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Een post die eigenlijk geen introductie behoeft. De (bijna) complete serie 1 t/m 4 zoals die tussen 1969 en 1974 is uitgezonden. Legendarische humor die zijn onmiskenbare stempel op tal van comedies en comedians heeft gedrukt. Voor hen die nog niet bekend zijn met dit fenomeen (schande!!) volgt hieronder een korte beschrijving.

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.

Cast
Connie Booth: performer
Graham Chapman: performer
John Cleese: performer
Terry Gilliam: performer
Terry Jones: performer
Michael Palin: performer
Eric Idle: performer
Ian Davidson : performer
Carol Cleveland: performer

Crew
Graham Chapman: writer
John Cleese: writer
Terry Gilliam: writer
Terry Jones: writer
Michael Palin: writer
Eric Idle: writer
Ian MacNaughton: producer
John Howard Davies: producer

beeld: 16 x 9
geluid: engels DD 2.0 48 kHz
ondertiteling: nederlands

Serie 2 (sep. 1970 - dec. 1970)
ep. 14: Face the Press
ep. 15: The Spanish Inquisition
ep. 16: Déjà vu
ep. 17: The Buzz Aldrin Show
ep. 18: Live from the Grill-o-mat
ep. 19: It's A Living (of: School Prizes)
ep. 20: The Attila the Hun Show