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 ...

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 ...

The UK Government has been accused of forcing fishermen to "perform the Monty Python fish-slapping dance" before helping them. Shadow Commons Leader Valerie Vaz today claimed Ministers were not going ...

When he found himself at gunpoint with armed guards in Venezuela, Michael Palin deployed an unexpected ace up his sleeve to escape detention - a vintage Monty Python sketch. The comedy icon, 82, was ...

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