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John Cleese
Fawlty Towers to Open a New LocationJohn Cleese and his daughter Camilla Cleese are rebooting the British comedy series.
By Alejandra Gularte
John Cleese Supports J.K. Rowling, Mocks Trans Rights on Twitter Cleese is receiving criticism for making cruel “jokes” instead of being chill.
By Rebecca Alter
John Cleese Shamed the BBC Into Reinstating Ousted Fawlty Towers Episode The episode was removed on streaming due to the presence of “racial slurs.”
By Devon Ivie
from the archives
Aug. 7, 2018
Looking for Lost Monty Python Material? Look No Further Looking back at the group’s Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck Album .
By Ramsey Ess
John Cleese on The Goon Show , His Earliest Comedy Influence Talking with the Monty Python member about Peter Sellers, failure, and why he prefers disrespectful interviewers.
By Erik Abriss
John Cleese on ‘The Tonight Show’: “Most of the Best People Are Dead” Here’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Jimmy Fallon chats with John Cleese about being what Fallon describes as “very very very […]
By Megh Wright
“Pour Yourself a Scotch and Pull Yourself Together” and Other Answers from […] John Cleese fielded a bunch of questions from fans today in a Reddit AMA to promote his upcoming Monty Python Q&A tour, and unsurprisingly, […]
By Megh Wright
in conversation
Sept. 12, 2017
John Cleese on Political Correctness and the Funniest Joke He Ever Told “Why should we sacrifice laughter to the cause of politically correctness if that laughter isn’t rooted in nastiness?”
By David Marchese
John Cleese’s Early Days on ‘I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again’ When John Cleese looks back on his life in the first volume of his memoir, So, Anyway…, he doesn’t say that the happiest time in his life was […]
By Ramsey Ess
John Cleese to Star in BBC Comedy Series ‘Edith’ John Cleese has signed on to star in his first BBC sitcom since Fawlty Towers. According to Variety, Cleese will star alongside Alison Steadman […]
By Megh Wright
across the pond
Apr. 11, 2017
By Devon Ivie
John Cleese on Why Most Things Don’t Matter (and a Few Things That Do) It felt perfectly fitting that, during one of the worst and most embarrassing weeks in US history, I got the opportunity to have a brief chat […]
By Megh Wright
Unearthing a Rare 1971 Monty Python Film All About Peas
Let’s say you suddenly found yourself in charge of a major corporation. If you’re good at your job, imagine you’d probably try to steer the […]
By Ramsey Ess
Fawlty Towers Star Andrew Sachs Is Dead at 86The British character actor played hapless Spanish waiter Manuel in the beloved comedy series.
By Kaitlin Fontana
Eric Idle and John Cleese Share Some Wise Marriage Advice on ‘Conan’ Here’s a clip from Eric Idle and John Cleese’s appearance on last night’s Conan, where they share some of the wisdom they’ve learned from many […]
By Megh Wright
last night on late night
Nov. 11, 2016
Watch Monty Python Stars Sing ‘F*ck Selfies’ John Cleese and Eric Idle shared their feelings about self-photography with Conan.
By Kaitlin Fontana
John Cleese and Eric Idle Announce Fall 2016 North American Tour Dates John Cleese and Eric Idle are embarking on another round of their tour Together Again At Last…For The Very First Time. Today the two announced […]
By Megh Wright
shhhhhhh manuel
Mar. 16, 2016
By Devon Ivie
John Cleese Once Tried to Cheer Up His Mom by Offering to Kill Her Here’s a clip from John Cleese’s visit to last night’s Conan, where he looks back on the life of his mother who lived to be 101 and was an […]
By Megh Wright
last night on late night
Nov. 14, 2015
By Jackson McHenry
David Frost, John Cleese, and the Two Ronnies Report on Class If you are living in America, when I say “David Frost,” you’d probably say, “The 2008 film Frost/Nixon.” And if I were to say “British class […]
By Ramsey Ess
John Cleese and Eric Idle Are Touring the US This October Monty Python’s John Cleese and Eric Idle are going on tour. Titled John Cleese and Eric Idle: Together Again At Last…For The Very First Time, […]
By Megh Wright
John Cleese Looks Back on Monty Python’s ‘Dead Parrot’ Sketch on ‘Late […] John Cleese was a guest on last night’s Late Night, where he looked back at Monty Python’s reunion shows at the Tribeca Film Festival over the […]
By Megh Wright
‘Monty Python: The Meaning of Live’ to Premiere at the Tribeca Film […] Get ready for another Monty Python reunion. According to The Wrap, a new documentary called Monty Python: The Meaning of Live is set to […]
By Megh Wright
John Cleese Revisits His Pre-Monty Python Time in New York Talking to the comedian about his new memoir, So, Anyway …
By Christopher Bonanos
John Cleese Explains the Difference Between American and British Comedy […] “The Americans are more enthusiastic and more likely to engage in hyperbole. The British fans are liable to suddenly be talking to you about […]
By Megh Wright
Jon Stewart and John Cleese Discuss Why Nothing Matters and There Is No […] Here’s the extended version of John Cleese’s fantastic interview from last night’s Daily Show, which is full of great reminders about why […]
By Megh Wright
John Cleese Is Done Making Movies, ‘Looking Forward’ to Death The 74-year-old actor says he’s “only got five or six years left.”
