John Cleese: 'I Can Take Almost Nothing Seriously'
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John Cleese talks about the real-life inspiration for "Fawlty Towers," and more.
Comedy legend John Cleese talks about the real-life inspiration for "Fawlty Towers" – and tells us why he doesn't think one of his more famous Monty Python skits is all that funny.
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John Cleese: 'I Can Take Almost Nothing Seriously'
Clip: 11/11/2015 | 17m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Comedy legend John Cleese talks about the real-life inspiration for "Fawlty Towers" – and tells us why he doesn't think one of his more famous Monty Python skits is all that funny.
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