The Argument Clinic sketch
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The Argument Clinic sketch is a classic Monty Python comedy routine in which a man pays to engage in a hilariously absurd and increasingly nonsensical formal argument.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Argument Clinic sketch canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Monty Python sketch
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comedy sketch ⓘ television sketch ⓘ |
| basedOn | original material by Monty Python writing team ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Monty Python NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
John Cleese's argument clerk character
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Michael Palin's customer character ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist comedy
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satire ⓘ sketch comedy ⓘ |
| hasFormat | short sketch ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered one of Monty Python's most famous sketches
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frequently referenced in discussions of debate and argument ⓘ widely quoted in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
customer service
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philosophy of argumentation ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
argument as a paid service
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bureaucracy ⓘ logic and illogic ⓘ miscommunication ⓘ |
| influenced | later sketch comedy about pedantry and logic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
the argument clerk
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the customer ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableLine |
Argument is an intellectual process.
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No it isn't! ⓘ This isn't an argument, it's just contradiction! ⓘ Yes it is. / No it isn't. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
formal debate
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professional services ⓘ |
| partOf | Monty Python's Flying Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Eric Idle
NERFINISHED
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Graham Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Palin NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | an office in an argument clinic ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue-based sketch ⓘ |
| tone |
deadpan
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surreal ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
escalation of absurdity
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meta-humor ⓘ repetition ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
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