So, Anyway...
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4.0 • 43 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Read by John Cleese with an introduction by Michael Palin. This is the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed legend. En route, John Cleese describes his nerve-racking first public appearance, at St Peter’s Preparatory School at the age of eight and five-sixths; his endlessly peripatetic home life with parents who seemed incapable of staying in any house for longer than six months; his first experiences in the world of work as a teacher who knew nothing about the subjects he was expected to teach; his hamster-owning days at Cambridge; and his first encounter with the man who would be his writing partner for over two decades, Graham Chapman. And so on to his dizzying ascent via scriptwriting for Peter Sellers, David Frost, Marty Feldman and others to the heights of Monty Python. Includes archive clips of many of his most famous moments.
Punctuated from time to time with John Cleese’s thoughts on topics as diverse as the nature of comedy, the relative merits of cricket and waterskiing, and the importance of knowing the dates of all the kings and queens of England, this is a masterly performance by a former schoolmaster.
Customer Reviews
Wonderful.
There may be an element of bias involved in this review.
I was brought-up on the likes of Fawlty Towers (please feel free to visually rearrange these letters to spell to spell ‘Farty Towels,’ or many of the other hilarious rearrangements of the famous sign).
John Cleese - to me, has always personified the ideal comedian. Striking a strict balance between nonsense, wit and humour.
He is, in my opinion, someone that would ideal company at the pub.
This book feels (in my opinion), like walking alongside him through his memories. Laughing with him, pondering with him and occasionally feeling sad with him.
Quite frankly, if you do not enjoy this rather personal view into this man’s life, you’ve probably missed the point; or you might be American.
Also, I have intentionally (above) used a hyphen followed by a comma in such a way as to irritate the writer, should they ever read the reviews.
I felt it apt to take this opportunity to annoy a prior teacher with such a grammatical error ;)
Enjoy the book.
It is excellent.
A rather good read
I have now read this several times and thoroughly enjoyed it. Now I choose any chapter and listen as I go to sleep, lovely voice and always an interesting take on life, thank you!