my step brother was doing some building work on John Cleese's home, he said they could hardly get any work done cos john just talked to them non stop and made them laugh too much, he also said he was the nicest most generous customer he had ever worked for.

@julietrask7497

2 жыл бұрын

That’s nice to hear, he is my favorite of the Pythons.

@brentmcwilliams4332

Жыл бұрын

I saw a similar comment on a different Cleese video who said much the same thing about him.

@colecancillaartist

Жыл бұрын

These are the comments I live. Just simply sharing stories :))

@womynchick

Жыл бұрын

What a dream client to have!

@KateVol

Жыл бұрын

That sounds funny!!😅

Watching them together makes me think that they think it’s hilarious that people would come just to see them answer questions in this serious manner. Like they don’t see themselves as comedy legends, just two goofy guys just like they have always been. And that’s why I love them.

@Otis151

Жыл бұрын

And at the end of the day I think they are just trying to make one another laugh.

@sonaterese799

Жыл бұрын

Friends who are comfortable together - that"s what life is about

@markelder9058

10 ай бұрын

I’ve grown up with these guys and the rest of the crew. They are a British National Treasure! My favorite anecdotes are: 1. A sketch has to make them all laugh before it makes it into the movie or show 2. They avoided accusations of religious bias by making sure they offended absolutely everyone!

I love the fact that these two have known each other for over fifty years and can still crack each other up.

@MalAnders94

3 жыл бұрын

It's harder to make someone lyou don't know laugh. It's easy to make friends laugh.

@Dubtee

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. I hope they really share the friendship I imagine them sharing.

@j_freed

2 жыл бұрын

@@MalAnders94 - Oh, there you went and #$&king ruined it…

@westerling8436

10 ай бұрын

Make friend laugh easy

i love how he keeps looking at Eric to see if he's making him laugh. Great friendship when you just want to make your mate laugh

@flavoredwallpaper

Жыл бұрын

It's pretty adorable.

"I would love to strangle Rupert Murdock with my bare hands." Now that is a timeless sentiment.

@nancyaustin9516

Жыл бұрын

Especially since that asshole Murdoch won't seem to die.

@Samfromoneframe

11 ай бұрын

@@nancyaustin9516why the hate on that guy

@mightysmith1

11 ай бұрын

Eric's reply, "I think that means something in Australia - strangling the Murdoch" was brilliant

@TzunSu

11 ай бұрын

@@Samfromoneframe He's controlled massive parts of Western print and TV media, and used it to further right wing nonsense, criminal activities and massive theft from the people. Very few men alive today has done more harm to the world then he has.

@DavidTSmith-jn5bs

10 ай бұрын

​@@SamfromoneframeWatch the show Succession. The main actor (can't remember his name) does a great performance as that power mad bastard...

I love how they're giggling like little kids. Life goals.

Two Geniuses who made you laugh and think. Gold

@malbig2344

3 жыл бұрын

Hardly geniuses, although they definitely think they are.

@istealstufff3152

3 жыл бұрын

@@malbig2344 they are geniuses, all of them went to Cambridge

@zombywoof1015

2 жыл бұрын

@@malbig2344 comedic geniuses if not in scholastics.

@hammer-r

2 жыл бұрын

@@malbig2344 and you think you are smart for saying that? Lol. I’ll stick with these two guys over you any day. Being a comedian takes intelligence. Sadly you lack both.

@malbig2344

2 жыл бұрын

@@hammer-r So says a person that types the idiot "lol".

....we don´t have a f***cking format! 😂😂...let´s sell it to them!

Two living legends, God bless them🙏

"We don't have a fucking format". In a nutshell. That was the secret of Monty Python's success: no format.

"You treacherous bastard." The perfect way to end an interview.

Two of the funniest people I've ever had the pleasure of watching on TV. Pure fucking genius.

ohh, such a warm and sparkly chemistry between them! I hardly remember anyone having such brilliant spark between them.

Eric Idle's one liners are legendary

@BiffChunksteak

3 жыл бұрын

I'll never get used to how he's so much more foul mouthed as himself than in any of his characters.

@DrAnne-mc8er

3 жыл бұрын

Eric Idle is genuinely as funny (if not more so), when he's just being Eric Idle rather than any character on-screen. I know it could be argued that John Cleese has been more successful since Python, but I still think Eric Idle is the funnier of the two. Cleese takes himself far too seriously imo, whereas Eric doesn't seem to give a f**k what anyone thinks of him. And why should he? He just seems to enjoy life, and he can afford to do it so why not? More power to him!

