John Cleese

The Monty Python Crew Takes Over 'Late Night'; Water-Fight, Chair-Stealing, General Tomfoolery Ensues (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 10.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Terry Jones, Video, Late Night Shows, Monty Python Water Fight, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Jimmy Fallon, Monty Python, Monty Python Jimmy Fallon, Monty Python Late Night, Jimmy Fallon Monty Python, Comedy News

The Monty Python boys are not easy interview subjects. They talk all at once, mock the audience and tell people they're asking terrible questions. For...

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John Cleese's Divorce Leaves Third Wife Richer Than He Is

nydailynews.com | By Neil Nagraj | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Celebrity Splits, John Cleese, Alice Faye Eichelberger, John Cleese Divorce, Monty Python, Entertainment News

John Cleese isn't laughing about the $19.7M divorce settlement he reached with his third wife - a sum that will leave her richer than the Monty Python...

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14 Reasons I'm Looking Forward To Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 08.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, 23/6: Comedy News, Comedians, Louis CK, Stand-Up Comedy, Just for Laughs, Funny People, Bill Cosby, Sketch Comedy, Judd Apatow, John Cleese, Broken Lizard, Upright Citizens Brigade, Comedy News, Amy Poehler, Andy Kindler, Comedy News

This year, Apatow is holding a red-carpet premiere of his new movie about comedians, Funny People, at the fest. Will it live up to its often-brilliant online promotional campaign?

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Amnesty Salutes Its Secret Policemen

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 07.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paley Center for Media, Peter Gabriel, Larry Cox, Lincoln Center, Sting, Bono, John Cleese, Amnesty International, Monty Python, Martin Lewis, Bruce Springsteen, Secret Policeman’s Ball, Entertainment News

The Secret Policeman's Film Festival celebrates three decades of comedy and music in service of Amnesty's efforts round the world.

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Even Bigger Balls Than Mark Sanford...

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Absolutely Fabulous, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Secret Policeman’s Ball, Monty Python, New York News

Treat yourself and see the Secret Policeman's Film Festival.

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Smile and Say "Cleese!" - How the Secret Policeman Mocks, Rocks and Shocks

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 06.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Rowan Atkinson, Peter Cook, Live Aid, Sting, John Cleese, Billy Connolly, Michael Palin, Bob Geldof, Monty Python, Amnesty International, Martin Lewis, Secret Policeman’s Ball, Home News

Long ago on a smallish, awkwardly-shaped but somewhat culturally-significant island in the dismal North Sea, Peter Cook hosted a spoof awards show to anyone who featured in the 1981 Amnesty benefit show.

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30 Years of Mocking and Rocking

Brad Schreiber | Posted 07.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, John Cleese, Beyond the Fringe, Monty Python, Comedy, Martin Lewis, Entertainment News

Beyond a brain-melting display of world-class comedians and musicians, the Secret Policeman's Film Festival provides insight into the creative process.

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Having a Secret Policeman's Ball

Brad Schreiber | Posted 07.13.2009 | Entertainment

Martin Lewis is a multi-headed entertainment serpent no longer interested in being a mere producer but is bent on some plan for world domination.

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And Now For Something Completely Different: The Secret Policeman's Film Festival

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Terry Jones, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Donovan, The Who, Neil Innes, John Cleese, Bob Geldof, Bill Graham, The Secret Policeman's Ball, Bono, Pete Townshend, Jack Healey, Monty Python, Entertainment News

With the steady stream of elaborately produced, consciousness-raising concerts, The Secret Policeman's Ball is a symbol that anything is possible when you're trying to do the right thing for the planet.

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John Cleese Successfully Halves Payout For Ex-Wife

Mail Online | Posted 04.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Celebrity Splits, Alyce Faye Eichelberger, John Cleese, John Cleese Divorce, Monty Python, Entertainment News

John Cleese has successfully halved the £1.3million-a-year divorce settlement he had described as 'feeding the beast'. A judge in the U.S. agreed ...

