The "It's" man opened the comedy television series Monty Python's Flying Circus by approaching the camera from a great distance, collapsing, and gasping "It's—" which is immediately followed by the announcer crisply stating, "Monty Python's Flying Circus." This was a running gag on the show; the joke was that the "It's" man never got to say anything other than that single word. The "It's" man seemed to be aware of his predicament, and was usually raggedly-dressed, rather morose, and put-upon.