John Cleese Walks Out on BBC News Interview

[@thinklizzy1339]

Appalling interview. BBC should be ashamed. The last frame says it all - the interviewer is laughing, not from anxiety but from a sense of disdain for someone that she (and the rest of her patronising coworkers) think is misguided and ignorant to the ways of the modern world. A world that is constantly offended on the behalf of others. A world that wants to censor thought and opinion with a faux moral outrage that signals virtue, Yet in reality, her laughter indicates that this empathic ‘virtue’ is just a self-generated illusion and a vehicle to maintain moral superiority over others. Tear down the old world and replace it with moral virtues is her mantra. As she humiliates and patronises a living legend. Strange paradox?!

[@drumgold23]

Do you bore the arse of people for a living or is it just a hobby? What a lot of verbiage just to say you're butthurt.

[@robcumpstey8853]

@@drumgold23 Can't tell if you're trolling or just a bit basic... all of your comments give me the impression you're missing the point, much like our interviewer here.

[@generalpublic3744]

@@drumgold23 Well you managed to achieve what you are accusing Think Lizzy of in one sentence.

[@dozzio]

Well said

[@Go1US1Marines]

Amen! They are all a bunch of liberal dimwits.

[@generalpublic3744]

I don't always see eye to eye with John Cleese, but on this occasion I'm in total agreement with him. The interviewer had her own agenda and clearly wasn't interested in what Cleese actually said. The complaint he made is justified.

[@dr797-w2b]

Very well said.

[@hotpotat0es]

I'm sure hel.sleep.better now

[@L1Games]

She was looking for that "gotcha" moment and trying to force controversy. Shame on her.

[@DrnknMc]

Serves her right. This dude is 80+ yrs old and a comedy icon. When he gives you two hints sister, three strikes and he walks. I don’t agree with him on everything, but freedom of speech is tantamount to a civilized free society.

[@Godin12345]

Freedom of speech without responsibility leads to hell

[@flemingcourt]

Aside from John's age and experience he is also highly educated and clearly out classing Waswani.

[@antonia6059]

I grew up watching John Cleese. He’s a brilliant comedian. And I agree %100 with him. We all need to call out this bs. Calmly and reasonably.

[@MissHeathen]

HAHAHA! He was nothing but a dick the whole time. Wow. You're not allowed to ask simple questions to these self-absorbed comedians who think they're above criticism.

[@mcnitt]

He exhibited the exact behavior he was denouncing 3 seconds before.

[@djdoolittle1315]

Jon Cheese has been cancelled

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@SmelOdies]

He overreacted a touch, but after all he is a comedian and not a cultural or political pundit. But he overreacted a little bit. A little bit.

[@maringarvanovic8011]

She is a disgrace. Clearly not listening to him and just asks her pre written loaded questions. He made a lot of sense which needed exploring and she kept to what was on her piece of paper. Complete amateur and tries to back him into a corner with loaded questions. He was right to leave and he did it with dignity. The BBC should be ashamed and so should she.

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@cathywhite6442]

She was patronising

[@sharonakin574]

Well done John. She was trying so hard to change that interview. You were not going to get drawn in. Absolutely disgusting.. You’re fantastic Mr Cleese

[@thoutube9522]

He's making a documentary about hard issues. Yet he's expecting a softball interview. Context is all. If he was on the Grahame Norton show, it would be reasonable to expect softball questions. But he wasn't.

[@thoutube9522]

The idea of an interview is that you get drawn in. Isn't it?

[@rnw2739]

@@thoutube9522 Yes but by skilled interviewers that have the technique to steer the dialogue into regions they desire but make it appear unintentional. The laughable attempt made by this non-entity exposed the agenda from the word go. She should be back making chapatis for drunks down the Old Kent Rd after this shambles.

