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

8. Comedy Democracy

The writing process for each episode stuck to a pretty strict 9 to 5 schedule. Eric Idle worked solo, while Cleese and Chapman paired up, as did Jones and Palin. Then, the group got together with Gilliam to talk out each sketch, refining the product by committee. In other words, every joke came to a vote; a true democracy.

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