John Cleese on ‘Holy Grail’ at 50 and Comedy Being Dictated by People Declaring “You Can’t Say That ... I was terribly impressed when the elder George Bush [was president] ...

Fifty years after first hitting theaters, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is still standing, as it holds a lofty position among comedy-movie royalty. Released by EMI Films in the U.S. on April 28 ...

Cleese went on to defend the show by pointing to several instances of German people not finding the episode offensive. “When I went to Cologne where we actually made a version of Fawlty Towers ...

Mr. George, the Reiners and Derrick Rossi are the executive producers of the new “Fawlty Towers” series. “John Cleese is a comedy legend,” Mr. Reiner said in a statement.

Cleese, now 84 and long famed for his seminal comedic work on “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” “Fawlty Towers” and many other titles, is appearing soon at Chicago&#8217… ...

Legendary British comedian and actor John Cleese announced his plans to leave the social media platform X on Tuesday. The ...

British comedy fans got some unexpected good news this week when John Cleese announced he’d be returning to star in a third season of his beloved sitcom “Fawlty Towers.” The revival, which ...

The original Fawlty Towers aired two seasons in 1975 and 1979, with 12 episodes in all. While Cleese had already established himself in the world of British comedy with his work on Monty Python ...

The London West End stage adaptation of “Fawlty Towers” will be free of racial slurs, creator John Cleese has said. “Fawlty Towers – The Play” is based on the classic 1975 sitcom and is ...

Anna Funder's 'Wifedom' unearths the story of Eileen Blair, who died young after suffering mightily from George Orwell's mistreatment and neglect. News. ... Gilot, John and Paul are all artists, ...

Basil Fawlty is back. A reboot of John Cleese‘s British comedy sensation Fawlty Towers is in the works and Rob Reiner‘s Castle Rock Entertainment is developing.. More than 40 years after the ...