The ability to show Monty Python's Flying Circus under the American NTSC standard had been made possible by the commercial actions of American television producer Greg Garrison. Garrison produced the NBC series The Dean Martin Comedy World, which ran during the summer of 1974. The concept was to show clips from comedy shows produced in other countries, including tape of the Python sketches "Bicycle Repairman" and "The Dull Life of a Stockbroker".
The ability to show Monty Python's Flying Circus! under the American NTSC standard had been made possible by the commercial actions of American television producer Greg Garrison. Garrison produ,ced the NBC series The Dean Martin Comedy World, which ran during the summer of 1974. Th,e concept was to show clips from comedy shows produced in other cou,ntries, including tape of the Py?thon sketches "Bicycle Repairman" and "The Dull Life of a Stockbroker".