Michael Palin as the host of Blackmail. From And Now For Something Completely Different.

The Blackmail show is a Monty Python sketch that first aired on episode 18, Live from the Grill-o-mat, of Monty Python's Flying Circus. It has also appeared on And Now For Something Completely Different. Image File history File links Blackmail. ... Image File history File links Blackmail. ... Michael Palin (1999) Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born May 5, 1943 in Broomhill, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python, as well as for his travel documentaries. ... And Now For Something Completely Different is a film spinoff from the television comedy series Monty Pythons Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons. ... The Monty Python troupe in 1970. ... It has been suggested that Monty Pythons Flying Circus (stage version) be merged into this article or section. ... And Now For Something Completely Different is a film spinoff from the television comedy series Monty Pythons Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons. ...

In it, Michael Palin plays a smarmy television game show host who extorts money from his viewers by threatening to reveal embarrassing or illegal facts about them. One game is "Stop the film," where a scandalous film is played until a phonecall is received, and the amount of money needed increases the longer the subject waits. The music which accompanies the film is "Swing-a-Day" by Johnny Hawksworth. Michael Palin (1999) Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born May 5, 1943 in Broomhill, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python, as well as for his travel documentaries. ... A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person obtains money, behaviour, or other goods and/or services from another by wrongfully threatening or inflicting harm to this person, reputation, or property. ...

See also

• Blackmail