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

First off, sorry about the poor video quality. This came from an old Betamax tape, recorded at the slow speed and not stored in the best condition over the years...

In this segment, Michael discusses his title of "most normal" Python; the naming process of Monty Python's Flying Circus; putting cats down trousers on SNL gets complaints, and how people get defensive when they find Mike is a Python.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Michael
• Palin
• Dick
• Cavett
• Monty
• Python
• interview
• Time
• Bandits

[xleper17]

best looking python, that's for sure.

nicest one too! XD

[lucynaribola]

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

[davewatcher]

An american who pronounces 'python' properly.

[cookieflower]

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

[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.

[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?

[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.