Sadly, we've lost some of the beloved stars of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Whether it was The Ministry Of Funny Walks, The Dead Parrot sketch, the Hells Grannies or The Spanish Inquisition sketch, Flying Circus has created some of comedy's most iconic moments. The popular series was first broadcast on this day (October 5) in 1969.
The comedy troupe left audiences in stitches with their surreal observational sketches. And it went on to make stars of its cast - with the troupe going on to release a number of legendary films along the way. The likes of John Cleese went on to star in hit comedy Fawlty Towers, which has now become a theatre production, and Michael Palin became a travel doc titan.
Daily Star is taking a dive into where the cast ended up after the series wrapped. John Cleese is famous for a number of characters in Monty Python, as well as his Ministry Of Funny Walks and Dead Parrot sketches. As well as reuniting with his fellow Monty Python stars for a series of dates in London in 2014, John completed a series of tour dates with co-star Eric Idle across America between 2015 to 2016.
The 84-year-old star has since appeared in a number of hit comedies including Fawlty Towers, and films such as A Fish Called Wanda, The Great Muppet Caper and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, as well as lending his voice to the Shrek film series. He also appeared as Bridwell in the 2022 film Clifford The Big Red , opposite comedian Jack Whitehall. It wasn't just fame that he found during h.