[@thoutube9522]

@@rnw2739 Why making chapatis? Why not frying chips? Why not flipping burgers? I wonder why you dislike this interviewer so very intensely? It's really beyond me. It's almost as if there's something about this interviewer that's different from, say ... Fiona Bruce or Louise Minchin. Gee now ... what on earth could it be? Is there perhaps some reason why you wouldn't expect Fiona Bruce or Louise Minchin to end up making chapatis? Oooh this is a toughie. Now let me think... No, too hard. Can't quite put my finger on it.

[@rnw2739]

@@thoutube9522 Oh .....is that too hard for you to fathom? I'd say it was because she is of from a culture that invented that particular delicacy. Much the same as if she was French I'd say 'snails' and if she was Hungarian I'd say 'Goulash' and if she was Japanese I'd say 'dogs'. Yet again people of your sinisterly warped mindset take a perfectly reasonable statement and twist it to suit your own poisonous agenda. According to your bile, it is now suspect for someone to mention a countries penchant or specific popular dish to a person of that particular country?! OK, but this begs the question why is it permissable to attribute 'privilege' to an entire race as you have done? Your feeble and transparent ploy to silence dissenters by smearing them with vile labels or declaring them insane, thus invalidating all else they may say (because you don't agree) is older than Dianne Abbots crusty, dishevelled syrup - we are all wise to the trick and it now works in reverse, destroying the masquerade of compassion you don and revealing you as the intolerant fascist you actually are. On a side point to further display your lack of knowledge or any brain cells for that matter, I loathe Fiona Bruce, another acolyte of the cult of Leftie nutters of which you belong.

[@EternityofNight]

This person is so incredibly smug and condescending! Her body language is like that of a parent talking to a naughty toddler.

[@user-ep3ck5re4o]

Agree - pathetic interviewer👊🏻

[@dozzio]

John is a legend and is spot on about the BBC

[@MissHeathen]

Where? What is John spot on about? He literally walked off in his own room cuz he didn't want to listen to someone's opinions lol!

[@SISU889]

@@MissHeathen lLol , he used " cancel culture " to his advantage on this occasion !

[@andyhinds542]

She wasn't offering an opinion. She was putting him on the spot to challenge him. It was if he was being baited from the start.

[@dravendean8710]

She has an agenda not an option

[@allanhoffman6367]

Very smart guy. Tremendous talent. She is an amateur and couldn’t play at his level. Good for him to feel he was treated in appropriately.

[@katecottingham7983]

What a dreadful patronising interviewer, awful, "I'd like you to answer it" who the hell does she think she is, smug smile too, well done John, the BBC has become far too woke.

[@drumgold23]

What do you mean by woke?

[@katecottingham7983]

politically correct

[@stevencornfield6631]

A BBC spokeswoman said....not got the guts to name and shame. Pathetic

[@MrPrendo62]

@@katecottingham7983 totally agree with you on this

[@rnw2739]

@@drumgold23 Are you actually ignorant of this term? Kindly Google it or get off of videos that are showing up the sinister nature of that particular agenda.

[@Charles-pz6ux]

Oh dear, I would have thought the BBC would have had more respect for one of our nations greatest comedic minds. The unpolished, ill prepared script or questions were clearly not learnt or rehearsed. The crass attempt to entrap JC was batted back beautifully leaving the interviewer with nothing to say, save for a juvenile comment that presumed the audience were of the same mind as her. I, am not. I'm all for being tested and if I take offence, I can always walk away. Too much cotton wool makes people too fragile. The way JC conducted himself was well measured and she was clearly trying to find scandal where non existed. The antithesis of cancel culture.

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@spiegel3269]

I respect John Cleese and his mind more than just about any other entertainer I can think of. I don't mind him walking off when his time is being wasted by some lesser intellect trying to get him to say something controversial.

[@MissHeathen]

??????? That's your take away? Really?

[@Uncommon_Senze]

@@MissHeathen What take away were you expecting - Chicken Jalfrezi?

[@alucylu9714]

Agree 100%. The interview wanted politics and controversy where John was there to talk about his show. Bravo for walking off Mr C

[@andyhinds542]

The kind of crap that usually works for John Lydon, despite him being banned by the BBC in 1978 for his veiled allegations against Jimmy Savile.

