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Monty Python's Flying Circus

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★8.3 1969 – 1974 4 Seasons Ian MacNaughton TV-MA

A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.

Seasons & episodes

4 seasons · 45 episodes

Whither Canada?

Episode 01

Whither Canada?

Oct 5, 1969 · 31 min

Featuring 'It's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart', an Italian lesson, Whizzo Butter, 'It's the Arts', Arthur 'Two-Sheds' Jackson, a cycling race, and The Funniest Joke in the World.

Sex and Violence

Episode 02

Sex and Violence

Oct 12, 1969 · 33 min

Featuring some flying sheep, a man with three buttocks, a man with two noses, musical mice, a marriage guidance counsellor, a working-class playwright and The Wrestling Epilogue.

How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away

Episode 03

How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away

Oct 19, 1969 · 31 min

Featuring a court scene, the larch, Bicycle Repair Man, children's stories, a restaurant sketch, some seduced milkmen, an interview with some children and a stolen newsreader.

Owl Stretching Time

Episode 04

Owl Stretching Time

Oct 26, 1969 · 29 min

Featuring fresh fruit as self-defence, some folk-singing, an art gallery sketch and Lemming of the BDA. An Edwardian man struggles to undress on the beach.

Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century

Episode 05

Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century

Nov 16, 1969 · 29 min

Featuring Confuse-a-Cat, discussion programme A Duck, a Cat and a Lizard, the arrest of a newsreader, an erotic film, a silly job interview and a burglar/encyclopaedia salesman.

It's the Arts

Episode 06

It's the Arts

Nov 23, 1969 · 30 min

Featuring a gang of legal burglars, the Whizzo Quality Assortment, a Scottish wedding and a day in the life of a city stockbroker. Some film moguls try to impress their boss.

Oh, You're No Fun Anymore

Episode 07

Oh, You're No Fun Anymore

Nov 30, 1969 · 30 min

Featuring camel-spotting, an embezzler at a board-meeting and a science fiction tale about a Scotsman and a tennis-playing blancmange.

Full Frontal Nudity

Episode 08

Full Frontal Nudity

Dec 7, 1969 · 29 min

Featuring an art critic, some hermits, Hell's Grannies and the dead parrot sketch. Some newlyweds attempt to buy a bed and the mafia offer protecting to the army.

The Ant, An Introduction

Episode 09

The Ant, An Introduction

Dec 14, 1969 · 29 min

Featuring Ken Buddha, a man with a tape-recorder up his nose and a hairdresser who always wanted to be a lumberjack.

Untitled

Episode 10

Untitled

Dec 21, 1969 · 30 min

Featuring a bank robber in a lingerie shop, It's A Tree (with Arthur Tree), a vocational guidance counsellor, Ron Obvious and a gorilla librarian.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom

Episode 11

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom

Dec 28, 1969 · 31 min

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra goes to the bathroom, a footballer is interviewed and Batley Townswomen's Guild re-enact the invasion of Pearl Harbour.

The Naked Ant

Episode 12

The Naked Ant

Jan 4, 1970 · 31 min

Featuring the North Minehead by-election, the Upper Class Twit of the Year competition, Ken Shabby and a Party Political Broadcast on behalf of the Wood Party.

Intermission

Episode 13

Intermission

Jan 11, 1970 · 29 min

Featuring some historical impersonations, a cinema usherette with a dead seabird, restaurant abuse and Probe Around On Crime.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 8.3 /10

based on 753 votes

Synopsis

A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.

Comedy

Cast

5 principal cast

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Various

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Various / "It's" man

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Various

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Various

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Various

Where to watch Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Flying Circus is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The comedy from Ian MacNaughton, John Howard Davies has 4 seasons and 45 total episodes, rated 8.3/10 by 753 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Monty Python's Flying Circus have?

Monty Python's Flying Circus has 4 seasons with 45 episodes in total.

Is Monty Python's Flying Circus still on the air?

Monty Python's Flying Circus has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Monty Python's Flying Circus?

Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC One.

When did Monty Python's Flying Circus first air?

Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired on October 5, 1969.

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