Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) were a British comedy troupe formed in 1969 consisting of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. The group came to … See more

Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman was originally a medical student, joining the Footlights at Cambridge. He completed his medical training and was legally entitled to practise as a doctor. Chapman is best remembered for the lead roles in … See more

Television
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974): The show that started the Python phenomenon, see also List of Monty Python's Flying Circus episodes.
• Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972): Two 45-minute … See more

Before Flying Circus
Jones and Palin met at Oxford University, where they performed together with the Oxford Revue. Chapman and Cleese met at See more

Filmography
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
The Pythons' first feature film was directed by Ian MacNaughton, reprising his role from the television series. It consisted of sketches from the … See more

By the time of Monty Python's 25th anniversary, in 1994, the point was already being made that "the five surviving members had with the passing years begun to occupy an institutional position in the edifice of British social culture that they had once had so … See more

• List of recurring Monty Python's Flying Circus characters
• Python (Monty) Pictures See more