Michael breaks up! Dead parrot.

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Published 2006-11-10

Parrot sketch live. At one point Michael bursts out laughing. Better see it yourselves. Great performance, look at Cleese do his job with the poor dead parrot!Bashing time:) Even Margaret Thatcher uses it!
The sketch was performed in 1976 and the whole show was first broadcasted as "Her Majesty's pleasure". The secret policeman's balls were done for Amnesty International over the years, and mainly organised by John Cleese.

All Comments (21)

@EpicStopMotions72 10 years ago

Mike cracking up is ultimately the most adorable thing I've ever seen.
@CCNuck 12 years ago

I just love that Cleese is actually laughing at Palin laughing. You can tell there's such a fondness, haha.
@DeFubz 13 years ago

I love how John deliberately repeats his high-pitched "pining for the fjords?" just to make Michael laugh again :D
@hannisori 10 years ago

Michael laughing is the cutest thing!
@noway1635 8 years ago

Michael Palin and John Cleese were brilliant together.
@BlitzFox 9 years ago

It's the best thing in the world when one of the actors loses it on stage and cracks a smile or laughs. Just makes it a thousand times better.
@netsurferx1 9 years ago

"PININ' for the FJOOOOOOOOOORDS?!?" LOL!
@morganfreemanwannabe 5 years ago

I think of, “it’s pining for the fjords.” every once in a while randomly and just break down in public looking like a lunatic. So good.
@Ratelzwatel 7 years ago

2:26 I think Palin's laughing face shows he really likes Cleese.
@TheBestCommenterEVER 12 years ago

there's no one on earth who could keep a straight face with john cleese yelling at you like that
@PepperPhoenix 15 years ago

"This is nothing to laugh at!" Is it just me or is John trying to make him worse? :D The high pitched voice and everything. Either way, hilarious.
@coldsaint87 9 years ago

Michael is so adorable (and gorgeous) dawww ah my heart
@GraceDupre 16 years ago

I love when John screeches "PINING FOR THE FIORDS?!" and Michael can't help but giggling. But, then...he recovers, only to have Johnscreech the same thing at him AGAIN..and just loses it :)
@MaskedMan66 7 years ago

I remember hearing an interview with Cleese in which he related the story of how Michael broke him up. At the point where the pet shop owner offers the customer a slug as a replacement and Cleese responds, "Does it talk?" Palin usually said, "Well, not really." On this occasion, however, he said, "Well, it mutters a bit. It mutters a bit." Cleese had to turn upstage until he could stop laughing, and by the time he calmed down and turned back to Palin, he'd completely dried. So he asked the audience, "What's my next line?" As one person they all responded, "Well, it's scarcely a replacement then, is it?"
@lpsp442 5 years ago

Michael's corspsing has me in STITCHES! Wonderful *PLUMAAAAGE*!
@11DNA11 13 years ago

I really love it when Cleese is just working his ass off to make Palin laugh after the first signs of bursting into laughter :D
@AndreideLosSantos 7 years ago

Michael Palin was a beautiful young man.
@AutumnxMeadows93 15 years ago

Michael just hit the top chart of adorableness<3333 O my God, I love him!
@markschildberg1667 9 years ago

John is just inspired in this performance.
@Fenderke 17 years ago

Oooh look how cute he is when starts laughing... and the bashing, GENIOUS