[@RohitKumar-lk6ig]

The standards in the BBC have certainly gone down. I cannot imagine such a shallow interview with an very obvious agenda. Good on John that he walked off the interview.

[@elised1018]

looool he misses calling u a pa-ki 2 ur face.. good ol' times

[@Gizzi666]

He made the point of people not listening then she proves his point for him 😂😂😂

[@YawaruSan]

At what point did he ever listen? He also made his point by demonstrating the behavior he complained about.

[@Gizzi666]

He wasn't there to listen to her. It was a plug for his shows nothing more

[@YawaruSan]

@@Gizzi666 He may have gone there to plug his show, but they invited him to question him, to what degree they actually worked it out before hand I don't know, but if it doesn't violate set agreement I don't see the problem with using their air time to ask the questions they want to ask.

[@Gizzi666]

Either way journalism is supposed to be non biased. She clearly had an agenda of her own.

[@YawaruSan]

@@Gizzi666 you say that but is it true? Everyone has a bias, saying “my opinion is unbiased” is often simply not the case, and what real journalists do in my opinion is separate the empirical facts from opinion and conclusions drawn from those facts. The journalist’s opinion isn’t worthless, but it should be seen as one person’s opinion not “the right opinion.”

[@videosyncrisy]

Clueless! She genuinely had no idea he was making a point about the interview itself when he was talking about people not listening! Haha… Very rude interview from the outset…and I totally agreed with John about her first reply starting with the word “but”… that was lost on her also. She shouldn’t have been smiling after the walk out… woeful job !!

[@andrewknight-latter8039]

All she wanted to do was wind him up, must be a very slow news day

[@chazsach6594]

The BBC will use any tactic to avoid the illegal channel crossings. 550 today (Thurs)

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@cardiac161]

This woman obviously had an agenda from the start and seems to carefully bait Mr. Cleese into saying something that would sound politically incorrect in her perspective. It's obvious Mr. Cleese has moved on from the topic but she just had to goad him back just to get some "newsworthy" quote.

[@IronMic-ee4kt]

Brown skin, asking racially charged questions. Sounds about right

[@r4h4al]

If anyone should be cancelled it's her for being so bad at her job.

[@dominichazell7862]

Sorry Karishna Vasaminwami or whatever your name is, you are not on the same intellectual level as this man. He was absolutely wasted on a two bit interviewer like you. Give it up love.

[@roycampsall2179]

Well done John, top man. I stopped listening to the BBC years ago .

[@Rekaert]

He was right to walk off. They deceitfully lured him to the interview under false pretenses with the clear intention to go after him for views they don't agree with, which considering the BBC is allegedly built on impartiality, is just ludicrous. Good on him, and the sooner the BBC is forced into a subscription format the better for all of us.

[@Extrikit]

Couldn’t they find a better interviewer than that?

[@joannelloyd3058]

John Cleese best comedian ever, I completely agree with him, so sick of this offended, woke, PC generation, best comedy we had was in 70,s 80,s and 90,s but now has been completely ruined time for people to stop this pathetic woke 💩

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@bungle3912]

The BBC are obsessed with this crap. Well done for walking out and highlighting it.

[@drumgold23]

He spat his dummy the poor sod

[@Muskieangler]

@@drumgold23 People like him are salt of the earth pioneers pushing the envelope on progressing society forward in a meaningful way. People like this interviewer and maybe you need the overprotected proverbial pacifiers.

[@quaid667]

@@drumgold23 jolly ol troll 👏

[@redcoat4ever323]

John Cleese is one of the most brilliant comedians the WORLD has ever produced. The world. I have never seen anything malicious from him or the Pythons. Except if you are parrot. The banging of the parrot’s head at the end of the sketch was over the top. Call the animal safety inspector. Oh, was just a prop? Ok then, nothing at all.

[@suave-rider]

He also made fun of white men with long legs. And those who argue.

