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Michael Palin

1943-05-05 (81 years old) in Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK

Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. Palin wrote most of his comedic material with 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", "The Lumberjack Song", and "The Spanish Inquisition". 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 Comedian's 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 and, most recently, Eastern Europe. In 2000 Palin was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Palin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
90 %|May 6, 2023
Documentary
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The Death of Stalin
70.07 %|Oct 20, 2017
Comedy, Drama, History
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Generation '66
70 %|Jul 31, 2016
Documentary
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The Wipers Times
63 %|Sep 11, 2013
Comedy, War, Drama, TV Movie
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Frost on Sketch Shows
85 %|Mar 13, 2013
Documentary, Comedy
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The Willows in Winter
70 %|Dec 26, 1996
Animation, Family
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The Wind in the Willows
71 %|Dec 24, 1995
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
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The Fringe, Fame and Me
0 %|Aug 8, 2022
Documentary
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Attenborough at 90
80 %|May 8, 2016
Documentary
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Absolutely Anything
59 %|Jun 26, 2015
Comedy, Science Fiction
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Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
73 %|Dec 20, 2014
Documentary
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Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
0 %|Dec 10, 2014
Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
75 %|Nov 13, 2014
Comedy, Documentary
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Monty Python Live (Mostly)
70 %|Jul 20, 2014
Comedy, Music, Documentary
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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
80 %|May 24, 2014
Documentary, TV Movie
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Anatomy of a Liar
60 %|Oct 26, 2012
Documentary
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
76 %|Mar 4, 2012
Comedy
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Arthur Christmas
67.61 %|Nov 10, 2011
Drama, Animation, Family, Comedy
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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
67.58 %|Mar 25, 2010
Comedy, Music, History
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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
80 %|May 10, 2009
Documentary, Comedy
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Around the World in 20 Years
70 %|Dec 30, 2008
Documentary
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The Seventh Python
0 %|Jun 26, 2008
Documentary
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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
78 %|Mar 31, 2008
Documentary, TV Movie
actor
Life Of Brian Screenplay
0 %|Jan 29, 2008
Comedy
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
50 %|May 10, 2007
Documentary
actor
50 Films to See Before You Die
85 %|Jul 22, 2006
Documentary
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Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi
70 %|Jul 14, 2005
Documentary
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
48 %|Dec 9, 2004
Comedy, Documentary
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The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations
75 %|Oct 23, 2001
Documentary
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Palin on Redpath
0 %|Dec 15, 1997
Documentary, History
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Fierce Creatures
61.61 %|Jan 23, 1997
Comedy, Romance
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The Wind in the Willows
55 %|Oct 16, 1996
Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Adventure
actor
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act
0 %|Jan 9, 1993
Comedy
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American Friends
59 %|Mar 22, 1991
Comedy, Romance
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Life of Python
75 %|Mar 16, 1990
Documentary, Comedy
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The Movie Life of George
0 %|Feb 10, 1989
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
75 %|Jan 1, 1989
Comedy, Music
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A Fish Called Wanda
72.02 %|Jul 15, 1988
Comedy, Crime
actor
The Grand Knockout Tournament
60 %|Jun 19, 1987
Comedy, Family
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Brazil
76.72 %|Feb 20, 1985
Comedy, Science Fiction
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A Private Function
63.72 %|Nov 9, 1984
Comedy
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
73 %|Mar 31, 1983
Comedy
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The Crimson Permanent Assurance
71.58 %|Mar 31, 1983
Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
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The Missionary
55.81 %|Nov 2, 1982
Comedy
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Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
73.19 %|Jun 25, 1982
Comedy
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
60 %|Mar 1, 1982
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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Time Bandits
65.78 %|Jul 13, 1981
Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy
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The Box
50 %|Mar 29, 1981
Comedy
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
63 %|Dec 22, 1979
Comedy, Music
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Life of Brian
77.64 %|Aug 17, 1979
Comedy
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The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
71 %|Jun 20, 1979
Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
68 %|Mar 22, 1978
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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Jabberwocky
60.24 %|Mar 28, 1977
Fantasy, Comedy
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Pleasure at Her Majesty's
65 %|Dec 29, 1976
Comedy, Documentary
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Three Men in a Boat
59 %|Dec 31, 1975
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
78 %|Mar 14, 1975
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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Is This a Record?
60 %|Jun 1, 1973
Comedy, Documentary
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Euroshow '71: May Day Special
0 %|May 1, 1971
Comedy
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Ending It All
0 %|Jan 1, 1970
Comedy, Documentary
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How to Irritate People
66 %|Jan 21, 1969
Comedy, TV Movie
actor
The Magic Faraway Tree
0 %|Invalid Date
Family, Fantasy, Adventure
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Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia
70 %|Dec 28, 2015
Documentary
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The Meaning of Monty Python
75 %|Oct 8, 2013
Documentary, Comedy
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Making Qi
0 %|Sep 10, 2011
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The Last Day of World War One
0 %|Nov 1, 2008
War, Documentary
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The Roots of Monty Python
0 %|Nov 26, 2005
Documentary
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Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
0 %|Oct 8, 1999
Documentary, Comedy, Music
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Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerry
0 %|Feb 3, 1994
Documentary
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Comedians Do It On Stage
0 %|Feb 1, 1986
Comedy
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Roger of the Raj
0 %|Oct 24, 1979
Comedy
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Golden Gordon
0 %|Oct 17, 1979
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Whinfrey's Last Case
0 %|Oct 10, 1979
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The Curse of the Claw
0 %|Oct 25, 1977
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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
0 %|Sep 22, 1977
Comedy
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Tomkinson's Schooldays
0 %|Jan 7, 1976
Comedy
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Across the Andes by Frog
0 %|Invalid Date
actor
How To Make It In Comedy
0 %|Jan 3, 2024
Documentary
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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
0 %|Jun 5, 2021
Documentary, Comedy
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Jeepers Creepers
40 %|Oct 12, 2020
Fantasy
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Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
80 %|May 9, 2020
Documentary
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Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
90 %|Sep 7, 2019
Documentary, Comedy
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An Accidental Studio
64.44 %|Jul 12, 2019
Documentary
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Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
70 %|Jan 7, 2018
Documentary, Comedy
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Michael Palin In Wyeth's World
73.33 %|Dec 29, 2013
Documentary
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Produced By George Martin
77 %|Sep 11, 2012
Documentary, Music
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Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
80 %|Jul 1, 2008
Documentary, Comedy
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What Is Brazil?
64 %|Apr 16, 2008
Documentary
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Monty Python Conquers America
65 %|Jan 1, 2008
Documentary
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The Secret Life of Brian
76 %|Jan 1, 2007
Documentary
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John Peel's Record Box
80 %|Nov 14, 2005
Documentary
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Concert for George
81 %|Oct 3, 2003
Music, Documentary
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Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
88 %|Nov 20, 2002
Documentary, TV Movie
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The Unknown Peter Sellers
80 %|Apr 25, 2000
Documentary
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The Monty Python Story
0 %|Oct 8, 1999
Documentary, Comedy
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Monty Python: Pythonland
0 %|Oct 8, 1999
Documentary, Comedy
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Monty Python: Live at Aspen
69 %|Mar 21, 1998
Comedy, Documentary
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Viz: The Documentary
0 %|May 4, 1990
Documentary
actor
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
70 %|Jul 13, 1988
Documentary
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The Dress
0 %|Jan 3, 1984
Drama
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The Broken Bottle
0 %|Mar 31, 1977
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Henry Cleans Up
0 %|Jan 2, 1974
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The Bigger Bubble
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary, Comedy, Crime, History

