Monty Python star cancels UK tour after fracturing ribs

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 13:03 · Archive

Sir Michael Palin has cancelled his UK tour after falling in his bathroom and fracturing three ribs and a minor pelvic fracture.

Sir Michael Palin, the 83-year-old Monty Python actor, has cancelled his upcoming UK tour after falling in his bathroom and fracturing three ribs and a minor pelvic fracture. The tour was due to visit venues across the country this month, including the Norwich Theatre Royal on 18 October.

Palin was scheduled to present his new travel book In The Philippines, with behind-the-scenes stories and reflections from his Channel 5 documentary series through the Philippines. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, he apologised to fans and explained the decision. He wrote that his accident was 'quite unsensational, a slip in the family bathroom where I've walked for 58 years', adding that 'the recovery of bone fractures takes a long time, especially when you're 83'.

Palin has cancelled not only the tour but also 'any other events over the next few months' to allow time for recovery. He acknowledged the inconvenience caused, writing: 'Sincere apologies to everyone who has already put in a lot of work on the tour.' The actor made light of the situation by referencing a classic Monty Python sketch, saying it was 'a comedy fall with no audience there to see it'.

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• Monty Python star cancels UK tour days before Norwich show after fracturing ribsSir Michael Palin has cancelled his tour days before his Norwich Theatre Royal show after falling in his bathroom and fracturing three ribs and a minor pelvic fracture.Eastern Daily Press · 14 Oct, 12:25
• Monty Python star cancels UK tour days before Norwich show after fracturing ribsSir Michael Palin has cancelled his tour days before his Norwich Theatre Royal show after falling in his bathroom and fracturing three ribs and a minor pelvic fracture.Norwich Evening News · 14 Oct, 12:25

In this story: Sir Michael Palin · Monty Python · Norwich Theatre Royal · John Cleese · Channel 5

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