John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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It's a classic 80s sitcom set-up: widow Edith (Alison Steadman) has been fending off marriage proposals from boyfriend Phil (John Cleese) for years, but on the day she relents, up pops cuckoo in the nest Roger (Jason Watkins), her 50-year-old man-child son who's left his family. Desperately needs jokes.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 18th February 2018TV review: Hold the Sunset
After 39 years away, John Cleese returns to the sitcom format with a cosy affair.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 16th February 2018Hold The Sunset review
In truth, it's not rip-roaringly, gut-bustingly, eye-wateringly funny. But it is rather lovely. It's wry, and gentle, and old fashioned. It is warm and affectionate and optimistic.
Benjie Goodhart, Saga Magazine, 15th February 2018The return of John Cleese
"If I ever tried to do a Fawlty Towers-type sitcom again, everyone would say, 'It's not as good as Fawlty Towers'."
The Fawlty Towers actor, who is fondly remembered for his role as hotel owner Basil Fawlty, is starring with Alison Steadman in a new BBC sitcom, Hold Tthe Sunset, after a gap of 43 years.
James Rampton, The Independent, 13th February 2018Movies you might have missed: Python's Meaning of Life
The British musical sketch comedy film might have been a disappointment to the Monty Python troupe, but it still contains some of the funniest scenes ever committed to film.
Darren Richman, The Independent, 6th December 2017John Cleese interview
John Cleese on Monty Python, Facebook, bad comedy, great comedy and kids these days.
Jeffrey Lee Puckett, Courier Journal, 7th November 2017John Cleese recreates Class Sketch for Hacked Off
In this reworking below, written and directed by filmmaker and former journalist Richard Peppiatt, the three performers (Cleese, Ian Stone and John Alford) play a wealthy man, a newspaper editor and an average joe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd November 2017John Cleese: I worry about trying to write comedy now
John Cleese says he worries about writing comedy now because he cannot get to grips with the modern world. The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star, 77, says a lot of contemporary life is lost on him.
The Irish News, 11th October 2017John Cleese: 'I've lost Basil the rat'
John Cleese has revealed that he's lost the model of Basil the rat from the classic episode of Fawlty Towers where the health inspector visits.
TV Times, 11th October 2017Video: John Cleese explaining American football to USA
"I was invited here to talk today about football," John began. "Much to my dismay I've just discovered it's American football."
Megan Davies, Digital Spy, 6th October 2017