Series

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Michael Palin in Nigeria
75 %|Apr 16, 2024
Documentary
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Michael Palin: Into Iraq
90 %|Sep 20, 2022
Documentary
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Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
73 %|Oct 4, 2020
Documentary
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Staged
79 %|Jun 10, 2020
Comedy
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Worzel Gummidge
59 %|Dec 26, 2019
Kids
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Michael Palin in North Korea
77 %|Sep 28, 2018
Documentary
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Vanity Fair
75 %|Sep 2, 2018
Comedy, Drama
actor
Artsnight
0 %|Mar 6, 2015
Documentary
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A Life on Screen
80 %|Dec 24, 2014
Documentary, Reality
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Remember Me
69 %|Nov 23, 2014
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
0 %|Nov 3, 2014
Documentary
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Brazil with Michael Palin
73.33 %|Oct 24, 2012
Documentary
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The Jonathan Ross Show
48 %|Sep 3, 2011
Talk, Comedy
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ZULU Comedy Galla
0 %|Sep 2, 2010
Comedy, Family
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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
75 %|Oct 18, 2009
Documentary, Comedy
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Michael Palin's New Europe
72 %|Sep 16, 2007
Documentary
actor
Movie Connections
0 %|Sep 10, 2007
Documentary
actor
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
37 %|Sep 3, 2007
Talk
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
actor
Legends
50 %|Nov 17, 2006
Documentary
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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Monty Python's Personal Best
50 %|Feb 22, 2006
Comedy, Animation
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Himalaya with Michael Palin
81 %|Oct 3, 2004
Documentary
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Sahara with Michael Palin
73 %|Oct 13, 2002
Documentary
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Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
60 %|Oct 17, 1999
Documentary
actor
Fantasy World Cup
50 %|Jun 9, 1998
Comedy, Talk
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Parkinson
0 %|Jan 9, 1998
Talk
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Full Circle with Michael Palin
74 %|Aug 31, 1997
Documentary
actor
Clive Anderson All Talk
0 %|Oct 6, 1996
Talk
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The Frank Skinner Show
75 %|Sep 10, 1995
Talk, Comedy
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
71 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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Pole to Pole
79 %|Oct 21, 1992
Documentary
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G.B.H.
64 %|Jun 6, 1991
Drama
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The Simpsons
80 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
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Michael Palin: The Art of Travel
0 %|Nov 7, 1989
Documentary
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Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
73 %|Oct 11, 1989
Documentary
actor
Daytime Live
35 %|Oct 21, 1987
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Going Live!
60 %|Sep 26, 1987
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Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
40 %|Apr 25, 1986
Comedy
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Wogan
45 %|May 4, 1982
Talk
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Travels with Palin
90 %|Nov 27, 1980
Comedy, Documentary
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Great Railway Journeys
70 %|Oct 23, 1980
Documentary
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
50 %|Apr 1, 1976
Comedy
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Ripping Yarns
74 %|Jan 7, 1976
Comedy
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Ripping Yarns
74 %|Jan 7, 1976
Comedy
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Ripping Yarns
74 %|Jan 7, 1976
Comedy
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Ripping Yarns
74 %|Jan 7, 1976
Comedy
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
60 %|Jan 12, 1975
Talk
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Pebble Mill at One
0 %|Oct 9, 1972
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Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
64 %|Jan 3, 1972
Comedy
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Clangers
70 %|Nov 16, 1969
Kids, Animation, Family
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Monty Python's Flying Circus
82.32 %|Oct 5, 1969
Comedy
actor
Frost on Sunday
70 %|Sep 8, 1968
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Do Not Adjust Your Set
72.14 %|Dec 26, 1967
Comedy
actor
Twice a Fortnight
0 %|Oct 21, 1967
Comedy
actor
A Series Of Bird's
0 %|Oct 3, 1967