During an interview with Ryan O’Connor on Radio KFM, Cleese admitted that he was:
“touched that South Africans like my stuff so much”.
The British writer and actor of famous comedy shows Fawlty Towers and Monty Python’s Flying Circus, is currently appearing in Cape Town on his famous Alimony Tour.
The comedy star, aged 71 appeared in Read more comedy news »
During an interview with The Telegraph, John Cleese commented on the poor quality of BBC comedy scripts. This was after the BBC had sent Read more comedy news »
Star and co-writer of comedy shows Fawlty Towers and Monty Python’s Flying Circus, John Cleese has been invited to switch on the Christmas lights in Read more comedy news »
John Cleese has recently revealed that criticism of his writing doesn’t worry him at all. As most celebrities appear to be obsessed with the opinion of critics, Cleese is refreshingly candid in his approach to people picking apart his work. The creator and star of Fawlty Towers admitted that he found writing a much more gratifying task than acting, during an interview with Fairfax Media. He also considers writing to be a sign of creative talent. Read more comedy news »
David Walliams has completed his fourth challenge to raise money for Sport Relief, recently finishing his arduous swim of the River Thames. The star of Little Britain completed his bid to swim 140 miles last week, despite numerous setbacks. During his bid to raise money for charity, David Walliams was struck down by “Thames Tummy”, which gave him Read more comedy news »
Comedy director, John Howard Davies passed away recently, after fighting cancer. Aged 72, the child actor who later became well known and respected as a director of classical comedy shows, died with his family around him at his home in Oxfordshire. Read more comedy news »
During an interview on an Australian television show, John Cleese was asked his opinion of the London riots which had just taken place, and the state of British culture. His response was to say that he didn’t know what was happening in London as it wasn’t a British city anymore. He added that this was to its advantage, as it was the reason that Britain had got the Olympics. Read more comedy news »
John Cleese has recently spent time in Prague to record a series of comedy spots as part of a Czech campaign for the London Olympics 2012. The campaign is on behalf of the Czech Olympic team, who would like to invite their fans along to London, in support of their team. According to the chairman of the Czech Olympic committee (COV), Milan Jirasek the British and Czechs have Read more comedy news »
Jonathan Ross is due to appear back on television screens with a new chat show on ITV1. Eight shows will be aired, starting in September, with three celebrity guests each week and a musical performance by a top artist. The advert for the upcoming chat show features Jonathan Ross wearing a gag, presumably carried out by the guests on his show who are irritated by his constant chatter. Read more comedy news »
Raffles, concerts, auctions and comedy shows are among the events which will take place to raise money to help retailers affected by the recent riots which took place in a number of cities in the United Kingdom. The charity for the retail industry, Retail Trust launched a campaign to assist retailers who had suffered during the riots, after requests made by the public to help those who were left facing a bleak future. Read more comedy news »