A top-tier strategy for a top-tier comedy legend. The one and only John Cleese turns 86 today 🎉 | Monty Python

"The corruption is far worse than people know," John Cleese is fed up with the right-wing press and "corruption" in the UK and says he is moving to the Caribbean. | The Today Programme

John Cleese speaks his mind about political correctness. How we gotten overly sensitive? | Big Think

1975: #OnThisDay 50 years ago Fawlty Towers opened its doors to guests. Written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, who were also a married couple at the time, the pair discuss Basil Fawlty’s irrepressible character and how the development of Basil and his wife Sybil felt like therapy at times. Additional contributions are provided by broadcasters Alan Coren and Anthony Jay. Clip taken from Tonight, originally broadcast on BBC One, Friday 20 February 1975. | BBC Archive

You might remember a little-known TV show I was involved in called FAWLTY TOWERS? It was first broadcast 50 years ago, before many of you were even alive, and I’ve written a special book of all my favourite comedic moments - “Fawlty Towers : Fawlts and All.” 📚Pre-order it here: bit.ly/FawltyBook There are a limited number of signed Hardback copies available for those of you who plan to give it a damn good thrashing, as well as paperbacks and audiobooks for Mrs. Richards. In stores October 9th.