Series Description:

The Monty Python and the Flying Circus TV show was a comedy series featuring a compilation of unusual comedy skits that caused one's eyes to "tear up" from laughter. This was not comedy like you've ever seen before and your stomach may "turn" a little while you're "cracking up". We've all seen how funny a pie in someone else's face or someone slipping on a banana can be even though it's sad for the victim. Well, this show took that type of humor a step or two ... or three ... or four ... further.

Cast Members:

Note: All Cast Members played in Various Roles on the TV show

John Cleese
Eric Idle
Michael Palin
Graham Chapman
Terry Gilliam
Terry Jones
Carol Cleveland
Connie Booth
Ian Davidson

Trivia:

John Cleese has a law degree from Downing College, Cambridge University.

The writers for the show originally wanted to call the show "It's". They thought it would be funny to start each program with a charachter who appears to be about to say the name but after just saying "It's" would have something terrible happen to them so they couldn't finish. "Circus" was used because people at the BBC generally referred to the cast members running all over the BBC offices as a "Circus". They added "Flying" to make it sound more like something from the first World War. Then, John Cleese suggested "Python" and "Monty" was Eric Idle's idea.

Actually, there were many other names considered for the show. Some of them include: "A Horse, a Bucket and a Spoon", "A Toad Elevating Moment", "Bun, Whackett, Buzzard, Stubble and Boot" and "Sex and Violence".

John Cleese first appeared on American television in 1964 on the "Ed Sullivan Show". He was one member of the Footlights Stage Show "Cambridge Circus".

After the "Holy Grail" movie, Eric Idle was asked what the next movie would be called. He jokingly answered, "Jesus Christ - Lust For Glory". After mentioning it to the other writers, they thought it might not be such a bad idea. No one had ever done anything like it before but after thinking it through (for quite some time) they decided that one just couldn't make jokes about Christ and make it work. This was the idea that led to the movie "Life of Brian" however.

Episodes List (Syndicated - No Airdates):

The First Season

Whither Canada?
Sex And Violence
How To Recognize Different Types Of Tree From Quite A Long Way Away
Owl-Stretching Time
Man's Crisis Of Identity In The Latter Half Of The Twentieth Century
The BBC Entry To The Zinc Stoat Of Budapest
You're No Fun Anymore
Full Frontal Nudity
The Ant, An Introduction
Untitled -- Walk-On Part Of Sketch
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes To The Bathroom
The Naked Ant
Intermission

The Second Season

Dinnsdale
The Spanish Inquisition
Show 5
The Buzz Aldrin Show
Live From The Grill-O-Mat Snack Bar
School Prizes
The Attila The Hun Show
Archeology Today
How To Recognize Different Parts Of The Body
Scott Of The Antarctic
How Not To Be Seen
Spam
Royal Episode 13

The Third Season

Whicker's World
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular
The Money Programme
Blood, Devastation, Death, War, And Horror
The All-England Summarize Proust Competition
The War Against Pornography
Salad Days
The Cycling Tour
The Nude Man
E. Henry Tripshaw's Disease
Dennis Moore
A Book At Bedtime
Grandstand

The Fourth Season

The Golden Age Of Ballooning
Michael Ellis
Light Entertainment War
Hamlet
Mr. Neutron
Party Political Broadcast

Theatrical Movies:

And Now For Something Completely Different
Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Life Of Brian
The Meaning Of Life

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