John Cleese says he worries about writing comedy now because he cannot get to grips with the modern world. The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star, 77, says a lot of contemporary life is lost on him.

John Cleese previously turned down a CBE in the New Year's Honours. The actor achieved global fame as a co-founder of the ...

THEY used to be the best of friends and one of British comedy’s most iconic acts, but there is not a flying chance of a Monty Python reunion. Two of the remaining trailblazers, Eric Idle and John ...

John Cleese says the media got it wrong when it quoted his tweet seemingly declaring that he and his Monty Python co-star Eric Idle have always “loathed and despised each other.” Cleese originally ...

Despite his initial skepticism about revisiting the iconic show, having turned down a musical and TV show, the screenwriter finally accepted an offer in 2015. Now, after more than 40 years, Fawlty ...

John Cleese has revealed the plot details for his Fawlty Towers reboot - which will open with the death of Sybil Fawlty. Cleese has now told The Sun: "The new one starts with Sybil’s death and Basil’s ...

Comic actor John Cleese has said he is "too tired to be unpleasant" nowadays - having accepted that those at the top "have no idea" what they are doing. The Monty Python star made the comments as he ...

Cleese, the 84-year-old star of the beloved Monty Python films and series and A Fish Called Wanda, then listed only two ways in which Trump was preferable to the leader of the Third Reich, whom Trump ...

IT’S been 44 years since iconic sitcom Fawlty Towers came to an end after just 12 episodes. So it came as a welcome surprise to many fans this week when it was announced a reboot is in the pipeline.

John Cleese criticised the BBC and how shows are commissioned in a scathing interview, after a series of criticisms levelled at the broadcaster in recent years. Early last year, Mr Cleese took to ...

John Cleese, 82, often openly criticises former US president Donald Trump, most recently slamming the former Apprentice host after he claimed he strengthened NATO during his time in charge. Today, ...

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