Monty Python and the Holy Grail Monty Python is one of the most famous groups of British humorists. Their second film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, released in 1975, was directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. This movie was an immediate success and has become a cult film. The plot of the film rests on the erring ways and the encounters of K

An introduction to British humour Humour is universal, it is found in every culture, in every language. In Great Britain it is even one of their most important national prides. But what makes British humour so specific? This form of entertainment mostly consists in the use of puns, nonsense and black comedy. That, for linguistic reasons, since the

Monty Python is one of the greatest monuments of British humour. The six members of this comedy troupe gained their fame at the beginning of the seventies with their sketch comedy program Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Here we present you the Dead Parrot sketch which is one of their most famous sketches broadcasted in this program. This sketch occ

British humour has been illustrated by various types of works since numerous years. In a first part we have tried and introduced you to Monty Python, one of the most famous forerunners of the British humour world fame. But let's talk about more recent British entertainment! A duo of actors has been getting itself talked about for seven years, namel

Another important figure of British humour is Rowan Atkinson. Although his character of Mr Bean is better known abroad, here we will take an interest in the Blackadder series. Blackadder is the anti-hero Rowan Atkinson performed in the historical sitcom of the same name, which was aired during the eighties on BBC One. The plot takes place at differ

Time to conclude Well, much to our regret, it is time to say goodbye–or « goodbyeee » after the fashion of the title of the very last Blackadder episode. British humour has been a great theme to study. Indeed we can say that we enjoyed ourselves in finding various works and artists that could arouse the readers' interest and curiosity. But most