Nudge, Nudge

I've unfortunately been too busy lately to continue down a Monty Python rabbit hole, although I hope to come back to this project whenever I get a chance. I started off super motivated when I had loads of free time in the summer, knowing full well how exhausted I always feel during the school year. Still, I imagined blogging to be a manageable hobby and a low-key creative outlet when I need a distraction. I also figured that as a stressed-out teacher, I could get some sweet dopamine from sketch comedy videos and silly drawings. 

It's not a bad thought... but I struggle to be consistent with most things in life, so keeping up a blog seems unrealistic. 

Anyway, I've seen the light, in a sense. Insofar as I can point to a Monty Python sketch that gives me pause about writing the show off as overrated.
 
This is not to say that I find the sketch hilarious, or even all that witty actually. I just love that this sketch exists, because it introduced a well-known phrase to the English language. The cheeky line used to emphasize innuendo, "wink, wink, nudge, nudge," would not exist without this sketch, originally called "Candid Photography." More commonly known as "Nudge Nudge," the sketch depicts an obnoxious, overexcited incel as he prods a stranger at the pub, and repeatedly annoys him with inane questions about his wife. 

I must say, it's pretty incredible that this sketch appears on the third episode of Flying Circus... I'll admit I'm impressed by such a legendary impact, so early on. 

A Kids in the Hall sketch that's somewhat comparable, in terms of setting and storytelling, would be "Sarcastic Guy". Like "Nudge, Nudge," it's another off-putting conversation in a familiar social situation. Also, I've realized that it parallels "Nudge, Nudge" in one more sense, as it's from one of the first episodes as well (Season 1, Episode 2). 

Sarcastic Guy isn't a favourite of mine, honestly. I might need to find ways to shoehorn my faves into these posts, or my theory about KITH's superiority will appear flimsy! 

"Nudge, Nudge," is the better of these two sketches. It's almost Shakespearean, both in its influence on the English lexicon, and in its insistence upon innuendo. 

Now Shakespeare though, can we agree that he is overrated? 

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