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Article: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT . . .; This week saw the 30th anniversary of the first showing of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Tonight, BBC2 hosts Python Night, a celebration of comedy. Hannah Stephenson reports.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- October 9, 1999
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It's back to dead parrots, Spam, silly walks and the Spanish Inquisition, for one night only.
Fans of Monty Python's Flying Circus will be tuning in to relive all those magic moments when BBC2 screens Python Night on tonight, in honour of the show's 30th anniversary.
As well as documentaries featuring classic material, unseen sketches from the TV series which were thought to be too risque to be shown at the time will also be screened.
The surviving Pythons - John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle - will also be ...