incomplete list of iconic things john cleese did
if you think of memorable monty python sketches heās probably in them, heās just THAT good
is 6ā5 tall, which he canāt control but thatās still cool right
his comedy exudes rage and itās really just a beautiful spectacle to behold
during Holy Grail when Terry Jones tried to direct him, he would cut him off āIām SORRY Terry I know youāre trying to direct but itās very off-puttingā
a part of the most iconic british comedies, Monty Python and Fawlty Towers
gave one of the most famous eulogies ever at graham chapmanās funeral watch it if you want to cry
wanted people to go to his belgian live shows so he did this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO2VHtOkrN0
left Flying Circus because he didnāt want it to keep going until it wasnāt funny but came back for the movies and live shows
is an oscar nominated screenwriter
really likes lemurs and has a species of lemur named after him
instead of leaving an awful hotel with a horrendous hotel manager, he instead studied him and used him as the basis for Fawlty Towers like thatās peak pettiness
forgot the excessively long name of the Enchanter in Holy Grail so he improvised Tim
in Monty Python Live 2014 the Pythons had a bet that whoever laughed first would have to donate 10,000 pounds to charity and he corpsed in the first minute
āSome people ask me to do ads and I think, I don't really want to sell potato crisps.ā
once hid in michaelās hotel room to scare him
Eric Idle: āJohn Cleese once told me he'd do anything for money. So I offered him a pound to shut up, and he took it.ā
insisted on visiting his cats during an interview
basically created Monty Python because he wanted to work with Michael Palin
his familyās real last name is Cheese, but his grandfather changed it but he kind of wants to bring it back and go by Jack Cheese
he narrates a ton of childrens films and thatās cool (my fave is Mickeyās Mechanical House)
carol cleveland said that john was kind of theĀ āfaceā of python, and that people would sayĀ āoh that monty python heās SO funnyā to her in reference to him
went to school for law but became an actor instead and later incorporated it into his writing
āI never enjoyed The Meaning of Life. I always regarded that entire film as a bit of a cockup.ā ABOUT HIS OWN MOVIE nice
has a very sweet interview where he talks about trying to cheer up his dying mother:Ā https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f74L2hRZE1Y
every time he mentions michael palinās travel documentaries he YAWNS really loudlyĀ
reunited with eric idle for a comedy tour back in like 2016 thatās cute
is now touring again at 78 like damn
others: monty python, graham chapman, eric idle, terry jones, michael palin, carol cleveland