I sent JC a fan letter when I was 14, early 1970s. Python had just toured Canada, years before the TV show broke in the U.S. Just mailed my letter to the BBC, London, UK. It took a couple of months, but he wrote me back a very sweet letter on dark-blue paper (with matching envelope). He included a photo of the Pythons with his autograph. It was a treasured possession till some swine stole it at a party 10 years later. That still irks.
I feel for your loss. It seems that people are harder to trust these days than ever before! At least a mutual love of Python is binding. edit: ah, you lost it at a party ten years LATER, I misread that and thought you meant it happened recently. Maybe the early 80s just sucked.
Indeed. He gave a fake smooch (7:08) to show his guest what he'd do if his cat was on it's perch. That cat hears that and instantly zooms up there to get a real smooch.
RANDOM FANDOM "when i think back to all the CRAP i learned in high school, it's a wonder i can think at all" hey I DIDNT SAY THAT, Paul Simon did, and he's like 30 years older than me. just sayin, don't blame the millennials, don't blame my generation, just blame humanity, Matthew 18:21-35 #hisnameisYehoVAH
This is my favorite Python interview, and perhaps one of my favorite celebrity interviews of all time. Over 10 years now, and I still hunt it down when I feel blue. I think it works because you have caught the man at home, relaxed, in his element, and very open. You are not bombarding him with questions he has answered endlessly. I reminds me of when I was a boy, when my grandfather would show a visitor around his garden. Beautiful. So beautiful.
I love John's sense of humour... he seems so humble and composed. Truly remarkable man... he really brightens the room with his charm and infectious wit.
My deepest admiration goes to those who raise the bar in their vocation. Cleese (and the rest of the Pythons, of course), Matt Groening, etc. Thank you for everything.
The cat was purring immediately, so loudly though handled upside down. Hi, hi!! His cat is fantastic, comes back to get cuddled again, several times, and a dog looking surprised in his bed, with his toes out. Nice place, nice bookshelves, nice garden.
I'm sure this has been said a million times, but John Cleese is awesome, and I would love to just spend time with him like this. How cool would that be.
The strange thing is that John Cleese didn't even think to insult the French interviewer saying "your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries"!! ....Ts....ts....ts....O tempora o mores!!!
If it weren't for three multi million dollar divorces this man would have a net worth much higher than the estimated 10 million. But despite this, look how simply and happily he lives. An object lesson for all of us.
Fabulous. John Cleese is one of my favorite people in the world. Great comedian, tremendously brilliant soul. And he lives in Southern California where I live, priceless
Now, this is not only a star, this is a guy who has retained the real John Cleese. His home is average by any standard; he knows the value of success. Ever notice that the shittiest actors in the business live in the largest, gaudiest, most oppulent homes? For what they lack in talent, they compensate for in evirons. Who doesn't love this guy? "Ok, Frog, I think that is about it."
EXCUSE ME.........AT 77, AND MARRIED TO HIS 4TH WIFE......they live modestly because he's smart.................he makes and has millions. He has two children. GROWN UP, ACTRESSES AND WEALTHY. The Cleese couple live in a Santa Barbara house that the idiots with cameras........CAN'T SEE........they don't have his address so they leave him alone........................and John's happy in their modest home. No his ex-'s haven't taken most of his wealth.
keri caye plus he did a tour, the Alimony tour, to pay the divorce. They had to do the O2 reunion to pay for a legal bill none of them they had money for. Yes, his ex wife took most of his money
I'm stunned! If this is really his home, and it's nice in all perspectives, he's greater than I even thought. Finally a guy who's not using a house to show of with in the first place. Thanks Go..., well Thanks whoever, for John Cleese!
That was very nice of John to allow this tour of his home, I've read his autobiography "so anyway" several times, and it's a very enjoyable book from a very decent and respectable man. It's just a shame I never had the opportunity to have him sign it for me.
As irreverent as EVER! John, you naughty boy! (Am I lovin' those CATS) I am so glad you DON'T have a mansion. This is beautiful. All the best from us out here, John.
100% free of PC crap! He’s one proud dad! Who would dare barge into his daughter’s room with a film crew and behave as if his daughter was just another family pet. She’s sooo cool (& smart) he could trust her even with that! A great relationship!
"Fierce Creatures" is an awesome comedy! I like it even better than "Fish called Wanda". In Poland it's called "A Lemur called Rollo" which is a better title in my opinion.
I believe the frog reference comes from his study of the human face. He did a series on that, if I'm not mistaken - the face, not the frog. Animal food trough water...
