the Barber

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The Barber is a comedic character from Monty Python’s “The Lumberjack Song,” serving as the narrator who reveals his unexpected dream of becoming a lumberjack.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedic character
fictional character
appearsIn Monty Python's Flying Circus
surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus

The Lumberjack Song
associatedWith The Lumberjack Song
cross-dressing chorus in The Lumberjack Song
lumberjacks
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Monty Python
fictionalUniverse Monty Python
surface form: Monty Python universe
firstAppearance The Lumberjack Song
surface form: The Lumberjack Song sketch
genre comedy
hasDream becoming a lumberjack
hasNotableWork performance in The Lumberjack Song
language English
medium television
narrativeFunction introduces The Lumberjack Song
sets up the comedic twist about wanting to be a lumberjack
occupation barber
partOf Monty Python's Flying Circus
surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus television series
performedAs singing character
portrayedBy Michael Palin NERFINISHED
reveals his dream of becoming a lumberjack
role narrator
tone humorous

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