Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Graham Arthur Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was an English comedian, physician, writer, and actor and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. He was also the lead actor in their two narrative films, playing King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Brian in Monty Python's Life of Brian. He co-authored and starred in the film Yellowbeard. Chapman was born in Leicester but was raised in nearby Melton Mowbray. After graduating from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and St Bartholomew's Medical College, he turned down a career as a doctor to be a comedian. Chapman died of cancer on 4 October 1989.

  • Title: Graham Chapman
  • Popularity: 4.722
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1941-01-08
  • Place of Birth: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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  • Also Known As: Graham Arthur Chapman
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Graham Chapman Movies

  • 1979
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    Life of Brian

    Life of Brian

    7.762 1979 HD

    Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging...

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  • 1975
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    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    7.802 1975 HD

    King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin...

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  • 1983
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    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    7.32 1983 HD

    Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes...

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  • 1974
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    Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

    Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

    1 1974 HD

    An documentarian from the BBC visits the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). This documentary shouldn't be viewed as a making of the film,...

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  • 1983
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    Yellowbeard

    Yellowbeard

    5.489 1983 HD

    For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's...

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  • 1982
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    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    7.306 1982 HD

    Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from pre-Python days.

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  • 1971
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    And Now for Something Completely Different

    And Now for Something Completely Different

    7.227 1971 HD

    A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.

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  • 2008
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    Life Of Brian Screenplay

    Life Of Brian Screenplay

    1 2008 HD

    An original illustrated 110 minute recording by The Pythons of their early screenplay in progress.

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  • 2006
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    Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best

    10 2006 HD

    The LORDS of LAUGHTER--The SAINTS of SATIRE--The HIGH PRIESTS of LOW COMEDY--have sold out once again. Some say you can't take it with you. Others...

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  • 2004
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    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    4.8 2004 HD

    The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and...

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  • 2005
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    Looks Like a Brown Trouser Job

    Looks Like a Brown Trouser Job

    1 2005 HD

    In the early 1980s, Graham Chapman embarked upon a second career as a public speaker. Throughout the decade he toured hundreds of North American...

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  • 2007
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    Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

    5 2007 HD

    A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

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  • 1969
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    How to Irritate People

    How to Irritate People

    6.6 1969 HD

    A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.

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  • 2007
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    The Secret Life of Brian

    The Secret Life of Brian

    7.634 2007 HD

    A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding accusations of blasphemy.

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  • 1982
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    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    6 1982 HD

    Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums –...

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  • 1976
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    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    6.5 1976 HD

    The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure (the show was performed at...

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  • 1979
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    The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

    The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

    7.1 1979 HD

    Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe stood, or perhaps some of them just lounged, and...

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  • 1990
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    Life of Python

    Life of Python

    7.5 1990 HD

    This BBC documentary tells the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works of its predecessors (At Last the 1948 Show, Do Not...

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  • 2012
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    A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

    A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

    6.053 2012 HD

    John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python colleague Graham Chapman in this hilarious, 3-D...

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  • 1978
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    The Odd Job

    The Odd Job

    5.9 1978 HD

    Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and...

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  • 2012
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    Anatomy of a Liar

    Anatomy of a Liar

    6 2012 HD

    A documentary about A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman.

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  • 1976
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    Out of the Trees

    Out of the Trees

    1 1976 HD

    Sketch comedy pilot from Douglas Adams and Graham Chapman.

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  • 1989
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    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    7 1989 HD

    Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well known sketches, though the parrot sketch is not...

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  • 1987
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    Still Crazy Like a Fox

    Still Crazy Like a Fox

    7.7 1987 HD

    Jack Warden is back as quirky detective Harry Fox, who becomes a suspect in a murder case while on holiday in England.

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  • 1983
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    The Crimson Permanent Assurance

    The Crimson Permanent Assurance

    7.2 1983 HD

    A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.

