Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

8.34 seasonsComedy

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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Specials33 episodes
Jabberwocky

3. Jabberwocky

30 min

After the death of his father the young cooper 'Dennis Cooper' goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster? A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour.

Live at the Hollywood Bowl

5. Live at the Hollywood Bowl

30 min

A collection of skits that made the Python troup famous, performed live at the Hollywood Bowl. Included are the singing philosophers, lumberjacks, the pope, and a suspiciously-male looking seabird vendor.

Live at Aspen

10. Live at Aspen

30 min

Monty Python Live at Aspen was a reunion show featuring the five surviving members of Monty Python: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Graham Chapman was also allegedly in attendance as his "ashes" were brought out in an urn. The Pythons looked back at their work and received an American Film Industry award. It also featured some memorable moments when Gilliam 'accidentally' kicked over the urn, which Eric Idle said was their biggest audience laugh ever. It was hosted by Robert Klein and featured a cameo by Eddie Izzard.

Python Night

11. Python Night

30 min

Python Night - 30 Years of Python was a special run of Monty Python related programs broadcast on BBC2 on October 5, 1999, the 30th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

What the Pythons Did Next...

12. What the Pythons Did Next...

30 min

A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam in the years after Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Monty Python In Aberystwyth

13. Monty Python In Aberystwyth

30 min

In 1979, Monty Python's Life of Brian opened in cinemas around Britain, finding a place for itself in movie history. However, the film's release was plagued by controversy, causing many local authorities to ban showings of the feature. By 2009, the ban only remains in place in Aberystwyth. This documentary reveals how Sue Jones-Davies, the city's mayor — and the actor who played Brian's girlfriend in the movie — has campaigned to have the ban lifted. Includes contributions by Pythons Michael Palin and Terry Jones

Birds Eye Industrial Film

14. Birds Eye Industrial Film

30 min

A short film by Monty Python made in the early 1970s, never intended to be seen by the public, only for the employees of Birds Eye. Although these industrial films are largely aimed at the staff of said companies, the information they provide is injected by a large dose of typically Python humor and is essential viewing for the Python completeness.

Harmony Hairspray Industrial Film

15. Harmony Hairspray Industrial Film

30 min

A short film by Monty Python made in the early 1970s, never intended to be seen by the public, only for the employees of Harmony Hairspray. Although these industrial films are largely aimed at the staff of said companies, the information they provide is injected by a large dose of typically Python humor and is essential viewing for the Python completeness.

Close Up Toothpaste Industrial Film

16. Close Up Toothpaste Industrial Film

30 min

A short film by Monty Python made in the early 1970s, never intended to be seen by the public, only for the employees of Close Up toothpaste. Although these industrial films are largely aimed at the staff of said companies, the information they provide is injected by a large dose of typically Python humor and is essential viewing for the Python completeness.

The Pythons - Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

17. The Pythons - Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

30 min

50 minute documentary, made on location in Tunisia during the shooting of Monty Python's Life of Brian. There are interviews with all of the troupe, excerpts from the TV series and their earlier films, and from some of the solo projects the individuals worked on. Some of the rehearsals for this film are shown. This is actually a fascinating documentary and a superb extra to the film. It gives an insight into the personalities of each of the performers and their relationships with one another. No Monty Python fan should be without this. From the Criterion Edition DVD.

The Secret Life of Brian

18. The Secret Life of Brian

30 min

A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding accusations of blasphemy

The Life of Python

19. The Life of Python

30 min

The Life of Python was a special run of Monty Python related programs broadcast on BBC2 on October 5, 1999, the 30th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Monty Python: Almost The Truth - The BBC Lawyer's Cut

20. Monty Python: Almost The Truth - The BBC Lawyer's Cut

30 min

To commemorate the 'Ruby Jubilee' of Monty Python, this film takes us on a journey telling the story of the Pythons from start to finish. Starting with the very humble beginnings of how the legendary British comedy troupe emerged, we learn how the cast met, their early influences and how they went on to create ground-breaking television, and their transition into movies that would change the face of comedy forever. Featuring brand new interviews with John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, and Eric Idle as well as archive interviews from Graham Chapman, this film explores the highs and the lows, and examines how Monty Python became a British institution. This is the first time the Pythons have come together for a film project since 1983's Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.

Olympic sketch (German)

21. Olympic sketch (German)

30 min

No description available.

Animated Gilliam

24. Animated Gilliam

16 min

Terry Gilliam dissects his animated opening sequences for all four series of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Politically Incorrect

25. Politically Incorrect

3 min

The sketch so controversial that it had to be dropped by the BBC before it could be seen again.

