h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The best Monty Python EVER is most definately Life of Brian. I can recite the whole bloody lot!

Go on then.

Music

Enter 3 wise men. One coughs. Mandy falls over.
Mandy: Who are you?
Wise man#1: We are 3 wise men.
Mandy: What?!
Wise man#2: We are 3 wise men!
Mandy: Well what are you doing creeping round a cow shed at 2 o'clock in the morning? That doesn't sound very wise to me!
Wise man#3: We are astrologers.
Wise man#2: We have come from the east.
Mandy: Is this some kind of joke?
Wise man#1: We have come to praise the infant.
Wise man#2: We must pay homage to him
Mandy: Homage?! You're drunk! It's disgusting. Go on, out, the lot of you...
Wise man#1: No-

Oops, Ill carry on now...

Mandy: Bursting in here with tales about oriental fortune tellers. Go on, out!
Wise man#2: No no, we must see him!
Mandy: Go and praise someone else's brat!
Wise man#1: We were led by a star.
Mandy: led by a bottle more like. Go on, out!
Wise man#1: We must see him. We have brought gifts.
Mandy: Out!
Wise man#2: Gold, frankenscence, myrrh.
Mandy: well, why didn't you say so? He's over there. Sorry the place is a bit of a mess. What is myrrh anyway?
Wise man#3: It is a valuable balm.
Mandy: A balm? What are you giving him a balm for? It might bite him!
Wise man#3: What?
Mandy: It's a dangerous animal. Quick through it in the trough!
Wise man#1: No it isn't.
Mandy: Yes it is, it's a great big...
Wise man#3: No no no, it's an ointment.
Mandy, Aw, there is an animal called a balm... or did I just dream it? So, you're astrologers are you? Well, what is he then?
Wise man#2: What?
Mandy: What star sign is he?
Wise man#2: er, Capricorn.
Mandy: Capricorn, eh? What are they like?
Wise man#2: Oh but, he is the son of God, our Messiah.
Wise man#1: King of the Jews.
Mandy: and that's capricorn is it?
Wise man#2: No, no, that's just him.
Mandy: I was going to say there'd be a lot of them about.
Wise man#1: By what name are you calling him?
Mandy: er, Brian.
Wise men: We worship you o brian, Lord over us all. Praise unto you, Brian, and to the Lord our Father. Amen.
Mandy: Do you do a lot of this then?
Wise man#2: What?
Mandy: this praising.
Wise man#2: No, no.
Mandy: Er, well, um, if you're dropping by again, do pop in. Heh. And thanks a lot for the gold and frankincense, er, but don't worry too much about the myrrh next time. All right? Heh. Thank you. Good-bye. Well, weren't they nice? Hmm. Out of their bloody minds, but still.
Wise men leave.
Mandy: Well, look at that.
Wise men: Wrong bloody shed! (return and take presents pushing Mandy over)
More music.
Baby Brian cries.
Mandy: Shut up (smack)

I could go on - but i can't be bothered.

thank you... both for the posted recings and for choosing not to post the rest :D
Have anybody here an opinion on whether one could say that there is a bit of a resemblance between Monty Python and our very favourite guide book?
I kinda think so considering all the absurdities and originality, you guys?
and they both started on BBC!!!! Is there any kind of interesting facts about that that you know of?
(If you haven't guessed, I'm working on an essay just now...)
Thanks...
Marie Rivendell