Perhaps the funniest scene in all the Monty Python movies
is this absolute gem from The Life of Brian.
According to legend the guards were extras that were told
to not, under any circumstances, laugh during the filming.
They knew what they were doing.
It’s not just that portion of the acting that makes it great.
The way Graham Chapman reacts to being abused, the
dialogue leading up to Caesar’s word play, the way
John Cleese offers up some suggestions, all are superb
additions to the scene as a whole.
I weally mean that…