Two of the best sketches in Meaning of Life:
Posted on 07/31/2025 9:01:07 PM PDT by Angelino97
Sir Michael Palin has plans in place for his inevitable death.
The 82-year-old star of the British comedy troupe Monty Python revealed that he’s organized his will and instructed his loved ones on what to do when he dies following his wife’s passing in 2023.
Speaking on the podcast “On the Marie Curie Couch,” Palin got real about his end-of-life arrangements, noting that losing his significant other has helped his family be more open about the end.
“I do think about death, and the family are rather wonderful about it: ‘Have you made a will? Can I be in your will?’” the English comedian shared on Wednesday’s episode of the podcast “On the Marie Curie Couch.”
“I’ve made my will and all that. My family, my children, know where to find what they need to find should I die,” he added.
The actor and writer lost his wife, Helen Gibbins, in 2023 to chronic kidney disease. Palin has also gone through his own health battle.
In 2019, he underwent heart surgery to repair a mitral valve and shared how the experience made him more aware of his body.
“However fit you are, anything might happen,” Palin explained on the podcast. “But I don’t dwell on mortality. I dwell on life.”...
The pair wed in 1966 and were married for 57 years when she passed away two years ago.
Palin admitted, “There was a time when I didn’t think it was going to get better. I thought, gosh, it’s just going to be poignant days. I’m going to break into tears every now and then.”
However, he shared, “It does get better and it does adjust. And after two years now I feel I could think of Helen. I’m surrounded by her anyway. I’ve got photos.
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I learned that in Britain "chemist" means "pharmacist."
And that their phone booths are red.
He’s leaving it to the People’s Front of Judea. Or was that to the Judean People’s Front?
Two of the best sketches in Meaning of Life:
You don’t want to go marching up and down the square?
I really hated the fat guy scene. Really never want to see that one again. It was one and done for me. All that for the dumb punch line at the end.
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life…
And now it’s time to play “BLACKMAIL!””
Clicky the Picy.
Remember his vomit bucket. His constant vomiting into the bucket and even onto the cleaning woman?
And then the waiter, "Oh dear, I've trodden into Monsieur's bucket."
The disgusted by dainty people nearby who were afraid to say anything.
The fat man's insulting behavior, which the waiter studiously ignored and maintained politeness.
"Oh sir! Just because everything is mixed into a bucket, I would not dream of giving you less than the full amount. In fact, I will see personally that the chef gives you a double helping."
And Absolutely Fabulous taught me that a toilet is a "loo."
I always get a kick from how many Monty Python fans there are at FR. They have never made me laugh. They are not funny at all. Only bit was good. The dead parrot pining for the Fjords
A very funny man. Enjoyed his work over the years with the Python troupe.
“…Dismount…!”
One of the best movies ever…
“….its Wahhhhhfer thin!”
And then Cleese hightails it over the decorative plants…
Classic
He was also good in The Death Of Stalin.
My favorite from the series was ‘Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!’
I can say the same about Python humor and The Goodies as well.
That whole movie was just genius on so many levels. Even the Russians couldn’t figure out whether to ban it
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Lyrics
[Intro]
Cheer up Brian, you know what they say?
Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse
When you’re chewing on life’s gristle
Don’t grumble, give a whistle
And this’ll help things turn out for the best
And...
[Chorus]
Always look on the bright side of life
(Whistle)
Always look on the light side of life
(Whistle)
[Verse 1]
If life seems jolly rotten
There’s something you’ve forgotten
And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing
When you’re feeling in the dumps
Don’t be silly, chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that’s the thing
And...
[Chorus]
Always look on the bright side of life
(Whistle) (Come on!)
Always look on the right side of life
(Whistle)
[Verse 2]
For life is quite absurd
And death’s the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow
Forget about your sin
Give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it’s your last chance anyhow
[Chorus]
So always look on the bright side of death
(Whistle)
A-Just before you draw your terminal breath
(Whistle)
[Verse 3]
Life’s a piece of shit (Oooh)
When you look at it
Life’s a laugh and death’s the joke, it’s true (Oooh)
You’ll see it’s all a show (Oooh)
Keep ‘em laughin’ as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you (Oooh)
And...
[Chorus]
Always look on the bright side of life
(Whistle)
Always look on the right side of life
(Whistle) (C’mon Brian, cheer up!)
[Outro]
Always look on the bright side of life
(Whistle)
Always look on the bright side of life
(Whistle)
(Worse things happen at sea, you know?)
Always look on the bright side of life
(Whistle) (What have you got to lose?
You know, you come from nothing
You’re going back to nothing
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the bright side of life
(Whistle)
(Nothing will come from nothing
You know what they say?)
Always look on the bright side of life
(Cheer up, ya old bugger
C’mon, give us a grin!
There y’are, see?) (Whistle)
(It’s the end of the film)
(Incidentally, this record is available in the foyer)
Always look on the bright side of life
(Some of us got to live as well, you know?) (Whistle)
(All right, that’s the lot, let’s get this place knocked down
The whole show’s dismantled in three weeks
Who do you think pays for all this rubbish?)
Always look on the bright side of life
(They’ll never make their money back, you know
I told ‘im, I said to ‘im, “Bernie,” I said, “they’ll never make their money back.”) (Whistle)
Always look on the bright side of life
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