Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The best comedy ever made, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, has a lot in common with the works of Stanley Kubrick, esp Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange and Dr Strangelove. Here Rob Ager breaks down the major themes.

00:00 INTELLIGENT COMEDY
08:51 BRAINS OF THE PYTHONS
11:59 FAKE HISTORY
17:21 EXPLODING THE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
22:32 EPIC MOCKERY
34:05 BATTLE MADNESS
40:03 PEASANTS & POLITICS
46:59 KNIGHTHOOD NONSENSE
55:43 BEYOND THE MEDIEVAL
57:42 THE TECHNICAL ADVENTURE
1:06:59 ASSORTED AND OUTRO

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