do a skit using the dog nose joke. The translation process was difficult, because no one could see the whole joke. Scientists spent years studying over 40,000 jokes and ranking each of them through careful testing and monitoring of the brain when the test subject read the joke here, now, is the joke. Monty python s flying circus s01e01 whither canada. The funniest joke in the world sage journals sage publications. Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. Monty python s flying circus first hit the airwaves 40 years ago, on 5 october, 1969. That fact is readily apparent in this skit, in which john cleese spends the better part of a minute walking down the road in a peculiar manner, finally revealing that his destination is the ministry of silly.
During ww2, the british inadvertently create a killer joke. Monty python im still so worried music video duration. Translations in context of monty in englishfrench from reverso context. What is monty pythons killer joke, translated into english. Perhaps each word can be translated by different people, for greater safety working in joke proof conditions, of course. What is the english translation of the the funniest joke in the world from the monty python flying circus comedy sketch in 1969 trivia question questions answer answers. Mar 27, 2014 monty python information there are many wonderful files which were written about monty python by pastcurrent livingdead followers of this newsgroup and edy. French southern territories, gabon, gambia, georgia, germany. Monty python always look on the bright side of life. The words are not the same and hence the associations are not the same. In the sketch, the british wwii army decide to translate the joke in order to use it against their german enemy. Voice over eric idle commentator terry jones inspector graham chapman colonel graham chapman corporal terry jones nazi john cleese officer michael palin otto graham chapman german joker eric idle german guard terry gilliam german general terry jones the sketch.
John rutherford translated it such that it became a joke, but i question this translation. Its wolfgang amadeus mozart, famous deaths, italian lesson, whizzo butter, its the arts, arthur twosheds jackson, cycling race, and the funniest joke. The funniest joke in the world also joke warfare and killer joke is a monty python comedy sketch. Monty python always look on the bright side of life lyrics. The very first episode of flying circus contains a sketch featuring the socalled funniest joke in the world. Apr 07, 2020 one of their easter eggs related to the world of translation pays tribute to a monty python comedy sketch the funniest joke in the world. One of the translators accidentally saw two words and had to be hospitalized.
Praline john cleese shop owner michael palin the sketch. The best extra is the politically incorrect sketch, which was dropped after its first showing at the beginning of a series 3 episode and is only now available as a stand alone poor quality copy. Carry it with you a few people wanted to know what would happen if someone tried to take the jar of sanss dust away from papyrus, but i dont think undyne would let that. Eric idle, michael palin, terry gilliam, terry jones, graham chapman, john cleese. The monty python jokes in the python programming language.
What is the english translation of the monks chant in. Monty pythons flying circus was one of the most important and influential cultural phenomena of the 1970s. It is the happiest place on earth where vikings eat spam and where no one expects the spanish inquisition. The german translation of the joke in the sketch is made of various meaningless. Subtitles monty pythons flying circus whither canada. The two episodes were respectively first broadcast in january and december 1972 and were shot entirely on film and mostly on location in bavaria, with the first episode recorded in german and the second recorded in. Theres a culture that uses this insult without reference to monty python. The phrase is not true german, some of the words are nonsense words. It translates multiple forms of texts and media such as words, phrases and webpages. In case you were wondering like i was how this release differs from the 2008release monty python s flying circus the complete boxset dvd 1969 2008apart from the much lower price, this might help in your purchasing decission. Python is named after the british humor troupe, monty python. I tried to translate it as well as possible, all the made up words are italic.
German, french, and italian thinkers, such as freud. They provide a wealth of information on just about all aspects of what monty python was, and what they did. The first episode of monty pythons flying circus was broadcast 40 years. The funniest joke in the world monty python wiki fandom. With graham chapman, john cleese, eric idle, terry jones. German tells monty pythons funniest joke of the world. Anyone remember the sketch the funniest joke by monty python. The translation is given to british soldiers who do not speak german, because not understanding what they are saying is the only way to survive reading the joke. So if you type the funniest joke in the world reddit. When you search the german translation it actually comes up as fatal error.
He was one of the founders of monty pythons flying circus, whose anarchic humor. Oct 06, 2017 argument by monty python with some scenes cut. What is the translation for the funniest joke in the world that kills all the germans in the monty python sketch. Previous suggestions were gwen dibley and barry took. Monty python s flying circus, a bbc comedy series starring graham chapman, john cleese, eric idle, terry jones and michael palin with animation by terry gilliam, made its debut on bbc1 on october 5, 1969. On the first glance, the rerelease seems to be a stripped down, low budget edition of the 2008version.
