Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) is a British absurdist comedy you can watch online on iFILM. The famous six-man troupe takes on human existence from birth to death through a run of outrageous sketches, with no single plot tying them together.

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin play dozens of parts. A stuffy London insurance office morphs into a pirate ship mid-scene. Health-service doctors come to claim a liver from a donor who is still very much alive. The greediest man alive pushes gluttony to a spectacular, explosive end. Between the vignettes come songs about the miracle of birth and jabs at religion, school and war.

Directed by Terry Jones, this was the last feature the legendary group made, and it took the Grand Prix of the Jury at Cannes. The humor runs pitch-black, the songs stick, and half the gags have been quoted for decades. Stream Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) online on iFILM.