John Cleese: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Jonathan Margolis, Cleese Encounters (1992).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: BBC - Test Match Special - #40from40: John Cleese. Jun 29, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 23, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - John Cleese: Creativity and his Short and Cheerful Guide. Oct 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - John Cleese. Aug 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Cornell Video - John Cleese on creativity, group dynamics, and celebrity. Feb 05, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Test Match Special - #40from40: John Cleese. Dec 09, 2024
Add new Web site: NPR - Funny Guy John Cleese Riffs on 'Why There is No Hope' In His New Show. Sep 16, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: London Speaker Bureau - John Cleese. Dec 26, 2023
Add new Web site: All American Speakers - John Cleese. Sep 04, 2023
Add new Web site: AllMovie - John Cleese. Apr 03, 2023
Added the films The Naked Wanderer and Arctic Dogs. Oct 31, 2019
Added various animated films, noted his affiliation with Cornell University, and mentioned the book Professor at Large: The Cornell Years. Nov 28, 2018
Add new Web site: Museum of Broadcast Communications - John Cleese. Nov 25, 2016
Noted the publication of the memoir So, Anyway.... Feb 06, 2015
In the birth location, deleted "[now in Avon]." Feb 26, 2013
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of John Cleese. Jun 30, 2011
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - John Cleese. Jun 30, 2011
Added recent movies, including Shrek Forever After (2010). May 21, 2010
Photo added. Nov 23, 2009
Added photograph. Oct 16, 2009
Included a mention of Fawlty Towers's popularity in the United Kingdom and clarified the dates the show aired. Mar 10, 2009
Article revised and updated. Oct 03, 2008
Article revised. Dec 31, 2003
New article added. Feb 16, 2001
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