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 cowriting 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 Comedians 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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