Monty Python's Flying Circus. Image shows from L to R: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam. Copyright: BBC
Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Flying Circus

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two / BBC One
  • 1969 - 1974
  • 45 episodes (4 series)

Highly influential off-the-wall 1970s sketch series, starring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and Terry Jones. Also features Terry Gilliam and Carol Cleveland.

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A to Z of Monty Python

As BBC4's Holy Flying Circus revisits the controversy over Life of Brian, we initialise a Python retrospective...

Radio Times, 19th October 2011

The 20 best Monty Python's Flying Circus sketches

And now for something completely different. With the much-loved British comedy troupe Monty Python making recent headlines, including their first reunion project since 1983, we've decided to honor them by creating a list of our favorite Flying Circus sketches. Below you'll find 20 of the silliest, wittiest and most entertaining skits to grace our television sets.

Caitlin Peterkin, Paste Magazine, 12th July 2011

All-time best Python sketches. Vote early and often.

You may have heard, recently, that the Pythons will lend their voices to the upcoming film, A Liar's Autobiography, an animated 3D movie based on the memoir of the late Python member, Graham Chapman, who died in 1989. Chapman's own voice will be pulled from his original reading of his autobiography of the same name. Interestingly, the movie, set for a 2012 premiere, will be directed by Bill Jones, son of former Python member, Terry Jones.

Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 30th June 2011

Monty Python reunite for Graham Chapman film

Monty Python members have reunited to voice a 3D animated film based on the memoirs of the late Graham Chapman.

BBC News, 28th June 2011

The five best Monty Python sketches

Are these the funniest sketches by the British comedy group, who have announced their first reunion project since 1983?

The Telegraph, 28th June 2011

Terry Jones: Monty Python was 'only occasionally' funny

Terry Jones, one of the key members of Monty Python's Flying Circus, has admitted that he "only occasionally" found the comedy sketches funny.

Caroline Gammell, The Telegraph, 11th April 2011

Silly walk has not stood up well to the march of time

Monty Python was fun while it lasted but a realistic comedies have a better chance of enduring, argues Michael Deacon.

Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 11th April 2011

Audio: Terry Gilliam, the man behind Python's animation

Terry Gilliam, who was the man behind the animations in Monty Python - the giant feet and open heads - recalls his Flying Circus days which began in October 1969 when the programme first aired.

BBC News, 10th April 2011

A Peek at Python

Describing Monty Python in one article is like summarising Shakespeare in a media-friendly soundbite, or spending three days in the lap of the gods then writing a letter about it to the Reader's Digest.

Michael Monkhouse, Giggle Beats, 31st March 2011

'Monty Python' casual games in the works

Featuring contributions from the Pythons themselves, the first game in the series will be released via Facebook as well as appearing elsewhere on the web.

Mark Langshaw, Digital Spy, 20th November 2010

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