# John Cleese died?!?!? (False rumor) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2006, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716 "2006-03-02T03:10:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/21 "2006-03-02T04:17:47Z")
He’s not quite dead yet. Actually, he’s feeling better ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/22 "2006-03-02T04:19:53Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > He’s gotta die sooner or later. Later would be preferable, but will you have a heart attack if he dies tomorrow instead of 20 years from now? If he does die 20 years from now will you have a heart attack then? I think you have your answer. John Cleese is a Geek hero. We are talking the most famous Pythoner, Basil Fawlty, “Q” and “Nearly Headless Nick”. Those alone make him immortal. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/23 "2006-03-02T05:27:30Z")
\ I hear Englebert Humperdink died today. It’s true. I heard it in the car coming over. No… he’s not really dead. Yes he is. No he’s not. No. It’s true. A car wreck or something. He’s not dead. Yes he is. No he’s not. No wait. I think the radio said he had a tan. Yeah, that’s it. \ ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/24 "2006-03-02T06:26:51Z")
You sure it wasn’t them saying that CHAPMAN was dead? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/25 "2006-03-02T06:55:09Z")
He got better. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/26 "2006-03-02T06:56:03Z")
He’s just resting. He’s tired and shagged out after a long squawk. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/27 "2006-03-02T07:05:55Z")
> [@Apos](#): > > You sure it wasn’t them saying that CHAPMAN was dead? The final gag of Cleese’s Personal Best episode, was Cleese’s character (‘John Cleese’, but not John Cleese, if you get me) dying. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/28 "2006-03-02T12:10:51Z")
When he does die I hope Eric Idle nails his feet to stage somwhere and sells tickets to the show. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/29 "2006-03-02T13:08:10Z")
But he’s feeling much better now. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/30 "2006-03-02T14:10:29Z")
> [@congodwarf](#): > > Anyway as for these very cool looking shows, the WGBY (PBS for Springfield MA) site says that each of the 5 **living** members wrote and produced their own Personal best show and collaborated on one for Graham Chapman. Although in that show for Graham, I was shocked at how old John did in fact look. Maybe it was just the white, unshaven beard. One can hope. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/31 "2006-03-02T14:21:34Z")
"Mr. John Cleese has given us a poser. The news report said that he was dead, but people doubt that. But, we can soon find out." (explosion to left) (explosion to right) (Big explosition i the center, with a John Cleese scream) Yes, he is dead. Now" ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/32 "2006-03-02T14:29:31Z")
What Tengu and Lieu said – I think this was a misheard tie in with the show. He riff on Chapman (badly paraphrased): “A notorious shirtlifter you know… raging drunk and when he got tired of that got raging dead … just a way to get attention you know” had me rolling – like Monty Python the first time I think you’ll you have to hear it a few times to really get it down. Very funny ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/33 "2006-03-02T16:34:03Z")
**Mods:** Thanks for the title change… and my apologies for being a little too quick to post about this. **JustAnotherGeek:** Sorry about that. I just kind of got carried away there. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/34 "2006-03-02T16:43:21Z")
So far, I think Cleese has had the best of the PBS series. Palin and Jones still to go. Anybody else out there think a few minutes of Gilliam’s cartoons go a long way. I was bored after 15 minutes. Anyway, Cleese is certainly dead. And nearly headless. And petrified. Sad end for a very rude man. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/35 "2006-03-02T16:49:10Z")
> [@Dragwyr](#): > > **Mods:** > Thanks for the title change… and my apologies for being a little too quick to post about this. …snip… Shock aside, it turned into an interesting thread at least. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/36 "2006-03-02T16:51:04Z")
_wheeze!_ ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/37 "2006-03-02T17:13:11Z")
> [@kelly5078](#): > > Anybody else out there think a few minutes of Gilliam’s cartoons go a long way. I was bored after 15 minutes. Yep, turned it off after 15 minutes and went to bed. It’s Tivo’ed but I’ll probably just delete it or fast forward to see if there is any actual talk about the show. ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716/38 "2006-03-02T17:46:15Z")
> [@Dragwyr](#): > > **Mods:** > Thanks for the title change… and my apologies for being a little too quick to post about this. > **JustAnotherGeek:** > Sorry about that. I just kind of got carried away there. No worries. (My repsonse was supposed to be so over the top it was funny. Apologies if my plan failed.) Glad the mods changed the title, tho. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-died-false-rumor/346716.md?page=1)