Michael Palin
- 81 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and presenter
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The Death of Stalin - an audacious comedy of horrors
Armando Iannucci's Soviet-era satire is full of grand absurdity and violent dread.
Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 18th October 2017The Death of Stalin review
Armando Iannucci's superlative satire brings together a terrific ensemble.
Eamm Simmonds, The List, 16th October 2017The Death of Stalin film review
Blimey, but this is a comedy, isn't it? This is a mockery and so it's intended to be barbaric and exaggerated, right? Well, comedy is not a carte blanche for bigotry. There are limits of what's acceptable. We have grown to dismiss blackface and exaggerated representations of homosexuals as a no-go. I think that the humour of The Death of Stalin is plainly founded on xenophobia and prejudices, and so it belongs in a very similar category. Laughing at someone dead on a pool of piss is neither funny nor subversive. It's simply silly and vulgar. Despite the presence of Michael Palin, The Death of Stalin simply isn't The Life of Brian.
Victor Fraga, Dirty Movies, 16th October 2017Michael Palin on making Jabberwocky
"Crowds of tourists turned up to look at my bottom"
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 5th October 2017Terry Jones is supported by Michael Palin as they walk
He was diagnosed with dementia nearly two years ago but despite his health battle, Monty Python star Terry Jones, 75, looked in good shape as he enjoyed a walk with his longtime friend and co-star Michael Palin, 74 in London on Tuesday.
The comedy genius, who played the eccentric nude organist in Monty Python's Flying Circus, cut a dapper figure in a slate grey suit and straw trilby as he enjoyed an afternoon with his close pal.
Eve Buckland, Daily Mail, 6th August 2017Video: Inside Michael Palin's diaries
Michael Palin has made a significant donation of written archives to the British Library, which documents his literary and creative career, covering the years 1965-1987.
BBC, 13th June 2017The secrets behind the making of QI
TV viewers are baffled and bamboozled by QI's staggering facts. But the secrets behind the making of the quiz show are... Quite Incredible!
The QI team, Daily Mail, 3rd June 2017Why television must learn from Michael Palin
When it comes to comedy, there seems to be a crisis
 of confidence and a dread of taking risks, says David Butcher.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 2nd May 2017Terry Jones update
Jones was not expected to talk to the press again - until last week, when his family requested an interview to help promote public awareness of FTD, a condition that affects tens of thousands of people in the UK but which remains a relatively little-known medical problem.
The Guardian, 16th April 2017Monty Python and the Holy Grail fell foul of censors
Think of a Monty Python film with blasphemous content, and Life of Brian springs to mind. Yet previously unseen files from the British Board of Film Classification show that the comedy team's earlier offering, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, fell foul of the censors for repeated use of the words 'Jesus Christ!'
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th March 2017