Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today I thought we'd do another You Should Laugh More post.

Research has shown that laughter is good for us. It has all kinds of health benefits. Despite most of us knowing this, none of us laugh enough. Yeah, I know, being an adult is tough, and furthermore there is a lot of grim stuff happening in the world. These things may be true, but that just is all the more reason for trying to get a little laughter into our lives.

Today I have a few Monty Python clips for you. I'm sure all of you have seen the Dead Parrot skit, No One Expects the Spanish Inqusition, The Ministry of SIlly Walks, and some of the other more famous ones, so I'm aiming for some of the lesser known skits. Let's start with...

First Man to Jump the Channel

The naïve jumper played by Jones is funny, but the real star of this skit is Palin playing his sleezy manager. Palin played this sleezy guy in several skits and always did a great job with it.

Woody and Tinny Sounds

This is from the final series and they had lost Cleese by this point. His presence was definitely missed, but there still were some bright spots. Here they are mocking the upper class as they so often tried to do. This is such a stupid skit, but so funny in its complete idiocy. My friends and I are always bringing this up, labeling words as woody or tinny. Chapman's final line is great.

Royal Society For Putting Things On Top of Other Things

I'm not a member of any old boys clubs, but this would seem to spoof them perfectly. Not only that, but it also shows the pointlessness of meetings in general. This is a short one, but one of the best!

So what do you think? Did any of these make you laugh or were they just stupid? What are some of your favorite Monty Python skits? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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David LaSpina is an American photographer and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku.