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John Cleese

1939-10-27 (85 years old) in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid 1970s, Cleese and his first wife Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films, two Harry Potter films, and three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded the production company Video Arts, responsible for making entertaining training films. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cleese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movies

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The Palace
54 %|Sep 28, 2023
Comedy, Drama
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The Martini Shot
80 %|Sep 27, 2023
Drama
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Rally Road Racers
66 %|May 12, 2023
Animation, Family, Comedy
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Daddy Daughter Trip
77 %|Sep 30, 2022
Family, Comedy
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Why Are We (Not) Creative?
60 %|Oct 20, 2021
Documentary
actor
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
0 %|Oct 10, 2021
Documentary, Drama
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
68 %|Apr 21, 2020
Documentary
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Absolutely Anything
59 %|Jun 26, 2015
Comedy, Science Fiction
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Monty Python Live (Mostly)
70 %|Jul 20, 2014
Comedy, Music, Documentary
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Planes
59 %|Aug 9, 2013
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy
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Spud 2: The Madness Continues
68 %|Jun 6, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Anatomy of a Liar
60 %|Oct 26, 2012
Documentary
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Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
60 %|Nov 8, 2011
Family, Comedy, Fantasy
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John Cleese: The Alimony Tour Live
78 %|Aug 11, 2011
Comedy
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Winnie the Pooh
69 %|Apr 6, 2011
Animation, Family, Comedy, Adventure
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Spud
70 %|Dec 3, 2010
Comedy, Drama
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Shrek Forever After
64 %|May 16, 2010
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Family
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Planet 51
58.620000000000005 %|Nov 19, 2009
Animation, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure
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The Pink Panther 2
57 %|Feb 6, 2009
Comedy, Mystery
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
56 %|Dec 10, 2008
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Igor
59.34 %|Sep 19, 2008
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
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The Seventh Python
0 %|Jun 26, 2008
Documentary
actor
Life Of Brian Screenplay
0 %|Jan 29, 2008
Comedy
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Shrek the Third
62.97 %|May 17, 2007
Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
50 %|May 10, 2007
Documentary
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The Secret Life of Brian
76.34 %|Jan 1, 2007
Documentary
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Charlotte's Web
62.05 %|Dec 7, 2006
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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L'Entente cordiale
46 %|Jun 21, 2006
Comedy
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Man About Town
52.13 %|Jun 8, 2006
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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The Art of Football from A to Z
48 %|May 25, 2006
Documentary, Comedy
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Fawlty Towers Revisited
0 %|Dec 1, 2005
Documentary, TV Movie
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Valiant
55 %|Mar 25, 2005
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, War
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
48 %|Dec 9, 2004
Comedy, Documentary
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Wine for the Confused
82 %|Oct 21, 2004
Documentary
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Around the World in 80 Days
59 %|Jun 16, 2004
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
76 %|Jun 11, 2004
Documentary
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Shrek 2
72.82 %|May 19, 2004
Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
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George of the Jungle 2
44.44 %|Aug 18, 2003
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
55 %|Jun 25, 2003
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Scorched
55 %|May 17, 2003
Comedy, Crime
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Stupidity
52 %|Jan 1, 2003
Documentary, History
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Die Another Day
60 %|Nov 17, 2002
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
77.2 %|Nov 13, 2002
Adventure, Fantasy
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash
43.71000000000001 %|Aug 16, 2002
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
0 %|Jan 12, 2002
Documentary, Comedy
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Mickey's House of Villains
73 %|Nov 15, 2001
Family, Animation, Comedy
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Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
69 %|Nov 6, 2001
Animation, Family, Comedy
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Rat Race
62.629999999999995 %|Aug 17, 2001
Adventure, Comedy
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The Magic Pudding
54 %|Dec 14, 2000
Animation, Music, Family
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Quantum Project
0 %|May 5, 2000
Science Fiction, Adventure, Romance, Drama
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Isn't She Great
48 %|Jan 28, 2000
Comedy, Drama
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The World Is Not Enough
63 %|Nov 17, 1999
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Parting Shots
61 %|May 14, 1999
Romance, Crime, Comedy
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The Out-of-Towners
57.32 %|Apr 2, 1999
Comedy, Drama
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George of the Jungle
56.13 %|Jul 15, 1997
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
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Fierce Creatures
61.42 %|Jan 23, 1997
Comedy, Romance
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The Wind in the Willows
55 %|Oct 16, 1996
Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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The Jungle Book
59 %|Dec 23, 1994
Family, Adventure, Drama
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The Swan Princess
65.78999999999999 %|Nov 18, 1994
Family, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
64 %|Nov 4, 1994
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Romance
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Splitting Heirs
52 %|Apr 2, 1993
Comedy
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Life of Python
75 %|Mar 16, 1990
Documentary, Comedy
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Quark the Dragon Slayer
0 %|Dec 20, 1989
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy
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Erik the Viking
58 %|Sep 1, 1989
Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
75 %|Jan 1, 1989
Comedy, Music
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A Fish Called Wanda
72 %|Jul 15, 1988
Comedy, Crime
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The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
50 %|Jan 1, 1987
Comedy, Music
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Clockwise
62.87 %|Mar 1, 1986
Comedy
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Silverado
70 %|Jul 10, 1985
Western, Action
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Yellowbeard
54.89 %|Jun 24, 1983
Comedy, Adventure
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
73 %|Mar 31, 1983
Comedy
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Privates on Parade
47 %|Mar 18, 1983
Comedy, Drama, War, Music
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
60 %|Mar 1, 1982
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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Time Bandits
65.83 %|Jul 13, 1981
Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy
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The Great Muppet Caper
68 %|Jun 26, 1981
Family, Crime, Comedy, Mystery, Music
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The Taming of the Shrew
78 %|Oct 23, 1980
Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
63 %|Dec 22, 1979
Comedy, Music
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Life of Brian
77.61999999999999 %|Aug 17, 1979
Comedy
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The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
71 %|Jun 20, 1979
Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie
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The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
66 %|Sep 18, 1977
Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Pleasure at Her Majesty's
65 %|Dec 29, 1976
Comedy, Documentary
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
78.02 %|Mar 14, 1975
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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Romance with a Double Bass
61 %|Jan 1, 1974
Comedy, Romance
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Is This a Record?
60 %|Jun 1, 1973
Comedy, Documentary
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Who Sold You This, Then?
60 %|Jan 1, 1972
Documentary
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And Now for Something Completely Different
72.27000000000001 %|Sep 28, 1971
Comedy
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The Statue
47 %|Jan 27, 1971
Comedy
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
60 %|Nov 12, 1970
Comedy, Drama
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The Magic Christian
57 %|Dec 12, 1969
Comedy
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How to Irritate People
66 %|Jan 21, 1969
Comedy, TV Movie
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How to Make Her Cheat
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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The Roast of John Cleese
0 %|Mar 12, 2024
Comedy
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Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
0 %|May 6, 2023
Documentary
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Arctic Dogs
61 %|Nov 1, 2019
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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An Accidental Studio
62 %|Jul 12, 2019
Documentary
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Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
60 %|Nov 8, 2018
Animation, Family, Adventure
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Trolls
66.39999999999999 %|Oct 13, 2016
Family, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Music
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
57 %|Sep 12, 2016
Comedy, Documentary
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Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
58 %|May 1, 2016
Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Get Squirrely
52 %|Mar 1, 2015
Family, Animation, Comedy
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Spud 3: Learning to Fly
61 %|Dec 16, 2014
Comedy
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Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
75 %|Nov 13, 2014
Comedy, Documentary
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God Loves Caviar
54 %|Aug 4, 2012
Adventure, History
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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
80 %|May 10, 2009
Documentary, Comedy
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We Are Most Amused
72 %|Nov 15, 2008
Comedy
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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
78 %|Mar 31, 2008
Documentary, TV Movie
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Return of the Goodies
69 %|Dec 30, 2005
TV Movie, Documentary, Comedy
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The Roots of Monty Python
0 %|Nov 26, 2005
Documentary
actor
Best Ever Bond
50 %|Nov 22, 2002
Documentary, Action
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
79.13 %|Nov 16, 2001
Adventure, Fantasy
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Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
0 %|Nov 17, 2000
Fantasy, Animation, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Amnesty International's Big 30
40 %|Dec 28, 1991
Documentary, Comedy
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
63.150000000000006 %|Nov 21, 1991
Animation, Family, Western, Adventure, Comedy
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Bullseye!
48 %|Nov 2, 1990
Comedy
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The Big Picture
58 %|Sep 15, 1989
Comedy, Romance
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The Movie Life of George
0 %|Feb 10, 1989
actor
Dragonslayer Quark
0 %|Dec 2, 1987
Animation
actor
Baby Quark
0 %|Dec 2, 1987
Animation
actor
Quark and the Highway Robber
0 %|Dec 2, 1987
Animation
actor
The Grand Knockout Tournament
60 %|Jun 19, 1987
Comedy, Family
actor
The Tom Machine
0 %|Nov 20, 1980
Science Fiction, Comedy
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Doctor Who: City of Death
88 %|Oct 20, 1979
Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
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...To Norway, Home of Giants!
70 %|May 5, 1979
Comedy
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More Awkward Customers
0 %|Nov 10, 1975
Comedy
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Awkward Customers
0 %|Nov 9, 1975
Comedy
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The Love Ban
35 %|Jan 1, 1973
Comedy
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Euroshow '71: May Day Special
0 %|May 1, 1971
Comedy
actor
Nuclear Bogeyheads
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy, Action
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The Best House in London
36 %|Jan 1, 1969
Comedy
actor
Taking The Wheel
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy
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Clifford the Big Red Dog
72 %|Nov 10, 2021
Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
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Father Christmas Is Back
46 %|Nov 7, 2021
Comedy, Family
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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
0 %|Jun 5, 2021
Documentary, Comedy
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The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
50 %|Dec 10, 2020
Comedy
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Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
68 %|Jun 23, 2020
Documentary
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Assholes: A Theory
40 %|Nov 13, 2019
Documentary
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Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
90 %|Sep 7, 2019
Documentary, Comedy
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The Naked Wanderer
48 %|Sep 5, 2019
Romance, Comedy
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Charming
64 %|Mar 26, 2018
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
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Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
70 %|Jan 7, 2018
Documentary, Comedy
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Behind Over the Garden Wall
0 %|Jul 8, 2015
Documentary
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The Meaning of Monty Python
75 %|Oct 8, 2013
Documentary, Comedy
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The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
80 %|Dec 24, 2012
Comedy, Documentary
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The Big Year
60 %|Oct 13, 2011
Comedy
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The Undefeated
21 %|Jul 15, 2011
Documentary
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Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
80 %|Jul 1, 2008
Documentary, Comedy
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Monty Python Conquers America
65 %|Jan 1, 2008
Documentary
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Complete Guide to Guys
48 %|Jan 1, 2005
Comedy
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Concert for George
81 %|Oct 3, 2003
Music, Documentary
actor
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
65 %|Nov 20, 2002
Documentary
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Making Rat Race
0 %|Jan 29, 2002
Documentary
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The Life of Python
0 %|Oct 31, 2000
Comedy, Documentary
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Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
56.67 %|Jan 22, 2000
Documentary, TV Movie
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Rockstar
30 %|Jan 1, 2000
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The Nutcracker
61.54 %|Oct 23, 1999
Animation
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Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
0 %|Oct 8, 1999
Documentary, Comedy, Music
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The Monty Python Story
0 %|Oct 8, 1999
Documentary, Comedy
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Monty Python: Live at Aspen
69 %|Mar 21, 1998
Comedy, Documentary
actor
Spike
0 %|Jun 11, 1996
actor
Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb
0 %|Sep 14, 1991
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Bosses From Hell
0 %|Jan 1, 1989
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Customers From Hell
0 %|Jan 1, 1989
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Employees From Hell
0 %|Jan 1, 1989
actor
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
70 %|Jul 13, 1988
Documentary
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Group Madness
0 %|Jun 11, 1983
Documentary
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The Queen Special
0 %|Oct 11, 1981
Music, Documentary
poster
Peter Cook & Co.
