John Cleese
- 85 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings Page 31
John Cleese: why I stopped doing the Bond films
Cleese says his turn as madcap inventor Q ended because producers were pandering to Asian audiences, which he claims don't appreciate "the subtle British humour or the class jokes".
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 23rd June 2014John Cleese interview
Ahead of the Monty Python reunion, the tallest and oldest member talks Life of Brian bliss, Meaning of Life disagreements and why the current BBC makes him sad.
Ben Williams, Time Out, 17th June 2014Radio Times review
As part of the 50th birthday celebrations, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse have a laugh at the expense of pretty much everything that has ever been on BBC Two. From a Likely Lads parody to a re-imagining of The Killing (featuring Pingu), it's a catalogue of derision that barely stops for breath.
Sacred cows get the bolt gun along with everything else: Enfield does a wheezing John Cleese impression that is spot-on and makes a lovely Alan-Bennett-as-Stalin in Talking Heads of State. The show is full of these kind of involved spoofs, not all of which come off, but enough do.
My favourite was Whitehouse doing Later... with Jools Holland re-imagined as a breakfast show ("And what a treat - Jeff Beck! Jeff, perhaps, if I could prod you awake...?"), but there will be something here for everyone.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 25th May 2014Monty Python interview
GQ talks to the iconoclasts who challenged the British establishment and ended up global comedy royalty. John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle discuss the glory years, blazing rows, groupies and the Knights Who Say Ni... Say no more!
John Naughton, GQ, 16th April 2014Arlene Phillips is ready to unveil John Cleese's body
Arlene Phillips says there will be flesh on display when the members of the Monty Python team appear in their reunion show in July.
Tim Walker, The Telegraph, 9th April 2014Andrew Sachs remembers filming Fawlty Towers in 1975
This is a scene from 'The Builders', the second episode of Fawlty Towers, in which Basil Fawlty [John Cleese] carries me to the hotel dining-room windows in an attempt to explain that he would like them cleaned. I wasn't hurt, but there were instances when I wasn't so lucky.
Andrew Sachs, The Telegraph, 14th March 2014Andrew Sachs: 'John Cleese once hit me so hard'
The actor on Sachsgate, fleeing the Nazis and being thumped by Basil Fawlty.
Tim Lewis, The Observer, 21st February 2014John Cleese interview
Why the latest Monty Python show will be a new experience for John Cleese.
George Palathingal, Sydney Morning Herald, 31st January 2014Simon Pegg joins Monty Python's Absolutely Anything
Simon Pegg has joined the cast of Absolutely Anything, the film in which Monty Python's Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam provide the voices of alien creatures.
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 11th December 2013Audio: John Cleese and Michael Palin on Python Reunion
John Cleese told The Today Programme it has been "extraordinary to have such a positive reaction" since announcing their reunion.
BBC News, 27th November 2013