tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405690971414847401.post8646072941904498413..comments2024-03-25T11:55:17.353-04:00Comments on czuk it and czukart: So Anyway by John Cleesebookczukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850191262821439869noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405690971414847401.post-21107969747093659112015-10-16T13:35:00.549-04:002015-10-16T13:35:00.549-04:00Cleese writes an engaging (semi-)autobiography, an...Cleese writes an engaging (semi-)autobiography, and I'm looking forward to the next in the series, when he will start to get into the parts of his work that are most familiar to me.<br /><br />The Python years were fun to live through, and I used to devour each album, film and episode as it came out. They were so refreshing and so funny.<br /><br />But a little silly, sometimes.<br /><br />Fawlty Towers is pretty much Cleese alone, Python-less. Albeit with a brilliant supporting cast and co-writer. For me, the attraction isn't so much Cleese's portrayal of a fascinating character as it is his exploration of the human condition in general. Basil Fawlty has a desire to be well-regarded, successful, an authority. But he goes about seeking these ends in precisely the wrong manner, and nothing reveals the sad state of his life better than his antics in bed with his on-screen wife.<br /><br />If I may put it like that.<br /><br />Hmmm. "Introducing the grandkids to British comedy." This sounds less like a noble attempt at cultural education and more like having a jolly good time with the youngsters.Skyringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913006107454829134noreply@blogger.com