Monty Python's Flying Circus

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British television series sketch comedy series television series

Monty Python's Flying Circus is a groundbreaking British sketch comedy television series known for its surreal, absurdist humor and influential impact on modern comedy.

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Monty Python’s Flying Circus 8
Monty Python's Flying Circus season 1 1
Monty Python’s Flying Circus television series 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British television series ⓘ
sketch comedy series ⓘ
television series ⓘ
composer John Philip Sousa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Eric Idle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Graham Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael Palin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Terry Gilliam ⓘ
Terry Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
firstAired 1969-10-05 ⓘ
format half-hour episodes ⓘ
genre satire ⓘ
sketch comedy ⓘ
surreal comedy ⓘ
hasSpinOff Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl ⓘ
Monty Python and the Holy Grail ⓘ
Life of Brian ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python's Life of Brian
influenced Saturday Night Live ⓘ
alternative comedy ⓘ
modern sketch comedy ⓘ
lastAired 1974-12-05 ⓘ
notableFor animation sequences by Terry Gilliam ⓘ
stream-of-consciousness sketch structure ⓘ
surreal humor ⓘ
notableSketch Monty Python's Flying Circus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Dead Parrot sketch

The Lumberjack Song ⓘ
Ministry of Silly Walks ⓘ
surface form: The Ministry of Silly Walks

Spanish Inquisition ⓘ
surface form: The Spanish Inquisition
numberOfEpisodes 45 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 4 ⓘ
openingTheme Liberty Bell March ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originallyBroadcastAs Monty Python's Flying Circus on BBC television ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC One ⓘ
BBC Two ⓘ
surface form: BBC2
originalTitle Monty Python's Flying Circus self-link ⓘ
partOf Monty Python ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python franchise
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
setInPeriod early 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
starring Eric Idle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Graham Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael Palin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Terry Gilliam ⓘ
Terry Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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John Cleese → appearedIn → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
Mr. Teabag → appearsIn → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
the Barber → appearsIn → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Mr. Teabag → firstAppearanceInSeries → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus → notableSketch → Monty Python's Flying Circus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Dead Parrot sketch
Eric Idle → notableWork → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Idle → notableWork → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
subject surface form: Eric Idle
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Chapman → notableWork → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
subject surface form: Graham Chapman
Michael Palin → notableWork → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Chapman → notableWork → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
subject surface form: Monty Python
Terry Jones → notableWork → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
Monty Python's Flying Circus → originalTitle → Monty Python's Flying Circus self-link ⓘ
Monty Python's Flying Circus season 2 → partOf → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
the Barber → partOf → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus television series
Idle → performedIn → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
subject surface form: Eric Idle
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus season 2 → precededBy → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monty Python's Flying Circus season 1
Ripping Yarns → relatedWork → Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monty Python’s Flying Circus