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16 hrs ago | Edinburgh Evening News

Capital movie role for Cleese

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Letter: Timothy Bateson obituary

Gavin Gaughan writes: Michael Coveney's account of Timothy Bateson omitted a minor but noteworthy event in television comedy .

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Related Topix: Timothy Bateson, Comedy, Fawlty Towers, Entertainment, Television

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Columbus Dispatch

Movie Review | Planet 51: Sci-fi comedy fails to achieve liftoff

Directed by Jorge Blanco. Written by Joe Stillman. Voices: Dwayne Johnson - Capt.

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Related Topix: Planet 51, Gahanna, OH, Pickerington, OH, Westerville, OH, Fantastic Mr. Fox

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Chico Enterprise-Record

Review: John Cleese's 'black humor' comes through at Chico's Laxson Auditorium

John Cleese knew why so many people had crammed into Laxson Auditorium at Chico State University to see him last week: "You're checking that I'm still alive," he accused the audience.

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Related Topix: Chico, CA, Cal State Chico, Red Bluff, CA, Entertainment

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Scotsman.com Living

Cinema: Spend le week-end with Jacques Tati

ONE of the greatest cinematic love affairs of the past half-century has been between British film fans and an angular, accident-prone beanpole of a Frenchman named Monsieur Hulot.

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Related Topix: Rowan Atkinson

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Signal

'SillyWalk' fundraiser online Nov. 19 celebrates Monty Python's 40th anniversary

Monty Python fans all over the world have enjoyed more than a few belly-aching laughs thanks to the famous Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch entitled "The Ministry of Silly Walks," wherein an entire government agency is dedicated to the development of ways to walk silly.

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Related Topix: Monty Python, Club, Comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Entertainment, Television, Social Software

Fri Nov 13, 2009

San Diego Union-Tribune

Paying the bills: John Cleese

Writer and actor John Cleese says he has a single claim to fame: that he's taller than Dick Cheney.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Fawlty Towers, Entertainment, Television, San Diego, CA, San Diego Metro, BBC, Vocal

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Bohemian.com

Preview: John Cleese at Lincoln Theater

As we take a look back at John Cleese's incredible career, it's impossible not to quote Monty Python .

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Vallejo Times-Herald

'Python' star slithers into Bay Area

Because a divorce settlement has put the squeeze on John Cleese, the former Monty Python star is on the road, taking his tour bus up and down the West Coast.

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Related Topix: Modesto, CA, Modesto Metro, Yountville, CA, Theater, Arts, Santa Barbara, CA

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Yorkshire Post

The stories of my life... Barry Cryer looks back at 50 years of laughter

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Related Topix: Barry Cryer, West Yorkshire County, England, North Yorkshire County, England, World News, United Kingdom,

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Monsters and Critics

Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered - DVD Review

Coming to Special Edition DVD for the first time, it's the complete Fawlty Towers collection with all-new commentary from John Cleese! Hot off the runaway success of Monty Python's Flying ... more US Release: 2009-11-03 UK Release: - From Sites We Like Latest PopEater News Mysteries of 'Quinn Gray,' 'Dickinson State University' and 'Jim Nantz' ...

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Florida Times-Union

Funny Video: Fawlty Towers - " John Cleese Favorite - " The Rat

Submitted by FunnyFixx.com on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 09:44. BBC interviews John Cleese about his favorite episode of the comedy masterpiece series, Fawlty Towers.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Fawlty Towers, Entertainment, Television, BBC, Vocal

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Springfield News Leader

Insurgents may ask, 'What has America ever done for us?'

The irreverent Monty Python movie, 'Life of Brian,' parodies the religious and political mix of first century Palestine.

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Related Topix: Life of Brian, Comedy Movies, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Seattle Times

Get ready for a funny a " and insightful a " night in Seattle with John Cleese

3, Moore Theatre, Seattle; $45-$55 . Can it be true? Basil Fawlty, the crankiest, most bigoted innkeeper in English history, has turned 70? Well, not exactly.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Fawlty Towers, Entertainment, Television

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Express India

Column: US army and Brit comedy, thank you

Anand Ramachandran Posted: Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 2059 hrs IST Updated: Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 2059 hrs IST : It was 1969, the year Jimi Hendrix played 'The Star Spangled Banner' at Max Yasgur's farm, the year the Beatles broke up, the year man landed on the freakin' moon.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Led Zeppelin, Comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Entertainment, Television, UC Santa Barbara, University of Utah

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Wired News

Happy 70th Birthday, John Cleese

On October 27, 1939, a legend of British comedy was born. John Cleese, the exceptionally tall member of Monty Python , has just turned seventy years old.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

This Is Bristol

John Cleese celebrates 70th birthday

Deciding how to celebrate a landmark birthday can be a dilemma. However, few people are likely to pose the question that John Cleese did recently on the social networking website Twitter.

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Related Topix: Mystery Movies, Life of Brian, Family, Adventure, Comedy Movies, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Social Software, Modesto Metro

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Savor Wine Country

John Cleese spot on

John Cleese, who has made the world laugh with his friends in Monty Python, said having lunch with the Queen of England was a palate-changing experience.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Yountville, CA, Santa Barbara Metro, Santa Barbara, CA

Humboldt Beacon

Former Monty Python member John Cleese tickles the funny bone

CenterArts presents An Evening with John Cleese on Friday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Van Duzer Theatre, HSU.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

DVD Talk

Blu-ray review

Recommended The Series: I probably don't have to spend a lot of time telling you that Monty Python's Flying Circus was an incredibly influential and ground breaking comedy show.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Entertainment, Television, The Flip Wilson Show, Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies

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