Michael Palin Biography

Michael Edward Palin wrote most of his comedic material with Terry Jones. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches including Argument Clinic Dead Parrot The Lumberjack Song The Spanish Inquisition and The Fish-Slapping Dance. 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 Comedians' 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. Palin is currently the president of the Royal Geographical Society.

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