They’re not one-off misfires or poorly judged jokes from an icon of British comedy. Instead they’re just a few of the ...

John Cleese has sworn off working with the BBC in the future. The 85-year-old comedy legend, who created the iconic sitcom Fawlty Towers for the broadcaster alongside his first wife and co-star Connie ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Cleese’s oldest ill-conceived, yet-to-be-produced reboot pitches is a proposed musical version of A Fish Called Wanda, the ...

Fawlty Towers star John Cleese has branded BBC comedy executives “stupid” and “clowns” after he was left frustrated by an ideas meeting with the broadcaster. The 85-year-old actor who starred as Basil ...

Comedy legend John Cleese admits he still needs to work aged 85 because he “doesn’t have much money”. The Monty Python icon moaned he’s only now able to choose what he wants to do rather than going ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite his prodigious movie career, Cleese has at least one regret — and it has nothing to do with that bitter public feud with ...

"Before that dialogue was written, he and I developed the plots," said Booth. "Each episode took about a month to contrive. Out of the ridiculous complications of farce, his brilliant lines emerged.

The Prince of Wales revealed to comic actor John Cleese that his children have recently discovered the classic 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers and “love it”. William told Cleese they were having "a lot of ...