Sir Michael Palin set to make a guest appearance in The Simpsons
He will join a long list of legends who have been given special slots in the show after confirming he is to play a 'wacky' museum curator in the iconic cartoon
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Sir Michael Palin's next adventure will be an appearance on the Simpsons, he has announced.
The Monty Python legend shared the big news on The One Show on Tuesday night.
Confirming the rumours were true, he said: "Yes, I've recorded my contribution. I play a museum curator - he's a wacky character."
He is the latest big name star to get a guest slot on the longest-running American sitcom ever.
The 77-year-old joins the likes of Michael Jackson, Ricky Gervais and Gordon Ramsay in being re-mastered by the cartoon's artists.
Beatles icon Paul McCartney and his late wife Linda helped dedicated Lisa with her campaign to become a vegetarian in one of the early episodes.
At least the show's execs knew they were getting an ultimate professional.
Sir Michael revealed on Tuesday that he has never missed a day’s filming in 20 years of documentary-making – despite many “days of despair”.
This week he is looking back on four of his biggest TV trips in BBC2’s Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime.
And the TV veteran, who made his first travel series Around The World In 80 Days in 1988, says: “I was determined to see the journeys through.
"But there were days of despair, like when altitude sickness wiped me out on the Anapurna trail, and tainted camel liver had me racing for non-existent toilets across the Sahara Desert.”
Asked about the state of UK comedy, Sir Michael said that banning topics is “dangerous”.
He added: “Everybody, myself included, should be up for being laughed at or joked with.
”Comedy has to reflect the way life is. It is very important, especially in times of crisis. People need laughter more than ever.”
Asked whether “PC culture” can have a stifling effect on comedy, he said: “I think it can do, yes.
"Anything that says, ‘well, you mustn’t talk about this particular area of life...’ that’s as wrong as saying, ‘If you’re writing a novel, you shouldn’t write a novel about this kind of life’.
“One needs jokes, one needs laughter. But you shouldn’t stifle it by decree.”
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