# Going to see John Cleese! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 25, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-john-cleese/769714 "2016-10-25T19:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-john-cleese/769714/21 "2016-11-22T22:59:04Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I disagree. I sometimes wish I could capture that moment when I saw it the first time and laughed till it hurt. The first time I saw it, I was alone in an almost empty cinema on a Saturday afternoon. My immediate response was “This isn’t funny, it’s just dumb!” (Obviously I had had almost no exposure to MP before this.) The only part where I laughed was when Lancelot kicked Princess Lucky in the chest. I went to see it again with some friends on a Friday night a couple of weeks later, and the cinema was packed. That time, I laughed my ass off! ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-john-cleese/769714/22 "2016-11-23T11:34:40Z")
WOW! I had the idea that, for years, Cleese was a bit tired of Monty Python, but if his recent talk show appearances are anything to go by, then he’s had a change of heart. He’s been an absolute delight of late, and I envy anyone the chance to see the Holy Grail and listen to him speak afterwards. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-john-cleese/769714.md?page=1)