IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Mr. Devious
Played by Michael Palin
Mr. Devious is a shady insurance man in Monty Python's Flying Circus, played by Michael Palin. He swindles a vicar in the Motor Insurance Sketch and is then confronted by the crime-fighting Bishop.
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.