John Cleese on the Dick Cavett Show, 1979, part 3 of 6

[BalladoftheWindfish]

Google "flat earth myth," people. The idea that people EVER believed the earth was flat is a myth.

[MsPwain]

This is very funny.

[Chrisbajs]

6:41 "Across the world!" HAHA!

[TeteromPRS]

Flat Earthers. Yes, there are a lot of Roman Catholics!

[pensivebosom]

I'm pretty sure Dantemadison has gotten the message.

[ComposerInUK]

Many thanks for uploading this - it's a real treat. Writing from the UK I think Cleese says at 7:46, "Many of them are in the Cabinet"...

[jacksawild]

The colours and quality of betamax were far superior to VHS. Thanks for this, I've never seen it before.

[xxzmikezxx]

cleese is a genius

[MoveOverCasanova]

cleese is a little smart arse don´t you think?

he often says the most obvious things in many big words

[BenPN1000]

Brilliant.Cheers for that.

[Bajingo221]

Dick Cavett was clearly pissed but held it together brilliantly. John Cleese, is a mastermind...absolutely winning the audience over the host.

[HunterMann]

I can't imagine someone like Jay Leno being able to conduct a long interview & conversation for a few evenings on live television.

[RsldDecapod]

Does anyone remember way back when in the late 90's, Dick attempted suicide?

[shashwati]

"there's only two"...genius...

it's brilliant how unaccented (ii use this meaning he doesn't actively highlight parts of his speech that are funny) his humour is...along with that awesome accent and cool voice too..

and finally, an interviewer who's incisive, interesting yet not pompous...great interview, thanks a lot for uploading this.

[benskelly]

Thanks so much for posting this.

[kirk7524875248]

Dick Cavett was/is so brilliant. Why did his show end and what is he doing now? What a great interviewer! Completely on top of everything and really listening to the interviewee. Greatness!

[EminemBase]

It's a shame HBO didn't approach the Pythons.

HBO stay true to the art and the comedy.

They aired Extras just as it was and Curb is obviously brilliant.

I know they only formed in 72 so maybe they weren't big enough when the Pythons were.

[cjason123]

Cleese is coming to Just for Laughs in Montreal this year..wondering if I should go..humm...

[cornology]

Incredible!! Was this filmed in 1979 or 2009 - because everything Mr Cleese talks about, with regards people running round shouting about how offended they are, could be a comment on the here and now....

[comanchio1976]

@cornology I was struck by how relevant the subject was to this generation. Cavett's "so what if you're offended?" line is something Richard Dawkins has said many times too.

[h120]

i think he actually says " many of them are in the cabinet" the meaning is still same though. bye the way, john cleese is awesome.

[CocoMac877]

aye definitely cabinet

[someotherself]

Can someone tell me what John Cleese says at 7:46, right after Cavett says "there are people on this earth(...) or they are sort of parody group?".

[Dantemadison]

I've always thought he said, "Well many of them are in the Capitol," referring to certain backwards-thinking Congressmen.

[mfnickster]

He says "many of them are in the Cabinet," but who knows whether he means the UK Cabinet or the US Presidential Cabinet?

[jerryhello100]

@mfnickster He meant the UK cabinet because he said the "Flat Earth Society" was a British thing. But yeah, it could be said for most political bodies.

[mfnickster]

@jerryhello100 Ah, of course. That makes more sense. :)

[ekku1979]

@Dantemadison His referring to "the Cabinet" since he is British

[nsn1978]

@Dantemadison I think he says "Many of them are in the Cabinet" but the meaning is the same

[Kezara]

@Dantemadison Nah, he says "many of them are in the cabinet" It's similar to an American saying "many of them are in congress"

[leeeroy57]

Sounds like 'cabinet' to me, which would mean the UK government.

[leeeroy57]

Sounds like 'cabinet' to me, which would mean the UK government.

[palkito]

@Dantemadison "Many of them are in the Cabinet!" as in the government's ministers.

[constipatedlecher]

@Dantemadison "in the cabinet"

[DamastesDS]

@Dantemadison It's "Well many of them are in the Cabinet" referring to the English government.

[guitarman2520]

@Dantemadison I think he's saying, "Well many of them are in the Cabinet".

[Gevzh]

@Dantemadison It's in the Cabinet. lol

[ollieoyoyoy]

@Dantemadison i believe he says "....many of them are in the cabinet", which is the UK equivalent of the congress.

[Sopmylo]

@Dantemadison He says "Many of them are in the Cabinet" which is a organization within the British Government.

[stanleyknif]

@someotherself He says "many of them are in The Cabinet", i,e, the British government. That's why Dick says "They'd sail over here to get you if they weren't scared of falling off".

[sverrg]

@someotherself

He says "Many of them are in the cabinet..." and "cabinet" translates to "government" in America.

[redpaul79]

@someotherself no, he says "many of them are in the cabinet" meaning parliament...

[TravelerDiogenes]

@someotherself

"Well many off them are in the Cabinet."

[nurbSoldier]

@someotherself it sounds like he says that 'many of them are in the cabinet'

[hamishfish]

@someotherself he says 'many of them are in the cabinet'. The cabinet is the group of people in England who run it. The Prime Minister and his team, etc.

[KingdomEnfilade]

@someotherself He says that many of them are in the cabinet, meaning many of them are in the government.

[haregrog]

@someotherself That's the genral idea: it's "some of them are in the Cabinet" i.e. the Prime Minister's cabinet.

[ptrint]

Cleese said, "Many of them are in the Cabinet." He must have meant the British Cabinet (their executive branch of government) because Cavett responded "If they hear about that, they would sail over here [New York City]."

[Kezara]

@someotherself He says, "many of them are in the cabinet". It's like an American saying "many of them are in congress"

[SilenceOfTheLozenge]

@someotherself He said "Many of them are in the cabinet" :)

[TheCardolan]

@someotherself he states, "Many of them are in the Cabinet" then goes on to rephrase "there's only two"

British Cabinet = Prime Minister + all the Ministers

US Cabinet = President, Vice-president + all the Secretaries (interior, state, defence, etc)

[annikee59]

@someotherself He says "Many of them are in the Cabinet."

[CashMoneyMoore]

@someotherself Believe he says, "Many of them are in the Cabinet"

[CashMoneyMoore]

@someotherself Oh dear I see almost everyone else has allready answered this, whoops. I see they've allready scratched the surface of the issue so I won't pursue it

[lastyearswinner]

@someotherself "Many of them are in the Cabinet"



[siskavard]

@someotherself He said Cabinet

[punkmanjon]

Well said indeed. People who are offended by things are childish and selfish. Why waste your time being offended by something which is not directed personally at you?

[BoxcarFred]

This resonates even truer today. What with hyper sensitive political watchdogs like Al Sharpton going after Don Imus for his "nappy headed hos" joke (a joke taken from a Spike Lee movie, for god's sake!). Nobody should lose their job for exercising their right to free speech.

[SueBeaWho]

You are soooo right. I did not realize that that phrase was from one of Spike's movies. If a black guy would have said it nothing would have come of it. Plus Imus was just speaking the truth. Has anyone out there in YouTube land seen those chicks from that team?? Imus spoke the truth, plus check out the tats and the giant size of these "females". Yipes.

Anyway, back to this clip Cavett always had the best guests. And Life of Bryan is one of my fave movies. Thx , dante.

[squanto2]

I love to watch John Cleese being funny and being interviewed. Aside from the other Pythons, he's my most favorite.

[OrphanSeasun]

Thanks for this.