Posted on 07/31/2025 9:01:07 PM PDT by Angelino97
Sir Michael Palin has plans in place for his inevitable death.
The 82-year-old star of the British comedy troupe Monty Python revealed that he’s organized his will and instructed his loved ones on what to do when he dies following his wife’s passing in 2023.
Speaking on the podcast “On the Marie Curie Couch,” Palin got real about his end-of-life arrangements, noting that losing his significant other has helped his family be more open about the end.
“I do think about death, and the family are rather wonderful about it: ‘Have you made a will? Can I be in your will?’” the English comedian shared on Wednesday’s episode of the podcast “On the Marie Curie Couch.”
“I’ve made my will and all that. My family, my children, know where to find what they need to find should I die,” he added.
The actor and writer lost his wife, Helen Gibbins, in 2023 to chronic kidney disease. Palin has also gone through his own health battle.
In 2019, he underwent heart surgery to repair a mitral valve and shared how the experience made him more aware of his body.
“However fit you are, anything might happen,” Palin explained on the podcast. “But I don’t dwell on mortality. I dwell on life.”...
The pair wed in 1966 and were married for 57 years when she passed away two years ago.
Palin admitted, “There was a time when I didn’t think it was going to get better. I thought, gosh, it’s just going to be poignant days. I’m going to break into tears every now and then.”
However, he shared, “It does get better and it does adjust. And after two years now I feel I could think of Helen. I’m surrounded by her anyway. I’ve got photos.
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That's incredible! And I thought I was doing great to get brand new Clark's shoes for $9 at GW. Around here, your nickname "GreedWill" would certainly apply -- can't imagine any box set of anything for $4.
Probably not.
I only say that because Ive seen some really odd posts by various people about what they think a will is for so one has to accept that anything is possible. Over the years Ive seen comments on this forum about how, um, satisfying(?) it will be to finally get back at children and exact revenge on once loved ones through their will. Ah, yes. Making great memories for those left behind and getting yourself a special place in the afterlife Im sure.
For every great person you meet here there is at least one real $4!+ bag you should be glad you never met in real life.
It was a joke.
One of my in-laws is from a different ethnicity than WASP. I say stuff like that and it give offense. I've had to explain WASP straight-face witticisms. It's an art. The proper response is a raised eyebrow, a sardonic glance, or at most, a titter behind one's hand.
it give = it gives
/typo
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