John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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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 2017In conversation: John Cleese
The comedy legend on Monty Python's legacy, political correctness, and the funniest joke he ever told.
David Marchese, Vulture, 12th September 2017John Cleese talk on mental health surprises fans
Monty Python star John Cleese shocked a live audience by appearing to suggest people with depression were not interested in helping themselves recover.
Mark Reynolds, The Daily Express, 8th September 2017Cleese, Walliams, Carr in new John Bishop series
The guests have been announced for the third series of John Bishop: In Conversation With... on the W Channel.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th July 2017John Cleese to receive Sarajevo Film Festival award
Monty Python star honoured for his contribution to film.
Orlando Parfitt, Screen Daily, 12th July 2017The day John Cleese asked me in for tea
It's 1986, and a directionless, drunk 19-year-old writes to his comic hero suggesting they co-write a film. To his amazement he receives a reply, containing an invitation.
Tom Connolly, The Guardian, 2nd July 2017