Monty Python's Flying Circus is the world famous British sketch show that has spanned generations in its ability to to make people laugh very hard at very silly things.
The humour of Monty Python defies categorisation. No topic is off limits to the Oxford and Cambridge University educated cast - Eric Idle, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Graham Chapman.
Some of the more famous Monty Python sketches are: Dead Parrot, The Ministry of Silly Walks, Four Yorkshiremen, and Hell's Grannies.
Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired in 1969 and ran through 4 seasons until December 1974. The show spawned four feature length films - And Now For Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, and Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.