Michael Palin was filming his new Channel 5 travelogue in Venezuela when he was detained by armed guards and held for hours before being let go for a hilarious reason ...

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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 ...

A British comedy legend has revealed the details of the moment he was held at gunpoint by armed guards in Venezuela. Sir Michael Palin was detained by the totalitarian country’s intelligence service ...

When he was held at gunpoint by armed guards in Venezuela, Michael Palin used an unlikely trump card to get out of jail - an old Monty Python clip. The comedy legend, 82, was filming a new three-part ...