John Cleese on the Dick Cavett Show, 1979, part 4 of 6

First off, sorry about the poor video quality. This came from an old Betamax tape, recorded at the slow speed and not stored in the best condition over the years...

In this segment, John discusses going to the cinema last night to view "Life of Brian" with an audience; "personal offense" vs "institutional offense;" how the outcry against the film has bolstered the box office; "Life of Brian" promotional ideas; the hidden power of the royal family; the logic behind Python sketches; John's life before Python. And then Dick tries to get John to do the silly walk.

Category:

Comedy

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• Cleese
• Dick
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• Python
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• Life
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• Brian

[vhsorbeta35]

yeah this really isn't that bad for quality. thanks for this.

[TheTerrorUforgot]

John Cleese is a very intelligent man.

[BKadorer]

Aren't they sitting a little bit too close? Anyway, great interview.

[siskavard]

I want a Cleese-stache

[7devonapes]

@henrah1981 The late Tom Bell I think.

[sopwath]

Thank you for posting this interview. It's so refreshing to see an actual meaningful conversation between two people.

[ShamusMacGuffin]

@bewildebeest Preach it!

[bewildebeest]

Is this 1080p? No. Does it have John Cleese in it? Yes. Therefore it is 1019181p.

[comanchio1976]

@craggymozzer You beat me to it, he hit the nail on the head with that "most people are only offended because they were told they were going to be" remark.

I'm English too, and think he's miles better than Parkinson or anyone else for that matter.

[MsPwain]

@TeteromPRS He is not as bad as other commenters think. I like this interview better than the Michael Palin one, though.

[henrah1981]

Does anyone know who the 'well-known actor' who offended the royals and didn't work for 6 years is..?

[TeteromPRS]

I like the way Dick keeps a joke going.