Before the Flying Circus

Before the Flying Circus

55 mins | Comedy, Documentary | July 1, 2000

Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's inspired group of lunatics who turned such unlikely sources of inspiration as Spam, dead parrots and the Inquisition into enduring punch lines. This entertaining documentary includes interviews with members of the troupe, as well as home movies, photos and rare recordings from Monty Python's early years.

Before the Flying Circus

55 mins | Comedy, Documentary | July 1, 2000

Before the Flying Circus
Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's inspired group of lunatics who turned such unlikely sources of inspiration as Spam, dead parrots and the Inquisition into enduring punch lines. This entertaining documentary includes interviews with members of the troupe, as well as home movies, photos and rare recordings from Monty Python's early years.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers A+E Networks
Original title Before the Flying Circus
Directors Will Yapp
Writers

Cast

John Cleese

as Himself

Graham Chapman

as Himself

Eric Idle

as Himself

Michael Palin

as Himself

Terry Jones

as Himself

Terry Gilliam

as Himself

Stanley Unwin

as Himself

Robert Hewison

as Himself

Humphrey Barclay

as Himself

Frank Muir

as Himself

Ronnie Corbett

as Himself

Denis Norden

as Himself

David Nobbs

as Himself

Sheila Steafel

as Herself

Aimi MacDonald

as Herself

Robert Bathurst

as Narrator (Voice)