Michael Palin Python", Palin played various roles, which ranged from manic enthusiasm (such as the lumberjack of the Lumberjack Song, or Herbert Anchovy, host of the game show "Blackmail") to unflappable calmness (such as the Dead parrot vendor or Cheese Shop proprietor). As a straight man he was often a foil to the rising ire of characters portrayed by John Cleese. He also played timid, socially inept characters such as Arthur Putey, the man who sits quietly as a marriage counsellor (Eric Idle) makes love to his wife (Carol Cleveland), and Mr. Anchovy, a chartered accountant who wants to become a lion
Full Circle with Michael Palin Full Circle with Michael Palin Full Circle with Michael Palin is the title of a 10-part 1997 documentary television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Presented by Michael Palin of Monty Python fame, "Full Circle" was the third of a series of programmes in which Palin made unusual and interesting trips. The first was "", a 7-part series first broadcast on BBC One in 1989, and the second was "Pole to Pole", an 8-part series first broadcast on BBC One in 1992. The series documented a 10-month, 50,000 mile (80,000 km) trip taken by Palin and a film crew