John Cleese
- 84 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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The return of Basil Fawlty is exactly what broken Britain needs
When Fawlty Towers first ran in 1975, we were beset by economic woes, strikes and ineptitude. John Cleese's reboot couldn't be better timed.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 8th February 2023Please, John Cleese - leave Fawlty Towers alone
Cleese's obsession with cancel culture has already tarnished his reputation - he can't drag this classic sitcom with him.
Emily Bootle, i Newspaper, 8th February 2023John Cleese is betraying his own golden rule by reviving Fawlty Towers
A reboot of the classic Seventies sitcom won't just be a disappointment, says Louis Chilton. It proves that absolutely nothing is sacred.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 8th February 2023The return of Fawlty Towers? What a terrible idea
Our comedy critic Dominic Maxwell considers it the greatest sitcom of all, but doesn't trust John Cleese to get it right again at 83.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 8th February 2023John Cleese's revival of the classic comedy is a terrible idea and looks more like an act of revenge
The Monty Python star's complete U-turn could tarnish the legacy of this legendary seventies comedy series.
Pat Stacey, The Independent (Ireland), 8th February 2023Fawlty Towers sequel in development
John Cleese and his daughter Camilla are writing and will star in a sequel to iconic sitcom Fawlty Towers.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2023John Cleese mocked for asking why BBC hasn't shown Monty Python 'for over a decade'
"You decided to give the exclusive rights to Netflix, you faded light bulb".
Inga Parkel, The Independent, 28th December 2022John Cleese is irrelevant - just like all of my old comedy heroes
It's hard seeing somebody you used to respect seem to try their hardest to become the exact thing they taught you to rebel against.
Ryan Coogan, The Independent, 28th December 2022John Cleese on how wokeness smothers creativity
The Monty Python legend on giving offense and getting laughs.
Nick Gillespie, Reason, 22nd December 2022Eric Idle is tired of comedy giants crying "Censorship"
Little more than a month after John Cleese announced that he was partnering with "British Fox News" to wage war on "cancel culture," Eric Idle has joined the overwrought and exhausting comedy culture wars with his own opinions on the multi-millionaire comedy legends who cry "censorship" every time there's a negative reaction to their material. Monty Python is unofficially a house divided.
Keegan Kelly, Cracked, 22nd November 2022