A top-tier strategy for a top-tier comedy legend. The one and only John Cleese turns 86 today 🎉 | Monty Python

What are your thoughts on Creativity? 🤔 | John Cleese

Things to know about American Football… | John Cleese

Have you got plans for November 13th? Cancel them so you can come see my new behind-the-scenes tour documentary in theaters Nov 13th in the UK and Nov 27th in Australia. 🇬🇧🇦🇺Five countries, sixteen cities, twenty-three shows, and retaining just two original body parts. “John Cleese Packs It In” is a wry, behind-the-scenes portrait of a comedy legend on the road, battling various ailments, chaotic travel, and his own stubborn refusal to stop. The film captures Cleese unfiltered and on the mov

😂🇬🇧🏨💡 Timeless British Comedy Gold This isn’t just any sitcom scene — it’s Fawlty Towers at its outrageous best. Basil is showing an Australian guest to her room after a long trip 🧳. The bathroom light isn’t working 💡, and while she stretches her neck against the wall 🙆‍♀️, Basil reaches around the corner… and mistakes her breast for the light switch. 😳 At that very moment, Sybil walks in 🚪—and the chaos is pure comic perfection. 🎬 Written by John Cleese & Connie Booth, Fawlty Towers

1975: #OnThisDay 50 years ago Fawlty Towers opened its doors to guests. Written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, who were also a married couple at the time, the pair discuss Basil Fawlty’s irrepressible character and how the development of Basil and his wife Sybil felt like therapy at times. Additional contributions are provided by broadcasters Alan Coren and Anthony Jay. Clip taken from Tonight, originally broadcast on BBC One, Friday 20 February 1975. | BBC Archive

You might remember a little-known TV show I was involved in called FAWLTY TOWERS? It was first broadcast 50 years ago, before many of you were even alive, and I’ve written a special book of all my favourite comedic moments - “Fawlty Towers : Fawlts and All.” 📚Pre-order it here: bit.ly/FawltyBook There are a limited number of signed Hardback copies available for those of you who plan to give it a damn good thrashing, as well as paperbacks and audiobooks for Mrs. Richards. In stores October 9th.