John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Cleese mocks Fox News for covering Python joke in news
John Cleese has mocked Fox News for quoting a Reddit joke that referenced Monty Python and The Holy Grail live on air as part of a report on Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ). The reporter failed to realise that the user was quoting a scene from Cleese's famous 1975 comedy when reading a post that said: "I thought we had an autonomous collective", and the moment quickly went viral online.
Louise Hall, The Independent, 15th June 2020The Fawlty BBC just won't get the joke
So the thoughtcrimers have finally come for Basil Fawlty, the man whose very existence was designed to poke fun at the thick, the hateful, the bigoted and the wrong, says Camilla Long.
Camilla Long, The Sunday Times, 14th June 2020Fawlty Towers censured by UKTV
An episode of Fawlty Towers has been removed from UKTV's streaming service amidst growing racial-cultural arguments.
British Comedy Guide, 11th June 2020John Cleese reveals second cancer scare
John Cleese has revealed he had a cancerous tumour removed from his leg last week.
Ellie Henman, The Sun, 8th June 2020John Cleese writes a book about creativity
John Cleese is to release a book he's written about how to be creative.
British Comedy Guide, 20th May 2020Slapstick Festival starts opening up its archives
Bristol's annual Slapstick festival of classic screen comedy has begun sharing previously unreleased footage of its events. The first session to be released under its Laughter In Lockdown banner is what is believed to be the last on-stage appearance by Eric Sykes, when he was interviewed by Graeme Garden in 2009 about his long career.
Chortle, 9th April 2020Monty Python's Flying Circus, series 3 Blu-Ray review
Continuing my reviews of Network Distributing's remastered high-definition versions of Monty Python's Flying Circus (read the first and second parts here), Series 3 finds the show at its height of popularity on television, albeit with a few signs of fatigue or repetition and less classic sketches in its arsenal.
Dan Owen, Frame Rated, 7th April 2020How Monty Python and the Holy Grail changed comedy
There has never been a movie with quite the combination of silliness and influence as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and there may never be again.
Tyler Sage, Ultimate Classic Rock, 3rd April 2020John Cleese on Monty Python, Terry Jones and farce
Now, at the age of 80, Cleese has made his stage-writing debut with Bang Bang!, based on a classic French farce written by Georges Feydeau, starring Tessa Peake-Jones and Wendi Peters.
Chris Bond, The Yorkshire Post, 16th March 2020John Cleese offers online coversations for £235
John Cleese is offering fans the chance to 'meet' him via video call for up to £235 a pop.
Chortle, 2nd March 2020