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A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 4 Episode 6 - Party Political Broadcast
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Party Political Broadcast

    S4:E6

    Sketches in this final episode include The Most Awful Family in Britain, Patient Abuse, Brigadier and Bishop and The Man Who Finishes Other People's Sentences.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Douglas Adams, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

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  2. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 6 - It's a Living
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #2 - It's a Living

    S2:E6

    Featuring It's a Living and a school prize-giving. Timmy Williams presents a new chat show and the fate of the Silly Party hangs in the balance in an Election Night Special.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

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  3. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 3 Episode 13 - Grandstand (or: The British Showbiz Awards)
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Grandstand (or: The British Showbiz Awards)

    S3:E13

    Sketches include The Oscar Wilde Sketch, David Niven’s Fridge, Pasolini’s ‘The Third Test Match’, New Brain from Currys, Blood Donor and the Dirty Vicar Sketch.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

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  4. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 4 Episode 3 - The Light Entertainment War
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #4 - The Light Entertainment War

    S4:E3

    More surreal gags and sketches including Up Your Pavement, RAF Banter, Court Martial, The Public Are Idiots and Woody and Tinny Words.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

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  5. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 4 Episode 4 - Hamlet
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Hamlet

    S4:E4

    Sketches in this episode include Hamlet and Ophelia, Bogus Psychiatrists, Police Helmets, Boxing Match Aftermath and The Queen Victoria Handicap.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

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  6. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 3 Episode 3 - The Money Programme
    6.6/10(12 votes)

    #6 - The Money Programme

    S3:E3

    Features The Money Programme, Erizabeth L, Dead Bishop, Jungle Restaurant and The Argument Skit.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

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  7. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 4 Episode 1 - The Golden Age of Ballooning
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    #7 - The Golden Age of Ballooning

    S4:E1

    Features gags and sketches such as The Golden Age of Ballooning, Louis XVI, The Court of George III and a Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Norwegian Party.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

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  8. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 3 Episode 8 - The Cycling Tour
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #8 - The Cycling Tour

    S3:E8

    This episode tells the story of Mr Pither as he embarks on his Cycling Tour.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

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  9. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 5 - Live from the Grill-O-Mat
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    #9 - Live from the Grill-O-Mat

    S2:E5

    Featuring gameshow Blackmail, The Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and boxer Ken Clean-Air System.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

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