Comedy

Comedy troupe

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Monty Python

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Video 1. How Not To Be Seen by Monty Python. Source. This sketch is based on actual military training films such as: www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwmZq70_DU

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

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Video 2. The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Source. When a young Ciro Santilli played Worms Armageddon, he almost shat himself of laughter when he first threw a Holy Grenade. Little did he know it was actually a Monty Python reference.

Video 3. Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Source.

Video 4. The Insulting Frenchman scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Source.

Video 5. Execution in Russia by Monty Python. Source.

Video 6. Ministry of Silly Walks. Source.

British humour

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Mitchell and Webb

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They do have some really good ones.

It is interesting that in different episodes they often switch the dominant/passive roles, so it's not fixed as in Laurel and Hardy.

Video 7. Are we the Baddies? by Mitchell and Webb. Source. See also: cirosantilli.com/china-dictatorship/nazi.

Video 8. Discoverer by Mitchell and Webb. Source. Makes fun of the many terrible naming choices British navigators have made while discovering/rediscovering new lands.

Video 9. Homeopathic A&E by Mitchell and Webb. Source.

The Day Today (1994)

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Video 10. The Day Today Episode 1: Main News Attack. Source.

Video 11. WAR! by The Day Today. Source.

The IT Crowd (2006-2013)

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Video 12. Anti-Piracy Ad by The IT Crowd (2007) Source.

Comedy music

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Comedy musician

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Victor Borge

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Video 13. Multi piano scene in Miss Møller's anniversary by Victor Borge (1937) Source.

"Weird Al" Yankovic

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Best ones:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg Amish Paradise
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw White & Nerdy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEcjgJSqSRU The Saga Begins
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHnTocdD7sk Trapped In The Drive-Thru

YouTube comedy channel

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Epic Rap Battles of History (ERBOH)

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www.youtube.com/EpicRapBattles

Most of the mare crap, but the following ones almost killed Ciro Santilli:

Video 14. Rasputin vs Stalin by Epic Rap Battles of History (2013) Source. See also: cirosantilli.com/china-dictatorship/stalin.

Monty Python has a few precursors to the "random famous people mixed together compting" format, although not in the rap fight format:

Video 15. Communist Quiz by Monty Python (1970) Source. Has a Wiki page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Forum/Communist_Quiz. Brings to mind: Video "Football, Football, Football by Mitchell and Webb".

Video 16. Philosophers' Football Match by Monty Python (1972) Source. If you can understand the jokes, your philosophy level is pretty good. Like more than zero. Wiki page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philosophers%27_Football_Match. Ciro loves how that page currently uses a standard footbal match template to describe the match!