flying circus

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Definition of flying circus in English English dictionary

A WWI German fighter wing

Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1), the Red Baron's Flying Circus.

A barnstorming troop

Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Related Terms

Monty Python's Flying Circus

British comedy troupe. The innovative group, formed in the early 1960s, came to prominence in the 1970s, first on television and later in films. Its members, most of whom met while attending the University of Cambridge, included Graham Chapman (1941-89) and John Cleese (coauthors of most of their skits and films) as well as Terry Jones (b. 1942), Terry Gilliam (b. 1940), Eric Idle (b. 1943), and Michael Palin (b. 1943). The troupe's parodies of British life and television and their array of absurd characters surprised and delighted international audiences. Their films include Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

Hyphenation

fly·ing cir·cus

Turkish pronunciation

flayîng sırkıs

Pronunciation

/ˈflīəɴɢ ˈsərkəs/ /ˈflaɪɪŋ ˈsɜrkəs/