FROM THE SKETCH ARCHIVE
A face you won’t forget
Jean-Brian Zatapathique
Played by Michael Palin
Michael Palin's beret-wearing Frenchman in Monty Python's Flying Circus, introduced by Brian Trubshawe as a celebrated friend before unveiling the Anglo-French silly walk La Marche Futile.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the role
In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
Behind the character
The people in the part.
A little character study
More to the story.
Seen in the same sketches
They’re in good company.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.