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Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's BBC series breaks traditional sketch structure with surreal arguments, abrupt transitions, and Terry Gilliam's cutout animation. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin play bureaucrats,…
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A little comedy time travel
Find your era.
From the cast & credits
The people behind the funny.
Michael Palin
Terry Jones
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Eric Idle
Carol Cleveland
Terry GilliamBack by popular repetition
Some bits bear repeating.
A little more context
Behind the show.
Monty Python's BBC series breaks traditional sketch structure with surreal arguments, abrupt transitions, and Terry Gilliam's cutout animation. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin play bureaucrats, eccentrics, and authority figures whose worlds rarely obey normal logic. The original 1969–1974 run includes the dead parrot, Ministry of Silly Walks, and Spanish Inquisition sketches.
A different show.
A whole new rabbit hole.