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John Cleese Reflects on Fawlty Towers and Monty Python

11/16/2025

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John Cleese reflected on his favorite Fawlty Towers episode, "The Kipper and the Corpse," in a recent interview.
He described a "terrible" Welsh restaurant joke that went unnoticed.
Cleese praised director John Howard Davies for his role in the show's success and for casting Prunella Scales as Sybil.
He discussed a Monty Python reunion to honor Terry Jones and noted Jones's Welsh roots in Colwyn Bay.

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Story summary

John Cleese reflected on his favorite Fawlty Towers episode, "The Kipper and the Corpse," in a recent interview.
He described a "terrible" Welsh restaurant joke that went unnoticed.
Cleese praised director John Howard Davies for his role in the show's success and for casting Prunella Scales as Sybil.
He discussed a Monty Python reunion to honor Terry Jones and noted Jones's Welsh roots in Colwyn Bay.