How to Irritate People

6.8
1969 1 hr 8 min Comedy

A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.

  • Cast:
    John Cleese , Tim Brooke-Taylor , Graham Chapman , Michael Palin , Connie Booth , Gillian Lind

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Reviews

ThiefHott
1969/01/21

Too much of everything

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Moustroll
1969/01/22

Good movie but grossly overrated

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MoPoshy
1969/01/23

Absolutely brilliant

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Voxitype
1969/01/24

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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dwelfusius
1969/01/25

I can't believe what I see.A rating of 5/10 on IMDb...is this because it is an American site or..?..this is probably one of the most hilarious films ever made and if there are people that fail to see that,I seriously question these people..I'll admit the set-up of the movie can seem quite odd,or the fact that it actually isn't a movie but more a collection of sketches,but that doesn't change one bit to th fact that this movie is a pearl amongst swines..I know that some sketches may be a bit long-threaded..but in my opinion the other sketches make up for this flaw..who can keep a straight face while watching the quiz sketch.."What do horses eat?Meat.No.Other horses?..No,what do horses eat?Lobsters."..or the airplane sketch"Ladies and gentlemen,there is no reason to be alarmed". I just want to point out that despite the fact some of the sketches don't match up to the certain standard we possibly created for Monty python material,this movie is certainly worth seeing and deserves more than a 5 on 10.

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Chris Mooney (dhsb58)
1969/01/26

How to Irritate people is an instructial comedy of just how to do it by the comedians of the time, John Cleese (python),Graham Chapman (python),Connie Booth (Wife of Python & Infamous waitress),Tim Brooke Taylor (Goodie/ISIHAC) & Michael Palin (python)The Program itself features some excellent sketches.If you have not seen this you will find out that you have missed a lot.It's recently had a new lease of life on DVD, and i would definitely purchase it at a mere £5.99.Sketeches that feature are the classic "Airplane Sketch" & "Pepper-Pots". Undoubtabley the stealer of the show is the "Game show sketch"If you have seen "At last the 1948 show" you will certainly like this.Python fans also..though each sketch does have a punchline!

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Hotoil
1969/01/27

This show seems to have been aimed at a more conventional crowd than Cleese, Chapman and Palin's work with Monty Python. In fact, it has very, very little of the subversive and hilarious wit they displayed in that comedy troupe. The premise doesn't give much room for anything but Cleese portraying an intentionally annoying character (a noisy father disrupting his TV-watching children, an overly considerate date, a loud middle-aged woman in a movie theater) and noticeably bothering a character usually portrayed by Michael Palin. The characters don't have anything very funny about them, they are very straighforward and do nothing but annoy or get annoyed in the exact way you would expect based on Cleese's narrated set-up. There aren't any twists. There are very few moments when you get any hint of how brilliant these guys could be on their television shows and movies as Monty Python. In fact, it's kind of annoying seeing such talented men wasting away in such an unfunny piece of work - even if you're a Python fan, theres nothing really necessary about 'How To Irritate People', though the dedicated will inevitably check it out since theres almost always a copy by the Flying Circus videos at any rental store.

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Floydiac
1969/01/28

Many people may be disappointed with the material on the program because it is not typical Python. People need to take into account that this is before the incorporation of Idle, Jones and Gilliam. Also, it is a precursor for what was eventually to become one of the funniest sketch comedy shows ever broadcast.

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