Michael Palin on the Dick Cavett Show, 1981, part 1 of 6

[davewatcher]

An american who pronounces 'python' properly.

[c15art]

Thanks for posting , it´s a great video

[Icanhasoboe]

"one of the few films these days that isn't a remake" how familiar

[collegeman1988]

How is it that Dick Cavett's late night talk show go from a network favorite to being relegated to PBS, and then into oblivion?

[videonut11]

Dick Cavett is one of the greatest American treasures.

[Canaderek]

Thanks very much for uploading this and the John Cleese interview!

[cookieflower]

The 2 minute monologue about Palin is daft - why go on for so long when the man is waiting right there in the green room and can tell the audience about it himself?

[bozodeathgod]

@cookieflower

Cavett is from an age where the interviewers were well informed and legitimate, and the audience had an attention span greater than a Bananna-Slug.

[cookieflower]

@bozodeathgod Apparently the American audience wasn't informed at all.

[AcroStigma]

Shall we just agree they are all gorgeous? I mean, Terry Jones wasn't quite so much back in the day but he's filled into himself nicely as he aged.

[batmanofni]

Michael Palin, officialy the nicest man in the world.

[ThingsWeSaidToday]

what an absolute sweetheart!!!

[dirtyszok]

I need subtitles for this program. English. anyone have?

[GaryNull]

Did Cavett use weed?

[JacobDragyn]

Complaining about everything being a remake.

[bapyou]

"No it's not. It's only sleeping!"

[Ail3a]

I wish I could run away from this host. But then I wouldn't get to hear Michael Palin

[Sami7685]

A man who shoves a cat down his trousers learns something he can learn in no other way.

[bobmorrice]

even the white bits were black

[SgtPepper303]

He looks strangely tall in this lol probably coz he's usually standin next to john cleese

[tracehazarrrrd]

Ripping Yarns! Whoo-hoo!

(oh please, school bully)

[orangeambience]

im English and dick cavett is one of americas greatest talk show hosts ever

[CenobiteVictim]

LOL I like how he says every movie nowadays is a re-make and this was 29 years before virtually EVERY big movie is a remake.

[jerryhello100]

Why does everyone always hate on Dick Cavett? I think he's alright. I like the show anyways.

[Cosmic86x]

@jerryhello100 you are right. i think Cavett was one of the best hosts ever. he had really great guest and talked with them in a very respectful and interesting way. they didnt just talked about stuff like: 'so you have a new movie out now....' like today. they really discussed about all kinds of things.

[jerryhello100]

@Cosmic86x Absolutely. I really don't understand all the complaints about him. Who knows, maybe he goes over some heads, uses words that people don't understand, or arcane references? I'm not sure, I don't get it. I find him charming; witty, well-spoken, and he asks questions that carry substance.

[Cosmic86x]

@jerryhello100 exactly. his interviews with Orson Welles, Katharine Hepburn & Bette Davis were great as well! and with Marlon Brando of course ;)

[coneycat]

@jerryhello100 -- I completely agree. Cavett is extremely low-key but he seems sharp and in his quiet way he's very funny. The owl-stretching sketch suggestion in a tiny bit of genius!

[dbmozart]

I think nowadays Gwen Dibley actually DOES ring a bell. She's been mentioned som many times in these interviews.

[Nigelxman]

Dick Cavett is/was such a tool. And then we get to Michael Palin. :-)

[momwentcrazy]

That's his style. I never got his appeal at first, but he was actually maybe the best interviewer of his era.

[Smeggers08]

the host is so monotonous

[mclainrose]

Is dick high in this interview??

[FendRhodes]

Why do you ask, was he on drugs?

[GCMPJLRMYLIFE]

LOVE him!! <3 <3 <3

[ThePythonfan]

luvhim

[LootzO]

I like that he isn't all dressed up with suit and tie..

[TheCatgirl6]

Thanks so much for posting these!

[xleper17]

best looking python, that's for sure.

nicest one too! XD

[274blake]

@xleper17 ERIC IDLE TOOOOOOO! Come on he has the eyes and the amazing hair

[CrimsonToast]

@xleper17

Bullshit!

Chapman was wonderfully handsome.

[schizoidali]

@xleper17 Amen!  :)

[tepporocks]

Michael is my favourite Python/world explorer.

But to be honest, I thought the Cavett/Cleese interview was more interesting. And somehow funnier too. Hmm...

[youvebeenthunderstru]

Sorry, I know this is about Michael Palin but I'd just like to say that Dick Cavett is a god.

[MercuryMay94]

I LOVE MICHAEL <33

[kenkasegroup]

Thanks so much for posting this. I haven't seen it since I was a kid in 1981. Wonderful!

--kk

[deaconredwhiteandblu]

hes so cute in this :D but his eyes look very tired, poor him

[19ThePurplePython93]

thank you very much for this XD

WE MUST HAVE MORE MICHAEL!

[porkestar]

Thank you for video!

[bellneice]

These are from the PBS Dick Cavett show, which I think was the best.  I wish there were more of these available online.

[lucynaribola]

someone as gorgeous, charming, funny and intelligent as Michael is anything but normal