Monty Python's Flying Circus

Name: Monty Python's Flying Circus
Genre: Comedy
Cast: John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones

TV Series1969 – 197430m4 seasons · 45 episodes

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And now for something completely different: Monty Python's Flying Circus was simply the most influential comedy program television has ever seen. Five Englishmen, all working under the constraints of conventional TV shows such as The Frost Report (for which the five Englishmen wrote), gathered together with an expatriate American in the spring of 1969 to break the rules. The result, first airing on BBC-1 on October 5, 1969, has influenced countless future men and women in the media and comedy since.

Stars: John Cleese Eric Idle Terry Gilliam

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E1The Golden Age of BallooningOct 31, 1974 · 30m · The surprising history of "The Golden Age of Ballooning" includes Ferdinand von Zeppelin's murderous insistence that his airship is not a balloon.TVmaze 8.5

E2Michael EllisNov 7, 1974 · 30m · It's hard to get good service at the ant counter. Her Majesty visits an ant poetry reading. A toupee-less gentleman wants to complain about his ant.TVmaze 8.5

E3Light Entertainment WarNov 14, 1974 · 30m · Heroes of World War II can't decipher fighter-pilot banter. TV programming executives decide the public are idiots. A gentleman enjoys "woody" words.TVmaze 8.5

E4HamletNov 21, 1974 · 30m · Hamlet consults a psychiatrist. A boxer wins the championship despite his lack of a head. Queen Victoria pulls ahead in the Queen Victoria Handicap.TVmaze 8.5

E5Mr. NeutronNov 28, 1974 · 30m · The search for Mr. Neutron, who plans to dominate the world, stretches from a London suburb to the Yukon, and results in the destruction of earthly civilization.TVmaze 8.5

E6Party Political BroadcastDec 5, 1974 · 30m · A spoof of British political-party broadcasts includes the finals of "the worst family in Britain" contest, a violent cricket match, and a housewife who revolutionized beekeeping.TVmaze 7.5

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John CleeseVarious Characters Eric IdleVarious Characters Terry GilliamVarious Characters Graham ChapmanVarious Characters Terry JonesVarious Characters Michael PalinVarious Characters

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Premiered: October 5, 1969
Ended: December 5, 1974
Status: Ended
Network: BBC One
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Language: English
Episode runtime: 30m
TVmaze ID: 694