Every comedian today has been inspired by Monty Python in some way but if you look at this hour long show it's a wonder why Monty Python were ever successful. This was made a year before "Flying Circus" minus the two Terries and Eric Idle.There are some amusing skits here and there like the "Fake consideration" skit with Cleese going on and on of making sure that Connie Booth (his sweetheart at the time) is comfortable but they only produce mild giggles and to that the "Indian Restaurant" skit is embarrassing is understatement to the max.The "Job Interview" which was recreated in "Circus" truly doesn't work with an actor other than Graham Chapman and it's a darn shame that I saw this after "Circus" because it has tainted that absolutely hilarious skit. If I had seen this first I might have felt differently but I think that it is so poorly timed and executed that it's a wonder they did indeed recreate it in "Circus".So if you want to preserve the memory of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" as the truly innovative and the most hilarious comedy series ever, please do not watch this. It's a waste of time.

This is a brilliant satirical comedy, made by John Cleese, Michael Palin and Graham Chapman before Monty Python, and it is a lot funnier. It is not too bizarre, the material is very original and the characterisations are far stronger. It basically consists of John Cleese talking about ways to irritate people, and showing sketches as examples. The sketches are hilarious, and nearly every character can be linked to someone you know. Particularly good are the annoying 'pepperpots' who sit behind you in the cinema, talking and commenting, the mother who uses emotional blackmail to persuade you to spend more time with her, the dodgy car salesman, who refuses to admit there is a fault with the car, and the job interviewer, who gets you to perform absurd tasks. All in all it is one of the funniest collection of sketches ever made.

This movie is so funny. It has a bunch of people that are just irriating people. My favorite is the one were there is this old lady on a game show that keeps saying she wants a battleship. I must see for anyone.

This film from 1968, a year before Python did its first show, is hilarious. It was done by John Cleese, Connie Booth, Graham Chapman, and Michael Palin, all From Monty Python's flying Circus. There Python Genius for comedy shines in this film. Additional material was provided by the hugely funny Marty Feldman. Wile a few of the Sketches are a little slow, many are some of the funniest ever recorded. Some Particularly good sketches are the ones with the old women, the airline one ("The wings are not on fire"), and the last sketch on the tape, to name few. Defiantly worth a look for any Python Fan, or for any one looking for a good laugh.