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John Cleese

John Cleese

  • 85 years old
  • English
  • Actor and writer

Press clippings Page 25

Eric 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 2015

John 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 2015

John 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 2015

Fawlty 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 2015

John 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

At 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 2015

Michael 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 2015

Fawlty 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 2015

John 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

John Cleese repeatedly takes down Piers Morgan

John Cleese has brilliantly mocked Piers Morgan in a series of tweets.

Alison Rowley, Digital Spy, 5th June 2015

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