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 ...

Sir Michael Palin and his film crew were detained by armed militia in Venezuela after attempting to film a statue of former leader Hugo Chavez. The 82-year-old Monty Python star was in the country ...

Sir Michael Palin has recalled the terrifying moment he and his crew were held by armed guards in Venezuela while filming his latest Channel 5 travel series. The 82-year-old Monty Python star said the ...

The 82-year-old Monty Python star said the incident escalated rapidly, with officers eventually allowing him to go free for an unexpected reason. In an interview with The Telegraph, Palin explained ...

Michael Palin and his crew were held at gunpoint while filming his new travel series in Venezuela. The Monty Python star has revealed that he and his TV crew were detained by armed guards from the ...

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 ...

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This wonderful scene was captured in Watford at the start of 1990s and wouldn’t have looked out of place in a Monty Python sketch. The Watford Observer is delighted to share pictures from the archive ...