Michael Edward Palin Biography

Birth of Michael Edward Palin

Reads modern history at Brasenose College, Oxford

Becomes a presenter on a comedy pop show called Now! for the television contractor Television Wales and the West

Bill Oddie and Jonathan Lynn, and the successful childrens comedy show Do Not Adjust Your Set with Idle and David Jason.

Following The Frost Report the Palin/Jones team work as actors and writers on the show Twice a fortnight with Graeme Garden.

The animations for Do Not Adjust Your Set are made by Terry Gilliam, who joins the cast on John Cleeses recommendation and begins working with the Palin/Jones team for the first time.

"The Frost Report", 1966-1967, Cleese, Palin, Jones and Chapman are writers

The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, is conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Collective name of the six creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that is first aired on the BBC

The Pythons release the film, "And Now For Something Completely Different"

The Pythons release the film, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

Between 1976 and 1981, the troupe and/or its members appeared in four major fund-raisers for Amnesty - known collectively as the Secret Policemans Ball shows - which were turned into multiple films, TV shows, videos, record albums and books. After the Monty Python television series ended in 1974, the Palin/Jones team worked on Ripping Yarns, an intermittent television comedy series broadcast over three years from 1976

After the Monty Python television series ended in 1974, the Palin/Jones team worked on Ripping Yarns, an intermittent television comedy series broadcast over three years from 1976

The Pythons release the film, "Monty Pythons Life of Brian"

Michael Palin writes and stars in The Missionary, co-starring Maggie Smith

The Pythons release the film, "Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life "

The film "A Fish Called Wanda" is written by John Cleese & stars Michael Palin

Works as producer and actor in the film "American Friends" based upon a real event in the life of his great grandfather, a fellow at St Johns College, Oxford

Plays the part of a headmaster in Alan Bleasdales Channel 4 drama series G.B.H

Winner of the British Comedy Award for "Lifetime Achievement"