John Cleese
Former Python and comedy great John Cleese
John Cleese
Former Python and comedy great John Cleese
John Cleese
Former Python and comedy great John Cleese
Why see John Cleese?
50 Years Of The Holy Grail
Join original Python, comedy legend and somewhat controversial cultural commentator John Cleese as he celebrates 50 years of the groundbreaking comedy troupe's hilarious romp, Monty Python and the Holy Grail with a special screening and Q&A, where he'll wax lyrical on behind the scenes tales and more! Get ready to quote to your hearts' content. We are the knights who say...
About John Cleese
Where to begin with John Cleese? A true comedy legend, Cleese practised his comedy chops on the UK's satirical show The Frost Report in the 1960s before co-founding Monty Python. Surreal, anarchic and totally original, the sketch troop enjoyed enormous success the world over, and caused a huge storm of controversy with their movie Life of Brian. Post-Python, Cleese has created numerous iconic shows and characters, from A Fish Called Wanda, for which he received an Oscar nomination, to his bumbling hotel manager Basil Fawlty.
Key Information
Audience
Recommended for ages 10 and over
Run Time
90 minutes
Dates
Sun Oct 4
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Customer reviews
1 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)
Wendy Spendiff
Cleese in fine form at 77 years old!
A full house & a standing ovation greeted Cleese as he ambled on
stage, took a bow & sat on the provided chair. He proceeded to ask if
we wondered why a world famous megastar like him would be in
Palm Desert! The answer was apparently an ex wife's alimony
payments! He then used the screen behind him to show a shot of a
lady drawing a thick wad of money from an ATM. How we laughed at
his misfortune: he later described why folks laugh at such sorry
human tragedies. Using the screen to great effect with various clips,
Cleese led us on his life's incredible journey. Intimate moments from
his childhood, the University days where he met likeminded future
entertainment stars to the Q & A. Someone wanted to know why he
hadn't talked about 'Fawlty Towers'. His answer surprised me- he
wasn't sure if the American audience knew much about that series. He
ended up surprised as this US audience was very much into 'Fawlty
Towers' & loved the clips. Good seats- A Mezz. #229, 230. Lovely
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