How to Irritate People

27. How to Irritate People

30 min

No description available.

The Secret Policeman's Ball

28. The Secret Policeman's Ball

30 min

No description available.

Silly Occupations

32. Silly Occupations

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 1

GilliAnimations

33. GilliAnimations

30 min

A DVD extra

Hysterical Figures

34. Hysterical Figures

30 min

A DVD extra from Volume 1 Disc 2

The Talent Show

35. The Talent Show

30 min

The semaphore version of "Wuthering Heights" sketch from Episode 15 A DVD extra from DVD 3

Pythonolympics

36. Pythonolympics

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 4

Naughty Bits

37. Naughty Bits

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 5

Monty Queries

38. Monty Queries

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 6

Tutor Manners

39. Tutor Manners

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 6

Montykaraoke

40. Montykaraoke

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 8

And Now... The BBC

41. And Now... The BBC

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 8

Pet Peeves

42. Pet Peeves

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 9

Amazing Feats

43. Amazing Feats

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 10

Explosive Situations

44. Explosive Situations

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 11

Spreichen Zie Python?

45. Spreichen Zie Python?

30 min

A DVD extra

The Cleese Shop

46. The Cleese Shop

30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 12

Season 113 episodes
Whither Canada?

1. Whither Canada?

31 min

Featuring 'It's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart', an Italian lesson, Whizzo Butter, 'It's the Arts', Arthur 'Two-Sheds' Jackson, a cycling race, and The Funniest Joke in the World.

Sex and Violence

2. Sex and Violence

33 min

Featuring some flying sheep, a man with three buttocks, a man with two noses, musical mice, a marriage guidance counsellor, a working-class playwright and The Wrestling Epilogue.

How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away

3. How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away

31 min

Featuring a court scene, the larch, Bicycle Repair Man, children's stories, a restaurant sketch, some seduced milkmen, an interview with some children and a stolen newsreader.

Owl Stretching Time

4. Owl Stretching Time

29 min

Featuring fresh fruit as self-defence, some folk-singing, an art gallery sketch and Lemming of the BDA. An Edwardian man struggles to undress on the beach.

Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century

5. Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century

29 min

Featuring Confuse-a-Cat, discussion programme A Duck, a Cat and a Lizard, the arrest of a newsreader, an erotic film, a silly job interview and a burglar/encyclopaedia salesman.

It's the Arts

6. It's the Arts

30 min

Featuring a gang of legal burglars, the Whizzo Quality Assortment, a Scottish wedding and a day in the life of a city stockbroker. Some film moguls try to impress their boss.

Oh, You're No Fun Anymore

7. Oh, You're No Fun Anymore

30 min

Featuring camel-spotting, an embezzler at a board-meeting and a science fiction tale about a Scotsman and a tennis-playing blancmange.

Full Frontal Nudity

8. Full Frontal Nudity

29 min

Featuring an art critic, some hermits, Hell's Grannies and the dead parrot sketch. Some newlyweds attempt to buy a bed and the mafia offer protecting to the army.

The Ant, An Introduction

9. The Ant, An Introduction

29 min

Featuring Ken Buddha, a man with a tape-recorder up his nose and a hairdresser who always wanted to be a lumberjack.

Untitled

10. Untitled

30 min

Featuring a bank robber in a lingerie shop, It's A Tree (with Arthur Tree), a vocational guidance counsellor, Ron Obvious and a gorilla librarian.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom

11. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom

31 min

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra goes to the bathroom, a footballer is interviewed and Batley Townswomen's Guild re-enact the invasion of Pearl Harbour.

The Naked Ant

12. The Naked Ant

31 min

Featuring the North Minehead by-election, the Upper Class Twit of the Year competition, Ken Shabby and a Party Political Broadcast on behalf of the Wood Party.

Intermission

13. Intermission

29 min

Featuring some historical impersonations, a cinema usherette with a dead seabird, restaurant abuse and Probe Around On Crime.

Season 213 episodes
Face the Press

1. Face the Press

30 min

Featuring Doug and Dinsdale Piranha, Face the Press and the Ministry of Silly Walks. Mrs G Pinnet buys a new gas cooker.

The Spanish Inquisition

2. The Spanish Inquisition

30 min

Featuring the Spanish Inquisition, courtroom charades and a semaphore interpretation of Wuthering Heights.

Déjà Vu

3. Déjà Vu

30 min

Featuring the work of the poet Euan McTeagle, a psychiatrist milkman and some exploding animals. A television presenter suffers from a severe case of deja vu.

