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The Monty Python comedy troupe branched off into a variety of different media after the success of their sketch comedy television series, Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Television

• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
• Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)

Two 45-minute specials made by WDR for West German television. The first was recorded in German, while the second was in English with German subtitles.

• Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)

Special programmes

• Monty Python Montreux Special (1971)
• Euroshow 71 – May Day Special (1971)
• The Pythons BBC Special (1979)
• Parrot Sketch Not Included - 20 Years of Monty Python (1989)
• Monty Python Live At Aspen (1998)
• Python Night - 30 Years of Monty Python (1999)

Television series featuring two or more Pythons

Films & TV specials

<!-- Deleted image removed: -->There were four Monty Python films:

• And Now For Something Completely Different (1971)

A collection of re-filmed sketches from the first and second series of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering humorous obstacles along the way. Some of these turned into standalone sketches.

• Life of Brian (1979)

Brian is born on the first Christmas, in the stable next to that of Jesus. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.

• The Meaning of Life (1983)

An examination of the meaning of life in a......

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