maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, msc said: She also wrote vast chunks of Fawlty Towers (Cleese once admitted it was in the region of 70%+). Hmm - and they got divorced during the writing/making of series two (1979). That series has The Psychiatrist episode, the one with the guest from Hell and the "anniversary" episode in which Basil gets Polly to substitute for Sybil and pretend to be "ill" (when Polly protests she doesn't look like Sybil, Basil says; "You're a woman aren't you?) So did Connie just recycle the worst moments of their marriage into the script? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted March 30, 2021 16 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Hmm - and they got divorced during the writing/making of series two (1979). That series has The Psychiatrist episode, the one with the guest from Hell and the "anniversary" episode in which Basil gets Polly to substitute for Sybil and pretend to be "ill" (when Polly protests she doesn't look like Sybil, Basil says; "You're a woman aren't you?) So did Connie just recycle the worst moments of their marriage into the script? The second series took years to write (as the marriage was falling apart) and Booth refused to speak about the show for 30 years or so afterwards, although she did later give the OK for the stage version. So maybe? I did have a book on this somewhere - possibly in storage from one of many moves - where they interviewed all the Pythons about the 70s, and John Cleese basically moans about everyone - Gilliam for being a budget killer on the films, Jones for being a perfectionist, Chapman for his alcoholism, Palin for being "too damned nice"! But he did mention about Fawlty Towers that (paraphrased) "Connie wrote it and I got the praise". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted March 30, 2021 When I have read interviews with Connie Booth she is not harsh or bitter about Cleese but I think she was slightly in awe of him but he was too intense and fast moving to stay married to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,595 Posted March 30, 2021 I've gone off John Cleese recently as he's gone and supported JK Rowling in her transphobic views. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaDeathGuy 202 Posted March 30, 2021 17 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: I've gone off John Cleese recently as he's gone and supported JK Rowling in her transphobic views. Ok but when are you gonna go off being gay? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,763 Posted March 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: I've gone off John Cleese recently as he's gone and supported JK Rowling in her transphobic views. To me it just sounds like he doesn't understand the topic I didn't like him in the bond movies. He was nowhere near the level Desmond Llewelyn was as Q. Even Whishaw was a bit better than Cleese in that role. I'm almost sure that if Llewelyn hadn't died in a car crash in 1999, he'd probably have been Q until atleast Casino Royale (2006), maybe Quantum of Solace (2008), maybe even Skyfall (2012) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,404 Posted March 30, 2021 4 hours ago, DaDeathGuy said: Ok but when are you gonna go off being gay? Admins. Bin this clown. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,621 Posted September 22, 2022 I don’t remember hearing about this https://time.com/6215318/eric-idle-pancreatic-cancer/ 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted September 22, 2022 Lucky indeed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted September 22, 2022 3 hours ago, time said: I don’t remember hearing about this https://time.com/6215318/eric-idle-pancreatic-cancer/ Me neither - not an easy thing to survive and survivors still take a beating in terms of the impact on their physcial well being. I presume the committee are paying attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,055 Posted September 30, 2022 Eric Idle is on The Graham Norton Show this evening and when I first saw this image I didn't even realise it was him, looks quite different from when I last saw him. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 280 Posted September 30, 2022 True story/Tangential Anecdote I met Eric Idle he autographed a pair of men's briefs with "cute ass" which I gave to my husband. Now that my husband is gone from, yes, pancreatic cancer, I would like to auction the never-worn briefs. Mr. Idle on Twitter said he would help. 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 886 Posted March 28, 2023 Eric Idle turns 80 tomorrow and has sold his house in Los Angeles. Recently "survived" pancreatic cancer. Hmm. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,189 Posted March 29, 2023 I reckon Idle will go next, then Gilliam, then Cleese, then Palin. Anyone disagree? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted March 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, The Daredevil said: I reckon Idle will go next, then Gilliam, then Cleese, then Palin. Anyone disagree? I think it is too close to call 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,055 Posted March 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: I think it is too close to call Apart from Palin. I'd say he is by far the healthiest and probably the most active one (outside of Twitter). Gilliam and Cleese have both been on the edge for a while and I don't think Cleese's Twitter/Political antics will have help his blood pressure and Idle has been looking frailer and frailer every time I've seen him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,203 Posted March 29, 2023 I have a horrible feeling Palin will drop suddenly ahead of Cleese and Gilliam. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted March 29, 2023 15 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: I have a horrible feeling Palin will drop suddenly ahead of Cleese and Gilliam. You are right. That IS a horrible feeling! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted March 29, 2023 Although Cleese is overweight and doesn't look a picture of health, he has good genes - his mother lived to be 101 and his father didn't die young (79) either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted March 29, 2023 No offence to Terry Gilliam but it would be a bit rubbish if the last Python standing was the one who didn't appear in anything well known and just did the annoying cartoons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted March 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said: Apart from Palin. I'd say he is by far the healthiest and probably the most active one (outside of Twitter). Gilliam and Cleese have both been on the edge for a while and I don't think Cleese's Twitter/Political antics will have help his blood pressure and Idle has been looking frailer and frailer every time I've seen him. Sadly, as I really like Eric Idle, I don't think you can refer to anyone who has recently had pancreatic cancer as being healthy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKeysOfMarinus 390 Posted March 30, 2023 15 hours ago, The Daredevil said: I reckon Idle will go next, then Gilliam, then Cleese, then Palin. Anyone disagree? Totally agree with this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,055 Posted April 14, 2023 John Cleese looking quite bad in this recent pic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 909 Posted April 14, 2023 23 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said: John Cleese looking quite bad in this recent pic. Presumably for the spectacularly ill-advised and guaranteed to bomb Fawlty revival 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted April 14, 2023 On 28/03/2023 at 18:35, Sly Ronnie said: Eric Idle turns 80 tomorrow and has sold his house in Los Angeles. Recently "survived" pancreatic cancer. Hmm. "Records indicate the buyer is fellow Brit and London-based gallery owner India Rose James — an heiress to her late grandfather Paul Raymond’s multimillion-dollar porn and property empire — who doled out $6.5 million for the place, or nearly $5 million more than the legendary Monty Python star and his wife Tania paid musician Mike Oldfield for the property some 18 years ago, back in April 1995." Why are American journalists so thick? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
