Terry JonesNationality:
Welsh Birthdate:
02/01/1942 Birthplace:
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biography
Unlike his Cantabrigian cohorts in the comedy troupe Monty Python, Welsh-born Terry Jones was a student of medieval literature at Oxford, where he was participated in the Experimental Theatre Club. After graduation, he was employed as a script editor and gag writer by the BBC, where he met Michael Palin. The pair formed a writing partnership and they contributed material to TV series like "The Ken Dodd Show" as well as comedy material for Marty Feldman and others. In 1967, Jones with Palin and Eric Idle wrote and appeared in the British TV sketch comedy series "Do Not Adjust Your Set"
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1965
Worked in the script department for BBC-TV series "Late Night Line-Up"; also first collaborations with Michael Palin
1966
With Palin, made short films for "THe Late Show" (BBC)
1967
Wrote and acted in the short "Twice a Fortnight"; aired on BBC
1967
Appeared on the TV series "Do Not Adjust Your Set"; also wrote
1967
Contributed to the series "The Frost Report"
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