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Landy, Marcia, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Wayne State University Press, 2005 ISBN 9780814331033. Larsen, Darl, Monty Python's Flying Circus: An Utterly Complete, Thoroughly Unillustrated, Absolutely Unauthorized Guide to Possibly All the References, Scarecrow Press, 2008 ISBN 9781461669708.
The title Monty Python's Flying Circus was partly the result of the group's reputation at the BBC.Michael Mills, the BBC's Head of Comedy, wanted their name to include the word "circus" because the BBC referred to the six members wandering around the building as a circus, in particular, "Baron Von Took's Circus", after Barry Took, who had brought them to the BBC. [5]
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974): The show that started the Python phenomenon, see also List of Monty Python's Flying Circus episodes. Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972): Two 45-minute specials were made by WDR for West German television. The first was recorded in German, while the second was in English with German dubbing.
Black Knight (Monty Python) C. The Colonel (Monty Python) Mr Creosote; K. ... Rabbit of Caerbannog; List of recurring Monty Python's Flying Circus characters; S ...
Monty Python's Flying Circus 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", for BBC1.
Monty Python's Flying Circus: 1969–1974 Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus: 1972 Ripping Yarns: 1976–1979 Mr. Ellis / Bear / Mr. Moodie / Director The Mermaid Frolics: 1977 Various characters TV special Saturday Night Live: 1978 Orson Welles' director (voice) Episode: "Michael Palin/Eugene Record" Peter Cook & Co. 1980 Various characters TV ...
Together they collaborated on the sketch series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974) and the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, which Gilliam co-directed as well), Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983). In 1988, they received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. [5]
In the late 1960s, he cofounded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus. Along with his Python costars Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Graham Chapman, Cleese starred in Monty Python films, which include Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979 ...