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Monty Python’s Flying Circus ingenious, satiric show that uses both live action and animation. [Br. and Am. TV: Terrace, II, 108] See : Zaniness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After school, his first major break came when be was discovered by Graham Chapman of Monty Python, earning Adams writing credits for several sketches on Monty Python's Flying Circus and a sketch on the album for Monty Python anal the Holy Grail. In juxtaposing signifiers that would normally be identified exclusively with one of the parallel universes of upper, middle, or working class (terms whose meanings differ subtly on opposite sides of the Atlantic), then further complicating the result through a strategic deployment of anachronism and mismatched pop-genre conventions, he achieves a kind of social-surrealist comedy comparable to the achievements of Monty Python's Flying Circus and Vic Reeves. His zany adventure was done with the humor of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a TV program Palin helped create. |
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Monty Python's Flying Circus
