Monty Python, or The Pythons,[2][3] is the collective name of the creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. A total of 45 episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the original television series into something much larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, five theatrically-released films, numerous albums, several books and a spin-off stage musical, and launching the members on to individual stardom.
The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, was conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Loosely structured as a sketch show but with an innovative stream-of-consciousness approach (aided by Terry Gilliam's animations), it pushed the boundaries of what was then considered acceptable, both in terms of style and content.
The group's influence on comedy has often been compared to The Beatles' influence on music.[4][5] A self-contained comedy team responsible for both writing and performing their work, they changed the way performers entertained audiences. The Pythons' creative control allowed them to experiment with form and content, discarding the established rules of television comedy. Their influence on British comedy of all kinds has been apparent for many years, while in America it has coloured the work of many cult performers from the early editions of Saturday Night Live through to more recent absurdist trends in television comedy. 'Pythonesque' has entered the English lexicon as a result.
Notes:
2. ^ Wilmut (1980), p.250.
3. ^ The Pythons by 'The Pythons' IBSN 0752852930
4. ^ Todd Leopold. "How Monty Python changed the world", CNN, 2003-12-11. Retrieved on 2007-03-30. "Python has been called "the Beatles of comedy,""
5. ^ Mark Lewisohn. Monty Python's Flying Circus. The bbc.uk.co Guide to Comedy. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-03-31. “In essence, the Monty Python team are the comedy equivalent of the Beatles.”
Monty Python's Flying Circus Episode List!
Episode 1 - Whither Canada
Episode 2 - Sex and Violence
Episode 3 - How to Recognize Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away
Episode 4 - Owl-Stretching Time
Episode 5 - Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century
Episode 6 - It's the Arts
Episode 7 - You're No Fun Any More
Episode 8 - Full Frontal Nudity
Episode 9 - The Ant, an Introduction
Episode 10 - Untitled
Episode 11 - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
Episode 12 - The Naked Ant
Episode 13 - Intermission
Episode 14 - Face the Press
Episode 15 - The Spanish Inquisition
Episode 16 - Deja vu
Episode 17 - The Buzz Aldrin Show
Episode 18 - Live from the Grill-o-Mat
Episode 19 - It's a Living
Episode 20 - The Attila the Hun
Episode 21 - Archaeology Today
Episode 22 - How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body
Episode 23 - Scott of the Antarctic
Episode 24 - How Not to Be Seen
Episode 25 - Spam, and Penalty
Episode 26 - Royal Episode 13
Episode 27 - Whicker s World
Episode 28 - Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris Ford Popular
Episode 29 - The Money Programme
Episode 30 - Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror
Episode 31 - The All-England Summarize Proust Competition
Episode 32 - The War Against Pornography
Episode 33 - Salad Days
Episode 34 - The Cycling Tour
Episode 35 - The Nude Organist
Episode 36 - E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease
Episode 37 - Dennis Moore
Episode 38 - A Book at Bedtime
Episode 39 - Grandstand
Episode 40 - The Golden Age of Ballooning
Episode 41 - Michael Ellis
Episode 42 - The Light Entertainment War
Episode 43 - Hamlet
Episode 44 - Mr. Neutron
Episode 45 - Party Political Broadcast
Monty Python Album Chronology!
* Monty Python's Flying Circus (1970)
* Another Monty Python Record (1971)
* Monty Python's Previous Record (1972)
* The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief (1973)
* Monty Python Live at Drury Lane (1974)
* The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
* Monty Python Live at City Center (1976)
* The Monty Python Instant Record Collection (1977)
* Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
* Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album (1980)
* Monty Python's Meaning of Life (1983)
* Monty Python's The Final Rip Off (1988)
* Monty Python Sings (1989)
* The Ultimate Monty Python Rip Off (1994)
* The Instant Monty Python CD Collection (1994)
* Monty Python's Spamalot (Broadway version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail with Tim Curry as King Arthur) (2005)
* The Hastily Cobbled Together Album (2006)
Must Have Stuff
The Monty Python Instant Record Collection [U.S. version] Monty Python / Audio CD (U.S. Version released 1981) Please Click the Cart for More Information Track Listings:
1. Executive Intro, The
2. Pet Shop
3. Nudge Nudge
4. Premiere Of Film
5. Bring Out Your Dead
6. How Do You Tell A Witch
7. Camelot
8. Argument Clinic
9. Crunchy Frog
10. Cheese Shop, The
11. Phone-In, The
12. Sit On My Face
13. Another Executive Announcement
14. Bishop On The Landing
15. Elephantoplasty
16. Lumberjack Song, The
17. Bookshop
18. Blackmail
19. Farewell To John Denver
20. World Forum
21. String
22. Wide World Of Novel Writing
23. Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots
24. Never Be Rude To An Arab
The Final Ripoff Monty Python / Audio CD (1988) Please Click the Cart for More Information Track Listings:
1. Introduction
2. Constitutional Peasants
3. Fish Licence
4. Eric the Half-a-Bee Song
5. Finland Song
6. Travel Agent
7. Are You Embarrassed Easily?
8. Austrailian Table Wines
9. Argument
10. Henry Kissinger Song
11. Parrot (Oh, Not Again!)
12. Sit on My Face
13. Undertaker
14. Novel Writing (Live from Wessex)
15. String
16. Bells
17. Traffic Lights
18. Cocktail Bar
19. Four Yorkshiremen
20. Election Special
21. Lumberjack Song
22. I Like Chinese
23. Spanish Inquisition Part 1
24. Cheese Shop
25. Cherry Orchard
26. Architects' Sketch
27. Spanish Inquisition Part 2
28. Spam
29. Spanish Inquisition Part 3
30. Comfy Chair
31. Famous Person Quiz
32. You Be the Actor
33. Nudge Nudge
34. Cannibalism
35. Spanish Inquisition Revisited
36. I Bet You They Won't Play This Song on the Radio
37. Bruces
38. Bookshop
39. Do Wot John
40. Rock Notes
41. I'm So Worried
42. Crocodile
43. French Taunter
44. Marilyn Monroe
45. Swamp Castle
46. French Taunter Part 2
47. Last Word
Monty Python Sings Monty Python's Flying Circus / Audio CD (1989) Please Click the Cart for More Information Track Listings:
1. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
2. Sit On My Face
3. Lumberjack Song
4. Penis Song (Not The Noel Coward Song)
5. Oliver Cromwell
6. Money Song
7. Accountancy Shanty
8. Finland
9. Medical Love Song
10. I'm So Worried
11. Every Sperm Is Sacred
12. Never Be Rude To An Arab
13. I Like Chinese
14. Eric The Half A Bee
15. Brian Song
16. Bruce's Philosopher's Song
17. Meaning Of Life
18. Knights Of The Round Table (Camelot Song)
19. All Things Dull And Ugly
20. Decomposing Composers
21. Henry Kissinger
22. I've Got Two Legs
23. Christmas In Heaven
24. Galaxy Song
25. Spam Song
The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus Megaset Video Please Click the Cart for More Information
The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16-Ton Megaset Video Please Click the Cart for More Information
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