Cleese

British

/ kliːz /

noun

John ( Marwood ). born 1939, British comedy writer and actor, noted for the TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) and Fawlty Towers (1975, 1978). His films include A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Fierce Creatures (1997)

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When Lowe launched his political party this year, Cleese reposted Musk’s call to back Restore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The two other surviving Python members, John Cleese and Eric Idle, also supported the campaign.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

It was Sybil's mission in life to keep tabs on her "stick insect" husband Basil - played by John Cleese - between cigarette-fuelled phone conversations with her friend, Audrey.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025

Co-written by Gilliam and Michael Palin, with appearances by Palin as a luckless dweeb through the ages and John Cleese as a posh Robin Hood, “Time Bandits,” the film, was very much a Python work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024

“Of course that was long before I invented wine and became an immortal. I fought side by side with the gods and some other demigod...Harry Cleese, I think.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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