Monty Python's Flying Circus (aka Flying Circus or MPFC,
known during the fourth season as Monty Python) was the
popular BBC sketch comedy show from Monty Python. The
first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus was recorded
September 7, 1969, and broadcast on October 5 of the same
year on BBC One - not BBC Two as is often erroneously
stated, possibly because the latter is a more 'niche'
channel that would have seemed a more natural home for
the programme. The shows often targeted the idiosyncrasies
of British life (especially professionals), and was at
times politically charged. The members of Monty Python
were highly educated (Oxford and Cambridge graduates),
and their comedy was often pointedly intellectual with
numerous references to philosophers and literary figures.
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