Green Tea

19/05/2026

God bless ✌️❤️

07/05/2026

No surfing yesterday in Vicbay

06/05/2026

John Cleese…well, where do you even start? Few people have shaped British comedy as completely as he has. Cleese first exploded onto television through Monty Python’s Flying Circus, where his towering presence, razor-sharp delivery and ability to move from dead-serious authority figure to absolute absurdity became iconic. The sketches were chaotic, intellectual and ridiculous all at once, helping redefine comedy in the late 1960s and 70s. Whether it was “The Ministry of Silly Walks” or endless arguments over dead parrots, Cleese helped create a style of humour that still influences comedians today.

But his work did not stop with Python. In many ways, he proved he could build something even more grounded and enduring with Fawlty Towers, the sitcom he co-created and starred in as the permanently furious Basil Fawlty. The show only ran for 12 episodes, yet it became one of the most celebrated comedies ever made because every scene feels tightly wound, awkward and somehow on the verge of collapse. Cleese had a gift for turning social discomfort into comedy gold, usually through characters desperately trying to maintain dignity while everything around them descended into disaster.

Outside television, Cleese built a remarkably broad career across film, writing and public speaking. He appeared in films ranging from A Fish Called Wanda to the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone series, while also becoming known for lectures and books on creativity, psychology and communication. What makes his career so interesting is that beneath all the silliness there is usually precision: his comedy often comes from observing power, class, arrogance and human insecurity with almost surgical detail. That mix of intelligence and absurdity is probably why his work still feels fresh decades later.

03/05/2026

22/04/2026

Yeeeeah

22/04/2026

Yeaaaah

22/04/2026

Yeah?

21/04/2026

21/04/2026

Jail time?