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Diplo-Blogosphere: Ranking the French, Germans and Brits

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

Read More: Zalmay Khalilzad, Cem Oezdemir, David Miliband, Nigel Sheinwald, Loic Le Meur, Petra Roth, John Cleese, Juergen Ruettgers, Un Dispatch, Embassy Blogs, Barack Obama, Ralf Fuecks, Diplomatic Blogs, Boell Foundation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Klaus Scharioth, Sam Stein, Guido Westerwelle, Mark Goldberg, Michael Von Ungern-Sternberg, The Washington Note, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Huffington Post, Frank Luntz, Pierre Vimont, Diplo-Blogosphere, France, Germany, United Kingdom, World News

How are the embassies dealing with new media, and using or ignoring the tools that online video and blogging can provide?

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John Cleese Talks Hair Transplants And Aging, Calls Kimmel Fat (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 03.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jimmy Kimmel, John Cleese, John Cleese Hair Transplants, Video, Hair Transplants, Entertainment News

"Monty Python" legend John Cleese joined Jimmy Kimmel Tuesday to promote his role in "Pink Panther 2," and ended up hilariously describing his hair tr...

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John Cleese Dumps Lying Girlfriend

Daily Mail | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: John Cleese, Monty Python, Barbie Orr, Entertainment News

Already hit by a multi-million-pound divorce from his third wife, John Cleese was forced to squirm in silence when his new girlfriend revealed ever mo...

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John Cleese's Girlfriend Lying About Her Age - By 18 Years

Daily Mail | Posted 02.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kristine Reinhard, John Cleese, Barbie Orr, John Cleese Girlfriend, Entertainment News

For the Daily Mail has learned that, despite Miss Orr's claims that she is only 27, she has been more than a touch economical with the truth. Records...

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Eric Idle To Take Monty Python To The Internet

New York Times | Posted 01.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: John Cleese, Monty Python, Eric Idle, Pythononline.com, Entertainment News

IS there life left in the dead parrot sketch? It has been 25 years since Monty Python was a living comedy troupe -- the film "The Meaning of Life," r...

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John Cleese Talks About His Pricey Divorce

Daily Mail | Posted 11.30.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Divorce, John Cleese, Alyce Faye, John Cleese Divorce, Entertainment News

Given he's on a third divorce, John Cleese is hardly talking from a position of strength with his views on marriage. But the Fawlty Towers star has a...

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John Cleese On Sarah Palin: "Monty Python Could Have Written This" (VIDEO)

The Atlantic | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Cleese, Video, Monty Python, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Celebrities Talk Politics, John Cleese Sarah Palin, John Cleese on Sarah Palin, Cleese, Politics News

Andrew Sullivan posted some footage of former Monty Python writer and performer John Cleese discussing the Republican vice presidential candidate. Cl...

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Britain is Repossessing the U.S.A.

Peter Samuelson | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Satire, Great Britain, Politics, John Cleese, Election, Parody, Britain, Colony, Political Satire, Politics News

If you wanted to have a democracy, honestly, you really should have taken the time to understand things a bit before you voted.

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How Much Sex Is Enough?

Sophie Keller | Posted 08.06.2008 | Style

Read More: John Cleese, Fawlty Towers, How Happy Is, Sex, Style News

As a young girl, one of my favorite programs was a British comedy series about a hotel called Fawlty Towers. I distinctly remember the batty owner, Ba...

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John Cleese Slams Greedy Ex-Wife And Jokes About Dead Mom

Daily Mail | Posted 08.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Alyce Faye Eichelberger, John Cleese, John Cleese Divorce, Entertainment News

During a talk which was supposed to focus on raising money for conservation work, John Cleese launched a tirade against his estranged third wife. The...

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John Cleese Offers To Write For Obama

AFP | Posted 04.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John Cleese, Obama, John Cleese Obama, Barack Obama, Entertainment News

Monty Python legend John Cleese is to offer his services as a speechwriter to Barack Obama if he wins the Democratic nomination to become US president...

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Hollywood Still Hearts Obama

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Linda Evans, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Halle Berry, Barack Obama, John Cleese, Jamie Foxx, Renee Zellweger, Hillary Clinton, Ellen Pompeo, Kevin Huvane, Bryan Lourd, Fundrace 2008, Huffington Post Fundrace, Fundrace, Entertainment News

Stats on third quarter donations are out, and Hollywood still loves the Democratic candidates, with many stars opening their wallets this time around ...

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