John Cleese & Michael Palin - 'The Parrot Sketch'

This was the first ever performance in 'The Secret Policeman's Ball'. One of the essential comedy bits ever is just as hilarious live as it was in the Flying Circus. palin cracks up after Cleese delivers the line 'pining for the fjords' This was filmed live in 1976 as a part of Amnesty International's 'The Secret Policeman's Ball', also starring Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Peter Cook and many more...

An independent Scotland would shun the euro and keep the pound in your pocket for at least a decade after separation. That was the pledge today from the finance secretary. But John Swinney's fiscal policy for a Scotland going it alone has been attacked by the Shadow Chancellor. Ed Balls says the SNP's plans are in chaos. In other news: Women who say their lives have been turned upside down by the PiP breast implant scandal are calling for a public inquiry; A teenager has been found guilty of murdering schoolboy Jack Frew. It took a jury just over an hour to convict Craig Roy over the death of the 16-year-old in East Kilbride in May 2010. He stabbed Jack twenty times and slashed his throat with a kitchen knife. In sport: Inverness captain Richie Foran's urged winger Johhny Hayes to follow his lead, by penning a new deal. Foran says Hayes should stay and continue his excellent progress under manager Terry Butcher. This is an international version of the news that may have been edited for rights reasons. Video Rating: 5 / 5

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