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How Monty Python's fish-slapping dance saved Michael Palin from gun-toting Venezuelan paramilitaries

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 ...
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Inside the messy world of Monty Python with conflicts, money problems and a legacy nearly in tatters

Love them or loathe them, Monty Python is up there with the most influential comedy groups in history. Formed in 1969 by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael ...