Fawlty Towers star John Cleese has branded BBC comedy executives “stupid” and “clowns” after he was left frustrated by an ideas meeting with the broadcaster. The 85-year-old actor who starred as Basil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When John Cleese and his Monty Python comedy cohorts premiered “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” in 1975, they had no expectations ...

The Play, and remembers his fellow Pythons. Also, TV reviewer Derfel Williams shares his must watch TV picks of the week and ...

SCOTS actress Claire Nielson, who starred in a classic episode of the hit comedy show Fawlty Towers, has died aged 89.

The star later said her agent worried the show would ruin her career.

Actress Claire Nielson, who starred alongside John Cleese in one of the most memorable episodes of Fawlty Towers, has died at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Cleese, the British comedy legend not known for his diplomacy, has taken aim at the “cowardly” BBC over its reluctance to ...

John Cleese took a big risk when he helped create “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” back in 1975, as the idea of a series of parody sketches centered around King Arthur seemed absurd compared to ...

It’s waspishly titled The Alimony Tour and Cleese’s emotional baggage gets an enthusiastic airing for fully the first 10 minutes, during which he explains the show’s origins in his $20 million divorce ...