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Cleese’s war on woke: the Monty Python star becomes a new voice for GB News
One of the Monty Python iconoclasts whose film the Life of Brian caused apoplexy among conservative Christians, John Cleese has become outspoken on the negative aspects of cancel culture and censorship. He now has a platform on GB News
In brief:
Name and role: John Cleese, one of the founders of Monty Python
Age: 82
Appearance: “Tired and old,” by his own account
Newsworthiness: after a half-century as a comedy legend, Cleese is about to become a presenter on GB News, where his fellow hosts will include Nigel Farage
In depth:
In November 1979, John Cleese and Michael Palin appeared on a television debate on the BBC to discuss their new film, The Life ...