[@EricaNernie]

He did give that red mini a going over with a branch of a tree.

[@mattbullard7143]

Good work John...amazingly gifted man, who made some very fair points - BBC had a hidden agenda on this one - it's supposed to be an unbias corporation but they showed a complete lack of respect to a man who is greatly admired in the entertainment industry - they pivoted on the agreed topic - shame on them and love the fact JC doesn't suffer fools.

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@buffymcmuffin5361]

Admire Cleese for not putting up with her nonsense.

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@dannylad1600]

This is a brief summary of how the interview went.. Her: so what are views on cancel culture? John: I think it can have harmful affect on peoples development, particularly young people coming into adulthood. Her: So you support racism then? John: ??????? This womans strawmaning is worse than that Cathy Newman from C4.

[@drumgold23]

I dunno. My dad got like this just before the end. Very sad.

[@EternityofNight]

@@drumgold23 He was right and you are a bad person.

[@harrysmith4780]

@@drumgold23 He hates women, he's utterly horrible about his ex-wives and it's only alimony that makes him wander the globe hawking himself.

[@stevencornfield6631]

This is so pathetic. You have to check yourself that it's not you being a Grumpy Old Man...then it's doubly pathetic. What has happened to the BBC? They're just so so pathetic. I've never been so angry

[@stevencornfield6631]

She's an idiot but her bosses are ten times worse. Name and Shame..

[@WarrenCromartie2]

It's bizarre how one of the greatest liberal comic actors of all time is now portrayed as a neo Nazi by the 'liberal' BBC. The world is upside down.

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

He hasn't aged well

[@andreassavva17]

John Cleese a Legent. Karishma Vaswani failed to take the opportunity to carry out the interview properly on one of the most charismatic comedy writers and artists of the century. Shame on you Karishma Vaswani and the BBC.

[@lesleywilbourne7823]

What a smug rude interviewer who certainly didn’t know how to „listen“ Well done John for not putting up with such nonsense. Had she actually done any research on the wonderful Mr Cleese she certainly seemed to have no idea she was in the company of a National Treasure!

[@chiefteefteefreturns3320]

This woman was race baiting so bad…..

[@drumgold23]

You seem obsessed with race? Why?

[@Muskieangler]

@@drumgold23 Oh I see, you're just a hiveminded troll. Bots will easily replace you one day.

[@wesgleeson]

@@drumgold23 👏😄

[@obsessive01]

Good man and well said John 👏

[@spiritusinfinitus]

BOOM. I love John. No BS.

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@dancinmike2001]

He showed an abundant amount of patience combined with very intelligent answers. I don't blame him at all for ending that crap interview.

[@queenslander954]

No surprise its the same UK Station to ignore Jimmy Saville’s skullduggery.

[@matthwe3468]

The interviewer is clearly trying to get John to be "offensive" and give herself a pat on the back for pointing him out and putting him in his place. Thank goodness John saw through it and got up.

[@gbh1946]

You handled that very well John, I would have been tempted to give her a mouthful first....words....that is.

[@CM-re1vm]

Her smug smile at the very end says it all...

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@EZO.FUZZ.IS.OFFLINE]

I respect this man more than any politician in my entire country.

[@r4h4al]

Seeing as they're all vermin that's not saying much.

[@TheAmazingAdventuresOfMiles]

Not being particularly for or against Cleese, and not knowing Vaswani I've watched this from a pretty neutral position and I've got to say that was the worst clip of footage I've ever seen with a BBC tag on. It was straight off Fox or some other trashy news outlet. The BBC are supposed to be unbiased, factual, honest and ethical and this was none of that at all. She was trying to embarrass the man and put him in a box that he won't willingly go in. Clearly hoping to get him to slip up somehow and say something that can be taken the wrong way in search of cheap clickbait at his expense. Cleese doesn't suffer fools and he's been listening to people like that since before she was even born, he knows how to handle himself and how to tear a strip off someone who is trying to make an idiot out of him.

