40 years of Monty Python
North America, Watch Out
After a live stage show tour of Canada, the Pythons had a disastrous U.S. debut on "The Tonight Show" in 1973 with guest host Joey Bishop, evidence to some that America was not yet ready. They fared better on "Midnight Special," and clips of the series were featured in a 1974 summer series on NBC, "Dean Martin's Comedy World." PBS took a stab, and a cult favorite emerged.
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