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 ...

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 ...

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 legend Michael Palin used an unlikely trump card to get out of jail after being held at gunpoint by armed guards in Venezuela. The comedy legend, 82, was filming a new three-part Channel ...