[@stevencornfield6631]

Fantastically well put. I agree with everything

[@RevolutionibusOrbiumCoelestium]

Well said!

[@r4h4al]

I like that last sentence, he knows how to tear a strip off someone who is making a twat of him.

[@walkwithmeASMR]

What a legend. She is so patronising

[@captainover-tighten6729]

Perfect! John, you nailed it. That was the worst interviewer I have ever seen. I admire John's patience for hanging in that long. I believe an association within the insurance industry presented a paper in this century on the rising costs of insurance that could be directly related to personal injuries resulting from a fall. In a nutshell, it indicated that because children were so "coddled" growing up, they were not left to explore, climb, and generally expose themselves to activities that could result in falling. As humans, we tend to learn from past experiences. Since these children do not possess this learned response, a fall during their adulthood becomes a much more significant event; thus burdening the healthcare system and subsequently driving up insurance premiums. To my point: this cancel culture basically has the same effect. Adults who are unprepared for the realities of life. So says John!

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@RasmusDyhrFrederiksen]

Wow, embarassing. For the BBC.

[@CharleyFry]

Typical. They ask him on to talk about one thing then talk about something else. Devious people.

[@bartwarren8069]

We have this new age type of interview in New Zealand too. Absolutely disgusting

[@andreassavva17]

Vaswani I've never seen a journalist as pleased as you to see an interview come to the end, well sort of end it was incomplete. You miss handled John Cleese Karishma Vaswani that was bad very bad work.

[@r4h4al]

JC got given the monkey instead of the organ grinder.

[@dabrupro]

"There are people out there...." Now, that's good journalism.

[@dixiep33]

Brilliant bloke! We need more people like him!

[@minamoo3035]

Good for him!

[@bellycuda]

as soon as he heard the 'but', he knew exactly what was happening here

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

"But" is such a woke word. Should be banned.

[@Acat253]

The interviewer stirs the pot vehemently and with no respect!

[@dangomes4855]

What a sly, underhand, disrespectful interviewer. She made me feel sick.

[@csnelling4]

Well done John , you put her back in her box

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

1:24 "Why do you say 'But'?"

[@joeenglert]

kind of like the old '2 sheds' interview

[@paulround630]

Cancel your TV licence. Defund the BBC.

[@socratease4645]

“In Britain, where racist behavior was couched as a bit of banter… was that acceptable?” What????

[@alexmuenster2102]

2:03 Exactly: She vaguely references an "instance" without clearly stating what was said, so we, the listeners, are "forced" to accept her characterization of it as "racist behavior." Maybe it WASN'T "racist behavior." Maybe it truly was just "banter."

[@r4h4al]

Terrible question. Probably the worst one I've ever heard from an interviewer.

[@CaptRespect]

Seems like they brought him in under the pretense of talking about his show and talked about cancel culture instead. Then refused to get back on topic even after he pointed that out.

[@bushybeardedbear]

That's pretty standard for an interview. "Youve been very outspoken about X, tell us more." The notion of an interview only being self promotion is more of an American notion.

[@roninmarketingproductions]

He's a living legend and I am sad that comedy is a dying art.

[@AndreaUK1973]

Please Don’t be sad, sometimes things go wrong from other perspectives, don’t give up on your career, you will learn with this interview…John is a legend and you had some great interaction (we will never forget this interview “tick”!) and good answers from him! Carry on !! .💋

[@EricaNernie]

He twigged right from the start that she was hostile ("nice to be here" when she hadn't welcomed him. He wrote the best sit com ever in the history of television. A little respect is in order, and if he wants to promote his shows, the interviewer should let him.

[@alexmuenster2102]

>>and if he wants to promote his shows

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

Paranoid and deluded.

[@buffymcmuffin5361]

He's 82 and still going strong! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleese

[@dominicmcloughlin8463]

absolute legend god bless u Mr Cleese!!!!

[@bluemouth8066]

Awful interviewer. Patronising and no sense of rapport. The BBC really are a cesspit nowadays.

