Monty Python's Flying Circus

Season 2

TV-14

84%

The irreverent Monty Python comedy troupe present a series of skits which are often surreal, bawdy, uncompromising and/or tasteless, but nearly always hilarious.

13 Episodes

Face the Press
E1
Face the PressA sketch about the Ministry of Silly Walks. Also: a British minister---attired in a pink tulle dress---talks about housing; 30 gas-company men investigate the installation of a stove; a giant hedgehog wanders London.
The Spanish Inquisition
E2
The Spanish InquisitionFeaturing the Spanish Inquisition, courtroom charades and a semaphore interpretation of Wuthering Heights.
Déjà Vu
E3
Déjà VuFeaturing the work of the poet Euan McTeagle, a psychiatrist milkman and some exploding animals. A television presenter suffers from a severe case of deja vu.
The Buzz Aldrin Show
E4
The Buzz Aldrin ShowMore surreal humour from the Monty Python team. Sketches include The Architects, How to Recognise a Mason, Poets and the Chemist sketch.
Live from the Grill-O-Mat
E5
Live from the Grill-O-MatFeaturing gameshow Blackmail, The Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and boxer Ken Clean-Air System.
It's a Living
E6
It's a LivingFeaturing It's a Living and a school prize-giving. Timmy Williams presents a new chat show and the fate of the Silly Party hangs in the balance in an Election Night Special.
The Attila the Hun Show
E7
The Attila the Hun ShowFeaturing the Attila the Hun Show, a rat catcher, a village idiot, some killer sheep and news for parrots.
Archaeology Today
E8
Archaeology TodayFeaturing Mrs Beethoven, the Reverend Arthur Belling, some Australian Mosquito Hunters and a drink party with the Gits.
How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body
E9
How to Recognise Different Parts of the BodyA University of Woolamaloo philosophy-department meeting---the members of which are all named Bruce; an exploding penguin; a radio version of "The Death of Mary Queen of Scots." Also: advice on how to pick up a cosmetic surgeon.
Scott of the Antarctic
E10
Scott of the AntarcticFeaturing a special report into the shooting of Scott of the Antarctic, from Paignton. Also, a man tries to purchase a fish licence.
How Not to Be Seen
E11
How Not to Be SeenFeatures gags and sketches such as Job Hunter, Railway Timetables, How Not to be Seen and Interview in a Filing Cabinet.
Spam
E12
SpamWorld revolutionaries are quizzed about football scores; figures from works of art go on strike throughout galleries in England; the search continues for a cure for over-acting; Viking marauders kidnap Englishmen who ask for canned ham.
Royal Episode 13
E13
Royal Episode 13Sketches in this episode include How to Feed a Goldfish, The Man Who Says Things in a Very Roundabout Way and Lifeboat.