John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Streaming with laughter: 50 best stand-up comedy shows
From Bill Hicks to Hannah Gadsby, Dave Chappelle to Josie Long - here are 50 specials you can watch right now.
Paul Fleckney, Harriet Gibsone, Ellen E Jones, Brian Logan and Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 22nd February 2020John Cleese interview
John Cleese's new comedy is coming to Wolverhampton. Here he discusses his stage writing debut, losing Terry Jones and why he no longer watches TV.
James Driver-Fisher, The Express and Star, 15th February 2020Is A Fish Called Wanda still funny?
A restored version of the 1988 heist farce screens at the Berlin Film Festival later this month, and what works has as much to do with the craft of John Cleese and director Charles Crichton as the squashed lapdogs and swallowed fish, says Geoffrey Macnab.
Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 7th February 2020Rehearsals begin for John Cleese show Bang Bang!
Rehearsals have begun at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre for John Cleese's new comedy show Bang Bang!.
Rebecca Sayce, The Express and Star, 4th February 2020BBC: far from perfect but has given us great comedy
The daft ditties of Glasgow's Ivor Cutler and Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks might never have seen the light 'without the BBC, writes Aidan Smith.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 28th January 2020Review: Monty Python's Flying Circus, series 2 Blu-Ray
This Series 2 box-set review was being written when news of Terry Jones' passing broke on 22 January 2020, so it seems only fitting to single out his contribution to Monty Python as a founding member.
Dan Owen, Frame Rated, 27th January 2020Cleese on Jones: "I shall think of him exploding"
John Cleese also told BBC Radio 5 Live he would remember Terry Jones fondly as the character Mr Creosote from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
BBC, 23rd January 2020The most memorable comedy gigs of the 2010s
Here Chortle editor Steve Bennett recalls the shows that had the biggest personal impact since 2010.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st December 2019Review: Monty Python's Flying Circus, series 1 Blu-Ray
The 50th anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus is celebrated with the release of the first series on high-definition Blu-ray, restored by Network Distributing...
Dan Owen, Frame Rated, 22nd November 2019John Cleese looks back on his comedy career
King of the funny walks John Cleese will celebrate his 80th birthday on October 27 - but he says he still intends to keep making us laugh for many years to come.
Bernard Bale, The Sunday Post, 27th October 2019