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  • 1971
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    Euroshow '71: May Day Special

    Euroshow '71: May Day Special

    1 1971 HD

    German made-for-TV musical extravaganza starring Monty Python.

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  • 1970
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    Monty Python: Who's There?

    Monty Python: Who's There?

    6 1970 HD

    An instructional film about canvassing, for the Labour Party and starring the Python team, showing Labour Party workers how to canvass for votes....

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  • 2003
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    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    8 2003 HD

    The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary is featured on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD for...

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  • 1988
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    Jake's Journey

    Jake's Journey

    7 1988 HD

    A normal teenager is transported to a Monty Pythonesque medieval fantasy land where an odd, adamant knight takes him on a quest.

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  • 1969
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    The Magic Christian

    The Magic Christian

    5.7 1969 HD

    Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be...

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  • 1989
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    The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

    1 1989 HD

    When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures so that he could see the film. This is the story...

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  • 2005
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    The Roots of Monty Python

    The Roots of Monty Python

    1 2005 HD

    A look back at the origins of the ground breaking BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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  • 1973
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    Monty Python In The Netherlands

    Monty Python In The Netherlands

    1 1973 HD

    Monty Python sketch created for Dutch television in 1973.

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  • 2007
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    What the Pythons Did Next...

    What the Pythons Did Next...

    1 2007 HD

    A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam in the years after Monty Python's...

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  • 1970
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    Doctor in Trouble

    Doctor in Trouble

    5.1 1970 HD

    Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise...

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  • 2003
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    Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast

    Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast

    7.5 2003 HD

    Visions of the Beast was released by Iron Maiden on June 2, 2003 and contains every promotional video through 2001's Rock in Rio. It is basically an...

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  • 2004
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    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

    9 2004 HD

    All the best sketches from the second series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable moments include: 'It's in the Mind'; 'The New Cooker Sketch';...

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  • 2004
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    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

    1 2004 HD

    All the best sketches from the third and fourth series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable moments include: 'The Finals of the All-England...

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  • 2004
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    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

    9 2004 HD

    Compilation of the best Sketches of the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, which ran from 5 October 1969 to 11 January 1970. Memorable...

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  • 1999
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    Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

    Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

    1 1999 HD

    Meatloaf introduces a look back at Python's use of music. Included interviews with the team, André Jacquemin and other conspirators.

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  • 1999
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    The Monty Python Story

    The Monty Python Story

    1 1999 HD

    The story behind how the comedy sketch group Monty Python formed in 1969, and lead to four very series, and four very funny films that are still has...

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  • 1971
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    The Statue

    The Statue

    4.7 1971 HD

    Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing...

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  • 2008
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    Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

    Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

    8 2008 HD

    Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's inspired group of lunatics who turned such...

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  • 2008
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    Monty Python Conquers America

    Monty Python Conquers America

    6.5 2008 HD

    This documentary follows the evolution of the British sketch comedy troupe that redefined humor and shaped an entire generation of American comics,...

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  • 1983
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    Group Madness

    Group Madness

    1 1983 HD

    A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard

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  • 2000
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    The Life of Python

    The Life of Python

    1 2000 HD

    Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Monty Python presents exclusive new material and so-called classic bits. Disc : 1 Contains 1:It's The Monty...

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  • 2019
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    Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

    Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

    9 2019 HD

    From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national treasures, this is a collection of rarely-seen Monty Python moments...

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  • 1970
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    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    6 1970 HD

    Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into...

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  • 1971
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    The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

    The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

    1 1971 HD

    One of the least-known Monty Python rarities is “The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch of 1971,” a short advertising film that was made for...

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  • 1998
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    Monty Python: Live at Aspen

    Monty Python: Live at Aspen

    6.9 1998 HD

    In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and...

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  • 2021
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    Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

    Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

    1 2021 HD

    Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a pivotal moment in the evolution of television...

