At home with John Cleese

John Cleese gives a tour of his house. Interviewed by Vinvin from seesmic. You should watch it using "watch in high quality"

[@jerryeberts]

I sent JC a fan letter when I was 14, early 1970s. Python had just toured Canada, years before the TV show broke in the U.S. Just mailed my letter to the BBC, London, UK. It took a couple of months, but he wrote me back a very sweet letter on dark-blue paper (with matching envelope). He included a photo of the Pythons with his autograph. It was a treasured possession till some swine stole it at a party 10 years later. That still irks.

[@lpsp442]

I feel for your loss. It seems that people are harder to trust these days than ever before! At least a mutual love of Python is binding. edit: ah, you lost it at a party ten years LATER, I misread that and thought you meant it happened recently. Maybe the early 80s just sucked.

[@filmguymike]

Have you thought of looking for that photo online and see who uploaded it?

[@jerryeberts]

It was just a publicity photo, but signed by Eric & John might be rare. Ta.

[@jethrobradley7850]

Very annoying - but it’s a better story somehow. And certainly better than the thief’s story.

[@Yimello]

Simply walks past the Emmy and shows off his modest bathroom. That's why I love John Cleese.

[@Sigridovskij]

Oh, yes! I didn't notice that! He, he!

[@royuriah890]

I guess Im kinda randomly asking but does anyone know a good website to watch newly released tv shows online?

[@vivaanalbert6643]

@Conner Nehemiah Definitely, I have been watching on Flixzone for months myself :)

[@royuriah890]

@Conner Nehemiah thanks, I signed up and it seems to work :) I really appreciate it !

[@connernehemiah6733]

@Roy Uriah you are welcome =)

[@RMT192]

Lol, his daughter with the sitcom moment hiding under the covers: "So, why don't you read the Odyssey now?"

[@chriskaye8235]

Imagine having John Cleese as a Dad

[@jonnnyren6245]

YOU BASTARD!!!!!!!! His first major line.

[@4seeableTV]

Or being his assistant. Now that's a job I'd like.

[@leif1075]

@@4seeableTV Why do you say that?

[@Gennarjello]

Imagine having John Cleese as a son :)

[@squirrelfartz]

Humor, logic and intelligence - and a cat aficionado. John Cleese is one of my all-time favorite bipeds!

[@donalmccarthy7781]

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[@ColonelStraker]

And let's not soon forget his hatred for the traitor George W. Bush. Never forget Nine E Leaven MyPetGoat

[@jackolas2007]

So he's basically a mad cat lady, love it :D

[@lpsp442]

A mad cat lord, in fact

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Loving the purr from that cat. :) He could make a 15 minute short film with just the cat being petted and purring, and I'd buy it.

[@davejoerger8928]

His laugh is so contagious. 😂

[@theartist124]

All of his cats absolutely love him!

[@4seeableTV]

Indeed. He gave a fake smooch (7:08) to show his guest what he'd do if his cat was on it's perch. That cat hears that and instantly zooms up there to get a real smooch.

[@motorsforthemasses]

This man is one of my hero's. No pomposity, simply simple and always humour-ful!

[@skeeterburke]

RANDOM FANDOM "when i think back to all the CRAP i learned in high school, it's a wonder i can think at all" hey I DIDNT SAY THAT, Paul Simon did, and he's like 30 years older than me. just sayin, don't blame the millennials, don't blame my generation, just blame humanity, Matthew 18:21-35 #hisnameisYehoVAH

[@enjoyyoursleep1]

without too much PC either! :)

[@Chuckqnit]

This is my favorite Python interview, and perhaps one of my favorite celebrity interviews of all time. Over 10 years now, and I still hunt it down when I feel blue. I think it works because you have caught the man at home, relaxed, in his element, and very open. You are not bombarding him with questions he has answered endlessly. I reminds me of when I was a boy, when my grandfather would show a visitor around his garden. Beautiful. So beautiful.

[@4seeableTV]

And don't forget that animals lovers are always good people.

[@chriskaye8235]

"Are you fully frog of partially frog"😂😂😂😂

[@fuzzballzz36]

"Why, Frog?" "S. Frog, sir." "Shut up!"

[@orwellianson]

I love John's sense of humour... he seems so humble and composed. Truly remarkable man... he really brightens the room with his charm and infectious wit.

[@judemiller]

In this edition of Cribs, John Cleese shows us his collection of metallic and ceramic vertebrates.

[@Roflcopter4b]

This man. I wish the world was more like him.

[@johnlewis1640]

A brilliant Man, a comedic legend.

[@Urindunk]

I always liked John Cleese, especially his humour ofcourse. Good to see how laid back and modest he is at home. Great man.

[@Gkuljian]

This is GREAT! John is so approachable. If he knew how much that meant to us.

[@reeft]

I want this man to live forever.

