Ripping Yarns was a comedy series written in part by the English comedian of Monty Python who also made what other films?
Ripping Yarns Ripping Yarns is a British television comedy series. It was written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. It was transmitted on BBC 2. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two series — six episodes in October 1977 and three episodes in October 1979. Each episode had a different setting and characters, each looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys. In the title, "ripping" is a chiefly British slang meaning "excellent" or "fine", and "yarn" is a colloquialism for 'story'.
Jo Enright Jo Enright (born 1968, Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English stand-up comedian and actress who has appeared in a number of television and radio comedy programmes.