References to Beachcomber are strongly pervasive in Private Eye, and there is a possible, but more tenuous, line of descent from it, via the Goon Show, to Monty Python.

The genre dates from the silent era, and the most famous examples of this type of film would be those produced by Monty Python.

The greatest successes, however, came with the films of the Monty Python team, including And Now for Something Completely Different ( 1971 ), Monty Python and the Holy Grail ( 1975 ) and Monty Python's Life of Brian in 1979.

In some films, knitted string spray-painted with a metallic paint is used instead of actual mail in order to cut down on cost ( an example being Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which was filmed on a very small budget ).

The subgenre has also been represented in television and film, such as in the television series I Dream of Jeannie, Kröd Mändoon, and the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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Bowie had a cameo in Yellowbeard, a 1983 pirate comedy created by Monty Python members, and a small part as Colin, the hitman in the 1985 film Into the Night.

Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin later became members of the hugely successful Monty Python comedy troupe.

At least one DNAYS sketch was re-used in Monty Python.

In common, with another important Monty Python predecessor, At Last the 1948 Show, many episodes were wiped as was common practice at the time due to the lack of any apparent market for them prior to the invention of home video.

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Graham Arthur Chapman ( 8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989 ) was an English comedian, writer, actor, and one of the six members of the surreal comedy group Monty Python.

In David Morgan's book Monty Python Speaks, Cleese asserted that Chapman, although officially his co-writer for many of their sketches, contributed comparatively little in the way of direct writing.

In Monty Python Live at Aspen, Cleese said that the original idea came from a man Palin bought a car from, who had endless excuses for everything that went wrong with it.

After reuniting with the other Pythons in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Chapman began a lengthy series of American college tours where he would tell the audience anecdotes about Monty Python, the Dangerous Sports Club, Keith Moon, and other subjects.

Chapman kept his sexuality a secret until the 1970s, although he did allude to it in some Monty Python sketches.

The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch is a fictional weapon from the comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

It also made a brief appearance in the 1977 film Jabberwocky where it was being held by King Bruno the Questionable ( the latter film was directed by Terry Gilliam, starred Michael Palin, and featured a cameo by Terry Jones, all members of Monty Python ).

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Holy Hand Grenade is described as a " sacred relic " carried by Cistercian monk Brother Maynard ( Eric Idle ) and is used near the film's conclusion to destroy a killer rabbit that blocks the path of King Arthur and his hapless Knights Errant.

" Spam " is a popular Monty Python sketch, first televised in 1970.

The " Dead Parrot Sketch ", alternatively and originally known as the " Pet Shop Sketch " or " Parrot Sketch ", is a popular sketch or one act from Monty Python's Flying Circus, and one of the most famous in the history of British television comedy.

Bruces ' Philosophers Song ( Bruces ' Song ) was a popular Monty Python song written by Eric Idle, and was a feature of the group's stage appearances and its recordings.

Some weapons were inspired from popular Movies and TV programs, including the Holy Hand Grenade ( from Monty Python and the Holy Grail ) and Ninja Rope ( named the Bat Rope in early demos of the original game )

* Monty Python's Flying Circus, the popular British sketch comedy which aired its final episode this year, is first shown in the US on KERA-TV in Dallas, Texas.

And in Britain it was also popular, although on its premiere on the ITV network, it was beaten in the ratings by repeats of Monty Python's Flying Circus on BBC1.

His nonsensical style resembles that of Monty Python and Daniele Luttazzi, but he has a recognizable style of his own rooted in Tuscan popular humor.

In this position, Cotton was responsible for overseeing the production of a whole series of popular and iconic comedy programmes, including The Morecambe and Wise Show ( 1968 ), Monty Python's Flying Circus ( 1969 ), The Two Ronnies ( 1971 ) and Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game ( 1971 ).

Cotton's era was generally seen as the most popular in the history of BBC Light Entertainment, with programmes such as Morecambe and Wise becoming icons of British popular culture and drawing huge audiences, while the more subversive Monty Python provided a more cutting-edge, contemporary and daring complement.

Some of his most popular tunes include also Thrust, Spellbound, Sanxion, Auf Wiedersehen Monty and International Karate.

" All Things Dull and Ugly " was also the title of an unrelated track on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album ( released only a few months later ), which is a parody of the popular hymn " All Things Bright and Beautiful ".

While most castle scenes in the popular movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail ( 1975 ) were filmed in and around Doune Castle, Castle Stalker appears in the final scene as " The Castle Of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh ".

An entire new family, the blue-collar Eckerts ( one member was played by former Broadway star Carol Lawrence ), was ushered in, and quickly dominated storyline, taking up four to five days a week of airtime while the popular and wealthy Quartermaines were phased out ( rumor has it that Monty wanted to get rid of the Quartermaines altogether.

Monty also fired a dozen actors, in what the press described as a " bloodbath ," including popular actress Jennifer Guthrie, who played heroine Dawn Winthrop on the show.

Monty's dismissal became eminent between the declining ratings and the departure of popular cast members such as Tristan Rogers ( Robert Scorpio ) and Finola Hughes ( Anna Devane, who Monty fired among much criticism ).

However Barber's best known role was playing one of the stripping steelworkers in the popular 1997 film The Full Monty ( 1997 ) set in Sheffield.

In late 2009, animator Monty Oum was hired by RT after his popular Haloid video caught their attention, with his employment being announced at PAX East 2010.

* Pet Shop sketch, a popular sketch or one act from Monty Python's Flying Circus

Another significant influence on popular culture was Monty Python, most notably in their Goon Show-influenced TV series, Monty Python's Flying Circus, which featured an intricate structure and many absurdities and non sequiturs.

NJPAC has also played host to tours of popular Broadway musicals such as Evita, The Sound of Music, Grease, Annie, Blast !, Bring in ‘ da Noise, Bring in ‘ da Funk, Fame, Fosse, Sunset Boulevard, Peter Pan, Movin ’ Out, Les Misérables, The Full Monty, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma, 42nd Street, The Producers, Beauty and the Beast, and Cats.

In Melbourne he started attending Queens Wharf and North Wharf Sunday afternoon meetings at the Yarra River where popular speakers included Joseph Symes, President of the Australasian Secular Association, Monty Miller, a veteran radical from the Eureka Stockade, and William Trenwith, an aspirant labour politician.

During his time on Blue Peter, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography credits him with coining two quotations now prominent in British popular culture: the line " And now for something completely different " – later taken up by, and usually attributed to, Monty Python – was used as a segue to different parts of the programme ; and " Here's one I made earlier " was used during the construction of models on the show, and has since been adopted by nearly all subsequent presenters on Blue Peter.