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John Marwood Cleese (/ˈkliːz/; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he co-founded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
In the mid-1970s, Cleese and his first wife, Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures, both of which he also wrote. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films as Q, two Harry Potter films, and the last three Shrek films.
With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded Video Arts, a production company making entertaining training films. In 1976, Cleese co-founded The Secret Policeman's Ball benefit shows to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International.
Actors: Randy Kent (director), Hans Hernke (miscellaneous crew), Tom Konkle (actor), Andy Forrest (director), Andy Forrest (actor), Andy Forrest (editor), Andy Forrest (producer), Andy Forrest (writer), J. Anthony McCarthy (actor), Steve Pinto (actor), Paul Michael Bolan (actor), Terri Gibbons (actress), Terri Gibbons (miscellaneous crew), Ian Scott Rudolph (actor), Joshua Benton (actor),
Plot: A desperate writer glomming onto a book by PJ O'Rourke on a producer's desk, pitches the idea as a movie. Green lit, the role of PJ O'Rourke takes an interesting turn of events as various actors become attached to the project.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Stephen Fry (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Michael Cochrane (actor), Simon Greenall (actor), James Laurenson (actor), Simon Greenall (actor), Rupert Vansittart (actor), Mark Heap (actor), Alex Macqueen (actor), Jane Jackson (miscellaneous crew), Geoffrey McGivern (actor),
Plot: In 1979 the Monty Python comedy team return from making their film 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' in Tunisia. Premiered in America the film is pilloried by ultra-right religious groups for its depiction of Christ. In England the Popular Peoples' Church of St Sophia (whose members include a Tourette's sufferer who shouts out swear words) find a copy of the script in a dustbin and lobby the British censor for its suppression, leading to many local councils banning its screening. Death threats follow and Michael Palin - "the nicest man in Britain" - has his effigy burned on his front lawn. Finally crazed TV programmer Alan Dick persuades Palin and co-star John Cleese to defend the picture on a late night chat show against the Bishop of Southwark and religious commentator Malcolm Muggeridge. Thanks to Cleese's reasoning the Pythons are seen to triumph, winning over the Popular Peoples' Church. A later encounter with God will show how the film's controversy paved the way for other artistic endeavours which prompted protest. Brilliant characterisations are vitiated by a satirical 'treatment' including animated sequences and irritating attempts at surreal wit when a documentary style treatment would have sufficed. Several of the Pythons were hostile to the film, summed up in the floor manager's comment. "Another fantasy sequence...lame".
Keywords: 1970s, banned-film, blasphemy, censorship, christian-fundamentalism, christian-sect, christianity, england-uk, film-censorship, great-britain
Living legend John Cleese stops by to talk about his book “So, Anyway,” how he and his fellow Pythons pitched their show, and why fish are funny. Subscribe To "The Late Show" Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/ColbertYouTube For more content from "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", click HERE: http://bit.ly/1AKISnR Watch full episodes of "The Late Show" HERE: http://bit.ly/1Puei40 Download the Colbert App HERE: http://apple.co/1Qqgwk4 Like "The Late Show" on Facebook HERE: http://on.fb.me/1df139Y Follow "The Late Show" on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1dMzZzG Follow "The Late Show" on Google+ HERE: http://bit.ly/1JlGgzw Watch The Late Show with Stephen Colbert weeknights at 11:35 PM ET/10:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get the CBS app for iPhone & iPad! Click HERE: http://bit.ly/12rLxge Get new episo...
John Cleese stopped by the Google NYC office to further discuss So, Anyway... a book chronicling the early life of his career. So, Anyway… is a must read for comedy fans worldwide. For the first time, John Cleese tells the story of how a tall, shy youth went on to become a self-confessed comedy legend. En route, Cleese describes his nerve-racking first public performance and his first encounter with his writing partner for over two decades, Graham Chapman. And so on to his dizzying ascent via scriptwriting for Peter Sellers, David Frost, Marty Feldman and others to the heights of Monty Python. Moderated by Jason Sanders.
To brighten up his mother’s spirits, there’s nothing John wouldn’t do. Including taxidermy. More CONAN @ http://teamcoco.com/video Team Coco is the official YouTube channel of late night host Conan O'Brien, CONAN on TBS & TeamCoco.com. Subscribe now to be updated on the latest videos: http://bit.ly/W5wt5D For Full Episodes of CONAN on TBS, visit http://teamcoco.com/video Get Social With Team Coco: On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamCoco On Google+: https://plus.google.com/+TeamCoco/ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/TeamCoco On Tumblr: http://teamcoco.tumblr.com On YouTube: http://youtube.com/teamcoco Follow Conan O'Brien on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ConanOBrien
British comedy legend John Cleese picked up the 2016 Rose d'Or Lifetime Achievement award at the 55th Rose d'Or Ceremony in Berlin on 13 September 2016.