The Buzz Aldrin Show

4. The Buzz Aldrin Show

30 min

More surreal humour from the Monty Python team. Sketches include The Architects, How to Recognise a Mason, Poets and the Chemist sketch.

Live from the Grill-O-Mat

5. Live from the Grill-O-Mat

29 min

Featuring gameshow Blackmail, The Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and boxer Ken Clean-Air System.

It's a Living

6. It's a Living

29 min

Featuring It's a Living and a school prize-giving. Timmy Williams presents a new chat show and the fate of the Silly Party hangs in the balance in an Election Night Special.

The Attila the Hun Show

7. The Attila the Hun Show

27 min

Featuring the Attila the Hun Show, a rat catcher, a village idiot, some killer sheep and news for parrots.

Archaeology Today

8. Archaeology Today

29 min

Featuring Mrs Beethoven, the Reverend Arthur Belling, some Australian Mosquito Hunters and a drink party with the Gits.

How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body

9. How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body

30 min

Featuring a guide on how to recognise parts of the body, a singing policeman, an interview with a plastic surgeon, a camp soldiers' drill and the Verrifast Plane Company.

Scott of the Antarctic

10. Scott of the Antarctic

29 min

Featuring a special report into the shooting of Scott of the Antarctic, from Paignton. Also, a man tries to purchase a fish licence.

How Not to Be Seen

11. How Not to Be Seen

29 min

Features gags and sketches such as Job Hunter, Railway Timetables, How Not to be Seen and Interview in a Filing Cabinet.

Spam

12. Spam

30 min

The sketches in this episode include Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook, World Forum-Communist Quiz, Hospital for Over-Actors and Spam.

Royal Episode 13

13. Royal Episode 13

30 min

Sketches in this episode include How to Feed a Goldfish, The Man Who Says Things in a Very Roundabout Way and Lifeboat.

Season 313 episodes
Whicker's World

1. Whicker's World

30 min

Features gags and sketches such as Multiple Murderer Court Scene, Njorl's Saga and Whicker’s World.

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular

2. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular

29 min

Features Emigration from Surbiton to Hounslow, The Fish Slapping Dance, SS Mother Goose, Trim-Jeans Theatre and some very famous guests.

The Money Programme

3. The Money Programme

29 min

Features The Money Programme, Erizabeth L, Dead Bishop, Jungle Restaurant and The Argument Skit.

Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror

4. Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror

30 min

Features gags and sketches such as Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror, The Man who Speaks in Anagrams and Pantomime Horses.

The All-England Summarise Proust Competition

5. The All-England Summarise Proust Competition

30 min

Featuring in this episode The All-England Summarise Proust Competition, Fire Brigade, Travel Agent and Party Hints with Veronica Smalls.

The War Against Pornography

6. The War Against Pornography

28 min

Sketches in this episode include Tory Housewives Clean-up Campaign, Gumby Brain Specialist, Expedition to Lake Pahoe and The Silliest Interview We've Ever Had.

Salad Days

7. Salad Days

28 min

Features gags and sketches such as Biggles Dictates a Letter, Climbing the North Face of the Uxbridge Road, Lifeboat and The Cheese Shop.

The Cycling Tour

8. The Cycling Tour

30 min

This episode tells the story of Mr Pither as he embarks on his Cycling Tour.

The Nude Organist

9. The Nude Organist

30 min

Features gags and sketches such as Bomb on Plane, Mortuary Hour, The Olympic Hide-and-Seek Final, The Cheap Laughs and Prices on the Planet Algon.

E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease

10. E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease

27 min

Sketches include The Tudor Jobs Agency, Elizabethan Pornography Smugglers, Thripshaw's Disease and The Man Who Says Words in the Wrong Order.

Dennis Moore

11. Dennis Moore

31 min

Features the sketches Dennis Moore, What the Stars Foretell, The Ideal Loon Exhibition, Off-Licence and Prejudice.

A Book at Bedtime

12. A Book at Bedtime

24 min

Features gags and sketches such as A Book at Bedtime, Kamikaze Scotsmen, No Time to Lose, Spot the Looney and Frontiers of Medicine-Penguins.

Grandstand (or: The British Showbiz Awards)

13. Grandstand (or: The British Showbiz Awards)

26 min

Sketches include The Oscar Wilde Sketch, David Niven’s Fridge, Pasolini’s ‘The Third Test Match’, New Brain from Currys, Blood Donor and the Dirty Vicar Sketch.

Season 46 episodes

Cast

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Various

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Various / "It's" man

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Various

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Various

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Various

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