Graham Chapman (Estate)

Over thirty years ago, a group of six Englishmen—well, one was Welsh and another an interloping American—rewrote the rules of comedy. Monty Python's Flying Circus, an unheralded, previously unseen half-hour show of sketches, hilarities, inanities and animations, first appeared on the BBC late one night in 1969. Its impact has been felt the world over ever since. From its humble...