The joke is still surreally fresh after all these years, but the thing that makes me go "wow" the most about this sketch is the consummate comic timing of John Cleese. Just as one example, Cleese's "yes it is" at minute 1:07 bats off Palin beautifully and gets a laugh where nobody else could.
But hell...too much analysis. This is just plain funny.
But hell...too much analysis. This is just plain funny.