Monty Python's famous fish-slapping dance ended up saving Sir Michael Palin from gun-toting Venezuelan paramilitaries, the comedian has revealed. Palin, 82, had been shooting his Channel 5 documentary ...

Comedy legend Michael Palin detailed a frightening moment when he was held at gunpoint while filming his latest travel show in Venezuela. But he may have been saved by one of his most absurd moments: ...

British comedian-actor Michael Palin, one of the stars from Monty Python fame, was in Ottawa to receive a geography medal. But he found his way to a seventh-grade class at Longfields-Davidson Heights ...

TORONTO — Michael Palin became a big part of pop culture as part of the Monty Python comedy troupe, starring in the TV series Monty Python’s Flying Circus as well as movies like The Meaning of Life ...

It was the show no one saw coming: Monty Python's Flying Circus debuted on the venerable BBC in October of 1969 and roundly startled a nation. Nobody was quite sure what to make of the show. It was a ...

A set of 10 stamps from Royal Mail will pay tribute to “one of Britain’s most influential and enduring comedy troupes” – Monty Python. The main collection of six stamps celebrates characters from ...

An original star of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is coming to Syracuse to celebrate the comedy classic’s 50th anniversary. John Cleese will appear live at the Landmark Theatre on October 24, at 7 ...

Palin, 82, had been shooting his Channel 5 documentary in the troubled South American country when he found himself in hot water. Armed soldiers stopped the crew from filming before taking Palin ...