Michael Palin
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 Michael Palin facts

• He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and later made a number of travel documentaries
• Palin wrote most of his comedic material with fellow Python member 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 sketch", "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, Eastern Europe and Brazil
• In 2000 Palin was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to television