Review of Monty Python's Flying Circus

And now for something completely different...Thinking that this was basically the Mercury Mission of sketch comedy, how could it NOT be completely different? They hit the ground running and never slowed down. Every episode is a classic, every episode has at least one sketch that has something quotable in it. There are a few sketches entered into the history books--Dead Parrot, Cheeseshop, Dirty Fork--but even if you yourself have been quoting this stuff for years sight unseen, it's worth a look. These guys were funny. They were the forerunners for what is usual tv today. If you've ever laughed at a Kids in the Hall sketch, if you miss Mtv's The State, if you're a fan of Mad TV or love SNL, you have these five insanity cases to thank. They were cross-dressing twenty years before The Kids in the Hall ever donned frocks. For any college age kid raised on a steady diet of sketch, watching these episodes is a must. Warning: general irreverence, a mildly disturbing amount of animated nudes and scenes of Carol Cleveland in various states of undress (second only to the amount of scenes featuring Terry Jones in various states of undress) abound, so it's not for the young and/or impressionable viewer.