'Monty Python's Flying Circus' was almost canceled after one episode, but went on to become one of television's most influential comedy series.

It’s been 50 years of lumberjacks, dead parrots, and Spam. This month marks a half-century since the debut of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the influential sketch show starring John Cleese ...

“From the very beginning, Monty Python's Flying Circus demonstrated quite clearly that the group's six members were after something quite uncategorizable,” a feature on the show website reported.

Spam was at the center of a classic Monty Python sketch, and their association with the forcemeat had an even longer shelf life than the product itself.

Monty Python's Flying Circus Monty Python's Flying Circus conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin.

To commemorate "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" 50th anniversary we asked Eric Idle a few questions.

Monty Python has released Python Bytes, giving iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users access to 22 of the best sketches from series one of ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’.

This article is part of Yahoo's 'On This Day' series. The final episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus aired on BBC 1 this day 18 January, 1973, marking the end of an era for the most influential ...

Spam was at the center of a classic Monty Python sketch, and their association with the forcemeat had an even longer shelf life than the product itself.

Windows users: right-click and choose "save as." Mac users: hold down the control key, click and choose "save as." “Monty Python’s Personal Best,” a series of six outrageous one-hour ...