Origins and history of Monty Python: John Cleese and Graham Chapman met while students at Cambridge University. Michael Palin and Terry Jones met while attending Oxford University. John Cleese initially met Terry Gilliam in New York, United States of America. Eric Idle attended Cambridge University, but started classes at the university one year after John Cleese and Graham Chapman arrived on campus. The fortuitous events, which led to the creation of Monty Python's Flying Circus, happened completely by accident.

Members of Monty Python: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Graham Chapman (deceased in 1989)

Period of Time Monty Python Was Creatively Active: 1969 - 1983

Monty Python TV Television Show Series: The Monty Python comedy group had one successful and landmark TV series called Monty Python's Flying Circus. This show lasted for four seasons with 45 episodes in total. Monty Python's Flying Circus was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1974.
Series 1 One First Season 1 One 1st, Series 2 Two Second Season 2 Two 2nd, Series 3 Three Third Season 3 Three 3rd and Series 4 Four Fourth Season 4 Four 4th

The Movies and Films of Monty Python:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Released in theaters in North America on 10 May 1975. The worldwide box office gross of Monty Python and the Holy Grail is roughly $ 20 million U.S. dollars adjusted for inflation.

Monty Python's Life of Brian: Released in cinemas on 17 August 1979 in North America. It has an inflation adjusted domestic and international box office gross of over $ 100 million U.S. dollars.

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl: Debuted in theaters on 25 June 1982 in North America. The box office earnings of this film equal $ 1 million U.S. dollars today.

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life: Released in cineplexes on 31 March 1983. The inflationary cost adjusted box office earnings for this movie exceed $ 35 million U.S. dollars.

Official End of Monty Python: 1983 was the last year Monty Python produced new material written by all 6 members. With the death of Graham Chapman in 1989, Monty Python permanently ended with no hope of resurrection.