Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python, Monty Python's group, Pythoni - team of creators and stars of television comedy serial Monty Python's Flying Circus, made under end 60' years of 20-th century in England. Members of the team are Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

Palin and Jones met at Oxford University, Cleese and Chapman at Cambridge University. Idle also were studying at that university but a year later. Gilliam met Cleese in New York, when he hold there tournée with A Clump Of Plinths group.

Before they started work by Monty Python's Flying Circus, they were present in following programs:
I'm Sorry, I'll Read that Again 1964-1973 (radio program)
The Frost Report 1966-1967
At Last the 1948 Show 1967
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh 1968
Do Not Adjust Your Set 1968-1969
How yo Irritate People 1968
The Complete And Utter History Of Britain 1969
Doctor In The House 1969

And now it's time for something completely different
The first series of "Flying Circus" was to give generally field to show Cleese, but he wanted co-operate with others. That way started up organized group for which made rutine rules of acting. Each day of writing was staring at 9:00 in the morning and lasted to 17:00. In beginning of a typical worke week Cleese and Champman were writing alone as one actor 's company, Jones and Palin as second, and Idle were writing alone. After few days whole group were meeting together with Gilliam, criticizing each other scripts and changing opinions. If something made laugh majority, it was confirmed as a part of program. In similar way roles were planted. After matching and settling order skit to given section, Gilliam had a free hand at connecting they in the whole by ingenious animations.
Before name of the group was ready they had some others ideas for the name for example: Owl Stretching Time, Bunn, Wacket, Buzzard, Stubble and Boot, Gwen Dibley's Flying Circus.

The team has very concentrate idea for serial and it was very disappointed, when Spike Milligan recorded his comedy program Q5 in little similar way. Pythons inspired Milligan, but Flying Circus is completely other. Favor that unique Gilliam's animations, but also process mutual critic and material selection.