John Cleese Did Not Enjoy Filming Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Published 2018-03-16
John Cleese explains why filming Monty Python and the Holy Grail was so horrible, reveals who saved Monty Python's Life of Brian and reviews his favorite questions audiences have asked him.
» Subscribe to Late Night: bit.ly/LateNightSeth
» Get more Late Night with Seth Meyers: www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/
» Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers Weeknights 12:35/11:35c on NBC.

LATE NIGHT ON SOCIAL
Follow Late Night on Twitter: twitter.com/LateNightSeth
Like Late Night on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LateNightSeth
Find Late Night on Tumblr: latenightseth.tumblr.com/
Connect with Late Night on Google+: plus.google.com/+LateNightSeth/videos

Late Night with Seth Meyers on YouTube features A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy, and topical monologue jokes.

NBC ON SOCIAL 
Like NBC: Facebook.com/NBC
Follow NBC: Twitter.com/NBC
NBC Tumblr: NBCtv.tumblr.com/
NBC Pinterest: Pinterest.com/NBCtv/
NBC Google+: plus.google.com/+NBC
YouTube: youtube.com/nbc
NBC Instagram: instagram.com/nbc

John Cleese Did Not Enjoy Filming Monty Python and the Holy Grail- Late Night with Seth Meyers
   • John Cleese Did Not Enjoy Filming Mon...  


Late Night with Seth Meyers
youtube.com/user/latenightseth

All Comments (21)
  • @roberthill3207
    He paid for my groceries 20 years ago when I was in college and came up short will in line... i didn't know he was behind me in line. Stammered a thank you and stood there in amazement and disbelief. A very nice man.
  • I love that in the end, Life of Brian is basically a movie made for George Harrison that we all got to watch too
  • @Shakes-Off-Fear
    That castle in Scotland that Cleese is talking about, he actually managed to damage it. In the French taunting scene, he swung his sword at the outside wall and managed to take a chunk out of the brick work, about the size of a tennis ball, and they were scared shitless that they’d need to pay to repair it but I’m pretty sure they mounted a plaque underneath it saying “Improved by John Cleese”
  • @tubekulose
    Interesting fact: The German title of this movie is "Die Ritter der Kokosnuss", which means "The Knights of the Coconut".
  • @sonidojamon
    Seeing John Cleese laughing brings joy to my life
  • @davedee7521
    Bob Dylan (in a song): "everybody must get stoned" John Cleese: "No one is to stone anyone until I blow this whistle"
  • "I'm putting the money up." "Why?" "I want to see the movie." - George Harrison Best. Beatle. Ever
  • @RudalPL
    Imagine how much less funny The Holy Grail would be if they had real horses in it? :D
  • @marcusstar9995
    this made George Harrison the coolest Beatles that ever lived.
  • @Custerd1
    I highly recommend visiting Doune Castle - the self-guided tour is narrated by Terry Jones. It's absolutely worth every pence.
  • @dalekelly7639
    Holy Grail was funded in part by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Genesis, per IMDB. Python was well connected!
  • @01Mary02
    Wait till Biggus Dickus hears of this!!!
  • @shark180
    I did not like the "The Life of Brian" it did not portray my life correctly at all.
  • "HELP, HELP, I'M BEING REPRESSED" -Dennis the Constitutional Peasant
  • @tl4340
    3:17 for some reason, this brought a tear to my eye. The most heartfelt gesture to the late George Harrison I've seen.
  • @JimFortune
    "I want to see the movie." What a fantastic reason to fund a movie!
  • @seriousyak4734
    "The male marital position, that's the man flat on his back, with his wallet wide open" - that killed me XD
  • This man is a treasure. Comedic Royalty. If there was a living master of Straight Man Comedy, ladies and gentlemen, John Cleese is the best there is, was, will ever will be.
  • @antonnym214
    My favorite scene in Life of Brian was when the man gets caught doing grafitti and the Roman soldier has to correct his grammar! TOO FUNNY!