Monty Python's Flying Circus

Summary

Monty Python's Flying Circus is a television series^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,256 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Monty Python's Flying Circus is the creator of Monty Python^[3].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus is the creator of Eric Idle^[4].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus is the creator of Terry Gilliam^[5].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus is the creator of Terry Jones^[6].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus is the creator of John Cleese^[7].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus is the creator of Michael Palin^[8].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus's instance of is recorded as television series^[9].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus was directed by Ian MacNaughton^[10].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus's genre is comedy television series^[11].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus was followed by And Now for Something Completely Different^[12].
• A cast member of Monty Python's Flying Circus was John Cleese^[13].
• A cast member of Monty Python's Flying Circus was Michael Palin^[14].
• A cast member of Monty Python's Flying Circus was Eric Idle^[15].
• A cast member of Monty Python's Flying Circus was Graham Chapman^[16].
• A cast member of Monty Python's Flying Circus was Terry Jones^[17].
• A cast member of Monty Python's Flying Circus was Terry Gilliam^[18].
• A cast member of Monty Python's Flying Circus was Carol Cleveland^[19].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus was produced by Ian MacNaughton^[20].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus's production company is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation^[21].
• The original language of Monty Python's Flying Circus was English^[22].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus was distributed by video on demand^[23].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[24].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus comprises Monty Python's Flying Circus, season 1^[25].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus comprises Monty Python's Flying Circus, season 2^[26].
• Monty Python's Flying Circus comprises Monty Python's Flying Circus, season 3^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Monty Python's Flying Circus was produced by Ian MacNaughton^[20]. It was directed by Ian MacNaughton^[10]. Cast members include John Cleese^[13], Michael Palin^[14], Eric Idle^[15], Graham Chapman^[16], Terry Jones^[17], and Terry Gilliam^[18]. Created works include Monty Python^[3], a theatre comedy group^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1969^[30]; Eric Idle^[4], a film actor^[31], b. 1943^[32], of United Kingdom^[33], awarded the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award^[34]; Terry Gilliam^[5], a film director^[35], b. 1940^[36], of United Kingdom^[37], awarded the Officer of Arts and Letters^[38]; Terry Jones^[6], an actor^[39], 1942–2020^[40], of United Kingdom^[41], awarded the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award^[42], specialised in young adult literature^[43]; John Cleese^[7], an actor^[44], b. 1939^[45], of United Kingdom^[46], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award^[47]; and Michael Palin^[8], an actor^[48], b. 1943^[49], of United Kingdom^[50], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[51].

Publication

The original language of Monty Python's Flying Circus was English^[22]. Its genre is comedy television series^[11]. It was distributed by video on demand^[23].

Adaptations and Inspiration

At Last the 1948 Show inspired Monty Python's Flying Circus^[52]. It was followed by And Now for Something Completely Different^[12].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Monty Python's Flying Circus include Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus^[53], a television series episode^[54], directed by Matthew Nastuk^[55].

Why It Matters

Monty Python's Flying Circus ranks in the top 5% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,256 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for it include Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus^[53], a television series episode^[54], directed by Matthew Nastuk^[55].