John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings Page 24
Fawlty Towers tribute producers 'staggered by vitriol'
The Australian theatre company accused by John Cleese ripping off his television series Fawlty Towers has said it is "staggered by [his] vitriol towards us and our tribute show".
Elle Hunt, The Guardian, 24th March 2016John Cleese hits out at 'Faulty' show
John Cleese has hit out at Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, the unofficial homage to the legendary TV series written by Cleese and Connie Booth. In an interview he has talked about taking legal action.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd March 2016John Cleese introduces new Basil Fawlty for live show
John Cleese has finally introduced to the world the new Basil Fawlty. Stephen Hall will be the filling the shoes John made famous in Fawlty Towers, and to be honest, he seems like a good replacement if these press shots are anything to go by. Hall is a well-known funny face in Australia, where the live stage show of the classic BBC comedy series will enjoy its world premiere this August.
Hanna Flint, Metro, 22nd March 2016Hotel that inspired Fawlty Towers demolished
Retirement homes to replace Torquay hotel whose owner became the template for hopeless hotelier Basil Fawlty.
Steven Morris, The Guardian, 16th March 2016John Cleese rules out Fawlty Towers musical
John Cleese, who played bumbling British hotel manager Basil Fawlty in the hit 1970s TV series, says a musical version of Fawlty Towers would never work.
ABC News (Australia), 18th February 2016Eric Idle blogs about touring with John Cleese
It's a kangaroo tour of Australia and New Zealand. I shall be hopping round the antipodes. My companion is the legendary John Cleese, a man who has been making me laugh hysterically for 53 years.
Eric Idle, 6th February 2016John Cleese slammed over advert by Timothy West
Actor Timothy West, whose wife played the long-suffering Sybil in the classic sitcom, says it was a mistake to recreate the scene of Basil thrashing his car for Specsavers.
Hannah Hope, The Mirror, 4th February 2016John Cleese: political correctness is destroying comedy
The veteran comedian said we are close to living in a society with no freedom of expression.
Emma Powell, Evening Standard, 2nd February 2016Fawlty Towers guest star Conrad Phillips has died
Among his notable TV roles was as Mr Lloyd in the 1975 Wedding Party episode of Fawlty Towers, playing the father of a family that hotelier Basil (John Cleese) mistakenly believes to be a wife-swapping group involving maid Polly.
Nicola Agius, The Mirror, 14th January 2016John Cleese revives Basil Fawlty for TV advert
Cleese has recreated the 1975 scene in which a frustrated Fawlty berated his broken down car before giving it a "damn good thrashing" with a branch. Cleese agreed to rewrite the scene for Specsavers opticians as he thought it would be "genuinely funny".
BBC News, 24th December 2015