And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

Kernel Score: 79% · 570 ratings · Rated PG

Genres: Comedy

Released: 1971-09-28

Runtime: 88 minutes

Where to watch And Now for Something Completely Different

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US availability, updated 2026-10-22.

Overview

A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.

And Now for Something Completely Different parents' guide: ages 11+

Parents need to know that And Now for Something Completely Different is a PG sketch-comedy compilation from Monty Python with absurdist, occasionally crude humor.

  • Language: Some — British sketch comedy contains occasional rude or silly language typical of Monty Python's anarchic style.

Fresh Kernels AI-assessed from the official PG rating, publicly documented content. A guide for families, not an official rating.

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Director

Ian MacNaughton

Cast

  • Graham Chapman as Brother / Policeman / Defence attorney / British pedestrian / Mr. Harrison (Apricot) / The Colonel / 'Hell's Grannies' policeman / Jimmy Blankensop / Sir Edward Ross / Restaurant patron #1 / Letter Writer / Oliver St. John Mollusk / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
  • John Cleese as Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2 (falling past the window) / Vocational Guidance Counselor / Vivian Smith Smythe Smith / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
  • Terry Gilliam as Self-Defence Nun / Flasher / Uncle Sam / Caterpillar Man / Sign Holder / Conrad Poohs
  • Eric Idle as Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook
  • Terry Jones as Stage Manager / Tobacconist / 2nd Hungarian Man / Squire / Self-defence student #3 / Tenant #1 / Flasher / Mouse Organist Ken Ewing / Fat Soldier / Waiter / Nude Organist / Brian / Nigel Incubator Jones
  • Michael Palin as Gumby / Man with tape recorder / Phrasebook Author / Arthur Pewtey / Second self - defence student / Second Tenant / Lost His Wallet / Shrill Petrol Announcer / Milkman / Ernest Scribbler / Pet shop employee / Lumberjack / Headwaiter Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild Lady
  • Carol Cleveland as Dierdre Pewtey / Storyteller / Milkman Collector / Restaurant Patron #2 / Elsbeth
  • Connie Booth as Best Girl
  • Lesley Judd as Distraught Mother

And Now for Something Completely Different FAQ

Is And Now for Something Completely Different good?

And Now for Something Completely Different has a 79% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels from 570 audience ratings.

Where can I watch And Now for Something Completely Different?

In the US you can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and rent it from Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and YouTube.

Is And Now for Something Completely Different OK for kids?

And Now for Something Completely Different is rated PG. Fresh Kernels suggests ages 11+. Parents need to know that And Now for Something Completely Different is a PG sketch-comedy compilation from Monty Python with absurdist, occasionally crude humor.

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