John Cleese

Igor

16 Oct 2008

ANIMATION/COMEDY It’s a tough life for hunchbacked assistants of mad scientists. Igor (voiced by John Cusack) ekes out his precarious existence as humble servant to the sinister Dr Glickenstein (John Cleese), an evil genius set on winning the annual…

The best upcoming events in Scotland in 2011

Highlights of the 2011 cultural calandar from Film, Music, Comedy, Theatre and Visual Art

3 Jan 2011

Huge gigs, inspiring theatre productions, comedy legends and two cute little waving bears – just a few of the things coming up in ‘11 that we can barely contain our excitement about

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience

Excellent impersonations but no Waldorf salad

21 Aug 2009

Unsurprisingly, dining at Faulty Towers is a tense experience. From the moment we arrive at B’est restaurant, Basil, Sybil and Manuel (but alas no Polly) are on hand to ensure that our meal is anything but straightforward, and by the time we reach the…

Life studies - Biographical shows at the Edinburgh Festival 2009

Five of the best biographical shows at this year’s Fringe

22 Jul 2009

A Tribute – Gielgud’s Ages of Man Experience Shakespeare via Johnny Gielgud in this celebration of the late great actor’s crowning achievement: his one-man recital of excerpts from the best of the Bard. Performed throughout the 1950s and 60s, the…

John Cleese - interview

The legendary ex-Python talks to us ahead of his wide-ranging Alimony Tour

23 May 2011

Condemned to perform until he dies, till he is an ex-Python, till he has ceased to be, John Cleese is remarkably sanguine about his current Alimony Tour, necessitated by the comedy legend’s $20m divorce from his third wife. A retrospective of his life…

John Cleese turned down I'm A Celeb...

TV Gossip

17 Jan 2011

John Cleese turned down £200,000 to appear on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. The 71-year-old comedy legend - best-known for his role as Basil Fawlty in 'Fawlty Towers' - explained accepting the mammoth fee to feature on the ITV1 reality…

Rise of the comedy supergig in 2011

John Bishop, Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Peter Kay, Lee Evans and John Cleese set for 2011 UK tours

12 Jan 2011

When we get to this point next year and look back at the comedy highlights of 2011, no doubt much talk will be of the supergigs. John Bishop, Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Peter Kay, Lee Evans, Lenny Henry, John Cleese (yes, that John Cleese), Jason…

John Cleese still angry about divorce

Celebrity Gossip

2 Oct 2009

John Cleese is furious he has to go back on tour to pay for his divorce. The 'Monty Python' comedian - who was ordered to pay £12.5 million in his divorce settlement with third wife Alyce Faye Eichelberger - starts his one-man show in Olso, Norway…

John Cleese can't trust ex

Celebrity Gossip

3 Feb 2009

John Cleese will never trust his ex-girlfriend again. The 69-year-old British comic star dumped American comedienne Barbie Orr - who claimed to be 27 but is 45 - last week after she mocked his ageing body, and he now he doesn't want anything more to…

John Cleese's hairy op

Celebrity Gossip

13 Nov 2008

John Cleese has had a hair transplant. The British comic revealed he had undergone the drastic procedure during a candid interview on a UK talk show. The 69-year-old star admitted the treatment after being quizzed on his recent hip…

John Cleese's dog marriage

Celebrity Gossip

31 Oct 2008

John Cleese says marriages should be like dog licences. The British comic star, who is currently embroiled in a bitter divorce from third wife Alyce Faye Eichelberger, believes marriages should be regularly assessed and people starting a family…

John Cleese's toy girl

Celebrity Gossip

21 Jul 2008

John Cleese is dating a woman half his age. The 68-year-old comedy legend has struck up a friendship with marketing executive Veronica Smiley, 34, and the pair have already enjoyed a romantic holiday in Italy together. John said: "Veronica is…

John Cleese sells house

Celebrity Gossip

14 Jul 2008

John Cleese has sold his house for around half the asking price to pay for his forthcoming divorce. The British comic actor has agreed to sell his Californian ranch - the property he lived in with estranged third wife Alyce Faye Eichelberger - for…

John Cleese's value divorce

Celebrity Gossip

14 May 2008

John Cleese says his divorce will be "worth every penny". The 68-year-old 'Monty Python' star was ordered to pay his estranged wife, psychotherapist Alyce Faye Eichelberger, £77,500 a month by a court yesterday (13.05.08). The arrangement is a…

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

19 Jun 2007

COMEDY Written by Peter Cook, John Cleese and Graham Chapman, this 1970 political satire was panned on release, yet now looks startlingly prophetic. Cook was never more charismatic than as the mysterious Michael Rimmer, arriving unannounced at the…

Charlotte's Web

(U) 96min

29 Jan 2007

As a farmyard community story, EB White’s much loved kids story fits somewhere between cutesy fantasy Babe and Orwell’s bleak political parable Animal Farm, with cheery talking animals sugar-coating a bittersweet finale that touches on practical matters…