As someone who thoroughly enjoys comedy, I really appreciated how Monty Python and the Holy Grail gave me a new experience when it comes to the genre. This was the first time I’ve seen the film, so I didn’t know what to expect. I think rather than making me audibly laugh, I was more appreciative of the creative directions the filmmakers chose, such as utilising animation, due to budget cuts. What makes the film enjoyable and unforgettable is how incomparable it is to other comedies, even decades after its release. It’s understandable why it’s been labelled as timeless by many. It may not have been the typical style of humour I would seek in a comedy, but I was definitely inspired by the unique approach the filmmakers took to reach its abrupt conclusion. 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail intends to make its audience laugh through bits, using both dialogue, shock humour and sometimes slapstick comedy. It acknowledges that it is a film by using written words in the introduction that makes it evident to the audience that it doesn’t take itself seriously. This has been influenced heavily by its low budget as well, including changes to the original script to ensure that they could film more of what they intended to. Part of its humour, either intended or not, is that it is evident that the filmmakers had to change their ideas throughout the process of filmmaking due to lack of budget leading to a lack of structure as a whole, even up to the final scene. This is where they had no more budget to film a final fight scene. The lack of closure by the end of the film is basically a form of shock humour as well. It is also evident that they had to lean into the violence and shock humour aspect because they could afford to make those scenes and was generally humorous due to the sheer intensity of it. Not being afraid to kill off many characters throughout the movie desensitised death and made it feel comical and more comedic. As for the credits scene(s), the bit from the start of the film makes a full circle and makes the audience feel a part of an inside joke, with the filmmakers themselves and those around them who are also watching. In a sense, this, paired with meta humour such as the scene 24 bit makes the audience feel like they’re a part of the story and the world.