Earlier this year, Cleese, 82, described cancel culture as a “tragedy,” telling the attendees at the FreedomFest conference in Las Vegas, where he was keynote speaker, that comedians didn’t have the freedom to be funny anymore and that comedy films were now “aimed at young men because they’re the ones who go to the cinema on Friday night.” Last year, it was reported that Cleese was to front a new series calledon Brit network Channel 4 to investigate cancel culture and what it means for comedy.
In November, Cleese appeared to cancel himself when he pulled the plug on an appearance at Cambridge University after a visiting speaker was banned for making a Hitler impression, saying that he was “blacklisting myself before someone else does” and urging organizers to “find a venue where woke rules do not apply.
Brilliant move left is nut's
Never thought of clease as being right leaning but In that case it would be the comedic version of downton abbey if he and steven frye would debate each other weekly
I thought he had left the UK? He never moved on beyond the 70's.
Brilliant news 👏
Unsurprised given the walk. Perhaps drop ‘funny’ from its title
Cancel that mf!
Save us LauraDaniel25, you're our only hope.
Disappointing
What have GB news ever done for us?
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