<P> Monty Python 's Flying Circus ( known during the final series as just Monty Python ) is a British sketch comedy series created by the comedy group Monty Python and broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974 . The shows were composed of surreality , risqué or innuendo - laden humour , sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines . It also featured animations by group member Terry Gilliam , often sequenced or merged with live action . The first episode was recorded on 7 September and premiered on 5 October 1969 on BBC One , with 45 episodes airing over four series from 1969 to 1974 , plus two episodes for German TV . </P>
<P> Monty Python 's Flying Circus ( known during the final series as just Monty Python ) is a British sketch comedy series created by the comedy group Monty Python and broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974 . The shows were composed of surreality , risqué or innuendo - laden humour , sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines . It also featured animations by group member Terry Gilliam , often sequenced or merged with live action . The first episode was recorded on 7 September and premiered on 5 October 1969 on BBC One , with 45 episodes airing over four series from 1969 to 1974 , plus two episodes for German TV . </P>
who created the animations in monty pythons flying circus
who created the animations in monty pythons flying circus
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam