It's... Monty Python
Celebrating half a century of absurdity, songs, jokes and genius, from Britain’s best-loved comedic sextet.
In 1969 John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Graham Chapman took one small silly walk for man, but one surreal leap for comedy when they unleashed their brilliant sketch show, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, on an unsuspecting British public. The iconic TV series launched stage shows, films, numerous albums, books and musicals, and half a century later, ripples still emanate from that splash, with many modern-day practitioners citing the Pythons as an influence. In this collection we celebrate the work of this ingenious sextet, delving into the original show's many roots, branches and offshoots. Albatross.