@IlBiggo

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrAnne-mc8er I guess a good half of Cleese's impact is how he delivers devastating humour with a straight face. In the beginnings of the Pythons, his role seemed to be the out-of-place thespian in a group of comedy actors.

@DrAnne-mc8er

2 жыл бұрын

@@IlBiggo Yes, I can see what you mean. It's very true and an excellent observation. Actually, your own screen name made me laugh, It sounds like the stage name for a bad magician working the northern clubs or something. Like much of the original Python, it just sounds so stupid, it makes me laugh just saying it. Please don't be offended .

Beautiful…gems as people and geniuses at their work.

15:00 Leave it to Graham Chapman to give me the hardest laugh I've had in months from the grave.

You can see the love these two gentlemen have for each other and it’s wonderful.

Two men who deserve a long , happy life

The story of Graham dressed as a carrot had me howling 😂

"The format of it". "Well, we don't have a fucking format". Genius. :D

These 2 men will live forever.

@vuchaser99

2 жыл бұрын

I would hope so, but the tyrants are winning.

Melody Shaver anagram: Overly Shamed

We don't have a fucking format, so yes, let's sell it to them!! Brilliant 🤪

I met Eric Idle in a Crosswalk in NYC. I said Hey ! Your Eric Idle . He was so surprised . He shook my hand and said please to meet you.

@FrankHeuvelman

Жыл бұрын

And that was the moment you woke up and realized it was all just a dream..?

@Timodifiying

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have thought that would surprise him, I'd think he'd have known that he's Eric Idle

@swaxesarlschweiz

11 ай бұрын

​@@Timodifiying 😂

@slowery43

10 ай бұрын

Wow that is so amazingly and completely not at ll interesting in any way. This video is not about you or who you've maybe met

@moaningpheromones

7 ай бұрын

You're not comment king clown, and I liked it@@slowery43 You've got the opposite of the Python spirit - you're the one in the wrong place.

eric idle, he's funny as hell.

2 of the best comedians of all time in one room what a classic

Eric looks like a founding father.

@elgranbatera

Жыл бұрын

@@seanconlon2773 Oh sorry Loretta

@Unknown-jt1jo

11 ай бұрын

Ha, he does look like Ben Franklin.

@NancyRodriguez-ip5rj

8 ай бұрын

Well , that adds up 😉☝️

On Graham Chapman; @14:33 Cleese >"...And Graham turned up to debate Nuclear Disarmament dressed as a Carrot." Idle> ".I think it was Rather Relevant." Classic!!

Delightful conversation.

These two have been making me laugh for over 50 years....THANK YOU!

@SimplyRapMusic

3 жыл бұрын

I’m envious that you got to experience this stuff when it was brand new. Wish I grew up when you grew up.

@DrAnne-mc8er

3 жыл бұрын

@@SimplyRapMusic If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?

@SimplyRapMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrAnne-mc8er I’ll be turning 25 in October.

@DrAnne-mc8er

3 жыл бұрын

@@SimplyRapMusic Ahhh to be young again!😊 May your God or Gods bless you Sir. Sadly, I'll be turning 66 on October 14 this year😢. I don't know if you've ever heard older people say it, but time really does seem to go so much faster than it used to as you get older. Being 25 literally seems like nothing more than _;a few years ago'_ (i.e. 5-8 years ago, not 41). But in a way, I do sort of understand, and what's more, agree with what you said above. I'm not just talking about Monty Python of course. I'm talking more generally about you wishing you had grown up in our era. I know I probably sound like an old fart, but life really was so much less stressful, less complicated, and less chaotic growing up in the 60's and 70's. Plus I strongly suspect that we were the most fortunate generation *ever* as far as being able to buy our own homes with such relative ease. I genuinely don't understand how young people today, can be expected to afford to buy a home of their own? I mean apart from the high deposits required, the monthly mortgage repayments are just through the roof compared to how they used to be. From way back to when my own parents bought their very first home (in 1955), to when we bought our first home in 1978, there was a 5% deposit required, and you could borrow *up to* 3.5 x your annual income before taxes as a mortgage. And that was relatively easy, even for our household, which like most others, only had one parent working full-time. Usually the husband, while wives took care of the home and bring up the kids. So at the time, remember this was 1978, my husband was on typical average pay of around £6,200 ($8,000). That meant we could borrow a mortgage of 3.5 x that, i.e. £21,700 ($28,200). Plus the 5% deposit up front. Our first home was a smallish 3 bedroom town house, on the market at just £13,500 ($17,550). In other words, just over twice our annual income. House prices today have clearly and evidently gone up much *much* faster than wages. It's disgusting really! Anyway, apologies for rambling on. Good luck and my very best wishes for you in the future SRM x

@SimplyRapMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrAnne-mc8er That was an amazing little read! Thank you for the insight and best of luck to you too!