[@OhNoNotFrank]

Strange how easily offended people who doesn’t like easily offended people seem to get…

[@appledoreman]

JC: Complains about people getting offended too easily - immediately walks out when offended by question put to him.

[@alexmuenster2102]

He didn't walk off because he was offended. Rather, he walked off because the powers that be (the show-runners) wouldn't have allowed him to properly dissect her rude behavior, and because even if he had been allowed, he would have been soiled by some of the unavoidable "spatter."

[@TheaterPup]

@@alexmuenster2102You’re making him sound like a whiny victim and I doubt he’d be flattered.

[@alexmuenster2102]

@@TheaterPup Did you direct that comment to me by mistake? I'm on his side! The FRAMEWORK of that interview - i.e., the implicit expectations of all concerned (incl. listeners) - made it virtually impossible for him to properly defend himself without him "coming off" as a "meany."

[@bubasmollett8610]

What a class act. He has added much joy to my life.

[@warrennicholsony.fernando4513]

I hope more people walk out on interviews like this.

[@bim-ska-la-bim4433]

A hero of mine... Well done, Mr. Cleese.

[@jennawrena]

Awful interviewer. Laughing at the end as if she’s at a loss as to why he couldn’t stand it anymore . Utterly disrespectful

[@r4h4al]

The big smile showed big arrogance.

I think its high time conservative thinkers stopped giving a rat's ass what these progressives think and just went about their lives the way we want. If someone feigns outrage, laugh them out of the room. If a media pushes radical wokism, ignore it, don't watch it, don't patronize it. Vote for leaders who think likewise. Change will take time but it can happen, as has been shown in the US and elsewhere

[@TheaterPup]

Since when have conservatives ever minded their own business? 😂

[@inchaoswetrust]

Much respect ✊🏾 to you John

[@cliffsdepot]

Watch the entire clip, Vaswani was becoming irritatingly pedantic needlessly circling back again & again trying to "prove her point" after failing repeatedly. Vaswani's final false claim of a "huge backlash" against Chappelle was the final straw after her earlier attempt to play the race card failed.

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

Watch the entire clip and see John Cleese long for his own unchallenged monologue.

[@ownpetard8379]

@@AKZbinCommenterWhoHasABrain Did you say, long for the fjords?

[@lurx2024]

I've always been a fan of John Cleese, but for someone talking about the problems associated with allowing yourself to become easily triggered, he seems to be exemplifying what he is arguing about with his behavior in this interview.

[@paulvaughan3699]

Cleese can still do the Monty Python sketch 'paid for an argument' really well

[@grossburger21]

love it he was doing interviews and talkshows about the life of brian long before she was a twinkle in daddys eye and he came out on top then.Thank you mr Cleese for standing up right and not following there corrupt agenda.

[@MissHeathen]

what "AGEndA" ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@daggerlane]

It's quite simple, John walked off because he had agreed to be interviewed about his then forthcoming comedy tour, nothing else.

[@JimRobinson-colors]

Feels like "life of Brian" was trying to be canceled by the people that are now using the word Woke. It is confusing when the word is used for people that try to be fair to others by criticizing the christian right.

[@Thecomedyking39]

I was clapping when John Clees walked off saying well done. 👏

[@gemfem7059]

Appalling interviewer. Desperate for a clickbait opportunity. Instead of reporting the news seeking to orchestrate it. Shameful.

[@jonatan9142]

I give you a standing ovation, John Cleese. You are a beacon of hope in a dark lefty sea of bullish

[@redlady935]

It's not a left wing thing. I'm very left wing and can't stand cancel culture. Many of us can't.

[@liammcmahon3974]

As an Irishman living in England for quite some time, I actually miss Irish jokes. If a joke is funny, it’s just funny. Not to all, but humour shouldn’t be limited.

[@BeesWaxMinder]

I wonder if I can find/get hold of that series He seems to have worked on?

[@7QHook]

"I think it's a very poor question ... it's so scattered and has so many different ideas in that I don't know which place to start with to answer it" love it - taking notes on self defense against the woke disease.

