John Cleese Retires from Performing
Wednesday, June 14th, 2006 - 11:50pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5070650.stm
Someone should check IMDB to see if he'll be in Casino Royale.
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Definitely bad news, although I really can't remember any time I ever see him "perform" other than in Bond films these days. What else on TV has he been in since Fawlty Towers? I feel like he's still around, but that's only because I watch re-runs of Flying Circus and break out the Holy Grail every month or so.
Of course, my only TV station is PBS, so it's not like I'm well connected to this issue at all.
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Though one should take IMDB's listings of a yet-to-be released film with a grain of salt, it says that he is not. On the other hand, since the character of Q was not present in the original novel, one can assume that it's accurate in this case.
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I think most of his work has been on the BBC, and he's slowly been phasing out of performing for a while now I think.
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Kinda sad to see him go, but I can see his reasoning. Then again, he wouldn't be the first person to come out of retirement if he ever decides to.
As far as I've read, the character of Q doesn't appear in the new Casino Royale, and bond will not be using many (if any) gadgets.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I'm a sad panda.
What is even sadder to me, is that one post in which we listed our favorite TV shows, and few people picked Monty Python. I'm getting old....
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Sad, sad day.
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Too bad, that is one hell of a funny guy.
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I think its probably a good thing he's doing this, SO many performers sell their sould to the devil so to speak and end up trying forever to recapture their former glory of their old work..... happens all the time... (think Bert Newton).
Ricky Gervais is fantastic, anyone who doesnt know what I'm talking about needs to check out the BBC show 'The office' (not the horrendous american version, the british original), and his stand-up DVD called 'Ricky Gervais: Politics'
A little unfair. There's a lot of British crap comedies, too. Arrested Development, Seinfeld, Chappel's Show, South Park (just listing off the top of my head) have very good writing and performances. The Simpsons did, too, for a long time.
I like Cleese, but he's been making these comments about American television for 20 years as he happily takes cash from guest spots on our craptastic mediocre American comedies.
Dear Mr. Cleese loved your work. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, very very much".
Go for their eyes boo
To paraphrase the great man's own famous comments at Graham Chapman's funeral, "Good riddance, you miserable, freeloading bastard!"
His bit parts (Brit parts?) have been all over, and since he's only ever called on to play the same sort of character, it honestly gets a bit tiring--no doubt for him most of all. Having said that, I squealed with delight while playing Jade Empire and recognizing his as the voice of Sir Roderick Ponce von Fontlebottom the Magnificent Bastard.
Actually, the Wikipedia entry on him is quite cool; it's remarkable to see his pre-Python credits and work on shows that brought him in close contact with many funny (and not-so-funny) British comics.
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That's too bad, but as Funkenpants pointed out, I think that American comedy is doing fine. There are things that are funny aside from dry sarcasm, bitter irony, and oddbal non-sequitur, you know.
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I would say it depends on how much wit you like in your humor.
Go for their eyes boo
My mother never understood British humor, while my father and I would die laughing at Monty Python.
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My wife has always been the same way, until recently. I was showing her some Flying Circus clips the other day and she was laughing hysterically. She said, "I never used to like Monty Python. When did this happen to me?" Yep, another successful convert.
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His guest appearance on Cheers way back when was one of the funniest performances I've ever seen.
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*salute* Mr. Cleese, sir, carry on.
Politics is hilarious, but my sense of humour doesn't match the Office. Its what the Brits call 'cringe-worthy'. I prefer not to cringe when I'm laughing. Still, Gervais is a funny man.
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