Damn, I can't see my screen anymore, too many tears of laughter in my eyes!

i never understood british humor as a kid, years later i couldnt get enough of it, brit comedy is funny as hell hahahahaha

Thanks for posting this and thanks to John and Eric without whom I would never have understood the comedic power of a dead parrot.

@julietrask7497

2 жыл бұрын

Or a penguin on the Telly.

cleese absolute legend 🙌

What a wonderful interview. Loved it. Thank you.

How good was this! Listening to two legends!

“....as a carrot.” Jesus. I died at that. 😂

Two brilliant comedic talents, funny as ever! Thank you John and Eric for getting us all to laugh again!!!

They have still got it, loved every second of this! John, Australia.

Absolute legends... think about it, we are laughing our minds out at jokes written 40-50 years ago...its impressive.

One word..... Genius.

The world is a better place because of Monty Python

When the end comes, no one will be remembered. What I love is they still crack each other up

After watching The Holy Grail, I can't help but laugh at almost anything Eric Idle says. He could read the phonebook and I'd probably laugh! 😅

Christ, W. C. Fields, Cary Grant, Eric Idle, Plato and John Cleese at a dinner party...... I'm convinced that's a Luis Bunel film.

@MrCook1227

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and we can buy tickets to see them, but we won't be able to hear what they say!

John Cleese and Eric Idle helped me to always look on the bright side of life!🎶🎶

Guys, find yourself someone who will look at you the way Eric and John look at each other.

@croviktorija

2 жыл бұрын

you're not wrong!

@zombywoof1015

2 жыл бұрын

They've been friends/partners for over 50 years.

One of the BEST use of 24 Mins 45 seconds of my Life. Excellent. Thank you for sharing

Love how fond they are of each other

Great British humour never gets old ....that was hilarious......love them 😁

@dallesamllhals9161

Жыл бұрын

..unless someone kills you...

These two together are like some kind of nuclear critical point has been exceeded and everything thereafter is increasingly hilarious...🤣

Holy shit! I'd forgotten all about that Little Red Riding Hood sketch, and now I've just laughed myself to tears remembering it. Just goes to show that Python is not only hilarious, but timeless.

"Why doesn't somebody boil up a whole bunch of water....." I honestly don't know why, but I laughed at that the most. I actually cried while laughing. I really don't know why, but I did.

Bless his heart. John's got a fascinating new chat show. (GBN) Very thought provoking subject matter. With cats walking around. He describes laughing his ass off when he watched the Coronation of Prince Charles. Pure Cleese. 😻

Just love this! Eric idol and John Cleese.having a good talk. Having a good giggle. Thank you❤️

@zanemurcha9742

2 жыл бұрын

You love him so much you don't know his name.

Two very funny people....love these guys since I was a kid!!

We love you both for all the fun and laughter you gave us all,thankyou.

"You treacherous bastard!" Ha ha! Yep, John Cleese and Eric Idle at their best! Love these guys. Their skits are unforgetable.

Let me be the first to say that John's Terry Gilliam impression is spot on 😂

Can’t help but love these guys

John Cleese was on TV at our Sauna/Steam area in a Club in London. We were all sat in towels and robes. He said absolutely NOTHING for about 5 minutes: we were in all in stitches. 😂😆🤣

The original Fawlty Towers was Excellent and Hilarious

The brilliance of these men is out of the charts

Priceless.

A friend of mine lived in Japan for a couple of years and she said that for a time Monty Python was shown on TV there and as the culture was so different they needed to have a Japanese academic on after each sketch to ‘explain’ why it was funny. She said it was hilarious because invariably the academic would completely miss the point of the sketch and come up with his own bizarre theory about why it was funny

@urosmarjanovic663

2 жыл бұрын

@Graxxor Anandro Vidhelssen That is the point about Pythons. They hit only the intelligent ones...

