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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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Checked Sep 3, 2026
Monty Python's Flying Circus is available to stream on Peacock, Peacock Premium, Prime Video, Shout! Factory TV (Via Amazon Prime), Fubo, Plex, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, and The Roku Channel in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon and Apple TV. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry JonesGuest stars Peter Brett
Episode 2
Features the sketches Department Store, Buying an Ant, At Home with the Ant and Other Pets and Toupee Department.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Episode 3
More surreal gags and sketches including Up Your Pavement, RAF Banter, Court Martial, The Public Are Idiots and Woody and Tinny Words.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry JonesGuest stars Neil Innes, Douglas Adams
Episode 4
Sketches in this episode include Hamlet and Ophelia, Bogus Psychiatrists, Police Helmets, Boxing Match Aftermath and The Queen Victoria Handicap.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Episode 5
Featuring the story of Mr. Neutron and sketches including Post-Box Ceremony and Teddy Salad.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry JonesGuest stars Douglas Adams
Episode 6
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.
Directed by Ian MacNaughtonWritten by Graham Chapman, Douglas Adams, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry JonesGuest stars Peter Brett
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
John CleeseVarious / Announcer
Graham ChapmanVarious
Michael PalinVarious / "It's" man
Terry JonesVarious
Eric IdleVarious
Terry GilliamVarious
Ian DavidsonVarious
Carol Cleveland
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