John Cleese
@JohnCleese
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Trainee hermit, & keen Amateur Squirrel Trainer
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Joined December 2007
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So very, very touchy, hypersensitive people who are easily upset, have a special right to be treated like weaklings -an endangered species who can't laugh at themselves, and who regard themselves so seriously they can't take a joke
If so, I'm glad they're endangered. https://t.co/bp4JnUQHhI
@JohnCleese Blokes..! If the butt of the joke isn't amuzed, 'the joke is out of line. Advance work is critical.
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Who was Reg Smythe ?
Was he the War Correspondent who died of laughter? https://t.co/mAOaBnvfnj
@JohnCleese Reg Smythe said all comedy is based on conflict. I haven't seen a better explanation.
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Pass it on.... https://t.co/T7Yf2vjK4n
@JohnCleese Just another reminder we have of how blessed we are to have you as a person on this earth ❤️
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I noticed years ago that pompous people hate to find themselves in any situation where there is a humorous atmosphere
Their self-importance cannot survive except in a formal, artificially solemn occasion https://t.co/ekajHEeilu
@JohnCleese All humour, including wordplay, is subversive, particularly of societal norms. As such, the more oppressively those norms are imposed, the less tolerance there is of humour.
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Boris is a mini-Trump
He's survived because the right wing newspapers
keep the focus away from him. They want to keep him there, as it's good for business
Rather as Fox News does
It's all very corrupt and it won't get better under Boris https://t.co/1FCAr0EjIU
Ex-minister Johnny Mercer says ‘almost nobody’ tells truth in Johnson’s government | Politics | The Guardian https://t.co/mt1wPQY9gs
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Mice Laughing Softly Charlotte. From At Last the 1948 Show. Full sketch: https://t.co/xkusKogRQu https://t.co/SchsuNnSwt
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My advice to aspiring sitcom writers. This applies to all creative fields. Once you remove your emotions from something, you can really study how things are put together and begin to create your own masterpiece. If there is something you are meant to do, let nothing stop you. https://t.co/wrX68fdhLF
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It's what Cameron left out that's interesting... https://t.co/A1mjjSjLYr
Great read on #DavidCameron and #MurdochGutterMedia and #Rothermere media in the best British newsoutlet Byline Times.
https://t.co/zVHWg64L3J
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Is he at the centre of Joe Biden's inner circle ?
I thought they were all well qualified
Unlike Ivanka... https://t.co/U1XeZ1SP26
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Houston airport https://t.co/MO6y42yhzi
@JohnCleese teatime in the UK or Brunei, Dubai, or Sri Lanka? I need to know when to pause for a lingering moment of sadness before carrying on.
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So now's the time Serene Ivanka
To pack your things and to weigh anchor,
To Brunei, Dubai, or Sri Lanka...
To find another Sugar Daddy,
But this time, please, not such a Baddie
John Cleese 1939-2021
( assassinated by teatime )
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Ode to Ambition
So you have disappeared, Ivanka,
With that vapid Jared wanker,
Whose botoxed look is even blanker
Than your own, Serene Ivanka
But there's a problem now, Ivanka
Your father doesn't have a banker,
So you may soon begin to hanker
For a Dad who's a top ranker
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A very happy birthday to this funny, young man @ConanOBrien Our most recent chat for you to enjoy was on his Podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend a few months back. https://t.co/L8ZLXo94Yv https://t.co/1XIGzM2uc8
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John Cleese Retweeted
When the 'executive editor' of conspiracy theory website 'Byline Times' lied about me he had to pay thousands of pounds in costs and compensation + publish an apology. I hope everybody else defamed by his garbage site takes similar action.
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