Monty Python

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/monty-python

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding year and nationality?1969, British
2. What is the primary television series?Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
3. Who were the members of Monty Python?Monty Python was made up of six friends: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.
4. When did Monty Python's Flying Circus first air on TV?The show started in 1969 and ran on BBC until 1974.

Absurdist Comedy: A genre of comedy that relies on illogical situations, bizarre characters, and nonsensical plots.
Meta-Humor: Humor that is self-referential, often commenting on the nature of the work itself or the medium it is presented in.
Parody: An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.