The Fish-Slapping Dance is a comedy sketch written and performed by the Monty Python team. The sketch was originally recorded in 1971 for a pan-European May Day special titled Euroshow 71. In 1972 it was broadcast as part of episode two of series three of Monty Python's Flying Circus, which was titled "Mr & Mrs Brian Norris' Ford Popular".
John Cleese and Michael Palin in the Monty Python sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance"
Sir Michael Edward Palin, is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019.
Palin in 2018 at the National Churches Trust Carol Concert
Palin in "The Spanish Inquisition" sketch at the 2014 reunion, Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Michael Palin, Nightingale House, in Clapham, November 2010
Michael Palin at Cadogan Hall in 2022