@brahtrumpwonbigly7309

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds twice as funny

@miguelurdaci7884

2 жыл бұрын

@Graxxor Anandro Vidhelssen That is one of the funniest things I've ever heard

@ryandean8586

2 жыл бұрын

@@urosmarjanovic663 biggus dickus. I think you're holding your own intelligence to a far higher regard than it deserves. They hit all faculties of comedy.

@jv-lk7bc

2 жыл бұрын

Now I want to see the joke-explainer ... sounds like the funniest bit .. but it'd probly be lost in translation. (or gained.)

Legends 🙏😁

Good old British humour....had the pleasure of seeing John Cleese last year in Exeter at a Q and A night ...( before lockdown) ....pure Genius!

Two of the six greatest comedians of our, or any, time.

What a pleasure to watch and hear two geniuses having an intelligent conversation.

Cleese is the funniest and most talented comedy/actor ever. Just a genius. What that man has put his name to. The German episode in Fawlty Towers is the funniest thing I have ever seen. Just killed me. I couldn't even get out of my chair for twenty minutes.

o man if only there was a video recording of Graham Chapman debating about nuclear disarmament dressed in a carrot suit.

@JeremiasSBenitez

10 ай бұрын

One of the funniest and craziest stories I have heard, yet absolutely brilliant

I always wondered what John Cleese told the American Producers trying to adapt Fawlty Towers.

Still remember how shocked I was when I saw "The meaning of life" for the first time in Zagreb in 1983. I just turned 20 or 19... I went home still didn't truly getting it... What was that, that I just saw...? I had to go the next day to check it again. And I did it again and again every day until it stopped playing in the tethers for that season. It profoundly changed my life!

My eyes: see Eric Idle My brain: sings *Always look on the bright side of life!* My mouth: whistles

Two kings

What a simple and brilliant idea. If something is ridiculous just laugh. I am taking this unto myself. I’m going to be laughing all day long today. Thank you John Cleese.😊😊😊

Love these guys. I had the pleasure of meeting Michael Palin at a book signing. A genius of a man and very, very funny.

The other thing about John Cleese is his physical comedy - truly genius.

Oh I miss them 💕

Good humour like this is far more serious than people think. Definitely not just a laughing matter.

04:14 i love how eric's laughing is so pure and sincere about that

@DrAnne-mc8er

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely genuine and from the heart it seems. He's great.

All of you, never too be forgotten ❤️.

Brilliant too see the boys chatting…… checkout their work over fifty years….. you won’t stop laughing 😝😛🤪😜🤣😂🎉💥👍

I could watch this for 10 hours

I love this man....

This and the rest of the show is just about the funniest thing I have ever experienced.

What a brilliant half hour.

Grew up a MP fan, back in the early days my best friend and I would record skits on our cassette tape decks with a handheld microphone sitting in front of our TV sets, we would memorize them, and even still today, would often quote lines as appropriate in our conversations....2 brilliantly witty men

This conversation MUST be carved in stellae because after we destroy ourselves something must survive 12,000 years for the future to see. Decipher that!

when I was in Radio I somehow ended up in a Chinese restaurant in Houston and had dinner with John Cleese. Terry Gilliam.and Eric Idle. I laughed so hard, I threw up. FUN FUN FUN!!

@coryspang7548

11 ай бұрын

You lucky bastard

@ChrisBennettGameDesign

10 ай бұрын

“Garçon, get a bucket!”

@slowery43

10 ай бұрын

we really don't care, this is not the "The Dude" channel get over yourself nobody came here hoping to find out all about you

@moaningpheromones

7 ай бұрын

these little stories are great, you killjoy pos@@slowery43

So much intelligence between these two.

What a joy

This is pure comedy! The fact that they can still make each other laugh after all the years is awesome

@deltajean119

3 жыл бұрын

I was already laughing in the first 30 seconds!

Graham going to a high brow nuclear disarmament lecture dressed as a carrot. Has me in tears of laughter picturing that

@tommyt1971

6 ай бұрын

AND, Eric’s reaction is PERFECT. He’s turning bright red trying NOT to laugh.

what wonderful people

I like John Cleese's shoes. :) Funny stuff guys!

I think John Cleese just described the Dunning Krueger effect in the most hilarious of ways

@markfox7764

10 ай бұрын

Well, you would think that. ;-)

@dex2591

10 ай бұрын

@@markfox7764 Exactly. Believe me, I know exactly what I'm talking about. 🤤

"Yeah, why doesn't somebody boil up a whole bunch of water.." Two legendary Englishman.

Just love everytime John Cleese bullies Terry Gilliam.