The collection of transcribed materials in the original archive includes a number of popular and familiar sketches, listed in alphabetical order below.

Note that some sketches may not be listed by their ‘common’ name


All Things Dull and Ugly

From Monty Python’s Contractual Obligations Album

Transcribed by R. “Gumby” Preston

~1 min read

The Anagrams Compilation

From the 3rd series of Monty Python and “Monty Python’s Brand New Papperbok”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

4 min read

The Argument Sketch

From “Monty Python Live at City Center”

Transcribed by Malcolm Dickinson

4 min read

The Australian Table Wines Sketch

A lot of people in this country pooh-pooh Australian table wines. This is a pity, as many fine Australian wines appeal not only to the Australian palette, but also to the cognoscenti of Great Britain.

1 min read

The Banter Sketch

From “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

1 min read

The Barber Shop Sketch

From Monty Python’s Flying Circus and “And Now for Something Completely Different”

Transcribed by Dave Bregman; Edited by Malcolm Dickinson

1 min read

BLACKMAIL!

From “Monty Python Live at City Center 1974”

Transcribed by Malcolm Dickinson

3 min read

The Bookshop Sketch

From “Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl”

Transcribed from memory by Bret Shefter; Edited by Malcolm Dickinson

5 min read

The Bruces Sketch

From “Monty Python Live at City Center” and “Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl”

2 min read

Burying the Cat

From the 3rd series of Monty Python

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

1 min read

The Buying a Bed Sketch

From “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington; Edited by Bret Shefter

4 min read

The Crunchy Frog Sketch

From “Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl” and “Monty Python Live at City Center 1974”

Transcribed by Bret Shefter

3 min read

The Cycling Sketch

From Episode 10 of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

34 min read

The Decomposing Composers

From Monty Python’s “Contractual Obligations” Album

Transcribed by R. “Gumby” Preston

1 min read

The Dennis Moore Sketch

From “Monty Python’s Previous Record & TV Series”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

2 min read

The Dinosaur Sketch

From “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and “Monty Python’s Previous Record”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

2 min read

The Galaxy Song

From “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life”

Transcribed by Bret Shefter

1 min read

How Your Body Works

From “Monty Python’s Brand New Papperbok”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

1 min read

It’s The Arts – Symphony

From the first series of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington; Additions by Steve Okay

2 min read

The Lifeboat Sketch

From “Monty Python’s Previous Record”

Transcribed by Jim Poltrone; Edited by Jonathan Partington

2 min read

The Lumberjack Song

From “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”

Transcribed from tape by Malcolm Dickinson

1 min read

The Package Tour Complaint

From the third series of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”

Transcribed from “Monty Python’s Brand New Papperbok” by Jonathan Mestel

4 min read

The Pet Shop Sketch

From “And Now For Something Completely Different”

Transcribed by Bret Shefter; Edited by Malcolm Dickinson

5 min read

The Ralph Mellish Story

From “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and “And Now for Something Completely Different”

Transcribed by Dave Bregman

1 min read

Rock Notes Sketch

From “Monty Python’s Contractual Obligations Album”

Transcribed by R. “Gumby” Preston

2 min read

The Spam Sketch

From the second series of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”

Transcribed from “Monty Python’s Previous Record” by Jonathan Partington

2 min read

The Spanish Inquisition Sketch

From “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and “And Now for Something Completely Different”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington; Edited by Malcolm Dickinson and Steve Okay

4 min read

Spot The Braincell

From “Monty Python live at Drury Lane”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

2 min read

Stake Your Claim

From “Monty Python’s Previous Record”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

1 min read

The String Sketch

From “The Instant Monty Python Record Collection”

Transcribed by Malcolm Dickinson

2 min read

The Undertaker Sketch

From “Monty Python’s Contractual Obligations Album”

Transcribed by R. “Gumby” Preston

1 min read

The ‘We Were Poor’ Sketch

From “Monty Python Live at City Center” and “Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl”

Transcribed by Dave Bregman

3 min read

The Woody Sketch

From “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”

Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

2 min read