John Cleese
- 84 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Del Boy falling through bar voted funniest sitcom scene
A poll run by TV channel Gold has named moments from Only Fools And Horses, The Vicar Of Dibley, Dad's Army and Fawlty Towers as the funniest British sitcom scenes.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2022Billy Bragg: What people like John Cleese get wrong about cancel culture
A belief in accountability does not involve condoning threats or violence - and freedom of expression does not mean freedom from consequence.
Billy Bragg, The New Statesman, 19th October 2022Graham Norton responds to John Cleese's complaints of 'cancel culture': 'It's about accountability'
Talk show host reportedly described Cleese as 'a man of a certain age who's been able to say whatever he likes for years'.
Nicole Vassell, The Independent, 12th October 2022Why is Graham Norton defending cancel culture?
What terrible things exactly does Norton think John Cleese has been saying all these years, for which he now needs to be brought to justice? Was his campaigning for (pass the smelling salts!) the SDP-Liberal Alliance in the 1980s merely a front for a hatred for minorities? Was A Fish Called Wanda a manifesto for segregation? Did Fawlty Towers advocate a fascist takeover? Was the parrot sketch a coded demand for the euthanisation of the poor?
Gareth Roberts, Spiked, 12th October 2022Delusional broadcast disorder has claimed its latest victim: John Cleese
The great affliction of our age makes men believe they have been cancelled by the BBC while they are literally on the BBC.
Marina Hyde, The Guardian, 11th October 2022John Cleese joins GB News, presenting show on cancel culture
John Cleese is joining GB News next year, presenting a show on cancel culture, wokeness and politics with Andrew Doyle.
British Comedy Guide, 10th October 2022John Cleese says wokeness has a 'disastrous' impact on comedy
John Cleese tells Fox News Digital no comedian should be 'cancelled' for a joke.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn & Kristen Altus, Fox News, 20th July 2022Joe Wilkinson starring in farcical film romp A Family Affair
Joe Wilkinson, Colin Hoult, Laura Aikman and Jane Asher are starring in the farcical comedy film A Family Affair, about a failing spiritual retreat
British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2022Why Fawlty Towers is still comedy gold after all these years
Don't mention the war. Or ask for Waldorf salad.
Lloyd Farley, Collider, 17th May 2022John Cleese signs up for Roman Polanski film
John Cleese has signed up to work with paedophile Roman Polanski on his new film. The director has been a fugitive from American justice since he was charged with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of unlawful sex with a minor - but on learning the judge planned to reject that plea, he fled to France and has never returned.
Chortle, 29th April 2022