Mr Praline is a fictional character from the television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, played by comedian John Cleese.
[2] This he did as a Police Inspector, following up on the case of Whizzo's Chocolates (hence his name, praline being a kind of hazelnut confection), which produced such gems as Cockroach Cluster, Anthrax Ripple, and the titular Crunchy Frog.
[3][2] Praline's defining moment came in two episodes later, when he attempted to return his recently purchased dead parrot to the pet shop from which he had bought it, not half an hour ago at that very boutique.
This final sketch led to Praline singing the song "Eric the Half-a-Bee" on the Monty Python's Previous Record album.
[9] A Variety photo shoot during the filming of Monty Python's Life of Brian in Tunisia resulted in the character's post-TV-series appearance.