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John Cleese hits out at British TV

John Cleese has issued a damning indictment of modern British television, which he said was once the best in the world but is now so bad he cannot bear to watch it.

Video: John Cleese UK tour is a show 'for fans'

The actor and comedian, John Cleese, is to embark on his first UK tour since he was a member of the Monty Python team in the 1970s.

Dubbed the "alimony" tour, it will start in Cambridge in early May before visiting 10 other cities.

The 71-year-old recently divorced his third wife, and is having to pay her more than £12 million as a settlement.

The tour will go to Liverpool and Salford and BBC North-West Tonight presenter, Gordon Burns, spoke to the comedian about what fans could expect from the show.

Lee Mack: I'm bothered by the existence of Twitter

Lee Mack talks about Not Going Out and why he's bothered about the existence of Twitter.

Lee Mack interview

BBC sitcom Not Going Out is back on our screens later this week, but it's not been an easy journey!

Lee Mack interview

Did the decision to axe Not Going Out hit Lee Mack hard? He said: "To a degree... you need quite a lot of time with sitcom to bed it in and I felt we were just about getting there."

Alan Carr wants to reunite with Justin Lee Collins

Alan Carr wants to work with Justin Lee Collins again.

Portrait of the artist: Lee Mack, comedian

'Since The Office, people think that comedy is only good if it reflects the way that people really speak. Nonsense'

Stewart Lee: A funny thing happened to comedy...

It is now big, big business. But does that mean the safe middle ground will become ever more crowded?

Come Fly With Me - Meet Fearghal and Lee

We revealed some more of the many faces of Matt Lucas and David Walliams in Come Fly With Me earlier this week. Now, here they are as two more!