I know that this book is supposed to be an autobiography, writes john cleese in his odd account of the first 30 years of his life, but the fact is that most of you dont give a tinkers cuss for me as a human being or feel for the many different forms of suffering that make me so special. John cleeses memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny a picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man. Dec 07, 2014 so it came as a shock to me, upon opening his new memoir, so, anyway. It seems, though, that either the editor of this book didn. Best known for his idiosyncratic turns in monty phython and fawlty towers john will be bringing his unique comedic perspective to audiences across the uk this autumn with tales from his new book, so, anyway. In this rollicking memoir, so, anyway, cleese takes listeners on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy english town and his early comedic days at cambridge university with future python partner graham chapman to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. John cleese has 73 books on goodreads with 47308 ratings. John cleese s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations. Parts of so, anyway are pretty heartrending, but anybody hoping for. He went on to cofound the legendary monty python comedy troupe, writing and performing in the first three tv seasons of flying circus and in films that include monty python and the holy grail and life of brian. John cleese achieved his first big success in londons west end and as a scriptwriter and performer on the frost report. The autobiography, and monty pythons flying circus.
Its hilarious, its interesting and its what you want from this kind of book. Hear him speak about his astounding career and new book. The problem is that even if i accept the premise that this is a study of the making of the entertainer we know as john cleese, the book still falls short. John cleese in chicago with his so, anyway autobiography. So anyway is the meandering autobiography, full of diversions and philosophical wanderings, of john cleese as he goes from a young boy in weston supra mare, england, to being, well, being john cleese. In this rollicking memoir, so, anyway, cleese takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy. So, anyway the autobiography by john cleese alibris. Its so, anyway by john cleese, not monty python by john cleese. John cleeses most popular book is the screwtape letters. Peters preparatory school, westonsupermare, somerset, england, on september, 1948. So anyway by john cleese, signed abebooks passion for books. Peters preparatory school, westonsupermare, somerset, engla.
The story ends at the python days, with a bit of python follow up. The result is a book that is frequently hilarious, occasionally lyrical and always thoughtful. Jan 26, 2015 john cleese so, anyway book tour performance 11. John marwood cleese born 27 october 1939 is an english actor, comedian, writer and film producer. John cleese s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny but it is not what his most ardent fans probably have been expecting, a blowbyblow account of the making of his most notable work. My audience was a pack of nineyearolds, who were jeering at me and baying, cheeeese. He studied law at cambridge university and has enjoyed a successful career in comedy, theatre and film and television. So it came as a shock to me, upon opening his new memoir, so, anyway. John cleese recounts his life and career up to and including the monty python phenomenon.
The effect is a bit like having a long lunch with an amiable, slightly loony uncle. So you can see how cleese s life is building inexorably towards python and towers and how the most extraordinary accidents not only lead to them happening but how they almost didnt get shown at all. Its so, anyway by john cleese, not monty python by. In this rollicking memoir, so, anyway, cleese takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy english town and his early comedic days at cambridge university with future python partner graham chapman, to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to. John cleese s excellent memoir so, anyway discusses the cleese family, cleese s time as a school teacher, getting started in writing for stage and eventually tv and film, his romance with connie booth, and the genesis and recent happenings of the pythons. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I am delighted to announce that i will be touring with the magnificent eric idle in the u.
Nowhere on the jacket of this one does it say that so, anyway. John cleese recently fell under the spell of singer taylor. I made my first public appearance on the stairs up to the school nurses room, at st. John cleeses huge comedic influence has stretched across generations.
News corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Oct 24, 2014 parts of so, anyway are pretty heartrending, but anybody hoping for more than a couple of laughs or anything at all about monty pythons flying circus, or cleeses second, third and. Sep 29, 2015 in this rollicking memoir, so, anyway. Feb 01, 2017 we have quite a few john cleese fans here at book riot, including jenn northington and myself. Nov 01, 2014 john cleese of monty python fame has written a memoir, so, anyway. Herald john cleese s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny. The readers reaction to this is either to laugh or to get frustrated. John cleeses towering comedic influence has stretched across generations.
True to form, cleese makes few efforts to charm his readers in so, anyway. In this rollicking memoir, so, anyway, cleese takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy english town and his early comedic days at cambridge university with future python partner graham chapman, to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. John cleese books list of books by author john cleese. See all books authored by john cleese, including so, anyway. Like i said, this is an autobiography, so if youre searching for something more than i did this and i said that, or just want a book of jokes and witty asides, dont bother with it. John cleese is a comedy legend and the most senile member of monty python.
Look, this book is about john cleese, first and foremost, and why should he make an apology for that. The book is especially concerned with the character of cleese s closest writing partner graham chapman, who. Hardcover first edition so, anyway the autobiography john marwood cleese was born in westonsupermare in 1939 and educated at clifton college and at cambridge. This is one of the best audiobooks i have ever listened to, mainly due to john cleese spectacular performance as a reader. The dark comedy of john cleeses early life is outweighed by. In this rollicking memoir, so, anyway, cleese takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in. So anyway is a good title for this book because cleese goes off on tangents and digressions and plays though cabbage fields before he gets to the point, though sometimes there isnt one. John cleeses memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author. John cleese s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny a picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man. John cleese s most popular book is the screwtape letters. Washington post so, anyway breaks away from the shallow conventions of the. John cleese live book tour 2014 john cleese, so anyway.
A picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man. Monty pythons flying circus, the many films made by. John cleese of monty python fame has written a memoir, so, anyway. In this rollicking memoir, so, anyway, cleese takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble. Oct 09, 2014 so anyway, the first thing i ever saw john cleese in was fawlty towers or a fish called wanda. As someone who fancies herself a humor writer, this book had a lot of.
Recently, in an interview with npr, cleese said about writing jokes. So, anyway is a must read for comedy fans worldwide. About so, anyway john cleeses huge comedic influence has stretched across generations. Parts of so, anyway are pretty heartrending, but anybody hoping for more than a couple of laughs or anything at all about monty pythons flying circus, or cleese s second, third and.
When we were offered the chance to speak to the monty python veteran about his audiobook memoir so anyway, we did a few silly walks of our own, and then got down to business, asking the comedy genius about his thoughts on audiobooks, writing, comedy, psychology, and more. A fish called wanda is absolutely friggin awesome, and its a shame fierce creatures doesnt get more respect. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Discover book depositorys huge selection of john cleese books online. Buy so, anyway the autobiography by john cleese online at alibris. So anyway, the first thing i ever saw john cleese in was fawlty towers or a fish called wanda. An excerpt from so, anyway by john cleese i made my first public appearance on the stairs up to the school nurses room, at st. Hed rather focus on getting the facts down, and maybe settle. In this rollicking memoir, so, anyway, cleese takes listeners on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy english town and his early comedic days at cambridge university with future python partner graham chapman to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to. Candid and brilliantly funny, this is the story of how a tall, shy. So, anyway what a wonderfully written and insightful book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read so, anyway.
251 585 1202 417 1396 1573 1473 350 1401 509 532 631 79 1240 1164 1127 582 1366 187 1347 1341 852 532 322 159 1308 892 1085 1340 778 1038 829 384 1441