They are well known for having sketches that are all completely different, original, and of course hilarious. The Monty Pythion cast were the first to actually have sketches with no punchlines, along with breaking down the "fourth wall". The fourth wall was the audience and the camera men and crew. Breaking down the wall was when they would stray comletely away from character and story and say such things like "this skit is getting too silly".
The Monty Python Crew:
Back Row: Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam
Front Row: Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin
The majority of the men that make up the Monty Python crew are actually very well educated. John Cleese and Graham Chapman having graduated from Cambridge University. Other members from Oxford. So some of their sketches are oriented with things from the era of philosophers, explorers, comanders, and ther iconic people in history and very knowledge driven.
The crew first started in 1969 on Monty Python's Flying circus. This was their fiorst show that aired on UK's BBC Channel and it was their initial ticket to fame. It spanned over four seasons and made up of 45 episodes. After the Flying Circus, the Pythons went into filmography. They made a series of films, two of which that are now ranked in the best movie in the comedy genre. The movies are called Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail and The Life Of Brian.
After the movies they would later go on to make live shows for devoted fans and hold reunions and such until the unfortunate death of one of the members, Graham Chapman before the celebrations and premiere of Monty Python's 20th anniversary. From then on, ideas of reunions ceased to exist.
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