John Cleese
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Richard Osman: ‘The worst thing in the world is someone telling you they’re writing a novel’
- Stage
- September 8, 2020, 05:00
Richard Osman has been on our telly for only a little over a decade. Originally a producer, he decided to sit in on a demonstration when pitching a qu(...)

Horse Sense – Frank McNally on the ups and downs of Epsom
- Opinion
- July 8, 2020, 19:05
This year’s Epsom Oaks was a moral for our times. It was the triumph of Love, as expected, with a filly of that name justifying pre-race favouritism ((...)

John Cleese has a faulty sense of humour about the Irish
- Culture
- July 2, 2020, 13:00
Near the top of the list of people who should never have been let near Twitter stands John Cleese. Before social media he was regarded, in I(...)

Fawlty Towers ‘Don’t mention the war’ episode pulled from streaming service
- TV, Radio, Web
- June 12, 2020, 08:46
The famous ‘don’t mention the war’ episode of classic 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers has been removed from a streaming service because it contains “racial(...)

What have the British ever done for us, eh?
- Construction
- January 31, 2020, 04:47
As the European Union waves goodbye to Britain when it exits the bloc on Friday night, let us reflect on what the concept of Britishness means on this(...)

Terry Jones was the John Lennon of comedy
- Film
- January 22, 2020
What The Beatles were to British music, Monty Python were to British comedy and it is no great stretch to view founding member Terry Jones, who has di(...)

Terry Jones, Monty Python star, dies at the age of 77
- Film
- January 22, 2020
The Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77. The actor and comedian, who had dementia, directed some of the comedy troupe’s most-loved(...)

Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes dies aged 75
- Music
- December 30, 2019, 16:01
Monty Python collaborator and Rutles singer Neil Innes has died at the age of 75, his agent has confirmed. The comedian and musician died unexpectedl(...)

Monty Python: BBC archive reveals the secrets behind the sketches
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 7, 2019, 10:06
In a memo sent in 1969, the BBC head of comedy seems to have lost his sense of humour. “Please will you have a word with the writers?” said Michael Mi(...)

Terry Gilliam: I disagree with John Cleese on Brexit
- Film
- September 3, 2019, 10:29
Terry Gilliam has said he disagrees with the way his friend and fellow Monty Python member John Cleese sees the world, following comments from the lat(...)