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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Why we need some Python spirit
Our absurd cultural climate is ripe for ridicule.
Robin Ashenden, Spiked, 30th October 2018Dutch 'silly walks' crossing is a hit
A Dutch town has officially opened a 'silly walks' road crossing, in honour of a classic sketch from the 1970s BBC comedy programme Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Martin Morgan, BBC, 22nd October 2018Eric Idle interview
"Monty Python entered the BBC through a backdoor and refused to leave"
Sopan Deb, The Independent, 6th October 2018Bring back the silly genius of Monty Python
The discovery of unused Monty Python material from Michael Palin's archive last week shed light on a forgotten world
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 5th August 2018The BBC wouldn't dare make a comedy like Python today
Comedy isn't just a form of entertainment. It's also a form of social history.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 4th August 2018John Cleese should stop moaning. Comedy's moved on
Monty Python was once the high benchmark of surrealist humour - but that was 45 years ago.
Fiona Sturges, The Guardian, 2nd August 2018Unseen Monty Python material published
Scripts and ideas for unmade Monty Python sketches are to go on display at the British Library as they process a recently acquired archive from Michael Palin. Some material has been published today.
British Comedy Guide, 1st August 2018Unrestrained swearing by some very naughty boys
The most memorable insults in Monty Python And The Holy Grail featured no swearwords, although King Arthur and his knights had to endure threats of a "fart in your general direction" as well as the suggestion that their mothers were hamsters and their fathers smelt of elderberries.
Jack Malvern, The Times, 1st August 2018Comedy messiahs? Python often weren't funny at all
Much like Basil Fawlty pummelling his uncooperative Austin 1100 Countryman with a weaponised twig, John Cleese has been lashing out at the BBC over what he believes is the corporation's refusal to air repeats of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 1st August 2018There must be a place at the BBC for future Pythons
"Every one of us fights some battle, not all visible. And there are areas where the pious, reverse discrimination becomes plain potty," writes Libby Purves.
Libby Purves, Radio Times, 21st July 2018