Monty Python's Flying Circus

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 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.

Animator: enTerry Gilliam
Author: Douglas Adams; Monty Python; Neil Innes
Comment: enMonty 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 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.
Company: Python (Monty) Pictures
Company: Python (Monty) Pictures
Completion date: 5 December 1974
Composer: enNeil Innes
Composer: Fred Tomlinson (singer)
Composer: Fred Tomlinson (singer)
Composer: Neil Innes
Country: enUnited Kingdom
Creator: Eric Idle
Creator: Eric Idle
Creator: Graham Chapman
Creator: Graham Chapman
Creator: John Cleese
Creator: John Cleese
Creator: Michael Palin
Creator: Michael Palin
Creator: Terry Gilliam
Creator: Terry Gilliam
Creator: Terry Jones
Creator: Terry Jones
Depiction
Director: enIan MacNaughton; enJohn Howard Davies
Director: Ian MacNaughton; John Howard Davies
FirstAired: 5 October 1969
FollowedBy: enAnd Now for Something Completely Different
Genre: Black comedy
Genre: Black comedy
Genre: Satire
Genre: Satire
Genre: Sketch comedy
Genre: Sketch comedy
Genre: Surreal humour
Genre: Surreal humour
Has abstract: enMonty 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 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. 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, often merging with the live action to form segues. The overall format used for the series followed and elaborated upon the style used by Spike Milligan in his groundbreaking series Q..., rather than the traditional sketch show format. The Pythons play the majority of the series' characters themselves, along with supporting cast members including Carol Cleveland (referred to by the team as the unofficial "Seventh Python"), Connie Booth (Cleese's first wife), series producer Ian MacNaughton, Ian Davidson, musician Neil Innes, and Fred Tomlinson and the Fred Tomlinson Singers for musical numbers. The programme came about as the six Pythons, having met each other through university and in various radio and television programmes in the 1960s, sought to make a new sketch comedy show unlike anything else on British television at the time. Much of the humour in the series' various episodes and sketches targets the idiosyncrasies of British life, especially that of professionals, as well as aspects of politics. Their comedy is often pointedly intellectual, with numerous erudite references to philosophers and literary figures and their works. The team intended their humour to be impossible to categorise, and succeeded (although, by their perspective, failed) so completely that the adjective "Pythonesque" was invented to define it and, later, similar material. However, their humour was not always seen as appropriate for television by the BBC, leading to some censorship during the third series. Cleese left the show following that series, and the remaining Pythons completed a final shortened fourth series before ending the show. The show became very popular in the United Kingdom, and after initially failing to draw an audience in the United States, gained American popularity after member stations of PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) began airing the show in 1974. The success on both sides of the Atlantic led to the Pythons going on live tours and creating three additional films, while the individual Pythons flourished in solo careers. Monty Python's Flying Circus has become an influential work on comedy as well as the ongoing popular culture.
Hypernym: Series
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Is primary topic of: Monty Python's Flying Circus
Label: enMonty Python's Flying Circus
LastAired: 5 December 1974
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ListEpisodes: enList of Monty Python's Flying Circus episodes
Network: BBC One
Network: BBC One
Network: BBC Two
Network: BBC Two
Number of episodes: 45
Number of seasons: 4
NumEpisodes: 45
NumSeries: 4
Opening theme: The Liberty Bell (march)
Opentheme: en"The Liberty Bell" by John Philip Sousa
Producer: enJohn Howard Davies
Producer: Ian MacNaughton
Producer: Ian MacNaughton
Release date: 5 October 1969
Runtime: -1800.0
Runtime (m): -30.0
Runtime (s): -1800.00
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SeeAlso: List of recurring Monty Python's Flying Circus characters; Monty Python
Starring: enEric Idle; enGraham Chapman; enJohn Cleese; enMichael Palin; enTerry Gilliam; enTerry Jones
Starring: Carol Cleveland
Starring: Carol Cleveland
Starring: Eric Idle; Graham Chapman; John Cleese; Michael Palin; Terry Gilliam; Terry Jones
Subject: Category:1960s British television sketch shows; Category:1969 British television series debuts; Category:1970s British television sketch shows; Category:1974 British television series endings; Category:BBC black comedy television shows; Category:BBC television sketch shows; Category:British satirical television series; Category:British television series with live action and animation; Category:English-language television shows; Category:Metafictional television series; Category:Monty Python; Category:Postmodern works; Category:Self-reflexive television; Category:Surreal comedy television series; Category:Television series about television; Category:Television shows adapted into films; Category:Television shows adapted into video games
Subsequent work: And Now for Something Completely Different
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Writer: enDouglas Adams; enMonty Python; enNeil Innes

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