Posted on Nov 1, 2016

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

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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...

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

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MSgt James Mullis

Posted >1 y ago

No Time For Sergeants - Toilet Salute

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

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

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Lt Col Robert Canfield

7 y

Read the eye chart Private:
"Eyup"
"Muglump"
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Lt Col Robert Canfield

7 y

"Ahhhh, don't pick on him...he's been sick. He had ARE-OHH-TEEEE-SEEEE".

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Sgt Edward Allen

7 y

Still one of the funniest scenes ever!

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LT Carl Martin

7 y

Classic!!

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SFC George Smith

Posted >1 y ago

robin williams in Iraq? at Retreat...

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SSG (Join to see)

7 y

That wasn't a skit. I was there. Totally legit... and fucking hilarious.

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SPC Jon Parniawski

7 y

We had R Lee Ermey come to our site. He was HILARIOUS.

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Anthony Smith

Posted 7 y ago

Blackadder basic flying training

Excerpt from Blackadder Goes Forth "Private Plane"

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

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Lt Col Robert Canfield

7 y

RAF Banter - Monty Python's Flying Circus

"RAF Banter" premiered on 14 November 1974 in Series 4, Episode 3 of "Monty Python's Flying Circus". The sketch features Terry Jones as Bovril, Eric Idle as ...

Love it. I recognize Hugh Laurie from "House" and Mr Bean.
Reminds me of the WWII RAF Banter sketch from Monty Python. There is a thread of truth in that sketch. The RAF pilots did not have secure radio comms to communicate, so they developed a sort of banter (like CB radio lingo) to communicate with each other. It gave the Germans a lot of trouble understanding what the Brits were saying. The Brits would change it up frequently to keep the German pilots guessing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myIB1TrPpTE

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SSG Mark Madsen

7 y

Lt Col Robert Canfield - "Shoot, Move, and Communicate! Two out of three ain't bad!"

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PO1 Dan Richie

Posted 7 y ago

Any of a number of scenes in Down Periscope

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PO2 Rich Pratt

7 y

The most accurate submarine movie since Das Boot

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SSG David Furr

Posted 7 y ago

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

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SGT John Linardy

7 y

Good movie

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MSgt Mark Bucher

7 y

"Woof woof woof", that's my dog imatation

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SP5 Joel O'Brien

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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...

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

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COL Sam Russell

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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...

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

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Lt Col Robert Canfield

7 y

The Meaning of Life (5/11) Movie CLIP - Goodbye Gifts on the Battlefield (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...

PCS gifts and presentations: After watching this segment, I was a little disappointed that I didn't get a clock when I returned home from deployment for Desert Storm....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyCCuHC08bY

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SFC James Johnson

Posted 7 y ago

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...

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

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