[@phanpiggy]

And here I always thought that Cleese lived up on Mount Olympus with the Gods.

[@kimbye1]

Great guy, after seeing his love for animals and books I like Mr. Cleese even more.

[@craigbrowning9448]

Have John's cats been properly confused?

[@pytheale2642]

Of course. He raised them.

[@matthewbrandon3942]

Craig Browning I half expected to see a killer rabbit in the bushes.

[@MrUndersolo]

Craig Browning And the beasts remain bewildered.

[@danerose575]

The company went bankrupt unfortunately.... Room for a new entrepreneur.

[@FakeGermanAccent]

how wondefull must it be to actually insult a man (frog) like this and still come out as a perfect gentleman. that's high class gentlemanship.

[@oRayUKo]

"Just to show you how highly intellectual I am and how utterly devastatingly brilliant my mind is" haha.

[@00bikeboy]

My deepest admiration goes to those who raise the bar in their vocation. Cleese (and the rest of the Pythons, of course), Matt Groening, etc. Thank you for everything.

[@Sigridovskij]

The cat was purring immediately, so loudly though handled upside down. Hi, hi!! His cat is fantastic, comes back to get cuddled again, several times, and a dog looking surprised in his bed, with his toes out. Nice place, nice bookshelves, nice garden.

[@no288]

Met him once too and had my picture taken with him. He came to the place where i worked back in the 80's

[@SkyeMpuremagic]

"An assistant pet" LOL ....and his daughter still in bed, that would so be me 😂 I enjoyed this so much...

[@nopseudosleft56]

Love the international superstar closet loll!!! John Cleese's humour obviously went straight over this guy's head, I thought he was going to cry lol!

[@filmguymike]

Fabulous. John Cleese is one of my favorite people in the world. Great comedian, tremendously brilliant soul. And he lives in Southern California where I live, priceless

[@DELPHIIII]

This was so cool to see Cleese's house! Very kind of him!

[@roederlicous]

This man, I admire him so much. A man with so much love for life and the greatest humour ever.

[@pytheale2642]

I almost missed my daily watching of this.

[@1MysteryZ1967]

Of course his cats have all been properly confused...John cheese raised them.

[@DrJG9]

Nice library!

[@PlaidRocker32]

I'm sure this has been said a million times, but John Cleese is awesome, and I would love to just spend time with him like this. How cool would that be.

[@ctcentralinfo]

I have never seen cats so relaxed before.

[@fabienh3943]

I'm stunned! If this is really his home, and it's nice in all perspectives, he's greater than I even thought. Finally a guy who's not using a house to show of with in the first place. Thanks Go..., well Thanks whoever, for John Cleese!

[@cerebromagnetico]

Excellent post! What a great mind and lovely man John Cleese is!

[@mattl9070]

That was very nice of John to allow this tour of his home, I've read his autobiography "so anyway" several times, and it's a very enjoyable book from a very decent and respectable man. It's just a shame I never had the opportunity to have him sign it for me.

[@user-bl9hh1xm9w]

The strange thing is that John Cleese didn't even think to insult the French interviewer saying "your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries"!! ....Ts....ts....ts....O tempora o mores!!!

[@mimiashford5544]

He MIGHT have thought it....

[@YourFriendlyNeighbour]

John and his cats is like me with my Monty Python complete box set!

[@AlanGuerraPedro]

A funny man with a funny laugh! This guy doesn' get any cooler!

[@50sVintage]

Just wonderful. Many thanks John Cleese for sharing your home with us!

[@dukeofpearl]

Never take life too seriously! Good old John! 🕶

[@tomfisher9089]

If it weren't for three multi million dollar divorces this man would have a net worth much higher than the estimated 10 million. But despite this, look how simply and happily he lives. An object lesson for all of us.

[@robertglenn5398]

Now, this is not only a star, this is a guy who has retained the real John Cleese. His home is average by any standard; he knows the value of success. Ever notice that the shittiest actors in the business live in the largest, gaudiest, most oppulent homes? For what they lack in talent, they compensate for in evirons. Who doesn't love this guy? "Ok, Frog, I think that is about it."

[@kylewhitehead1684]

Half his income is still a hell of a lot, I imagine.

[@chocolatcats]

EXCUSE ME.........AT 77, AND MARRIED TO HIS 4TH WIFE......they live modestly because he's smart.................he makes and has millions. He has two children. GROWN UP, ACTRESSES AND WEALTHY. The Cleese couple live in a Santa Barbara house that the idiots with cameras........CAN'T SEE........they don't have his address so they leave him alone........................and John's happy in their modest home. No his ex-'s haven't taken most of his wealth.

