John Cleese
- 84 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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John Cleese to play Father Christmas
John Cleese is to play Santa in Father Christmas Is Back a new festive comedy film which also stars Nathalie Cox, Elizabeth Hurley and Kelsey Grammer.
British Comedy Guide, 15th September 2020Unbiased jokes at the BBC? We've heard that one before
Writers remain sceptical of Tim Davie's plan to limit left-wing laughs, and warn it will be impossible to deliver.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 6th September 2020John Cleese 'walks off' The One Show ahead of interview
Don't worry, he soon came back again.
Megan Davies, Digital Spy, 4th September 2020John Cleese: a woke joke wouldn't be very funny
The Monty Python star has weighed in on the BBC right-wing comedy debate suggesting political correctness "stifles creativity".
Evening Standard, 3rd September 2020John Cleese backs Fawlty social distancing campaign
John Cleese is backing a new Basil Fawlty social-distancing campaign with the slogan "2 metres = 1 Basil Fawlty"
The List, 7th August 2020The Pythons skewered cancel culture 40 years ago
Forget Cleese's recent decline - the Pythons' great crusades against groupthink and frothing mobs seem more timely than ever.
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 5th August 2020John Cleese, livestream from Cadogan Hall review
More of an erudite lecture than a show.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 3rd August 2020John Cleese: Why There Is No Hope review
In a global livestream, the former Python delivers alimony gags, a bit of PC-baiting - and an amusingly grumpy lecture on how nobody knows anything.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd August 2020Review - John Cleese: Why There Is No Hope
Fascinating ideas, but they need teasing out.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 3rd August 2020John Cleese says children hardly recognise him
He may be a legend of comedy, famous for hits including Fawlty Towers and A Fish Called Wanda, yet John Cleese says that today's young people barely recognise him.
And the reason? The actor blames the BBC for failing to broadcast repeats of Monty Python in the past two decades.
Lucy Jones, Mail on Sunday, 1st August 2020