{"product_id":"the-complete-monty-pythons-flying-circus-all-the-words-9780679726470","title":"The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus: All the Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***ALMOST CERTAINLY NOMINATED FOR SOMETHING SOMEWHERE***\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe complete scripts from the four Monty Python series, first shown on BBC television between 1969 and 1974, have been collected in two companion volumes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharacters' names, often not spoken, are given as in the original scripts, along with the names of the actual performer added on their first appearance in each sketch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis first volume contains twenty-three classic episodes, featuring some of the most entertaining writing to have gone into television anywhere. The minister of silly walks, the dead parrot, banter in a cheese shop - here is every silly, satirical skit, every snide insult, every saucy aside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMONTY PYTHON \u003c\/b\u003ewas a surreal comedy troupe from Britain who created the show \u003ci\u003eMonty Python's Flying Circus\u003c\/i\u003e, which first aired on the BBC. Broadcast between 1969 and 1974, \u003ci\u003eFlying Circus\u003c\/i\u003e was written, and performed by its members: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, and Terry Jones. The show was groundbreaking: a stream-of-consciousness approach to sketch comedy that pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable on broadcast television. The Pythons experimented with form and content, injecting satire and a unique blend of sardonic wit and unabashed silliness, that attracted a cult-like fan base in the process. The comedy team would achieve worldwide fame in the wake of \u003ci\u003eMonty Python's Flying Circus, \u003c\/i\u003eand go on to produce several critically acclaimed films, albums, books, and live shows.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899829915922,"sku":"9780679726470","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7360036d-178b-4cc9-9e0f-2fe255962092.jpg?v=1738366690","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-monty-pythons-flying-circus-all-the-words-9780679726470","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}