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Monty Python's Flying Circus(TV show/series, 1969-1974)

TV-14
| 30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 45 episodes

Monty Python's Flying CircusRating: 4.1/5 (with 286 votes)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (also known as simply Monty Python) is a British surreal sketch comedy series created by and starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, who became known collectively as "Monty Python", or the "Pythons". The first episode was recorded at the BBC on 7 September 1969 and premiered on 5 October on BBC1, with 45 episodes airing over four series from 1969 to 1974, plus two episodes for German TV. A feature film adaptation of several sketches, And Now for Something Completely Different, was released in 1971. The series stands out for its use of absurd situations, mixed with risqué and innuendo-laden humour, sight gags, and observational sketches without punchlines. Live-action segments were broken up with animations by Gilliam, ... ()
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4 seasons: Series 1, Series 2, Series 3, Series 4
Duration: 28min
Genres: British / TV Comedies
Keywords: Absurd / Witty / Irreverent
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About Monty Python's Flying Circus

A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.

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Monty Python's Flying Circus Seasons and Episodes

10/31/1974Season 4 - 6 episodes
#1 | 10/31/1974The Golden Age of Ballooning
3.2/5 (with 7 votes)
Features gags and sketches such as The Golden Age of Ballooning, Louis XVI, The Court of George III and a Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Norwegian Party.
#2 | 11/07/1974Michael Ellis
3.6/5 (with 7 votes)
Features the sketches Department Store, Buying an Ant, At Home with the Ant and Other Pets and Toupee Department.
#3 | 11/14/1974The Light Entertainment War
3.0/5 (with 8 votes)
More surreal gags and sketches including Up Your Pavement, RAF Banter, Court Martial, The Public Are Idiots and Woody and Tinny Words.
#4 | 11/21/1974Hamlet
3.3/5 (with 8 votes)
Sketches in this episode include Hamlet and Ophelia, Bogus Psychiatrists, Police Helmets, Boxing Match Aftermath and The Queen Victoria Handicap.
#5 | 11/28/1974Mr. Neutron
3.7/5 (with 7 votes)
Featuring the story of Mr. Neutron and sketches including Post-Box Ceremony and Teddy Salad.
#6 | 12/05/1974Party Political Broadcast
3.3/5 (with 7 votes)
Sketches in this final episode include The Most Awful Family in Britain, Patient Abuse, Brigadier and Bishop and The Man Who Finishes Other People's Sentences.
10/19/1972Season 3 - 13 episodes
09/15/1970Season 2 - 13 episodes
10/05/1969Season 1 - 13 episodes
?Specials - 33 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Inspired by: At Last the 1948 Show (TV show/series)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 23 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/05/1969
Last episode released on: 12/05/1974
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Monty Pythons fliegender Zirkus"

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