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 ...

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 ...

"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.

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 ...

In the upcoming Planes, Disney’s take on what goes on “above the world of Cars,” Monty Python legend John Cleese voices Bulldog, a veddy British airplane. The move should come as no surprise to his ...

John Cleese comes on the line to chat about his Not Dead Yet! tour, which comes to Southern California to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Monty Python and Holy Grail,” but before we can ask our ...