Monty Python's Flying Circus

by Marcia Landy

Book Overview

A comprehensive study examining the history, content, and context of the legendary comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus.

One of the most innovative comedic programs to air on television, Monty Python's Flying Circus was a mix of the carnivalesque and the critical. The show has become famous for eschewing many of the conventions of situation comedy, the fully formed and coherent script, narrative closure, predictable characters,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814331033
• ISBN13: 9780814331033
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.3"