By Nate Jones
last night on late night
Oct. 13, 2014
John Cleese Insulted Taylor Swift’s Cat Don’t mess with Olivia Benson and Meredith Grey.
By Anna Silman
John Cleese and Eric Idle Drop Some Sick Terry Gilliam Burns Time Out recently conducted interviews with Monty Python’s John Cleese and Eric Idle ahead of their live reunion shows next month, covering […]
By Megh Wright
Monty Python Adds Another Five Reunion Shows Monty Python’s reunion next year has already been expanded from one to five shows, and now the group has announced they’ll be doing an […]
By Elise Czajkowski
The Monty Python Guys Are Now Doing Five Shows in London Last week, the five living members of Monty Python announced a reunion show at the O2 Arena in London for July 1. Tickets went on sale this […]
By Elise Czajkowski
Highlights from Monty Python’s Reddit AMA Following the news that the five living members of Monty Python are reuniting for a show in London next summer, all five participated in a […]
By Elise Czajkowski
Monty Python Will Perform at the O2 Arena in London on July 1 The five living members of Monty Python confirmed their plans to reunite for a stage show this morning. Eric Idle, Michael Palin, John Cleese, […]
By Elise Czajkowski
Divorce Is Hilarious… Sometimes Welcome to the latest installment of Tragedy Plus Time. Each segment will focus on a particular ‘life crisis’ — sometimes globally tragic, […]
By Matt Shafeek
The Time When John Cleese Wrote and Bet and Got Angry at a Newspaper Letters of Note has a exchange from 1982 between John Cleese and the editor of The Sun, which stemmed from a report in that paper claiming that […]
By Jesse David Fox
John Cleese on Creativity
“Creativity is not a talent, it is a way of operating.”
— This lecture by John Cleese from 1991 is long, but truly excellent and worth […]
By Adam Frucci
Celebrity Settings
Jan. 4, 2012
Michelle Pfeiffer Spotted at Bi-Rite; John Cleese Dines at Trace Also, ‘Portlandia’ stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein ate at Bar Tartine last week.
By Jay Barmann
Eric Idle and John Cleese Are in a Fight and It’s Ruining Everything [blackbirdpie id=”147009604746874882”]
You know things are bad in the world when even Monty Python members are fighting. After Eric Idle kicked […]
By Hallie Cantor
The Nine Greatest Celebrity ‘Muppet Show’ Hosts One of my favorite Not the Nine O’Clock News skits of all-time begins with the Not Team relaxing at home, reading their newspapers. One after […]
By Joshua Kurp
gossipmonger
Oct. 19, 2009
By Katie Goldsmith
Exclusive: John Cleese Slams Ex-Wife, Terry Gilliam, Republicans, His Hotel … “You have to let go of the idea that this can ever be a decent and rational place. I have a new show I will call ‘Why There is No Hope.’”
By Logan Hill
quote machine
May 6, 2009
Stephin Merritt Unveils Practical Solution to National Scourge Plus: ‘Scrubs’ creator Bill Lawrence will hit you in the face.
By Emma Pearse
gossipmonger
Feb. 6, 2009
Piano-Bar Visit Proves Guy Ritchie Isn’t Anti-Gay He sang ‘Tomorrow’ from ‘Annie,’ so it can’t be true he’s homophobic. In the gossip roundup.
By Tim Murphy
early and often
June 17, 2008
Clinton and Obama to Appear Together June 26 Related: World still not scheduled to end quite yet.
quote machine
Feb. 7, 2008
the industry
Jan. 28, 2008
Marion Cotillard Gets a Date With Johnny Depp Plus industry news on Beyoncé, Robert Redford, and Gnarls Barkley.
gossipmonger
Jan. 23, 2008
Giants Player Has ‘Abandonment Issues’ New York Giant Osi Umenyiora, who is dating Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks, says he’s a difficult guy to love because he has “abandonment issues.” Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, was arrested for doing 39 mph in a 30 mph zone in Florida. An upcoming reality show on the Mojo Channel forces a handful of semi-prominent New Yorkers to survive without their cell phones and computers. Julia Stiles sat down and ordered a bunch of food at Indochine but requested that it all be doggy-bagged so she could take it home. CNN has been getting better daytime ratings than MSNBC over the past two months, though Fox News still does better than both. Georgina Chapman on fashion: “I’m like a magpie. I like anything that sparkles.”
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