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.
Press clippings Page 15
Is Monty Python's Flying Circus dead as a parrot?
The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus was broadcast 40 years ago today. John Walsh dusts off the tapes to see if the old ones really are the best.
John Walsh, The Independent, 5th October 2009Bafta honour for Monty Python stars
The Monty Python stars are to be honoured with a special award from the British Academy of Film and Television (Bafta) to mark their contribution to comedy over 40 years, it emerged today.
Damon Wake, Press Association, The Independent, 18th August 2009Monty Python theme tune: music to madness
How music contributed to Monty Python's demented humour.
Marc Lee, The Telegraph, 17th July 2009Monty Python almost pulled during first series
Monty Python's Flying Circus was almost taken off the air for its "disgusting and nihilistic" humour, according to newly-released files.
Ben Leach, The Telegraph, 1st June 2009After two dull episodes, Monty Python (BBC2) was suddenly funny again, thereby ameliorating the viewing week no end. The pressure on the now Cleeseless team to be as good as ever has perhaps been a little fierce, but that's showbiz.
Clive James, The Observer, 17th November 1974I had not laughed madly like that since someone, who knows where or when, sang "There's a ferret sitting up my nose" on TV. I strongly suspect it must have ten one of the Monty Python lot in some other show. The humour smells the same. Insane, surreal, subversive.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 17th April 1971