The one with John Cleese

The Chris Evans Show with The National Lottery

Virgin Radio UK

Comedy

4.4 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Comedy legend John Cleese lifts the lid on bringing Basil Fawlty to the stage, with Fawlty Towers - The Play, on now until September at the London Apollo.

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0:00.0	Love the 80s?
0:02.0	Then you'll love Virgin Radio 80s plus.
0:11.4	Love Chris Evans.
0:14.9	Love the 80s.
0:16.4	Over on Virgin Radio.
0:18.4	80s plus.
0:19.9	Our next guest is a proper legend,
0:23.2	the Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, Ian Botham of comedy.
0:27.5	And he's now taking another comedy legend onto the West End stage.
0:31.9	Faulty Towers the Play is previewing now at London's Apollo Theatre.
0:36.3	So stand by everyone.
0:37.8	And on your knees, if you please, it's John Clee.
0:46.3	Good morning, John.
0:49.4	How are you?
0:51.1	Oh, I'm old and tired.
0:53.3	Oh, no, he's not the tired of one.
0:55.6	I'm 84, Chris.
0:57.2	Yeah, 804. How does it feel? Tell us about your mate.
1:00.4	She's just talking about age and how we both are and things like that.
1:03.2	Well, we had dinner with Palin and Gilliam.
1:06.4	Right.
1:07.3	I can't remember Tuesday night, I think.
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