Monty Python's Flying Circus is a British sketch comedy television series created by and starring the comedy group Monty Python. The series first aired on the BBC in 1969 and ran for four series until 1974. It is known for its surreal humour, risqué content, and sketches that often
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 collectively as "Monty Python", or the "Pythons". The first episode was recorded at the BBC on 7 September 1969 and premiered on 5 October on BBC1, with 45 episodes airing over four series from 1969 to 1974, plus two episodes for German TV. A feature film adaptation of several sketches, And Now for Something Completely Different, was released in 1971.