Age: 83
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Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. Palin wrote most of his comedic material with Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as The Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", and "The Spanish Inquisition". 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 Comedian's 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.
Michael Palin
Historian
for Historian in Monty Python’s Spamalot
Suggested by Jeshisthename
SPAMALOT berättar den legendariska berättelsen om Kung Arthurs sökande efter den heliga graalen. Inspirerad av den klassiska komedifilmen Monty Python och den heliga graalen, avviker musikalen också lite från mer traditionella versioner av legenden. Istället innehåller SPAMALOT upptåg som inkluderar en rad vackra dansande flickor, en flatulent fransman och mördarkaniner. Utanför råder pest med 50 % risk för pest och svält. Under hela föreställningen rekryterar Arthur, som reser med sin tjänare Patsy, flera riddare för att följa med honom på hans strävan, inklusive Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot och Sir Galahad. Förutom kaninerna och den fisande fransmannen möter de karaktärer som Sjöfrun, Prins Herbert, Trollkarlen Tim, Not Dead Fred, Svarte Riddaren och Riddarna som säger Ni.
