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.

It’s been 50 years of lumberjacks, dead parrots, and Spam. Watching Flying Circus 50 years later is an odd experience: As an audience member, you can see the bones that would go on to inspire ...

It's been 50 years since "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" first aired and yet fans can still quote from iconic sketches such as the "Ministry of Silly Walks," "Dead Parrot" or "The Spanish ...

“From the very beginning, Monty Python's Flying Circus demonstrated quite clearly that the group's six members were after something quite uncategorizable,” a feature on the show website reported.

A guide to Monty Python's Flying Circus, the 1969 - 1974 BBC Two TV sketch show. Highly influential off-the-wall 1970s sketch series, starring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and ...

'Monty Python's Flying Circus' was almost canceled after one episode, but went on to become one of television's most influential comedy series.

Monty Python has released Python Bytes, giving iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users access to 22 of the best sketches from series one of ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’.

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.

The British comedy troupe has reunited for what they say is the final time in Monty Python Live (Mostly). Fans around the world will watch the last show Sunday, either in London or via live stream.

Now comes Python Bytes, a collection of 22 sketches from the first season (or "series," to use Brit-speak) of the "Monty Python's Flying Circus" TV show.

Three Pythons Reunite to Discuss, Argue, and Quip in 1989The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history.