About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Monty Python, The Goodies, The Muppet Show, Ali G, The Adam and Joe Show, Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, The Comic Strip, Grandma's House, Mind Your Language, Rev., Jeeves and Wooster, Roger & Val Have Just Got In, It'll be Alright on the Night, Vexed, Norbert Smith - a Life, Dick Spanner, P.I., Minty, Brown and Bye, Just for Laughs, Unnatural Acts, Auntie's Bloomers, Get Well Soon, List of Don't Wait Up Episodes, Punt and Dennis, Vids, MeeBOX, Mister Eleven, Denise O'Donoghue, The People vs. Jerry Sadowitz, Ed vs. Spencer, Funny Business, 100 Greatest Scary Moments, TV's Naughtiest Blunders, Class Act, Joe's Pop Shop, And Then You Die, The First Lesson, Just a Gigolo, Outtake TV, Wrecked, Assaulted Nuts, Politics, The Pilot Show, The Last Chancers, The Brain Drain, Son of the Bride, Paging You, Seaview, Playing Away, Screaming Mess, Comic Roots, Funny Cuts. Excerpt: Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) was a British surreal comedy group who created their 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 members 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 animation), it pushed the...
