Palin, 82, had been shooting his Channel 5 documentary in the troubled South American country when he found himself in hot water. Armed soldiers stopped the crew from filming before taking Palin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comedy legend Michael Palin detailed a frightening moment when he was held at gunpoint while filming his latest travel show in ...

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 moment he was held at gunpoint by armed guards in Venezuela. Sir Michael Palin was detained by the totalitarian country’s intelligence service and held for ...

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 ...

John Cleese in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." John Cleese and Graham Chapman in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." At left, Monty Python troupe members John Cleese and Michael Palin star in the ...

Go to YouTube and type in “fish-slapping dance” and you can see a wordless gem from 1972, the heyday of Great Britain’s “Monty Python” TV show. John Cleese and Michael Palin, in military safari ...

Comedy legend Michael Palin detailed a frightening moment when he was held at gunpoint while filming his latest travel show in Venezuela. But he may have been saved by one of his most absurd moments: ...