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^;;The Minister for Silly Walks. Basil Fawlty. Archie Leach. ^ Three distinct and hilarious comedic characters all hewn from the same stock: John Cleese. In a career spanning more than three decades, Weston-Super-Mare's only famous and favourite funny son has been a benchmark for excellence in the pursuit of mirth. This book Is a celebration and examination of that career, from college days through Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, blockbuster movies and political broadcasts to management training videos, wildlife documentaries and supermarket ad campaigns.
Illustrated throughout using classic and rare images from television, stage and big screen, this is the first comprehensive full-colour biography of an extraordinary talent.
ISBN 0-a33-99493-L

9780233994932
John Cleese was born the only son of a solidly middle-class couple who lived in Weston-Super-Mare. Having grown to an extraordinary height before leaving school, he had learned from... Tovább

Fülszöveg

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY
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^;;The Minister for Silly Walks. Basil Fawlty. Archie Leach. ^ Three distinct and hilarious comedic characters all hewn from the same stock: John Cleese. In a career spanning more than three decades, Weston-Super-Mare's only famous and favourite funny son has been a benchmark for excellence in the pursuit of mirth. This book Is a celebration and examination of that career, from college days through Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, blockbuster movies and political broadcasts to management training videos, wildlife documentaries and supermarket ad campaigns.
Illustrated throughout using classic and rare images from television, stage and big screen, this is the first comprehensive full-colour biography of an extraordinary talent.
ISBN 0-a33-99493-L

9780233994932
John Cleese was born the only son of a solidly middle-class couple who lived in Weston-Super-Mare. Having grown to an extraordinary height before leaving school, he had learned from experience the delight of making people laugh. It was a talent that thrived as part of a unique and innovative team of comedic talent at university. By the beginning of the 1970s with Monty Python's Flying Circus, Cleese was setting new boundaries for humour around the world.
Several Monty Python f\[m roles have been Inter-laced with the groundbreaking and seminal Fawlty Towers sitcom series and the occasional Hollywood film, including a western {Silverado) and a pirate pic {Yellowbeard). Cleese also founded a successful video training company and co-wrote two Influential psychotherapy books. He became an international sex symbol as the star and writer of 4 Fish Called Wanda. This book is a fully illustrated appreciation of a rare, precious and uniquely English comic talent.
Robert Gore Langton is theatre critic for the Express newspaper. He has also written on arts and comedy for the Daily Telegraph, The Times and Independent newspapers as well as Country Life magazine. He was editor of Plays and Players magazine for three years. He is 6' 4" tall, was once mistaken for John Cleese at a party and has a very funny walk. Vissza