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It's... The Monty Python Story
It's... The Monty Python Story

It's... The Monty Python Story

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Two
  • 1999
  • 1 episode

The ever-flamboyant Eddie Izzard searches for the roots of Monty Python's surreal humour. He's helped by the Pythons themselves and other interviewees. Features Eddie Izzard, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and more.

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