Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) TV

4 Seasons Ended Comedy

Network: BBC One

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

β˜… 8.3
TMDB (697 votes)
β€”
No site ratings yet

Log in to rate this show.

Added by Hextor Β· 6 months ago


Where to Watch

Free

Streaming data provided by Movie of the Night


Trailers & Videos


Episodes

Track individual episodes: watched, list saves, and friend recommendations.

Whither Canada? 1
Oct 5, 1969 31m

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.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Sex and Violence 2
Oct 12, 1969 33m

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.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Owl Stretching Time 4
Oct 26, 1969 29m

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.

Log in to track individual episodes.

It's the Arts 6
Nov 23, 1969 30m

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.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Oh, You're No Fun Anymore 7
Nov 30, 1969 30m

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

Log in to track individual episodes.

Full Frontal Nudity 8
Dec 7, 1969 29m

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.

Log in to track individual episodes.

The Ant, An Introduction 9
Dec 14, 1969 29m

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

Log in to track individual episodes.

Untitled 10
S01E10
Untitled
Dec 21, 1969 30m

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.

Log in to track individual episodes.

The Naked Ant 12
Jan 4, 1970 31m

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.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Intermission 13
Jan 11, 1970 29m

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

Log in to track individual episodes.


πŸŽ™οΈ SYSK Episodes

#121125
A Quick History of the BBC "everything from Flying Circus to Benny Hill to Faulty Towers" β€” Josh Josh mentions watching Flying Circus on public television as part of BBC content he watched as a child.
Dec 11, 2025
#103124
15th Annual SYSK Halloween Spooktacular! "I'm playing the woman, Monty Python style, I guess, right?" β€” Josh Josh references Monty Python's style when discussing how to perform a female character's voice in the ghost story.
Oct 31, 2024
#082522
Kissing Cousins: A History of Marrying Family "It sounds like a money python sketch or something like it really does" β€” Chuck Chuck compares the biblical story of Cain and Abel to a Monty Python sketch, suggesting it sounds absurd like their comedy.
Aug 25, 2022
#091220
SYSK Selects: How Porta-Potties Work "Congratulations on an absolutely marvelous episode concerning Monty Python, guys." Listener mail references a previous SYSK episode about Monty Python and corrects pronunciation of John Cleese's name.
Sep 12, 2020
#071820
SYSK Selects: How a Flea Circus Works "The goons showed up in the Monty Python episode. They were the direct predecessor of Monty Python." β€” Chuck Chuck mentions that the Goons were the direct predecessor to Monty Python.
Jul 18, 2020
#110619
How Ironman Triathlons Work "multi-pythons flying circus. Message for you, sir." β€” Josh Josh makes a Monty Python reference while joking about biblical messengers who would die delivering messages.
Nov 6, 2019
#101719
How Project Blue Book Worked, Pt II "Every time I hear salad days, I think of Monty Python, a sketch about, it's just called salad days." β€” Josh Josh references a Monty Python sketch called 'Salad Days' when discussing UFO investigation terminology.
Oct 17, 2019
#080319
SYSK Selects: How the Black Death Worked "And of course, anyone who's seen Monty Python knows that there are people who operated carts that banged on pots and said, bring out your dead." β€” Josh Josh references the famous Monty Python sketch about corpse collection during the Black Death.
Aug 3, 2019
#071319
SYSK Selects: Duels - A Guide to Throwing Down the Gauntlet "Did you notice his Money Python reference in here?" β€” Josh Referencing Monty Python references sneaked into the article about dueling.
Jul 13, 2019
#102817
SYSK Selects: How SPAM Works "We have to mention Monty Python's Flying Circus. They had a very famous skit about spam." β€” Chuck Discussed the famous Monty Python sketch featuring spam prominently on a restaurant menu with Vikings singing.
Oct 28, 2017
#080117
How Public Broadcasting Works "I saw Monty Python and Benny Hill on PBS" β€” Josh Mentioned as examples of shows that aired on PBS that people may not realize were on public broadcasting.
Aug 1, 2017
#120116
How a Flea Circus Works "The goons showed up in the Monty Python episode, they were the direct predecessor of Monty Python" β€” Josh Josh explains the relationship between The Goons comedy troupe and Monty Python when discussing Michael Bentine.
Dec 1, 2016
#111016
How Monty Python Worked: SYSK Live from LA Podfest "I've spent the past two weeks nonstop watching Flying Circus. It's been amazing." β€” Josh The main subject of the episode, the groundbreaking sketch comedy series.
Nov 10, 2016
#030414
How the Spanish Inquisition Worked "Flying Circus, one of the great sketch shows of all time, I think" β€” Josh They reference the famous Spanish Inquisition sketch from this British comedy series to introduce their episode.
Mar 4, 2014
#061113
Capgras Syndrome: You Are Not Who You Think You Are "which is sort of like in the Monty Python tradition." β€” Josh Josh compared early drag performances where men looked obviously masculine in women's clothing to Monty Python's comedy style.
Jun 11, 2013
#081111
Laughter: What's so funny about that? "Monty Python was even hit or miss" β€” Chuck Chuck mentioned this comedy group as another example of British humor being subjective.
Aug 11, 2011
#072811
How SPAM Works "We have to mention Monty Python's Flying Circus." β€” Josh They discussed the famous spam sketch from this show which influenced internet spam terminology.
Jul 28, 2011

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

πŸ’¬ Comments

Log in to leave a comment.

No comments yet. Be the first!