John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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John 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 2015Eric Idle interview
Monty Python's Eric Idle on travelling with John Cleese, improv with Stephen Hawking - and the best book never written.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 10th December 2015John Cleese won't work for the BBC again
John Cleese has blasted the BBC as he insisted he has no interest in returning to TV.
Alistair McGeorge, The Mirror, 26th November 2015John Cleese to oversee Fawlty Towers stage show in Australia
John Cleese is to oversee the first official Fawlty Towers stage adaptation. Fawlty Towers - Live on Stage will launch in Australia in August 2016.
British Comedy Guide, 25th November 2015Fawlty Towers hotel to be demolished: to become flats
The Gleneagles Hotel inspired John Cleese to write the classic sitcom but closed this year after it struggled to drum up business.
Nick Irving, The Mirror, 11th November 2015John Cleese and Eric Idle's excellent Florida adventure
In October, Eric Idle hits the highway again, this time with fellow Monty Python icon John Cleese, on a tour that begins with 11 shows in Florida. They will travel by car, which will allow them to sneak up on unsuspecting locals.
Ben Crandell, South Florida, 30th September 2015At Last The 1948 Show episodes rediscovered
Starring John Cleese, Marty Feldman, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor, two previously lost episodes of At Last The 1948 Show have been discovered.
British Comedy Guide, 16th September 2015Michael Palin interview
Michael Palin talks teenage romance, satire in the sixties - and what happened the first time he met John Cleese.
Jane Graham, The Big Issue, 7th September 2015Fawlty Towers car thrashing 'nearly halted'
John Cleese has revealed that one of the most iconic scenes from Fawlty Towers was nearly scrapped because of the wrong kind of tree branch.
Hannah Furness, The Telegraph, 6th September 2015John Cleese has plans to move close to Bath
John Cleese, known for his roles in Fawlty Towers and Monty Python, said he has plans to move nearer to Bath.
Bath Chronicle, 6th June 2015