Monty Python

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British comedy troupe comedy group film television series

Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group best known for their influential sketch show "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" and films like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Life of Brian."

Aliases (16)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British comedy troupe → comedy group → film → film → film → television series →
activeFrom	1969 →
alsoKnownAs	The Pythons →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom → United Kingdom → United Kingdom → United Kingdom → United Kingdom →
director	Terry Gilliam → Terry Jones → Terry Jones → Terry Jones →
firstAired	1969 →
genre	comedy film → comedy film → satire → satirical comedy film → sketch comedy → sketch comedy → surreal comedy →
influenced	British comedy → sketch comedy television →
language	English →
lastAired	1974 →
medium	film → recorded albums → stage → television →
member	Eric Idle → Graham Chapman → John Cleese → Michael Palin → Terry Gilliam → Terry Jones →
notableSketch	Dead Parrot sketch → Ministry of Silly Walks → Spam sketch → The Lumberjack Song →
notableWork	Life of Brian → Monty Python and the Holy Grail → Monty Python’s Flying Circus → Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life →
originalNetwork	BBC One → BBC Two →
releaseYear	1975 → 1979 → 1983 →
televisionDebutWork	Monty Python’s Flying Circus →

Referenced by (51)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eric Idle → Eric Idle → Graham Chapman → Graham Chapman → John Cleese → Michael Palin → Terry Gilliam → Terry Jones →	memberOf
Graham Chapman ("Monty Python’s Flying Circus") → Graham Chapman ("Monty Python and the Holy Grail") → Graham Chapman ("Monty Python’s Life of Brian") → Monty Python ("Monty Python’s Flying Circus") → Monty Python ("Monty Python and the Holy Grail") → Monty Python ("Life of Brian") → Monty Python ("Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life") → Terry Gilliam ("Monty Python and the Holy Grail") →	notableWork
A Liar’s Autobiography ("Monty Python comedy troupe") → Always Look on the Bright Side of Life → Mr. Teabag ("Monty Python comedy troupe") →	associatedWith
Graham Chapman → Michael Palin → Terry Jones →	coFounded
Brian Cohen → Mr. Teabag → the Barber →	createdBy
Ministry of Silly Walks → The Lumberjack Song →	creator
Marx Brothers → Peter Cook →	influenced
Monty Python's Flying Circus ("Monty Python franchise") → The Meaning of Life ("Monty Python film series") →	partOf
A Liar’s Autobiography →	about
Monty Python ("The Pythons") →	alsoKnownAs
Emmanuel College, Cambridge ("Graham Chapman") →	alumnus
Terry Gilliam ("Monty Python and the Holy Grail") →	directed
Lorne Michaels ("Kids in the Hall") →	executiveProducerOf
The Meaning of Life ("Monty Python comedy troupe") →	featuresGroup
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life →	featuresTroupe
the Barber ("Monty Python universe") →	fictionalUniverse
Ministry of Silly Walks ("Monty Python's Flying Circus") →	firstAppearanceInSeries
Douglas Adams →	influencedBy
The Lumberjack Song ("Monty Python compilation recordings") →	isAssociatedWith
Python →	namedAfter
Monty Python ("Dead Parrot sketch") →	notableSketch
Cheese Shop (colloquial) ("Monty Python "Cheese Shop" sketch") →	originOfName
Monty Python and the Holy Grail →	partOfFranchise
Ministry of Silly Walks →	performedByTroupe
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life →	performer
The Meaning of Life →	producer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail →	screenwriter
Monty Python ("Monty Python’s Flying Circus") →	televisionDebutWork