Python's Flying Circus (BBC, 1969-74) in particular. This is evident not only in its surreal humour, but in the way that elements of one routine are threaded through subsequent scenes, transcending the stand-alone sketch form - a tactic subsequently favoured by the Python team." Empire magazine called it "Sublime slapstick surrealism." See also List of avant-garde films of the 1950s References External links 1959 films 1959 comedy films Films directed by Peter Sellers Films directed by Richard Lester 1959 short films Surreal comedy films Surrealist films British comedy short films 1960s English-language films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films