Ministry of Silly Walks

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Monty Python sketch comedy sketch television sketch

The Ministry of Silly Walks is a famous Monty Python comedy sketch featuring John Cleese as a bureaucrat in a fictional government department devoted to developing absurd and elaborate ways of walking.

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Surface form Occurrences
The Ministry of Silly Walks 2
Ministry of Silly Walks sketch 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Monty Python sketch ⓘ
comedy sketch ⓘ
television sketch ⓘ
costumeIncludes bowler hat ⓘ
briefcase ⓘ
business suit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Monty Python ⓘ
depicts bureaucracy ⓘ
fictional government ministry ⓘ
featuresCharacter Mr. Teabag ⓘ
featuresPerformer John Cleese ⓘ
Michael Palin ⓘ
firstAiredInEpisode Monty Python's Flying Circus season 2 ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python's Flying Circus "Face the Press"
firstAiredInSeason Monty Python's Flying Circus season 2 ⓘ
firstAppearanceInSeries Monty Python ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python's Flying Circus
genre satire ⓘ
sketch comedy ⓘ
surreal comedy ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact inspired fan reenactments ⓘ
inspired internet memes ⓘ
referenced in popular culture ⓘ
hasFanActivity public silly walk events ⓘ
hasFormat office interview ⓘ
hasIconicImage John Cleese mid-stride with briefcase and bowler hat ⓘ
hasMerchandise T-shirts ⓘ
mugs ⓘ
posters ⓘ
hasSetting government office ⓘ
inception 1970 ⓘ
mainSubject absurd walking styles ⓘ
government inefficiency ⓘ
notableFor John Cleese's performance ⓘ
exaggerated leg movements ⓘ
physical comedy ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC One ⓘ
parodies civil service ⓘ
government grant committees ⓘ
partOf Monty Python's Flying Circus season 2 ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python's Flying Circus episodes
performedByTroupe Monty Python ⓘ
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
targetOfAnalysis humor theory ⓘ
media studies ⓘ
writtenBy Graham Chapman ⓘ
John Cleese ⓘ
other Monty Python members ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mr. Teabag → appearsIn → Ministry of Silly Walks ⓘ
Mr. Teabag → associatedWith → Ministry of Silly Walks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Silly Walks sketch
Mr. Teabag → employer → Ministry of Silly Walks ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Ministry of Silly Walks
Monty Python → notableSketch → Ministry of Silly Walks ⓘ
Monty Python's Flying Circus → notableSketch → Ministry of Silly Walks ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Ministry of Silly Walks