John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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John Cleese to complain over BBC interview
John Cleese has said he intends to put in a formal complaint about the "deception, dishonesty and tone" of recent BBC interview he took part in. The BBC World News TV interview covered cancel culture around comedy and his upcoming stand-up tour in Asia.
BBC, 16th December 2021John Cleese blacklists himself from Cambridge University event
John Cleese has cancelled an appearance at Cambridge University after a visiting speaker was banned for a Hitler impression.
BBC News, 10th November 2021We 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 2021