News about John Cleese

Blackadder co-writer Ben Elton says the iconic British sitcom could come back in another form. The comedian, 64, insists the popular show, which ran for four series from 1983 to 1989 could be turned into a play. It would follow the likes of Fawlty Towers which was adapted for a stage show by its creator John Cleese and Only Fools And Horses, which has been turned into a musical.

John Cleese 's ex-wife Connie Booth says she is 'looking forward' to a new stage production of the iconic TV sitcom Fawlty Towers - but will be keeping a low profile when it launches in the West End. Connie, who co-wrote the series with the Basil Fawlty star, is planning to sneak in to watch the brand new stage show featuring Torquay's most chaotic hotel with other members of the audience. Her second husband, renowned American theatre critic John Lahr, told MailOnline: 'She'll be going to see it - probably not on opening night but she'll be there.'

The 84-year-old star reportedly worth a cool £8million, but if Cleese himself is to be believed it could be a whole lot more if he was more careful with his coin. The star, who currently works for GB News presenting an opinion show called The Dinosaur Hour, has been vocal in the past about his inability to rationalise or curb his spending and confessed that he is financially illiterate.

Germany's ambassador to the UK last night gave his endorsement to the controversial Fawlty Towers scene in which John Cleese's goose-stepping hotelier upsets a German family with constant references to the Nazis. 'We here at the embassy think the iconic restaurant scene is funny,' said a spokesman at the German embassy in London. To quote Basil Fawlty, we think it's 'veally good'.' The surprise backing comes ahead of a new West End production of the classic 1970s sitcom.

John Cleese meets Basil Fawlty in a hilarious promo video for his brand new stage show. The comedy veteran, 84, is seen arriving at London's Apollo Theatre to pick up two complimentary tickets for Fawlty Towers: The Play and is greeted by Basil, played by actor Adam Jackson-Smith, who is manning the front desk in typically inimitable style. John is adapting the legendary sitcom, which he wrote with co-star and ex-wife Connie Booth and famously starred as hotel manager Basil, for the West End and launches on May 4.

John Cleese has revealed he is forking out up to £17,000 a year to pay for stem cell therapy to combat the side-effects of ageing. The 84 year old Fawlty Towers star said admitted the fee was hefty was claimed it's 'worth it if you're buying yourself a few extra years'. Cleese, who has been having the treatment for more than 20 years, is ensuring he doesn't 'look bad' for his age by getting the 'highest quality' cells from Switzerland.

Queen Camilla has been doing her bit to economise. In an effort to cut the royal postage and stationery bill, as revealed here last month, she has jettisoned the traditional crested heavyweight envelopes. She likes to reply personally to as many letters as she can and always used envelopes embossed with the royal crest, sent out by £6 special delivery. Now her missives are dispatched in cheaper, unembossed envelopes and sent by normal second-class post. At 69p a pop, the palace's discounted business rate for second-class stamps, it saves a small fortune. A first-class Queen using second-class mail!

Sir Michael Palin (left, and right with the Monty Python cast) has revealed that reuniting with his Monty Python coworkers makes him 'rather tearful.' In 2014, the actor, who died at the age of 80, appeared with some of his old cast members on Monty Python Live (Mostly). He and John Cleese, Eri Idle, and Terry Gilliam have remained friends, according to This Cultural Life. On BBC Radio 4: "We have so much stuff, including money, that must be worked out."

In both the Holy Grail and Life of Brian films, Chapman appeared as the lead actor. In 1989, he died of tonsillitis.

His description of a predatory young matron at his prep school, Maidwell Hall, has sparked a great deal of sympathy. Earl Spencer's obituaries may now be eclipsed by those of his contemporaries who attended Cheam, the prep school to which Prince Philip and King Charles were later sent. Cheam, which is currently a coeducational school, is a 32,595-per-year institution. It was boys-only back in the 1970s, which explains the appeal to a French master. A former student recalls, 'He was discovered crawling out from underneath a [boy's] bed at night.' "I was looking for my torch," he said. You know what? The police were never called. He went to another school in the Home Counties and developed a beard.' The school's deputy matrons were more popular. The one, who was only 17 years old at the time, had all the boys flocking down to her bedroom, a trend that came only after the headmaster discovered a 13-year-old boy crying.' 'He said, "What are you doing?" Sir, I'm getting a good night's kiss." He was defeated,' recalls his Cheam contemporary. 'The deputy matron was shot.'

In the ratings on Tuesday night, Channel Seven's Married At First Sight's heavily promoted Roast of John Cleese special was utterly flop. According to a company website TV Blackbox, 1,489,000 viewers tuned into MAFS, but only the John Cleese special attracted 458,000 viewers. It comes after Seven heavily promoted the roast, bringing in several Australian celebrities to take a shot at Cleese, including Tom Gleeson, Joel Creasey, and Rhonda Burchmore.

He's the youngest child of the late King and Prince Phillip, who spent many years in the shadow of his older brothers and sister who were more prominent. However, although his siblings have been rattled by scandals and marriage break-ups, Prince Edward has pressed on with his duties, loyal, and popular wife Sophie by his side. We have 60 amazing facts about the man known in royal circles as'steady Eddie,' in honor of his 60th birthday.'

