a humorous British television programme famous for its surreal humour and its sketches (=short scenes) in which people behaved in strange or crazy ways. The programme's style of humour influenced many later comedians, and the group later made several films, including The Life of Brian (1969-74). 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)
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)
(Film) The Full Monty, (1997) a humorous British film that was extremely popular in both the UK and US, about a group of men in the town of Sheffield who cannot get work because the steel industry has closed down, and who decide to become strippers (=someone who takes off their clothes to entertain people) to earn some money
approval You use the full monty to describe something that impresses you because it includes everything that you could possibly expect it to include. There was everything from simple piano to a full orchestral finish. The full monty. the whole amount of something that people want and expect