The extras playing the guards were told they wouldn’t be paid if they laughed. So they were actually trying very hard not to. This wasn’t acting, this was real.
In Eric Idle’s autobiography, he confirms – or at least repeats – that the extras in the scene were told they would not be paid for the day if they started laughing. The struggle to keep the straight face was real.
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One of my favourite moments in cinema is the centurion’s face when Biggus Dickus delivers this line (gif):
The extras playing the guards were told they wouldn’t be paid if they laughed. So they were actually trying very hard not to. This wasn’t acting, this was real.
In Eric Idle’s autobiography, he confirms – or at least repeats – that the extras in the scene were told they would not be paid for the day if they started laughing. The struggle to keep the straight face was real.
He has a wife, you know… anyone know what her name is?
She’s called Incontinentia.
Incontinetia Buttocks.