John Cleese once uttered these words:
“I took the liberty of examining that parrot, and I discovered that the only reason that it had been sitting on its perch in the first place was that it had been nailed there.”
The observation was part of one of the most famous routines in comedy, the “Dead Parrot Sketch” that appeared as part of the wacky TV show, “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.”
It was as one of the Pythons that Cleese first won worldwide recognition. The BBC broadcast the show from 1969 until 1974, and the Pythons have gone on to base several movies and stage productions on the program.
Films that starred the Python troupe were 1975’s “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” “The Life of Brian,” released in 1979, and 1983’s “The Meaning of Life.” Cleese won an Oscar nomination for his script for “A Fish Called Wanda,” which he co-wrote with Charles Chrichton.
On his tour, Cleese will entertain his audiences with comedy, and then spend time answering questions from the audience, giving them a chance to get to know a little more about one of the world’s top comedians.
John Cleese will be at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday, April 5, where organizers of events like this will often use poster printing to create advertising for them.