John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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John Cleese on The Goon Show
Cleese, who is currently on tour screening Holy Grail followed by career-spanning conversations with audiences, wanted to pay homage to the stylistic forefathers of Python, The Goon Show, for our Underrated series.
Erik Abriss, Vulture, 10th July 2018A Special Evening with John Cleese review
John Cleese famously embarked on a series of solo performances in the UK in 2011 entitled The Alimony Tour, undertaken to fund an expensive divorce. Last night's one-off was a preview of a new work raising money for a very different cause - Hacked Off, the organisation campaigning for a free and accountable press.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 9th July 2018John Cleese blasts the BBC in lecture on stupidity
The Fawlty Towers star rails against the government, the BBC and British newspapers in stage appearance for Hacked Off.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 9th July 2018Edinburgh performer produced by John Cleese
This stand-up comedy show features two USA comedians; one has over 100 million YouTube views, the other has a famous Dad.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th July 2018John Cleese hits back at BBC boss
John Cleese has accused the BBC of "social engineering" after its head of comedy said Monty Python's white Oxbridge males were out of step with modern television.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 21st June 2018Hold The Sunset to return for Series 2
John Cleese has confirmed in a tweet that Hold The Sunset is to return for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2018Monty Python's 10 funniest sketches
As a Monty Python treasure-trove arrives on Netflix - including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and Monty Python's Flying Circus - it's the perfect moment to look back at 10 of the very best sketches from the masters of surreal comedy.
The Telegraph, 16th April 2018Camilla Cleese to star in new film One Night In Bath
Camilla Cleese is to star in One Night In Bath, a new romantic comedy film going into production this summer. Her father John Cleese will also have a role in the movie.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd March 2018Suing stand-ups: the latest free-speech battle
Comedians must be free to make jokes about whatever and whoever they like.
Andrew Doyle, Spiked, 1st March 2018Hold The Sunset has such comedy greats as: John Cleese! Alison Steadman! Jason Watkins! And what were they all thinking?
Watkins in particular was handed such stark no-hopers in script terms that when the page called for him to "get stuck with his arse hanging out of a shed window" he surely rejoiced at the lack of dialogue. Hold The Sunset... even the title sounds like a mocktail served at Dignitas. Yes, it really was that much fun.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 25th February 2018