[@ad8554]

When she said "I'd like you to answer it." I was thinking she's got a very high opinion of herself. I would have left then.

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

You will need a lot of notes

[@AYouTubeCommenterWhoHasABrain]

@@ad8554 Always good to leave rather than face questions

[@7QHook]

@@AKZbinCommenterWhoHasABrain I've since learned they are pathological liars and it is pointless to engage with them in good faith.

[@EternityofNight]

Back in the 90's, I saw a show about the BBC and their race quotas, I knew it would end badly and here we are.

[@AlaiMacErc]

Wow. Exactly how did you "know" this? Your own preconceptions about race, perhaps?

[@EternityofNight]

@@AlaiMacErc My own preconceptions about racism. Racism is where you have quotas and hire people according to their ethnicity or skin color for example. I've always known that this was a bad idea, just like I've always known that mixing bleach with other things is a bad idea. Some people don't have as much sense as I do, however.

[@baldybouncers]

Well done John!! Legend, always

[@michaelgann8070]

Cleese can be arrogant. Her questions were fair. No wonder he has had so many failed marriages.

[@michaeloflannagen]

But....he supported Chris Langham. Why?

[@AnytingGoes]

Bad interviewer not actually listening to the subject and conversing normally. This is everything wrong with modern journalism, loaded questions and agendas.

[@VonCoco1944]

Remember, "So what you're saying is..."

[@frankiehartley9910]

Always look on the bright side of life...

[@JudithRandall-vz1zk]

He belonged to a comedy group of men who dressed up as women instead of giving actual women a job in their shows.

[@r4h4al]

Would fit in well with today's culture.

[@Alan-h5f6x]

She tried to paint John into a corner. And then bash him with wokeness. John saw right through the nonsense and acted accordingly

[@brianpeterson5559]

She's the problem, can't stand people like her

[@simonpatience9540]

Cleese did not respond well - very thinned skinned...which is ironic!

[@TimOMahony-df8qh]

Cleese comes across as a bully looking for a fight with his smug, passive aggression. This was signalled when he gleefully jumped upon the interviewer's use of the word "but" to introduce her response to his contribution, which was quite normal use of the word. She was trying to conduct an adult discussion in a civilised way but Cleese's personality was having none of it. I felt embarrassed for him.

[@briandelaney9710]

No. She was trying to get her little points in and start a drama

[@cw8]

How is she a Singaporean? What a disgrace to our country, we certainly do not teach wokeness and cancel culture over here. John Cleese is a legendary comedian, well done, well said.

[@MissHeathen]

How dare she interview someone with simple questions ho no the horror.

[@cw8]

@@MissHeathen How dare he walk off after simply asinine questions. Oh no, the horror!

[@selloflo7876]

She should be fired such bad questions

[@barrycoffey492]

Wonderful ! Well done Mr Cleese.

[@BeaglefreilaufKalkar]

For those here who disagree with Cleese, a question. Which comedy programs did the BBC make the last year or 2-3 that are equal to MPFC, Young Ones, Comic Strip, AbFAb, Bottom, Yes Minister, Father Ted, Black Books, Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers?

[@FurryWulfz]

Not even what Comedy, what programs.

[@BeaglefreilaufKalkar]

@@FurryWulfz I don't Im gonna get an answer though

[@bluemouth8066]

You mean the BBC still makes comedy???

[@SasquatchAtTheSpaceDisco]

Not really a fair question. Your examples go from the 1960s to the 2000s, so the last three years can hardly compete. Also, not all of those shows were from the BBC.

[@AlaiMacErc]

For those here that *disagree* with him? Who's that? The entire comment section is an utter gammon-fest. "I'M EXTREMELY OFFENDED BY OTHER PEOPLE BEING OFFENDED."

[@mst7806]

I just watched A Fish Called Wanda for the first time in about 30 years. 😂 wonderful film, very funny and would never be made today. 😞