[@ArcherV]

keri caye Cleese lives actually between Chelsea in London and a house in the Royal Crescent in Bath, not really small and cheap places

[@ArcherV]

keri caye plus he did a tour, the Alimony tour, to pay the divorce. They had to do the O2 reunion to pay for a legal bill none of them they had money for. Yes, his ex wife took most of his money

[@MrSilicon605]

HE SHOULD LOOK AFTER THAT FAT GUT OF HIS.....LOVED FAWLTY TOWERS ABD PYTHON GROWING UP BUT JC IS IN POOR CONDITION FOR HIS AGE...

[@ROEDERBABY]

Man, his laugh is so awesome.

[@Asrahn]

The man, the legend. John Cleese is just hilarious in every sense.

[@purplepoint9357]

I need a compilation of the weird voices John makes sometimes when he breathes.

[@lordhaku]

Imagine John Cleese doing a spoken word version of "Never Gonna Give You Up". Go on. Imagine it. And now, you'll never get it out of your head.

[@kamilkubiczek8675]

- Hello, frog. - S. Frog. - Shut up!

[@drumstick74]

_The Conquistador Coffee Campaign_

[@chinacod2004]

Wow. This just concludes my assertion that John Cleese is the greatest human being in existence.

[@JordanU94]

I absolutely love this man

[@princewhocares2973]

What an absolute bloody legend.

[@proudtobedesi]

John Cleese is amazing!!

[@HerNameIsLinnea]

he's so charming and down to earth, what a lovely man!

[@tracer740]

Delightful, insightful and quite entertaining!

[@Misakichifan]

Thank you!

[@olis_garage]

love this guy, he is one of the best actors ever and hes so right about everything!

[@HuiHuiTanTui]

Great stuff! John Cleese has some of the coolest cats!

[@muncangel5993]

brilliant!

[@FuckFeminists]

Terrible news about John Cleese; his daughter's an American. I think this might be the most jealous Ive ever been of another biped.

[@Mew4U]

I love his house, so cute with his cats, reminds me of me :P

[@luvveyduvvey]

hahaha it's sweet how his daughter makes him laugh :) legendrary :D

[@hollyellenb]

I would love a library like Cleese's. Love John Cleese.

[@xLCB1975x]

no giant tv or twenty luxury cars...........just awesome,i love this man

[@jpinard]

John, you are so awesome. Thanks for bringing laugh and intelligence to our lives.

[@autumnsadventures]

“Are you going to read the Odyssey now??” 😂😂😂 Oh to inherit such wonderful humor.

[@josron6088]

This guy so real is so cool

[@Focusonbehind]

Love him.

[@EzKrispy]

Man I love this guy.....

[@rons2021]

Cleese! Glad to have you living here in the United States!

[@Wvack]

Cleese:"You got that one did you frog?!" ROFL

[@davidknight5331]

I first fell in love, no homo :), with John Cleese when I was introduced to Fawlty Towers. I've been a solid fan ever since.

[@WilHenDavis]

Love the kitties! …love Mr. Cleese too!

[@morpher44]

that was cool. Big fan.

[@Michael-ih2hl]

I always figured him to be a big reader but dang!

[@deedonnerramone4757]

In North America, California sunshine is identifiable. Nowhere else in America does the sun bake so wonderfully. Hope California is great once again.

[@EliasJalonen]

It seems to me that John liked you being there. That's a vinvin situation :D

[@coconutgrove8]

omg, the beard! so funny, gotta love you Cleese!!

[@ajrnagy100]

His daughter seems funny

[@alf8579]

Wonderful

[@tomski70]

Please John, give us a new tv-series. 6 Epoisodes with Basil as a resdient in an old peoples house!

[@GrahamChapman]

It suddenly struck me how sorely missed John Cleese'll be when he passes away...

[@drumstick74]

I could have watched John show his place for _hours_! Too short tour, but brilliant. (how about a Director's Cut version?)

[@mmcrosbie]

Love you John.

[@DennisMathias]

As irreverent as EVER! John, you naughty boy! (Am I lovin' those CATS) I am so glad you DON'T have a mansion. This is beautiful. All the best from us out here, John.

[@Daedalus-ed5nd]

Haha, this man genuinely makes me grin.

[@1MysteryZ1967]

I believe the frog reference comes from his study of the human face. He did a series on that, if I'm not mistaken - the face, not the frog. Animal food trough water...

[@elbecko7969]

He gets more chilled as he gets older

[@prancer227]

His kitties are so cute!!!!!

[@frickadele]

Great cottage!!!!

[@funghouls5498]

Haha good fun. Thank you

[@Harrox73]

He makes coffee the way I do! I knew there's a connection between us. His love of cats is disturbing though ;-)

[@Tekknorg]

He IS an ICON.

[@iwaisman]

Thanks

[@nlgallant835]

"She makes me laugh more than any other biped!"..... My gosh I love you John Cleese!

[@JasonBonitati]

Awesome

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

That cat loves him and trusts him.

[@karinberryman2009]

Cleese handles his felines like a man, not like they’ll break. They love it as he ruffles them up a bit.