John Cleese Tickets

John Cleese kept us laughing as he told about his slightly odd family that helped equip him for an amazingly successful career in comedy. Focusing mostly on his mother's anxieties and his novel solution to her life angst -- "If you like mum, I'll send down a man to have you killed" -- Cleese led us from family beginnings through school, early comedic opportunities, to his years with Monty Python and his later success with films such as "A Fish Called Wanda" and the series that has made him famous throughout the world, Fawlty Towers. It takes and exceptional man to carry off a one man show. John Cleese is such a man! He spoke with insight and affection of some who helped along the way -- especially David Frost, Graham Chapman, and Connie Booth. But he also cited luck as a key to his success. Upon reflection, it's obvious Cleese has worked very diligently at simply being good at what he does. And, having chosen comedy, he's made his own luck thanks to hard work and a relentless commitment to doing his absolute best. How many times did he rewrite "A Fish Called Wanda"? i think he said thirteen! It was a Sunday evening and I took along a good friend who has struggled all his life with depression. He went into the theatre in a serious funk, he came out refreshed and willing to face another week. Thank you Mr. Cleese for sharing your gift of humour -- however you came by it -- and your work ethic that has turned your gift into a career that has cheered and entertained so many of us along life's journey.

One of the BEST evenings of my life!! John Cleese is such a comic and intellectual powerhouse! I feel so privileged to have been in the same room as him...cannot express in words my complete excitement over seeing and hearing him! I thoroughly enjoyed laughs galore and loved learning more about him in his own words.

More of an autobiographical lecture interspersed with humour and movie clips than comedy. A bit pompous!

Sadly Mr. Cleese has lost a step. Unlike Eric Idle's last tour, which was lively and comical and full of live songs and recreations of timelesss skits, John's performance was a collection of re-hashed anecdotes and old videos.

The life and career of the Main Monty was very interesting & funny! He was very personal with his life stories> For any Monty Python, Basil Fawlty, Cleese fan, it's well worth the money for this trip down memory lane.

John Cleese was and always will be an amazing story teller. Excellent show about his life and how his success came to be all while laughing a lot!

If you're expecting a night filled with laughter, you might be disappointed. If you're expecting to hear how he made it to the big time and see a few clips and numerous pictures, that's what you'll get. I found it mostly interesting but I know some were left puzzled by the format. Still, there is moments of hilarity and overall, it's worth seeing the man up close and personal. I wish he would have spoke about his 007 experience...

Wonderful performance. Cleese could have kept going with story after story. The audience lapped up the comedy. My husband and I took my 71 year old British dad; he had a smile the entire performance.

Was really great! My wife and I had a blast! Felt fortunate to have spent the evening with John Cleese

I am so pleased that I got to see this icon of humour, film, TV, life. I grew up watching Monty Python, and Fawlty Towers, and was honoured to be able to see him in person. I laughed so hard! Remembering my childhood through his life was wonderful. I'd go see him again, and actually bought tickets for my children, as I thought it was important that they get to see him as well.

This was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had in my life. Cleese is engaging, witty, and an overall facinating person. I had no idea what to expect when I went to the show. It ended up being Cleese up on stage speaking about his life and experiences mixed with clips of his shows. Not only was it hilarious but facinating to see the man behind the legend. I felt honoured to be in the same room with him and could have listened to him forever. That, and my face hurt from laughing so hard. If you are a Cleese fan, or Monty Python fan, GO! You will not regret it!

I would thoroughly recommend the show. My only comment would be that it was too short at two hours plus intermission. Cleese has had such a varied carrer that he had to pick and choose what he talked about. I was hoping for a discussion of his radio work, but there just wasn't time.

I was not sure what to expect, but the evening was far more like casually sitting down with John and him telling you about some of the favourites things in his career as opposed to comedy sketches. It was excellent and my only complaint is that the two hours went far too fast.

Fantastic show. Was great to get a look at the early years and how everything came together to make Monty Python!

It is a different kind of evening to meet John Cleese so upclose and personal. He has impressive stories to tell as he had the fortune to be living in a very prosperous time for comedians in the UK. He is entertaining and obviously has great stage presence so it never gets boring. Lots of his hardcore fans were there. You will leave with a smile on your face and in your heart. He does make a ton of money just by reminiscing about his life.

A wonderful evening with a great comic mind. Hope it's not really the last chance to see him before ......

We enjoyed this show very much. Cleese was hilarious but also interesting. We loved hearing about his comedy journey.

I loved this show. Although it felt like it ended abruptly. Great stories about David Frost, Monty Python, Graham Chapman and Michael Palin.

He was just amazing, he is brilliant at his age. Look forward to seeing him again in 10 years, I hope.

Good but not great. As a forever Python and Fawlty Towers fan, a must see, but pretty self aggrandizing performance. Heavy use of film clips. No feeling of any relationship with the audience, despite the small venue.