Developed by british manufacturer of jokes ernest scribbler, played by michael palin, the joke is translated into german to be used as a weapon during world war ii. Translation of i like chinese by monty python from english to german. But in some other monty python skits involving german, the language was right on, like the one with that german queen who was speaking in english, but occassionally turned to her assistant when she got stuck on a word. The announcer confidently moves to chair and sits down. German translation of lyrics for always look on the bright side of life by monty python.
Translation of the funniest joke in the world from the monty. It contains scenes from the film interrupted by linking sections performed by eric idle and graham chapman, who also acted as producers following an aborted attempt at a soundtrack album by michael palin. Monty python s life of brian is the second soundtrack album by monty python, released in 1979 alongside the film of the same name. Now, here is what was taken from a faq in regards to said joke. While learning russian i tried translating one of my favourite jack dee jokes into russian for a group of villagers. What is the translation of the killer joke from monty. Professor benjamin doon german at skyrim special edition. Zajebiste polish its roughly similar to fucking awesome, but its much softer than dropping the fbomb its more of a slangy, trendy way of saying something is pretty damn neat. The policemen chanting laments for the inspector who recovers the. Monty pythons flying circus tv series 19691974 imdb. Contextual translation of monty python into italian. Translations in context of monty in englishspanish from reverso context.
The official online home for all things monty python. When youre chewing on lifes gristle dont grumble, give a whistle and thisll help things turn out for the best and always look on the bright side of life pipe always look on the light side of life pipe if life seems jolly rotten theres something youve forgotten and thats to laugh and smile and dance and sing when youre feeling in the dumps dont be silly chumps just purse your lips. This is the fate of whoever reads or hears the funniest joke in the world, so lethal that it was translated into german and used as a weapon in world war ii hats off to the dead. The phrase the meaning of life for many seems a quaint notion fit for satirical mauling by monty python or douglas adams. A british person came up with the joke and died laughing when he read it, followed by his wife. What is the translation of the killer joke from monty python s flying circus. Google translate error accidentally insults flatearthers. Another film completely different from some of the other films which arent quite the same as this one is monty python and the holy grail loosely follows the legend of king arthur. What is the english translation of the the funniest joke. Translate wink in english online and download now our free translator to use any time at no charge. Monty python scripts the funniest joke in the world the cast. One reddit user discovered that the worlds funniest joke from monty python s flying circus translates to fatal error when plugged into the translator app. Monty pythons flying circus also known as flying circus or, during the final series, just monty python is a bbc sketch comedy programme from the monty python comedy team, and the groups initial claim to fame. According to the following page on the imdb website in several scenes the monks chant in.
I think the initial translation more accurately conveys monty python s sense of linguistic satire. May 07, 2011 lots of monty python injokes too, like the flying white scarf faust wears when he and mephistopheles speed off in their motorcycle and sidecar. But in this spirited very short introduction, famed critic terry eagleton takes a serious if often amusing look at the question and offers his own surprising answer. It has all the strict cadence and weird tenses of a caricatured german speaking broken english. It isnt long before they decide to create a german version of the joke. This is the much longer and many would say funnier version that appeared in the monty python live at the hollywood bowl film. The python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous. The funniest joke in the world monty python scripts. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Titles beginning with words monty python s flying circus. The skit was set in germany and hitler used this joke. Distractions jokes 49 of the funniest monty python quotes. In fact, its creator resisted snake imagery for a long time. Monty pythons flying circus s 1 e 1 recap tv tropes.
John cleese did not enjoy filming monty python and the holy grail duration. In all, the comic troupe drew on a variety of cultural. Unfortunately the german dvd box isnt fully uncut either but some episodes are longer than their us equivalent. The bonuses include one very good documentary about the pre python days and another documentary about the success of monty python in america. The war department translated it into german one word at a time. Do great works of literature lose or gain anything in.
1096 273 1021 105 786 748 1047 521 1385 1386 347 1058 438 155 537 344 381 952 833 255 1463 287 1507 1213 1200 235 1280 1502 926 417 662 1068 814 668 828 1128 319 656 1410 1138 85 1317 384 279 944 532 1051 1477 65 491 326