John Cleese - The Scientists - 2008
Penn and Teller with John Cleese
John Cleese Is Dead
John Cleese, Michael Palin,Dawn French -The Argument Clinic
- Date of Birth: 27 October, 1939
- Place of Birth: Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
- Biography: John Marwood Cleese (pronounced /ˈkliːz/; born 27 October 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer who is known for being a member of the group of comedians responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for... Read more
Filmography
- The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
- Planet 51 (2009)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
- Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger (2008)
- Igor (2008)
- 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (2008)
- Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
- What the Pythons Did Next... (2007)
- Shrek the Third (2007)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus Salad Days (2007)
- Charlotte's Web (2006)
- World of Robin Hood (2006)
News
Letter: Timothy Bateson obituary
guardian.co.uk –
2009-11-19
Gavin Gaughan writes: Michael Coveney's account of Timothy Bateson (obituary, 8 November) omitted a minor but noteworthy event in television comedy . The first person to give life on screen to Basil Fawlty was not John Cleese , but the... ... Full Article
Egg & Soldier Cafe and Milk Bar
smh.com.au –
2009-11-03
One look at the blackboard menu and gleaming orange espresso machine and this new addition to lower Glebe Point Road looks promising. Not surprisingly, eggs are the main attraction, such as the nostalgic Fancy Egg and Soldiers ($10). ... Full Article
John Cleese has admitted that he was not paid by the BBC for his recent contribution to a Fawlty Towers DVD set. The 70-year-old actor, who played calamity-prone Basil Fawlty on the '70s sitcom, recorded audio commentaries for all 12... ... Full Article
Cleese created the comedy troupe with the Life of Brian star, who lost his battle with cancer in 1989, but he now admits he never really understood his friend and found him tough to work with, especially when his well-documented... ... Full Article
Interview John Cleese
avclub.com –
2009-10-22
The members of Monty Python went on to plenty of distinguished projects after the group split, but none of them made the lasting contribution to comedy John Cleese did with Fawlty Towers . ... Full Article
John Cleese creating 'Wanda' musical
digitalspy.co.uk –
2009-10-20
John Cleese has revealed that he is turning film A Fish Called Wanda into a musical. The actor, who wrote and starred in the 1988 movie with Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline, said that he is enjoying rewriting the... ... Full Article