# Off to see John Cleese in half an hour. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382 "2019-05-23T00:52:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/1 "2019-05-23T00:52:13Z")
Never seen a Python live before. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/2 "2019-05-23T01:23:47Z")
Despite writhing in envy, I wish you a great evening. ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/3 "2019-05-23T02:06:55Z")
I just saw a billboard for his appearance at a casino. I was under the impression that he avoided public performances. Please post a review! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/4 "2019-05-23T02:47:48Z")
Enjoy the show. He’s hilarious. We saw him and Eric Idle a few years ago and are still talking about it. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/5 "2019-05-23T14:07:49Z")
> [@txjim](#): > > I just saw a billboard for his appearance at a casino. I was under the impression that he avoided public performances. Please post a review! A huge alimony award can change some peoples’ minds. Cleese and Idle even did a tour together to get some dough to pay off exes. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/6 "2019-05-23T14:19:44Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Enjoy the show. He’s hilarious. We saw him and Eric Idle a few years ago and are still talking about it. Same here. I especially liked the anecdotes and background stories. ---
**Author:** ![Smitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Smitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/7 "2019-05-23T15:36:42Z")
I saw him last year. He is still one of the funniest people on the planet even as he slides into the inevitable grouchy old man role. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/8 "2019-05-23T15:45:13Z")
Are you going to make a complaint? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/9 "2019-05-23T16:35:31Z")
He’s a cranky old man. In some ways he’s a relic. He’s probably adapted to change less than any of the others(except Chapman). And he doesn’t understand why people like the Holy Grail, especially Americans. He doesn’t seem to like Americans very much but all his ex-wives were American so he may have good cause. He has an inexplicable fondness for really bad clichéd ethnic jokes. I loved hearing him speak last year. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/10 "2019-05-23T18:39:00Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > A huge alimony award can change some peoples’ minds. > > Cleese and Idle even did a tour together to get some dough to pay off exes. The surviving members of the cast did a few shows together a few years ago to help Idle pay off a lawsuit brought about by one of the _Monty Python & the Holy Grail_ producers over profits from _Spamalot!_. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/11 "2019-05-23T19:04:45Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Are you going to make a complaint? The performer never showed up! The stage was uncontaminated by Cleese! ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382/12 "2019-05-23T21:16:06Z")
He’s only resting.