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'A 'comedy fall' with no audience there to see it': Sir Michael Palin breaks three ribs and cancels book tour

Sir Michael Palin, the Monty Python star, who has cancelled his UK book tour after fracturing three ribs and his pelvis in a bathroom fall at the age of 83.
Sir Michael Palin, the Monty Python star, who has cancelled his UK book tour after fracturing three ribs and his pelvis in a bathroom fall at the age of 83.

Sir Michael Palin fractured three ribs and his pelvis in a bathroom slip, forcing him to cancel his entire UK book tour promoting his new travel book 'In The Philippines'. The 83-year-old Monty Python star posted on Instagram that the same bathroom had served him without incident for 58 years before the fall. He has cancelled all events for the coming months while recovering at home.

Palin quipped he will 'stick to fish slapping dances from now on', referencing the famous Monty Python sketch with John Cleese.

All tour dates have been scrapped, though his website says ticket holders will be contacted with rescheduled dates once available.

He signed off by praising the NHS for 'incredible care' after the fall — a moment of warmth from a star known for his good humour.

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