"Every kind of stereotype is on display in Boarders (BBC), a comedy-drama about five Black students from South London who were escorted into an impossibly posh public school,' Christopher Stevens adds: "All the leads do their best with these paper-thin portions and give them more depth despite the cliches.' However, the supporting cast members don't have a chance.'

Shrek 2 could be re-released in cinemas around the UK in 2024 to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary. It comes following the introduction of trailers by the Government of Alberta in Canada during the months of January and February. On Thursday, the much-loved Dreamworks film's trailer was due for a review by the province's film body.

Despite the Monty Python franchise's critical success, Idle (centre) revealed earlier this week that he was struggling financially, from the Flying Circus TV show to spin off films like Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. The 80-year-old comedian took aim at Holly Gilliam (right), a TV lawyer who runs HDG Projects, as a result of a management company that claims it is "the one remaining Pythons" - specifically Cleese, Gilliam, Michael Palin, and Idle, in social media posts. He seemed to blame for his 'income streams...tail(ing) off so tragically,' causing Cleese, 84, to recover, with Gilliam and Palin's support. In a post on X last night (formerly Twitter), Cleese (left) wrote: 'I have been with Holly for ten years, and I find her very efficient, clear-minded, hard-working, and pleasant to deal with.'

There are a lot of comic geniuses around the world. Few people would disagree that Monty Python, the troupe behind TV's most bizarre sketch show, was all brilliant on their own. They may be the most academically educated comedians in history with a total IQ of over 1,000. John Cleese holds a law degree from Cambridge University. In Los Angeles, Terry Gilliam studied physics, political science, and fine art. Michael Palin, Eric Idle, the late Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman were among the others who graduated from Oxbridge. Despite this, they don't appear to have a business brain cell between them. With Palin as the exception, perhaps their track of financial mismanagement, legal troubleshool, and hapless investments are beyond belief.

Eric Idle, one of the original six comedians, admitted last week that he still has to'work for a living' at the age of 80 after only receiving £2,000 per series from the BBC. Despite being compelled to sell his house in the Hollywood Hills, the actor was compelled to sell his house, but he still has to go out to make a living. And it is not only Idle who has been left struggling to maintain his Hollywood lifestyle. When the comedians reunited with John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin for their reunion tour in 2013, they needed the funds. Palin said 'Python wasn't earning much.'

The original series, which ran from 1975 to 1979, was followed by inept hotel manager Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, as he continued to hold his hotel and marriage intact. The author and creator used material from three episodes of the film The Hotel Inspectors, The Germans, and Communication Issues. For the first time, the show was a 'thrill', according to Cleese. He has adapted the three episodes to create 'one big finale' that will tie them all together.

The original Fawlty Towers hotel was a 'hub for 'gambling, illicit encounters, and violence.' Tony Guyan, the show's floor manager, appeared on the Chatabix podcast this week, where he made a rumor of what was going on at the show. In the sitcom's exterior shots, Wooburn Grange Country Club in Bourne's End, Buckinghamshire, which burned in 1991, was used for exterior shots.

Cleese (pictured left), the beloved Monty Python films and series and A Fish Called Wanda, the 84-year-old actor of the Third Reich, then listed only two ways in which Trump could have preferreded to the Third Reich's leader, who has been chastised for allegedly quoting at rallies recently, was chastised for allegedly quoting at rallies. The list, which was nonsensibly titled "five ways that Hitler was preferable to Trump," includes six ways: Hitler "fought for his country," 'never used a teleprompter,' wasn't a big fat slob," wrote a letter.' Trump's first attempt to list five ways he preferred to Hitler, only coming up with 'he doesn't practice genocide' and 'he has nicer hair,' leaving the remaining spaces empty.

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Jenner said in a GB News interview: "I mean, take trans people,' I mean, I think they've adopted the woke ideology and are just taking it to the extreme and worst." These people, according to Sherry, are the 'conservative rainbow mafia'. The LGBT community, particularly the trans community, had been "taken over by a select group of highly awake, wild people," Jenner said. They're not going to be able to help trans people in general because they're outspoken and insist that "trans women are real people" and are yelling at people, and she won't get anywhere like that.' She also said that social media gave this tiny group of people a 'big, loud microphone' to voice their inflammatory viewpoints, which she believes is how they became famous. "I think it really hurts the majority of trans people," the 74-year-old said. All they want to do is live their lives.'

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Charlotte Moore, the BBC's chief, was left red-faced at the launch of the new Famous Five series when she stressed the importance of television in children's lives: 'I want all children to have their links with the BBC from a very young age.' That's why the BBC is so important to you for the remainder of your lives.' Up chirruped Elliot Rose, who plays Julian in The Famous Five, is the author of this article.

Dr. Bentzen, 71, of Denmark's second city Aarhus, died after seeing a scene where Michael Palin's character (pictured, left) has chips stuff stuck up his nose by the villain, played by Kevin Kline (pictured, left). Dr. Bentzen made him laugh to death, according to John Cleese (pictured, inset).