Just as the greatest thing that ever came out of England faded away, the second greatest thing that ever came out of England rose. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. In the inaugural October 5, 1969 broadcast we learned the derivation of Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson's nickname, awaited the sight of Pablo Picasso painting an abstract piece while riding his bicycle, and discovered the baroque stylings of Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern -schplenden -schlitter -crasscrenbon -fried -digger -dangle -dungle -burstein -von -knacker -thrasher -apple -banger -horowitz -ticolensic -grander -knotty -spelltinkle -grandlich -grumblemeyer -spelterwasser -kurstlich -himbleeisen -bahnwagen -gutenabend -bitte -eine -nurnburger -bratwustle -gerspurten -mit -zweimache -luber -hundsfut -gumberaber -shonendanker -kalbsfleisch -mittler -raucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.

Wow, just got home from my lumberjack job. The cat seems confused, and my parrot doesn't look so good. Then I find this post on flynnfiles.
Not to contradict you, but I didn't expect this at all. The Beatles of comedy? Hmmm, they were certainly the Rutles...

Now for something completely different.

Daniel
Las Vegas

BTW, Philosophy football match is my all time favorite. Honorable mention to the funny joke that helped defeat the nazis.