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 ...

Michael Palin of British comedy troupe Monty Python was held at gunpoint by armed Venezuelan guards until showing them a 1971 sketch from the show. He said the stop, while filming a new travelogue TV ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comedy legend Michael Palin detailed a frightening moment when he was held at gunpoint while filming his latest travel show in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Palin of British comedy troupe Monty Python was held at gunpoint by armed Venezuelan guards until showing them a 1971 ...

The 82-year-old Monty Python star said the incident escalated rapidly, with officers eventually allowing him to go free for an unexpected reason. In an interview with The Telegraph, Palin explained ...

Michael Palin was terrified when he was held at gunpoint in Venezuela, but he managed to get out of trouble using a very unusual method. When he found himself at gunpoint with armed guards in ...

Born in 1943 in Sheffield, Michael Palin was not from a performing household. His father was an engineer and his mother a housewife. Palin says his first taste of performance came from reciting ...