Pythonesque

British  

/ ˌpaɪθəˈnɛsk /

adjective

1. denoting a kind of humour that is absurd and unpredictable; zany; surreal

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Etymology

Origin of Pythonesque

C20: named after the British television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, first broadcast in 1969

Example Sentences

This is a delicate, confidently imagined fiction made with the eyes of a naturalist, the heart of a believer in family, and a sensibility with room for both the Pythonesque and the Lynchian.

From Los Angeles Times

“When you write a lot of comedy, particularly in Britain, often you get told ‘This is too Pythonesque,’ or ‘This is too surreal or weird,’ or ‘These jokes are too weird,’ this, that and the other, and to try and make it a bit less odd,” Morris observed in a separate Zoom interview.

From Salon

“I’ve enjoyed playing with it, and I enjoyed taking the best from the original and being inspired by people who have been an inspiration all my life. How lucky to get a chance to use the word ‘Pythonesque,’ to use ideas that Terry Gilliam had and sort of play with them.

From Salon

Of course, things are far angrier than that in the world, and not nearly as Pythonesque.

From Salon

Staff at one Dublin university said preparations were “Pythonesque”, with authorities at one point wanting to limit hand-sanitising stations lest they drew crowds.

From The Guardian