# An Evening with the Late John Cleese tour

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** comedian-jokes\
**Created:** [November 16, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249 "2023-11-16T16:13:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249/21 "2023-11-18T03:00:28Z")

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Thank you!

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249/22 "2023-11-18T03:04:53Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> It’s very Cleese and Monty Python style to prod death and use it as a joke.

The memorial service for Graham Chapman (led by Cleese, with singing of “The Bright Side of Life” led by Idle) is itself a brilliant piece of performance and tribute.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249/23 "2023-11-18T03:07:32Z")

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Thank you too!

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**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249/24 "2023-11-18T04:19:16Z")

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And the contents of the urn are cleaned up by a Dust Buster vacuum. What a way to go.

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249/25 "2023-11-20T10:59:57Z")

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> [@JohnGalt](#):
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> And the contents of the urn are cleaned up by a Dust Buster vacuum.

By Chapman’s partner David Sherlock, IIRC.

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