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Monty Python - Spam

Monty Python - Spam (03:19)

The origin of SPAM

Monty Python - Argument Clinic

Monty Python - Argument Clinic (02:29)

A very funny skit from Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python-Bring out your dead!

Monty Python-Bring out your dead! (01:55)

"I'm not dead yet!"

Argument Clinic

Argument Clinic (06:07)

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The Cheese Shop sketch, Monty Python

The Cheese Shop sketch, Monty Python (05:28)

Classic Monty Python sketch.

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Monty Python Biography

Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) were a British comedy group that created the influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous albums, several books and a stage musical as well as launching the members to individual stardom. The group's influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles' influence on music.

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 Gilliam's animations), it pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in style and content.

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 rules of television comedy. Their influence on British comedy has been apparent for years, while in North America it has coloured the work of 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.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, three of the six members were voted by fellow comedians and comedy insiders to be among the top 50 greatest comedians ever--Palin was at number 30, Idle at 21 and Cleese at 2.

In mid-November 2008, the Pythons created a YouTube channel to reduce the incentive to download their products illegally from the Internet. On this channel, they host a high quality selection of their favourite clips as well as other clips about The Pythons and the channel.

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Monty Python's Best Songs

  • 1. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
  • 2. Lumberjack Song
  • 3. Sit on My Face
  • 4. Galaxy Song
  • 5. I Like Chinese
  • 6. Every Sperm is Sacred
  • 7. Finland
  • 8. Never Be Rude To An Arab
  • 9. Money Song
  • 10. Penis Song (Not the Noel Coward Song)
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