Monty Python's Flying Circus first hit the airwaves 40 years ago, on 5 October, 1969. The timing was awful: it went out late on a Sunday night, in a slot formerly filled by a religious programme.

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This is the world of Monty Python, the comedy troupe whose wildly popular “Flying Circus” telelvision show exported some of Britain’s most bizarre humor around the world. Debuting in 1969 ...

Monty Python's Flying Circus, the group which launched the Ministry of Silly Walks and the Parrot Sketch on an unsuspecting world, Monday celebrated 40 years since the comedy sketch show was first ...

As Monty Python's Flying Circus marks its 55th anniversary, the top 10 episodes have been ranked on IMDb - but an iconic sketch has missed out on the top spot.

1. Best Monty Python joke From the first 1969 Flying Circus TV series, to all five films, Channel 4 News tried to pick just one superior Monty Python joke. But we failed at the first hurdle.

The first episode of seminal comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus, subtitled 'Whither Canada?', was broadcast just before 11pm on Sunday 5 October 1969. The Radio Times celebrated the launch ...

Coming fresh from the likes of The Frost Report and Doctor In The House, Monty Python arrived (all Footlights and fancy-free) with Flying Circus in 1969, and as Season 1 shows, they hit the ground ...

This article is part of Yahoo's 'On This Day' series. The final episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus aired on BBC 1 this day 18 January, 1973, marking the end of an era for the most influential ...

1. Best Monty Python joke From the first 1969 Flying Circus TV series, to all five films, Channel 4 News tried to pick just one superior Monty Python joke. But we failed at the first hurdle.

Monty Python's Flying Circus Monty Python's Flying Circus conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin.