John Cleese cancels appearance at university

[BootinUp]

Link to tweet

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[johnp3907]

1. The guy who moved to the Caribbean because there are too many immigrants in London.

[Phoenix61]

4. No idea where you got that from.

“The 78-year-old told BBC Two’s Newsnight his “particular beef” was with the “lying and triviality” of British newspapers.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jul/11/so-disappointed-john-cleese-to-quit-uk-for-caribbean

[BootinUp]

6. Thanks. Nt

[ShazzieB]

16. Very interesting!

Nevis, the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton, now has another claim to fame. Sweet!

[left-of-center2012]

9. Where did you hear that?

It's not true.

[Grokenstein]

17. John hasn't aged well. He hopes you "fry" for your "sanctimoniousness."

Link to tweet

But yeah...here's Cleese pissing and moaning about the immigrants in London:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/john-cleese-sends-twitter-meltdown-16219077

Cleese, 79, who has openly supported Brexit , was bombarded with messages from furious followers who branded him "xenophobic". He's also come under fire from London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who compared the comedian to his comedy character Basil Fawlty.

Khan said: "These comments make John Cleese sound like he's in character as Basil Fawlty. Londoners know that our diversity is our greatest strength. We are proudly the English capital, a European city and a global hub."

On Twitter, Cleese was bombarded with messages from outraged followings with one writing: "Time to stop tweeting, John. This sounds like xenophobia." (edited for spelling correction)

[Phoenix61]

20. I don't think it's that simple.

"I love having different cultures around but when the parent culture kind of dissipates you're left thinking 'well, what's going on?'"

Earlier this year Cleese said he preferred living in Bath to London: "I love being down in Bath because it feels like the England that I grew up in."

On Brexit
“I don’t want to be run by a bunch of European bureaucrats because they always look after themselves first,” he commented to Screen.“
I think his issue is more with money than where someone is from or the color of someone’s skin. Not saying that makes it right but

I live in Florida and I’ve seen so many sleepy, little beach communities that were, I guess, a cliche turned into condos as far as the eye can see. I don’t have anything against the people visiting or living there but… I miss my little beach communities. And no, I don’t stay in any of the bright, shiny new condos.

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. I think his issue is indeed where people are from

That's why he thinks London "is no longer an English city". He likes Bath, which is a pretty expensive place to live, but 90% White British - national average 80%, London 45%.

"I had a Californian friend come over two months ago, walk down the King's Road and say to me 'well, where are all the English people?'.

https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/londoners-hit-back-as-cleese-says-city-is-no-longer-english-6439482.html

45% is not dissipated. All typical traditional English things still thrive in London. There's just a lot of other stuff too.

[Phoenix61]

22. Thanks for the post. I didn't know any of that. nt

[VarryOn]

2. Cleese is almost to the level of Mel Brooks...

But, he's safe. 'Fawlty Towers' and 'Holy Grail' are two of the BEST comedies ever in English.

[The Wizard]

3. Mel Brooks

has comedy resume that's tough to compare. Different than Cleese. Brooks also wrote the music in his movies. The Producers may be the funniest movie he made. Peter Sellers said it was a masterpiece.

[VarryOn]

5. I still hold 'Blazing Saddles' the best ever....

I can only express that opinion with those 35 and older. I still laugh my A off to this day. I watch it at least once per year now. Great comedy!

[cstanleytech]

14. I vote Robin Hood: Men In Tights. nt

[3Hotdogs]

7. Who can ever forget the memories of evenings spent by the fireside listening to

Springtime for Hitler and Germany,
















Yes Agnes, its satire.

[left-of-center2012]

10. I love Fawlty Towers

Especially the skits with Manuel.

"I know nothing"

[King_Klonopin]

15. I speak english; I learn it from a buuk.

[hatrack]

19. "Hullo! I am . . . English!"

[cab67]

13. Life of Brian

the Latin lesson scene is one of the best to come from Monty Python.

[SheCat]

8. Jo Jo Rabbit

It can be funny. It is all in the delivery and intent.

[canetoad]

11. Never gets old

[burrowowl]

12. Great!

[leftyladyfrommo]

18. These are hard times for comics. nt