Michael Palin
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Biography
Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. Palin wrote most of his comedic material with Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as The Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", and "The Spanish Inquisition".
Palin continued to work with Jones after Python, co-writing Ripping Yarns. He has also appeared in several films directed by fellow Python Terry Gilliam and made notable appearances in other films such as A Fish Called Wanda, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted the 30th favourite by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.
After Python, he began a new career as a travel writer and travel documentarian. His journeys have taken him across the world, including the North and South Poles, the Sahara desert, the Himalayas and, most recently, Eastern Europe. In 2000 Palin was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to television.
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Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Graham Norton Show
The Simpsons
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Jonathan Ross Show
Fawlty Towers
The Witches
Absolutely Anything
Arthur Christmas
Time Bandits
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Brazil
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
The Death of Stalin
Vanity Fair
A Fish Called Wanda
Monty Python's Flying Circus
A Thin Line
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
The Dress
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