John Cleese said money can “kill” creativity and criticised TV executives who think they know better than writers. Cleese, 81, is one of the most successful comedy stars in British entertainment ...

John Cleese, the British comedy legend not known for his diplomacy, has taken aim at the “cowardly” BBC over its reluctance to offend people. He added: “A huge slice of comedy is put straight into the ...

Even though it ended 46 years ago, John Cleese is still very much in the Fawlty Towers business. There’s his recent stage adaptation, an upcoming behind-the-scenes book and, of course, the planned ...

Los Angeles - John Cleese feels "free" now that he's paid off his ex-wife. The 76-year-old comedian - the creative genius behind Fawlty Towers and Monty Python - has been paying his third spouse, ...

The first episode of Fawlty Towers aired on 19 September 1975 and a month later the Guardian’s TV critic declared it the undoubted comedy of the season 18 October 1975 Friday night used to be music ...

John Cleese has been accused of “casual racism” after describing the editor of The Spectator as a “half-educated tenement Scot”. The comedy legend was reacting to a piece penned by Fraser Nelson about ...

John Cleese and Piers Morgan have renewed their social media hostilities over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and Donald Trump‘s state visit to the UK. Cleese and Morgan are no strangers to slogging it out ...

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