Monty Python – Literary Football
February 28, 2010 by admin
footballer Jimmy Buzzard (John Cleese) discusses his “almost Proustian display of modern existentialist football… “
February 28, 2010 by admin
footballer Jimmy Buzzard (John Cleese) discusses his “almost Proustian display of modern existentialist football… “
25 Responses to “Monty Python – Literary Football”
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Good evening Brian!
stadium of light, jarrow.LOL! They’re telling the future so well….what a odd coincidence
@harryspooner
yes.
That’s easier to do than the other way around.
“Emile, Emile,” rather tinny name, wot?
Jimmy Buzzard == Jimmy Bullard? Coincidence??
well, brian, i’m opening a boutique. LOL
lol nice
I bet you’re a hoot at dinner parties, Emilie!
Swann! Swann!
Comedy — like the sense of smell — is closely related to the memory.
Otherwise 1991 wasn’t such a good year for me, but it was the first time I saw the All-England Summarize Proust Competition.
Sadly, I haven’t figured out what Proust wrote about in his first book, which, incidentally, reminds me — quite involuntarily — of the first time I realized I didn’t know what Proust wrote about in his first book.
If I’m not mistaken, it was in 1991.
For an intelligent man, Cleese does a good job of looking stupid.
“… good evenin’ Brian.”
Cheers,mate!
Eric idle, and he is english.
I’ve fallen offa my chair, Brian!
What’s the name of the cute Irish (I think) actor?
Ivor Bigbotty…
Well Brian… I’m opening a boutique!
What do you mean by proustian sense of humor?
perfectly displays the stupidity of footballers lol
I love their proustian sense of humor.
Here’s a rough translation of what the host is talking about.
Jarrow Utd were playing an Italian team, and their positive football overcame the overly defensive system employed by the Italians (“catennacio” – “the limpid tentacles of packed mediterranean defence”).
Jimmy’s analysis is pretty simple “I hit it first time and it went in the goal”.
Cattenaccio is a negative defensive style of play invented by the Italians where they basically all sit behind the ball after going 1 – 0 up, yet still with the ability to counter-attack as there opponents press forward looking for the equaliser.
The opposition, fearing the counter, will be too cautious to go and get the goal they need by overloading the Italian half. So the game always ends 1 – 0, or 0 – 0 if the Italians only need a draw.
sure it is intelligent ass
guys this is making fun of the commentator as much as the man he’s interviewing…it’s just a fucking sketch. Nut up or shut up.