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15 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’

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“Python” was suggested by John Cleese as something slithery and slimy. “Monty” was suggested by Eric Idle for its fast and loose connotations. Monty Python was a fake name chosen because it sounded like a sleazy, second-rate theatrical agent (aka, the exact kind of hack who would have brought the members of Monty Python together).

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