Monty Python

Primary cast of Monty Python.

Monty Python is a six-member British comedy troupe employing satire, surreal humor, black comedy, and blue comedy. The crew included Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Their first project was Monty Python's Flying Circus, a television show which ran for four seasons from 1969-1973. This was popular enough to warrant several films, audio recordings, books, video games, and many other forms of media. Each of the members went on to do other solo projects. Graham Chapman died in 1989, Terry Jones died in 2020.

Personal

I first learned about Monty Python in middle school when my friends were talking about Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They were describing some of the sketches which I didn't understand, and mentioning that it frequently played on Comedy Central. Since my parents wouldn't buy cable, I never saw it. One summer, while visiting my grand parents in Florida, who did have cable, I saw that it was showing later in the evening. We came back from an outing after it had already started, but I caught most of it and found it to be hilarious. I later saw it a couple more times with my friends in high school and, around age 19, got the film as a gift. My high school girlfriend and I got on a Monty Python kick where we started renting all their films from Family Video including Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, and the first season of Monty Python's Flying Circus, all of which we loved. I later got a hold of several Monty Python soundtracks, and have grown to love the comedy troupe over the years.