What are some of the funniest military-related skits & entertainers you have seen?

2016-11-01T15:31:25-04:00

The majority of the topics on RP deal with current issues and some serious topics, however, I have found that having a clever and well-timed sense of humor can be one of the many necessary tools in your "bag of leadership skills". A well placed comedic remark can relieve stress and help others realize that things are not as bad as they initially seem.

A few years ago, I came across two British comedians (Armstrong and Miller), who portray a pair of "entitlement generation" RAF pilots stuck in a WWII, "greatest generation culture". Sound familiar? The pair talk in a sort of mono-syllabic, fractured English, lingo that is typical of 21st century antisocial UK youth. Like Beatle Bailey or Sad Sack, they have a constant on-going culture clash with their superiors and brothers in arms alike.

Below are a few short skits on some timeless military topics. NOTE: There are many more, just do a youtube search on "Armstrong and Miller Pilots"

On Wartime Food
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GABT_l6VF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGp4DvFEgh8

POW Camp Escape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uQPd9ogoTE

Awards and Decorations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGp4DvFEgh8

Biffy & Spud Crack the Enigma Code
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CwfCBa6PSM

Armstrong and Miller - Pilots - Wartime Food

2 RAF pilots who speak in a clipped accent but with modern teenager lingo. In this sketch they discuss how bad wartime food is, such as powdered egg, which i...

Response by CPT Ahmed Faried made Nov 1 at 2016 5:10 PM

2016-11-01T17:10:05-04:00

SNL had one with Bruce Willis years ago.

Response by MSgt James Mullis made Nov 1 at 2016 5:40 PM

2016-11-01T17:40:48-04:00

I would have to say Andy Griffith's "Toilet Salute" in No Time for Sergeants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqg4rJPUxGs

No Time For Sergeants - Toilet Salute

Andy Griffith...for your wonderful wholesome comedy...we salute you...RIP

Response by CPT Jim Schwebach made Nov 1 at 2016 7:00 PM

2016-11-01T19:00:00-04:00

There was an awful Goldie Hawn movie called "Private Benjamin" that contained a scene that sticks in my mind. The trainees are about to participate in a range exercise, their NCOIC gives the a briefing on the environment that includes words to the effect that - "You may find a number of land mines downrange; most of them are inert, however some are ert."

Response by SP5 Joel O'Brien made Nov 1 at 2016 7:45 PM

2016-11-01T19:45:28-04:00

Phil Silvers as MSgt Ernie Bilko. Here's a quick clip of Bilko interrupting the sale of a rifle by Pvt. Doberman(played by Maurice Gosfield (who was the voice of Benny the Ball on "Top Cat") to a rather young G.I. you'll recognize as Dick Van Dyke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldtn6uqWbYI&list=PLzEO6lw9oyO59ESBj5PM55xs41WY1Fw81

Sgt. Bilko / The Phil Silvers Show (4/5) Doberman Tries to Sell a Rifle (1955)

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1nm0dKP Bilko stops Private Doberman when he tries to sell a rifle to a new soldier in this clip from Sgt. Bilko / The Phil...

Response by SFC George Smith made Nov 4 at 2016 10:31 AM

2016-11-04T10:31:47-04:00

robin williams in Iraq? at Retreat...

Response by Anthony Smith made Mar 6 at 2017 7:05 PM

2017-03-06T19:05:45-05:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UlaAHdcRMg

Blackadder basic flying training

Excerpt from Blackadder Goes Forth "Private Plane"

Response by SSgt William Mavis made Mar 6 at 2017 8:48 PM

2017-03-06T20:48:03-05:00

yep,love the smell of napalm in the morning,DUH,we have a sense of humor,WoW,i remember in the 70 s we called it delayed stress then,they forced us into these groups,they so wanted us to be all screwed up.they were so mad we were nt.in fact tye only thing we felt bad about is when the shtf,we liked it.now we know about endorfins and all that stuff.butt for my self,never hurt anyone not trying to hurt me or someone else.so yes done with respect funny.

Response by MSgt Michael Lane made Mar 6 at 2017 9:39 PM

2017-03-06T21:39:05-05:00

My favorite show Bluestone 42
https://youtu.be/fQZTIDOOz48

Bluestone 42 BBC Three Comedy Promo

Response by SFC James Johnson made Mar 7 at 2017 8:32 AM

2017-03-07T08:32:11-05:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Np7v8VfC8

Tosh.0 - Stolen Valor

Veterans make videos exposing people who wear military uniforms without having served in the armed forces. The Comedy Central app has full episodes of your f...

Response by SGT James Frazier made Mar 7 at 2017 11:45 AM

2017-03-07T11:45:53-05:00

Bill Murray in "Stripes" and the D&C in the MP Too funny IMHO

Response by SSG David Furr made Mar 7 at 2017 12:46 PM

2017-03-07T12:46:30-05:00

I would have to add one of my favorite all-time movies Kelly's Heroes it's not really a comedy movie but there's a lot of funny skits in it from Donald Sutherland when he was younger

Response by SGT Felicia King made Mar 7 at 2017 1:36 PM

2017-03-07T13:36:16-05:00

It's Asia (I thought) but government also puts it in the European region.

Response by CH (CPT)(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2017 3:00 PM

2017-03-07T15:00:18-05:00

I had never heard of Armstrong and Miller, but I've been watching for big chunks of the last two days since reading this post. Very, very funny and spot on for today's military.

Response by COL Sam Russell made Mar 8 at 2017 8:13 AM

2017-03-08T08:13:48-05:00

Monty Python... by far the funniest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucgU2DJlBiw

The Meaning of Life (6/11) Movie CLIP - Would Rather Be Elsewhere (1983) HD

The Meaning of Life movie clips: http://j.mp/15vNO1x BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/ru1ruR Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DES...

Response by Lt Col Robert Canfield made Mar 8 at 2017 9:41 AM

2017-03-08T09:41:30-05:00

On Proper Uniform Wear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4pnTrjEjd0

Armstrong & Miller RAF pilot with yellow trousers

The yellow trousers RAF pilots

Response by PO1 Dan Richie made Mar 8 at 2017 12:01 PM

2017-03-08T12:01:31-05:00

Any of a number of scenes in Down Periscope

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2017 1:48 PM

2017-03-08T13:48:07-05:00

https://youtu.be/ToKcmnrE5oY

Mitchell and Webb: "Are we the baddies?"

I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING. ALL CREDIT TO THE ACTORS AND DIRECTORS. =) Sketch comedy show in which David Mitchell and Robert Webb play multiple different characte...

Response by Doug Meurer made Mar 8 at 2017 5:23 PM

2017-03-08T17:23:40-05:00

Captain Wallace B Bingamton from the original McHale's Navy series

Response by Lt Col Robert Canfield made Mar 8 at 2017 7:22 PM

2017-03-08T19:22:32-05:00

Abbott & Costello
Figuring out how many donuts to make for the Navy Officers mess (aka Millennial Math)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HvGven4qJ0

inthenavy 281

math in the movies in the Navy Abbott and Costello

Response by Lt Col Robert Canfield made Mar 9 at 2017 1:47 PM

2017-03-09T13:47:21-05:00

Clerk Typist Pvt Driscoll (Bob Newhart) gets "drafted" for combat duty. ("Hell is for Heroes")

http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/242680/Hell-is-for-Heroes-Movie-Clip-Combat-Emergency.html

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Jan 16 at 2018 5:40 PM

2018-01-16T17:40:45-05:00

Watching MASH.