John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings Page 25
Eric 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 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 2015