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John Cleese fans to see 'different side' to iconic star in new documentary

Iconic comedian and actor John Cleese has joked viewers will be able to see him as a "decrepit, addled, nasty old geriatric" in new documentary John Cleese Packs It In, which will follow him behind the scenes during his final, 23-date European tour.

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John Cleese to feature in new documentary film about his life on tour

The 85-year old actor, best known for Fawlty Towers, will take audiences behind the scenes of his European tour in John Cleese Packs It In.

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Costumes, props and ‘llama’ from Monty Python’s final live show to be auctioned

Fans of the comedy troupe will be able to bid on props and costumes from the live show, and collectibles from Terry Gilliam’s personal collection.

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Michael Palin says Monty Python stars are more estranged than ever

‘There’s only four of us left and people do their own things,’ Palin said

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Stream Monty Python and the Holy Grail 24-hour marathon on Saturday, June 21

Comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail is running non-stop on Shout! TV to celebrate the movie’s 50th anniversary.

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'Frankly, I think those things are rather silly...' Monty Python legend John Cleese not interested in a knighthood

Monty Python star John Cleese has no interested in ever receiving a knighthood from King Charles because he thinks the British honours system is pointless.

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John Cleese's career has made him 'self-deprecating'

John Cleese has admitted he has learned to be critical of himself throughout his illustrious career.

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‘I must have done something right!’: dance master Jiří Kylián on his festival, fierce critics and the Ministry of Silly Walks

At 78, the great choreographer is enjoying a career-spanning celebration in Oslo. He reflects on his leap from dance to visual art and why he feels snubbed by Britain

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Ramshackle Canonbury studio where Dire Straits and The Police recorded set for conversion into house

The unassuming building saw everyone from Madness to John Cleese come through its doors

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The best quotes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail as film turns 50

London cinemas set to show film for its golden anniversary

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John Cleese tried LSD at 65

John Cleese has revealed he took LSD 20 years ago despite being not "interested" about drugs when he was younger.

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John Cleese says he’s without a house or a car following multiple divorces

Cleese’s third wife received a £20m settlement following their split in 2008

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John Cleese's £15m divorce advice and 5 other warnings from celebrity separations

John Cleese has ruffled feathers after his frank admission about expensive divorces. But there’s something to be learned from every celebrity divorce

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John Cleese: Fawlty Towers play a success as it is ‘funnier than anything else’

A new run of Fawlty Towers: The Play will begin at the Apollo Theatre in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue on June 24.

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Troubled parallel tales of Banton and Shaw still leave hope for the future

Tom Banton and Prithvi Shaw both regressed after early success but there is time for cricket to be kind to them again

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Peter Honey obituary

Other lives: Behavioural psychologist, management consultant and author of more than 40 books

The Independent UK

John Cleese calls Piers Morgan ‘lazy’ and ‘sloppy’ as he weighs in on Hugh Grant row

Morgan and Grant have been engaged in a war of words over Rupert Murdoch

The Independent UK

Eric Idle shares real reason behind public feud with Monty Python co-star John Cleese

‘I haven’t seen him in 10 years,’ Idle said of ‘Fawlty Towers’ actor

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John Cleese slams Monty Python co-star Eric Idle and accuses him of lying

Idle, 81, has claimed that Cleese, 84, fired the troupe's manager

The Independent UK

John Cleese accuses Eric Idle of ‘inventing’ narrative in latest Monty Python row

‘Fawlty Towers’ star reignited X/Twitter row with new message accusing Idle of telling fibs

Newcastle Herald

Monty Python's Eric Idle is the original Mr Brightside

The Life of Brian star is coming to Newcastle in November

Evening Standard

John Cleese seemingly quits Twitter as he calls out Elon Musk

He joins growing list of celebrities such as Stephen Fry, Whoopi Goldberg, Elton John, leaving the platform

The Independent UK

John Cleese says ‘goodbye’ to Twitter – but his daughter is unconvinced

‘Thanks for dinner, Elon,’ the Fawlty Towers star said in an apparent final post

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“It reminds me of the days when I used to put on punk rock shows and I’d get my friends to come”: the story of Dave Grohl and Corey Taylor’s forgotten punk-metal supergroup Teenage Time Killers

Formed by members of Corrosion Of Conformity and My Ruin, Teenage Time Killers were the ultimate 2010s punk-metal supergroup

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15 biggest talk-show clashes: ‘I’m not your slave and you’re not my master’

From Quentin Tarantino and Krishnan Guru-Murthy to Dakota Johnson and Ellen DeGeneres, Ellie Harrison looks back at the most awkward fall-outs in chat-show history

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