The name is based on a funny joke many years ago on a British television show, "Monty Python's Flying Circus."

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The show combines animation,music, large puppets and human actors to create a series of funny and creative lessons.

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In one show, he was chosen more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin.

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Featuring Robert DeNiro, Susan Sarandon and Amanda Seyfried, the movie could give Heigl a chance to show how funny she can be when the pressure is off.

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If only the show was this funny.

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Bakula: What was interesting for me was that when the guys came to me at Paramount and said they wanted me to do this show, it was funny.

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