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Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best

Feb 27, 2006 · 57m
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Comedy

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Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contributions of a particular Monty Python member. The show is a pseudo-documentary about fish-slapping, with Michael Palin playing the same character he played in the original sketch hosting the show. The sketches are supposedly added because the show originally introduced the world to fish-slapping. Michael Palin "travelling" to the original filming location of the Fish-Slapping Dance jokingly references his current popularity as a travel documentarian.

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CAST

Michael Palin
Fish-Slapping Guide / Various Roles (archive footage)
Eric Idle
Various Roles (archive footage)
John Cleese
Various Roles (archive footage)
Terry Gilliam
Various Roles (archive footage)
Terry Jones
Various Roles (archive footage)
Graham Chapman
Various Roles (archive footage)

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
GB, US

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1975
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006
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