Michael Palin
- 80 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and presenter
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Michael Palin interview
The Monty Python alumnus discusses playing the author of his favourite novel - and why Vanity Fair's protagonist is a heroine for modern times.
Michael Buerk, Radio Times, 2nd September 2018Diversity quotas kill comedy
Michael Palin was dead right to criticise the BBC's PC box-ticking.
Patrick West, Spiked, 31st August 2018Derry Girls wins Edinburgh TV Festival comedy award
Derry Girls has won the Edinburgh Television Festival Award for comedy. Rachel Parris is named Best Breakthrough Talent.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2018Bring back the silly genius of Monty Python
The discovery of unused Monty Python material from Michael Palin's archive last week shed light on a forgotten world
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 5th August 2018The BBC wouldn't dare make a comedy like Python today
Comedy isn't just a form of entertainment. It's also a form of social history.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 4th August 2018Unseen Monty Python material published
Scripts and ideas for unmade Monty Python sketches are to go on display at the British Library as they process a recently acquired archive from Michael Palin. Some material has been published today.
British Comedy Guide, 1st August 2018Michael Palin films travel series in North Korea
Monty Python star Michael Palin has filmed a new documentary series in North Korea, for Channel 5.
British Comedy Guide, 21st May 2018Michael Palin pays tribute to Spike Milligan
Ahead of his BBC Radio 4 documentary on the comedian, the Monty Python star recalls the troubled genius of his hero - and what his surreal comedy meant to him.
Michael Palin, Radio Times, 16th April 2018Monty Python's 10 funniest sketches
As a Monty Python treasure-trove arrives on Netflix - including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and Monty Python's Flying Circus - it's the perfect moment to look back at 10 of the very best sketches from the masters of surreal comedy.
The Telegraph, 16th April 2018Download: The Death of Stalin review
Armando Iannucci assembles a dream team for a nightmarish orgy of power-grabbing and back-stabbing.
Raphael Abraham, The Financial Times, 16th February 2018