Michael Palin

Michael Palin (born May 5, 1943) is a British Comedian best known for being one of the six members of Monty Python (alongside John Cleese), he is also known for his travelling, to which when Donna Noble told his mother she wanted to travel, she jokingly called Donna "Michael Palin" "Partners in Crime".

He turned down the role of The Eighth Doctor in the 1996 TV Movie, it is unknown if it was because he was not interested in the project or because he was busy with other projects.