The Life Of John

John Cleese talks to John Bishop in one of his most revealing interviews yet…

- Richard McClure

As John Cleese turns 78 this month, the former Monty Python star can look back on a career that includes some of the funniest moments on screen – from the Dead Parrot sketch and Life of Brian to Fawlty Towers and A Fish Called Wanda.

This week, Cleese opens up to John Bishop in a revealing interview that gives an insight into his life and work. Here’s an exclusive preview of the pair’s fascinating conversation…

On his family… No one else in my family had ever been to university. My dad sold insurance. He used to drive around Somerset selling storm policies to the farmers. My parents didn’t get Monty Python, but my mum loved Clockwise because I was a headmaster in it. That’s what she’d always wanted me to be.