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  • 1979
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    Life of Brian

    Life of Brian

    7.762 1979 HD

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  • 1975
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    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    7.802 1975 HD

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  • 1983
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    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    7.32 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Yellowbeard

    Yellowbeard

    5.489 1983 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Magic Christian

    The Magic Christian

    5.7 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    And Now for Something Completely Different

    And Now for Something Completely Different

    7.227 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    How to Irritate People

    How to Irritate People

    6.6 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1989
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    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    7 1989 HD

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  • 2012
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    A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

    A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

    6.053 2012 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

    The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

    5.1 1971 HD

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  • 2014
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    Monty Python Live (Mostly)

    Monty Python Live (Mostly)

    7 2014 HD

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  • 1976
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    Out of the Trees

    Out of the Trees

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1982
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    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    7.306 1982 HD

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  • 1988
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    Jake's Journey

    Jake's Journey

    7 1988 HD

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  • 2008
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    Life Of Brian Screenplay

    Life Of Brian Screenplay

    1 2008 HD

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  • 1987
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    Love Potion

    Love Potion

    4 1987 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

    The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    Rentadick

    Rentadick

    4.4 1972 HD

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  • 1967
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    At Last the 1948 Show

    At Last the 1948 Show

    7.25 1967 HD

    A groundbreaking, splendidly silly, surreal sketch comedy series written by and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Monty Python's Graham...

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  • 1969
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    Monty Python's Flying Circus

    Monty Python's Flying Circus

    8.241 1969 HD

    A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational...

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  • 2006
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    Monty Python's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Personal Best

    5 2006 HD

    A series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians.

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  • 1976
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    The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

    5 1976 HD

    A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows...

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  • 1986
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    Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

    Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

    4 1986 HD

    The comedy event of the year took place in April 1986 at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. All those taking part gave their services free in order...

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  • 1980
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    The Big Show

    The Big Show

    1 1980 HD

    The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980. The series aimed to...

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  • 2009
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    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

    7.6 2009 HD

    A 2009 television documentary series in six parts that covers 40 years of the surreal comedy group Monty Python, from Flying Circus to present day...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    7 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 1985
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    The Mind of David Berglas

    The Mind of David Berglas

    6 1985 HD

    David Berglas is psychological illusionist and mentalist. In the UK he caused a sensation with his Channel 4 series The Mind of David Berglas, aired...

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  • 1968
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    Cilla

    Cilla

    10 1968 HD

    A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.

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  • 1972
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    Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

    Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

    6 1972 HD

    Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python German television comedy specials produced by WDR for West German...

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  • 1982
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    4.5 1982 HD

    Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

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  • 2006
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    Legends

    Legends

    5 2006 HD

    The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

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  • 2014
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    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    1 2014 HD

    This series is presented by self-confessed Python nut Hugh Bonneville, each show with a group of five famous comedians remembering their favourite...

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  • 1970
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    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    7.25 1970 HD

    A groundbreaking, splendidly silly, surreal sketch comedy series written by and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Monty Python's Graham...

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  • 1970
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    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    6 1970 HD

    Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes...

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  • 1970
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    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    6 1970 HD

    Doctor at Large is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of newly qualified...

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  • 1970
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    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    8.241 1970 HD

    A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational...

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  • 1970
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    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    5 1970 HD

    Ronnie and Laura Corbett have embarked on a new future - this time in the company of the Prince of Denmark, a public house that she has inherited....

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  • 1970
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    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    7.25 1970 HD

    A groundbreaking, splendidly silly, surreal sketch comedy series written by and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Monty Python's Graham...

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  • 1970
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    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    1 1970 HD

    No – That's Me Over Here! was a British sitcom that aired for three series from 1967 to 1970. It was created by Barry Cryer, Graham Chapman...

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  • 1970
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    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    5 1970 HD

    Ronnie and Laura Corbett have embarked on a new future - this time in the company of the Prince of Denmark, a public house that she has inherited....

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