4 h. ago John Cleese says the BBC doesn’t know how to ‘nurture comedy’

The 86-year-old said that ‘very few people understand comedy’.

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2 w. ago John Cleese Packs It In review – former Python goes on the road in sickness and in health

Such is his grumpiness, it isn’t clear why the 85-year-old wanted to make the film – though ‘I need the money’ is a running gagThe long and fabled history of Monty Python has now reached its footnotes and afterthoughts era. After years of interpersonal disputes, multiple forays into the culture war and one very expensive divorce, 85-year-old John Cleese goes solo with a thin 80-minute travelogue, undertaking a European mini-tour while enduring a roll call of ailments (partial deafness, bone spurs, vertigo) which appears at least as substantive as his onstage material. Explaining his motivation, Cleese is not untypically blunt: a wheezy “I need the money” is the closest this film locates to a running gag.What are we offered in return? Near-relentless gripes and grievances that mesh with Cleese’s recent media profile, ranging from the endless repacking to being filmed at all hours. (Perhaps understandable, given director Andy Curd’s often unflattering angles.) Also lambasted: audience...

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2 w. ago John Cleese says he's 'glad he suffered a nervous breakdown' after third divorce from Alyce Faye Eichelberger as he opens up on battle with depression

The entertainer, 86, recalled his split in 2008 that sent him into three months of depression while speaking in scenes from his forthcoming documentary.

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2 w. ago John Cleese ‘glad’ he experienced a nervous breakdown: ‘It gave me a realistic grasp of what was important in life’

‘It was very unpleasant waking up in the morning, because you feel very, very depressed for the first couple of hours,’ says the comedy legend

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2 w. ago John Cleese opens up on suicidal thoughts and says he is 'glad'

The Monty Python star says 'It was very unpleasant waking up in the morning'

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2 w. ago John Cleese says nervous breakdown gave him a ‘grasp on what is important’

In his new documentary Cleese discusses a nervous breakdown he had following his third divorce.

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3 w. ago John Cleese issues poignant tribute to late Fawlty Towers co

"The only sad thing about it was they're almost all dead. I got a little depressed at one point"

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3 w. ago Monty Python reunion! Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin support John Cleese at his new documentary screening in London

John Cleese was was reunited with his Monty Python co-stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam at the London screen of his new documentary on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Monty Python reunion! Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin support John Cleese at his new documentary screening in London

Monty Python reunion! Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin support John Cleese at his new documentary screening in London - but Eric Idle is still absent following dispute over finances  Daily Mail

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