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Michael Palin

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Book Writer b. 1943

Sir Michael Edward Palin ( PAY-lin; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019. Palin started in television working on programmes including the Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report, and Do Not Adjust Your Set. He joined Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974) alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman. He acted in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot sketch", "The Lumberjack Song", "The Spanish Inquisition", "Bicycle Repair Man", and "The…

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Monty Python’s Spamalot

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In the literature3 passages

  • 12 You may have seen the Tim Curry/Michael Palin version on TV or read the book?ebooks/Barrowman, Carole E_/I Am What I Am - Carole E. Barrowman.txt
  • Book: Eric Idle, based on the screenplay Monty Python and The Holy Grail by Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Graham Chapmanebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palinebooks/Leonard, Hal/Monty Python's Spamalot Songbook_ 2005 Tony Award Winner - Best Musical - Hal Leonard.txt

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