The premise: a man (John Cleese) attempts to return his brand-new parrot to the pet shop, having realized that the bird is quite obviousl... more >
The premise: a man (John Cleese) attempts to return his brand-new parrot to the pet shop, having realized that the bird is quite obviously dead. The pet-shop owner (Michael Palin) refuses to believe that the parrot is dead, and therefore refuses to let him return it. < less
Now THAT sir, is comedy. Palin and Cleese are one of a kind. Cleese would later recite the synonyms for “dead” from this sketch at Graham Chapman’s funeral (Members of MPFC refer to Chapman as “the dead one”).
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Now THAT sir, is comedy. Palin and Cleese are one of a kind. Cleese would later recite the synonyms for “dead” from this sketch at Graham Chapman’s funeral (Members of MPFC refer to Chapman as “the dead one”).
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Great Comedy Sketch
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