Python Night - 30 Years of Monty Python

Python Night - 30 Years of Python was a special run of Monty Python related programmes broadcast on BBC2 on October 5, 1999, the 30th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus. After the success of the group's Aspen appearance, the group discussed doing something for the 30th anniversary. At one point there was a stage show planned, but some members felt uneasy about the idea and Eric Idle's agent had done a poor job of p... more

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Air date of first episode:

  • Oct 5, 1999

Air date of final episode:

  • Oct 5, 1999

Original episode running time:

  • 2 h 2 min

Number of episodes:

  • 1

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Program creator

John Cleese

John Marwood Cleese (pronounced /ˈkliːz/; born 27 October 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer who is known...

Eric Idle

Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer and composer of comic songs. He wrote and performed as a member of the...

Terry Jones

Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political...

Terry Gilliam

Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam (pronounced /ˈɡɪliəm/; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British writer, filmmaker, animator, actor and member of the...

Michael Palin

Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the...

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