PART 2 of this - http://youtu.be/hCyW8hkKvXc We warmly welcome you to come and join us opposing religious harm. http://www.facebook.com/antitheists http://antitheist-atheist.blogspot.com/2012/09/lifeofbrian.html https://plus.google.com/116928273272856215188 http://www.antitheists.co.uk John Cleese Despises Christianity.- Antitheist atheist An enlightening look at John's view on Christianity from an early discussion show to defend the film "The Life of Brian" Includes Malcolm Muggeridge and the Bishop and the Bishop of the Southwark. lowcoststart and ukantitheist1
One of the sketches from Cleese's programme
We hosted John Cleese and Eric Idle at Live Talks Los Angeles on Nov. 18. The occasion: Cleese' memoir, "So, Anyway..." The venue, a sold crowd at the Alex Theatre. For more information on Live Talks Los Angeles, visit: www.livetalksla.org
Watch the entire conversation between John Cleese and John Hodgman from our Nov 5, 2014 event, part the Unbound literary series co-presented by BAM and Greenlight Bookstore. From: Unbound: John Cleese In conversation with John Hodgman BAM Harvey Theater Nov 5, 2014 For more videos of talks at BAM, visit http://BAM.org/Talks
Hysterical sketch w/ Cleese as a beekeeping expert and Atkinson as a terrible television show host. Recorded live in 1981. Shh.
1968 television special by John Cleese and other members of the future Monty Python. Apparently the DVD has irritating backward packaging and deliberately faulty navigation. I also read it has fake fingerprints on the surface.
Subscribe to the Official Monty Python Channel here - http://smarturl.it/SubscribeToPython We've put together a compilation video of John Cleese's "10 All-Time Favourite" Python sketches and scenes, as told to Jeff Slate for Esquire in December 2015. John's picks include classic "Flying Circus" sketches - "Scott of the Sahara", "Sir Raymond Luxury Yacht" and "Upper Class Twit of the Year"; two scenes from "Monty Python's Life of Brian" - the two gaolers, and Brian telling his followers he is not the Messiah; "Mr Creosote" & "The Galaxy Song" scenes from "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life"; and the two guards being given their orders scene from "Monty Python & the Holy Grail". Visit the official Monty Python store - http://smarturl.it/MontyPythonStores Visit the NEW Monty Python iTu...
John Cleese, Actor; Writer; Producer; Author, So, Anyway… In conversation with Adam Savage, Host, “Mythbusters” Join Cleese as he takes us on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town to the pinnacle of comedy and worldwide success. With his signature characters – the Minister of Silly Walks and the owner (and would-be returner) of a dead parrot – Cleese's work with Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers has become legendary. His hit films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and A Fish Called Wanda, and his memorable roles in James Bond and Shrek have put him in a class of his own. From his hilarious tweets and new memoir, hear more from this towering comedic genius. PLEASE NOTE: This video contains som...
Comedy icon John Cleese, who played Basil Fawlty, the bumbling British hotel manager in the 1970s TV series, says a musical version of Fawlty Towers would never work. Read more here: http://ab.co/1Wt7XZU
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John Cleese liest beim Sprachsalz-Auftritt aus "Wo war ich noch mal?" (Karl Blessing Verlag) (Englisch: "So, Anyway...") und unterhaltet sich mit Ernst Gossner am Festabend des 10.9.2016. Deutsche Stimme: Ernst Gossner Ein weiterer Ausschnitt der Lesung ist im Sprachsalz-Weblog zum Download verfügbar: http://www.sprachsalz.com/weblog/audio-autorinnen/ Kamera: Julian Giacomuzzi, Bearbeitung: Julian Giacomuzzi, Thumbnail-Foto: Denis Mörgenthaler, © sprachsalz 2016
Get ready for an unoriginal journey with everyone's favorite British comedian Ricky Gervais in the land of Middle-Earth Music: Fig Leaf Rag - distressed by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100702 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
See John Cleese & Eric Idle Live at Prospera Place!
A young boy accidentally joins a band of time traveling dwarves as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.
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National treasure and comedy legend, John Cleese, is supporting the Born Free Foundation's fight against the international wildlife trade. Worth over £14 billion a year, this endless exploitation is causing unimaginable suffering whilst depleting numbers to the brink of extinction. You can help us make a difference! Visit: http://bit.ly/DeadPlanetSketchDonation
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