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 ...

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 ...

Comedy legend Michael Palin detailed a frightening moment when he was held at gunpoint while filming his latest travel show in Venezuela. But he may have been saved by one of his most absurd moments: ...

Bad news for the nation’s womenfolk, perhaps – anyone who’s seen any of his TV travelogues knows he’d be the perfect person ...

Comedy icon Sir Michael Palin has revealed he was held at gunpoint while filming a new Channel 5 travelogue in Venezuela. The 82-year-old and his crew were detained by armed guards from the country’s ...

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 ...

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