British comedian John Cleese on how he created the character of Basil Fawlty from the classic British sitcom Fawlty Towers (1975, 1979). Cleese reveals that Fawlty - an eccentric, chronically uptight, hotelier - was inspired by a real-life hotel manager he encountered in Torquay, England called Mr Sinclair. See the funniest, most splendiferous and bizarre moments on a show that had five million Aussies a week turning on their TV sets in the 1970s and 80s. https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curat

😂 John Cleese died but now he’s back and ready to tour Australia next week! 🎟️ https://tinyurl.com/John-Cleese Loved all over the world for his comedic antics, don’t miss your chance to see comedy legend and founding member of Monty Python in ‘An Evening With The Late John Cleese’ | Bohm Presents

Just keep absolutely calm and turn left. | John Cleese

Fawlty Towers premiered 50 years ago today on the BBC. Half a century later, it still makes me laugh. This is my favorite scene, how many of you have seen it before? 🛎️😤💥🚗 #fawltytowers #ukcomedy #bbc | John Cleese

In honor of the very talented Bernard Cribbins, who brilliantly played Mr. Hutchinson on Fawlty Towers. I’ve just heard he passed today at 93. | John Cleese