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John Cleese's "Greatest Accomplishment" Is Upcoming Cannibal Comedy 'Yummy' – TCA
"For the first time in my life I'm playing myself," John Cleese said, via satellite, of his starring role in BritBox's new comedy series Hold the Sunset. Cleese plays the love interest of widow Edith (Alison Steadman), whose retirement plans derail when her son leaves his wife and job and moves back in with…
By Lisa de Moraes
John Cleese To Woo 'Edith' In BBC Sitcom; Cannes Sets Short Films – Global Briefs
John Cleese is returning to a BBC sitcom for the first time since Fawlty Towers — after having previously lobbed criticism at the broadcaster. But, he says, the scripts for six-part comedy Edith are "the most enjoyable" he's been sent "in the last 100 years." Written by Charles McKeown (Brazil) and produced by BBC…
By Nancy Tartaglione
John Cleese Joins Voice Cast Of Animated 'Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer'
EXCLUSIVE: John Cleese has joined the voice cast of Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer, which also has Full Frontal's Samantha Bee and Martin Short on board. The film, which is based on a multi-award-winning Canadian screenplay, is about what happens after Blitzen suddenly announces his retirement days before Christmas. A…
John Cleese, Debra Messing Join 'Albion: Rise Of The Danann'
John Cleese and Debra Messing have joined the cast of fantasy film Albion: Rise Of The Danann. Cleese will play the villian, a tyrannical leader of Albion while Messing will portray the queen. The film goes before the cameras this month under the direction of Castille Landon who helms from a script that she wrote…
John Cleese, Tech Startups, 'How Google Works': Michael Shamberg's Hot Reads
Movie and TV producer Michael Shamberg – who is currently producing Freeheld, a drama starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon and Steve Carell – knows a bit about books: he's adapted nine of them into films. His other projects include this year's A Walk Among the Tombstones (starring Liam Neeson) and…