Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Darl Larsen
€ 125.63
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Monty Python's Flying Circus
Hardback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: APF; APT; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 224 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1798.
In 1969, the BBC aired the first episode of a new comedy series titled Monty Python's Flying Circus, and the rest, as they say, is history. An instant success, the show ran until 1974, producing a total of 45 episodes. Despite the show's very English humor and allusions to many things British, the series developed a cult following outside the U.K., particularly in the United States. Known for its outrageous humor, occasionally controversial content, and often silly spirit, Monty Python's Flying Circus poked fun at nearly all institutions—domestic or foreign, grand or intimate, sacred or not. Indeed, many of the ... Read more
In 1969, the BBC aired the first episode of a new comedy series titled Monty Python's Flying Circus, and the rest, as they say, is history. An instant success, the show ran until 1974, producing a total of 45 episodes. Despite the show's very English humor and allusions to many things British, the series developed a cult following outside the U.K., particularly in the United States. Known for its outrageous humor, occasionally controversial content, and often silly spirit, Monty Python's Flying Circus poked fun at nearly all institutions—domestic or foreign, grand or intimate, sacred or not. Indeed, many of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810861312
SKU
V9780810861312
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Darl Larsen
Darl Larsen is professor of theatre and media arts at Brigham Young University, where he teaches film and popular culture studies. He is the author of Monty Python, Shakespeare and English Renaissance Drama.
Reviews for Monty Python's Flying Circus
By assembling his massive guide to every TV episode of the seminal British cult favorite Monty Python's Flying Circus, Professor Darl Larsen gives casual admirers who only know the Pythons from the musical Spamalot or more famous sketches a much larger perspective....Blessed with an academic's attention to detail and a fan's enthusiasm for the troupe's comic achievements, Larsen hopes his ... Read more