John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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We shouldn't be afraid of Fawlty Towers' pure comedy
Radio 4's exploration of John Cleese and Connie Booth's beloved sitcom on What Funny About... revealed why it was so successful. But would it still get made today?
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 27th October 2021Miriam Margolyes on John Cleese and Graham Chapman
Snobbish, sexist and 'total s****!': Miriam Margolyes' withering verdict on Monty Python stars John Cleese and Graham Chapman... as revealed in this rollicking second extract from her brilliant new memoir.
Miriam Margolyes, Daily Mail, 5th September 2021The comedy censors are no laughing matter
Critics who sneer at John Cleese's 'white and privileged' views on cancel culture should take a fresh look at his career.
Sarah Ditum, The Times, 28th August 2021Why shouldn't comedy be offensive?
Comedy should be transgressive, but John Cleese's crusade against cancellation misses the point.
David Waywell, Reaction, 26th August 2021What exactly do Cleese & Botham offer 'Global Britain'?
The ex-cricketer and lapsed comedian have found new work in politics and TV respectively, but they are trading off old successes and even older opinions.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 25th August 2021John Cleese is right about cancel culture
John Cleese is right about cancel culture... and the Left just doesn't get it. According to social media, cancel culture is a self-pitying Right-wing creation - but this overlooks one small but vital point.
Michael Decon, The Telegraph, 25th August 2021Someone tell Cleese cancel culture is meaningless term
The Monty Python star is set to front a new Channel 4 series about 'cancel culture', having faced criticism in recent years for remarks of his own. Cancel Me will tackle subject matter that needs to be talked about, writes Louis Chilton, but the issue is more complicated than just 'political correctness gone mad'.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 24th August 2021John Cleese to investigate cancel culture
Channel 4 will air John Cleese: Cancel Me, a programme in which the Fawlty Towers star will investigate the topics of political correctness and cancel culture.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2021Cancel culture killing comedy? What a joke
Chris Rock, Jennifer Saunders and more have argued that 'wokeness' is stifling comedy. But the idea of the joke police is actually nonsense.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 10th August 2021John Cleese enjoys lavish lunch date with wife Jennifer
John Cleese delighted Monty Python fans by revealing he has finished the first draft of the script for the stage version of Life Of Brian.
But before making his big announcement on Twitter, the 81-year-old actor was seen enjoying a lavish lunch date with his wife Jennifer Wade, 48, at The Ivy Chelsea Garden on Saturday.
Katie Storey, Daily Mail, 5th July 2021