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 ...

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 ...

Sir Michael Palin has plans in place for his inevitable death. The 82-year-old star of the British comedy troupe Monty Python revealed that he’s organized his will and instructed his loved ones on ...

Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, and John Cleese changed the face of comedy with Monty Python, which made them all megastars in the 1980s. (Alamy) Monty Python are ...

Comedy legends unveil a plaque to 'Monty Python's first curry'. There can't be many memorials that feature a giant foot squashing a globe. But then there aren't many plaque-worthy subjects like Monty ...

21st May 1974: From left to right, John Cleese, Neil Innes, Michael Palin and Eric Idle dressed as Arthurian knights on the set of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. (Photo by John ...