John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Cancel 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 plans Life Of Brian stage show
John Cleese has finished the first draft of a script for a stage version of Monty Python's hit film Life Of Brian.
British Comedy Guide, 5th July 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 2021John Cleese mocks Hank Azaria after Apu apology
Cleese, who has previously condemned 'woke jokes', jokingly said that he would be apologising to 'white English people'.
Adam White, The Independent, 16th April 2021John Cleese auctions $69.3 million NFT artwork
"The world has gone terminally insane," Monty Python's John Cleese told Vanity Fair on the topic of getting into NFTs. So naturally, the comic actor known for silly walks is now selling a ludicrously expensive NFT of his own: a Vonnegut-esque drawing of the Brooklyn Bridge made on an iPad Pro.
The Verge, 23rd March 2021Fawlty Towers to be released as vinyl LP collection
A complete vinyl LP collection of the audio versions of all twelve Fawlty Towers TV episodes are to be released, with an exclusive frameable print signed by John Cleese. Just 1500 copies have been made.
British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2021John Cleese writes emu film with Rob Schneider
John Cleese has written a film with Deuce Bigalow star Rob Schneider... about Australia losing a war with emus.
British Comedy Guide, 6th March 2021How Monty Python's dead parrot went live in Coventry
The dead parrot went live 50 years ago on Sunday when Monty Python made the leap from TV to public performance.
BBC, 31st January 2021The night Monty Python held their first ever live show
In 1971 the comedy troupe were looking to take the unique style of humour to the stage, and the Belgrade Theatre provided the perfect stage.
Danny Thompson, Coventry Telegraph, 30th January 2021Comedy oddities: The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer
Given that this is a film with a screenplay from Monty Python's John Cleese and Graham Chapman, along with Peter Cook and the director Kevin Billington, and that it stars Cook, Denholm Elliot and Harold Pinter, you would think this would be an enormously well known film even if it wasn't any good. As it happens it's not exactly a classic, and some of the humour is a little broad, but most of the time it is a pleasantly amusing satire and so it's surprising it has largely been forgotten about.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 8th December 2020