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Paute · Feb 28 2012

Paute · Feb 28 2012

I really, really love this one. Anyone saw this video?

suzulu · Feb 28 2012

I haven't seen that one! LOL!

thumble · Feb 28 2012

Did I perceive a hint of Gary Cooper? Well, John certainly won't lie a coward in his grave.

Maybe a shagged out, overhitched old comedian, but not a coward.

Perrimouse · Feb 29 2012

Perrimouse · Feb 29 2012

Paute · Feb 29 2012

Paute · Mar 3 2012

lozzykinz · Mar 5 2012

That last one is just terrifying.

lozzykinz · Mar 5 2012

The bastard one is my fave haha

thumble · Mar 5 2012

Is that the angry chef with the meat cleaver one? That's scary, and brilliant. I don't send back cutlery any more since that one.

lozzykinz · Mar 5 2012

Where's the one of him in the top hat from? Looks like a bloody musical.

Paute · Mar 8 2012

chris14 · Mar 15 2012

I haven't seen that top-hat sketch, either. It looks like a scene from Oliver Twist or David Copperfield.

mrsthing · Mar 15 2012

Looks recent...wait, is it from "SPUD", the movie he did in South Africa? There was a performance of "Oliver" in the book. I didn't remember his character being in the play, but it's been awhile since I read the book, and the movie never made it to the US, as far as I know.

Yeah...that looks like the same kid who was in the starring role.

chris14 · May 17 2012

Spud was made in S-Africa, and it's about a teacher (John) and a school & a schoolboy. That's all I know about it.

chris14 · May 17 2012

Watching these moving pics I feel like being in the Harry Potter stories.

(And I feel sick & dizzy if I look at them for too long)

msfannytwinklebutt · May 19 2012

=D> Yay for this thread! Fun! Now make us some little Cleese Animated Icons for our avatars. Please? Please....please....please.....please....please....please.....please....!!!!!!!! :-*

chris14 · May 19 2012

All of us would become dizzy very soon, I'm afraid. :-)

msfannytwinklebutt · May 19 2012

Don't be afraid. The idea calls to us. We must have animated Jack avatars! We must! Please....please....please.....please.....please......!!!!!!!!

chris14 · May 20 2012

PM & Paute did the most of these pics.

msfannytwinklebutt · May 21 2012

Good work!

mrsthing · May 22 2012

One of the things in SPUD was a performance of Oliver Twist. I can't remember if professor Edly (John's character) had a part in it, though. I thought it might be from his turn in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, but he looks much younger then, even through his costume.

mrsthing · May 22 2012

Oh, now that the gifs have all downloaded, I see Troye Sivan in his role as Oliver--it must be from SPUD. I wish that film had come to the US!

chris14 · May 22 2012

I'm sure it's not from MS Frankenstein, I saw that several times. I love that film, however John plays a minor role - I mean he's on screen only for about 2 minutes. But what a 2-minute is that! :-)

mrsthing · May 27 2012

He was great in Frankenstein. Except for the false teeth, which he said he wore so people wouldn't recognize him. I'll admit, I didn't recognize him at first, but the voice gave him away. Yes, he was wonderful.

chris14 · Jun 1 2012

I didn't know that, MrsT! But I recognised him immediately. :-) Why didn't he want to be recognised in it?

mrsthing · Jun 3 2012

I suppose he didn't want to be confused with Basil Fawlty.

chris14 · Jun 4 2012

Or with John Cleese. Or with Archie.

mrsthing · Jun 4 2012

People over here don't remember who John Cleese is, and whenever I say, "You know, he was Archie in 'A Fish Called Wanda'", they say, "That was him?" really incredulously. Sigh. But you say "Fawlty Towers", and they know Basil. They may not know Basil was played by John Cleese, but they can quote lines and tell you what their favorite shows were. "The Psychiatrist" and "Don't Mention the War" are the usual choices. Nobody remembers "The Kipper and the Corpse", which I thought was really good.

mrsthing · Jun 4 2012

At least, they don't remember him in Connecticut. I wish he'd come to one of the casinos or the Schubert Theater and jog their memories.

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