He has acted as a travel writer and travel documentarian in programmes broadcast on the BBC. Since 1980, he has made numerous television travel documentaries, and is a widely recognised writer and presenter. Other notable films include Jabberwocky (1977), Time Bandits (1981), The Missionary (1982), A Private Function (1984), Brazil (1985), Fierce Creatures (1997), and The Death of Stalin (2017). For his performance in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) he received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He wrote and starred in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983). Palin continued to work with Jones away from Python, co-writing Ripping Yarns. He acted in some of the most famous Python sketches, including ' Argument Clinic', ' Dead Parrot sketch', ' The Lumberjack Song', ' The Spanish Inquisition', ' Bicycle Repair Man' and ' The Fish-Slapping Dance'. Palin joined Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974) alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman. Palin started in television working on programs such as including the Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report, and Do Not Adjust Your Set. He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000, and was made a knight in 2019. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Short of actually going on the trip, this is the best way to go.Sir Michael Edward Palin KCMG CBE FRGS FRSGS FRSL ( / ˈ p eɪ l ɪ n/ born ) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. It is the way that Michael describes the great highs and the dire lows of humanity's habitations and constructions and achievements that make his travelogues the ones that cause you to forget that you aren't actually eating cobra, waiting with trepidation at a hostile border crossing, or fending off unwanted attention. It is the stories of the characters and how they go about their lives, and the heart that goes into their telling, that makes you wish you were actually there along for the ride. The sites that he visits are important, but only as much as they affect, or have been affected by, humanity. What makes either of these works worth listening to more than once is Michael's humanity when describing the pathos and comedy he encounters in his voyages. This book is a followup to his Around the World in 80 Days book and, like that volume, is a good companion to the video series although it can be read and enjoyed on it's own.

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