Knights Who Say Ni questions them, and Arthur admits that it is for the Knights who say "Ni!", whereupon she refuses to cooperate. Arthur then threatens to say "Ni!" to the old woman unless she helps them, and when she still refuses, begins shouting "Ni!". Bedivere has trouble saying the sacred word, which he pronounces "Nu!" until Arthur demonstrates the correct technique. As the crone shrinks back from their combined assault, they are interrupted by Roger the Shrubber, who laments the lack of law and order that allows ruffians to say "Ni!" to an old woman. Arthur obtains a shrubbery from Roger, and brings
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life the Broadway musical "Spamalot", based on "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" – once in Act II and again during the curtain call. It is one of two Monty Python songs in the musical not taken from the original movie, along with the song "Finland"; other songs were either from "Holy Grail" or were new creations. The song was made popular as a football chant by Aston Villa F.C. supporters in the 1980s and adopted by other clubs. The song is used at the end of "Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)", the comedic oratorio written by Eric