Comedy legend, Monty Python veteran, actor and broadcaster, Michael Palin, stars as Stalin's henchman, Vyacheslav Molotov, in a new movie 'The Death of Stalin' by renowned director Armando Iannucci.

He talked to Newstalk ZB's Kerre McIvor about playing such a harsh character and whether anything is 'off-limits' when it comes to comedy.

The Death of Stalin opens in cinemas March 15.

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