Actor michael palin biography

English actor, comedian, writer and television presenter (born 1943)

Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943^[1]) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the Monty Pythoncomedy group.^[2] He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2013^[3] and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019.^[4][5]

Palin started in television working on programmes including the Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report, and Do Not Adjust Your Set.

Palin joined Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974) alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman. He acted in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot sketch", "The Lumberjack Song", "The Spanish Inquisition", "Bicycle Repair Man" and "The Fish-Slapping Dance".

Palin continued to work with Jones away from Python, co-writing Ripping Yarns.^[6]

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