British Comedy Guide
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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Eddie Izzard recalls Monty Python's first US airing

In Izzard's current tour, he finds facts about the towns he performs in. In Dallas, someone submitted the fact that it was the first town in the USA to show Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 26th June 2014

Opinion: The missing Monty Python link

There was a different appearance from Eric Idle's "Nudge-Nudge" character which I can't find anywhere. It was in a TV advert for Breakaway chocolate bars which also featured Idle's blazered buffoon, though this time, if my memory is correct, he wouldn't shut up about the chocolate and crispy biscuit combination.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st May 2014

Was Gilliam right to call Python reunion depressing?

Are the Python's comments damagingly off-message or warming us up for shows that will be more than a cynical nostalgia fest?

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th May 2014

Michael Palin interview

Michael Palin tells HuffPostUK why 'Monty Python has never really happened since'.

Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 28th April 2014

Monty Python reinvented British comedy

Michael Palin is typically self-deprecating about the Pythons' work. Their gleaming jewels more than make up for any 'dross'.

Natalie Haynes, The Guardian, 10th April 2014

Arlene Phillips is ready to unveil John Cleese's body

Arlene Phillips says there will be flesh on display when the members of the Monty Python team appear in their reunion show in July.

Tim Walker, The Telegraph, 9th April 2014

Michael Palin: A lot of Monty Python was 'crap'

Michael Palin announces his first solo tour of Britain, as he discloses the highlights and lowlights of his long career and admits a lot of Monty Python was c--p.

Hannah Furness, The Telegraph, 9th April 2014

Michael Palin interview

After hitting the stage with Monty Python in July, Michael Palin is to embark on his first ever one-man theatre tour.

BBC News, 9th April 2014

Monty Python: 19 facts about them that you may not know

Here are 19 facts about Monty Python that you might not know...

Alun Palmer, The Mirror, 8th April 2014

Monty Python comedy group gets comic book treatment

Blue Water Productions announced plans to release a new comic book biography on the life of pop-culture icons Monty Python who will be part of the popular Comics series.

Comic Book Resources, 8th April 2014

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