67 %|Nov 14, 1980
Comedy
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Golden Gordon
0 %|Oct 17, 1979
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Away from It All
63 %|Jan 1, 1979
Comedy
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The Mermaid Frolics
53 %|Sep 10, 1977
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Three Piece Suite
0 %|Jan 1, 1977
Drama, Comedy
poster
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
67 %|Sep 11, 1968
Comedy
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Interlude
58 %|May 1, 1968
Drama

Series

actor
The Dinosaur Hour Extra
0 %|Dec 24, 2023
Talk
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The Dinosaur Hour
0 %|Oct 29, 2023
News, Talk
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LOL: Last One Laughing
74 %|Apr 1, 2021
Comedy, Reality
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Why there is no hope
0 %|Aug 2, 2020
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Hold the Sunset
61.43 %|Feb 18, 2018
Comedy
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Speechless
70 %|Sep 21, 2016
Comedy
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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A Life on Screen
80 %|Dec 24, 2014
Documentary, Reality
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Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
0 %|Nov 3, 2014
Documentary
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Over the Garden Wall
85.67999999999999 %|Nov 3, 2014
Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Family, Comedy
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Over the Garden Wall
85.67999999999999 %|Nov 3, 2014
Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Family, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Whitney
49 %|Sep 22, 2011
Comedy
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Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
92 %|Aug 22, 2011
Animation
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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
76 %|Oct 18, 2009
Documentary, Comedy
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Skavlan
50 %|Jan 16, 2009
Talk
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Markus Lanz
52 %|Jun 3, 2008
Talk
actor
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
50 %|Nov 6, 2007
Comedy, Talk
actor
Movie Connections
0 %|Sep 10, 2007
Documentary
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
actor
Legends
50 %|Nov 17, 2006
Documentary
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Robins
78 %|Aug 23, 2006
Comedy, Talk
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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Monty Python's Personal Best
50 %|Feb 22, 2006
Comedy, Animation
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Entourage
73.35 %|Jul 18, 2004
Comedy, Drama
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Real Time with Bill Maher
60 %|Feb 21, 2003
Comedy, Talk
actor
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
0 %|Apr 29, 2002
News
poster
Richard & Judy
31 %|Nov 26, 2001
Talk
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The Human Face
68 %|Mar 7, 2001
Documentary
poster
Disney's House of Mouse
74 %|Jan 13, 2001
Animation, Kids
poster
Mickey Mouse Works
65 %|May 1, 1999
Animation, Comedy, Kids
poster
Casper & Mandrilaftalen
78 %|Mar 1, 1999
Comedy
poster
Will & Grace
68 %|Sep 21, 1998
Comedy
poster
Parkinson
0 %|Jan 9, 1998
Talk
poster
E! True Hollywood Story
81 %|Aug 21, 1996
Documentary
poster
The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
poster
3rd Rock from the Sun
74.68 %|Jan 9, 1996
Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
poster
MADtv
68.75 %|Oct 14, 1995
Comedy
actor
Look at the State We're In!
0 %|May 20, 1995
Comedy
poster
Funny Business
80 %|Nov 22, 1992
Comedy
poster
This Morning
57 %|Oct 3, 1988
Talk, News
poster
Cheers
76 %|Sep 30, 1982
Comedy
poster
Wogan
45 %|May 4, 1982
Talk
poster
Whoops Apocalypse
72 %|Mar 14, 1982
Comedy
poster
Wetten, dass..?
55 %|Feb 14, 1981
Drama, Reality, Comedy, Talk
poster
Not the Nine O'Clock News
72 %|Oct 16, 1979
Comedy
poster
BBC Television Shakespeare
52 %|Dec 3, 1978
Drama, Comedy
poster
An Audience with...
53 %|Jan 8, 1978
Talk
poster
The Muppet Show
80.24 %|Sep 5, 1976
Kids, Comedy, Family
poster
The Secret Policeman's Ball
50 %|Apr 1, 1976
Comedy
poster
Ripping Yarns
74 %|Jan 7, 1976
Comedy
poster
Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
poster
Fawlty Towers
82 %|Sep 19, 1975
Comedy
poster
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
60 %|Jan 12, 1975
Talk
poster
Last of the Summer Wine
71 %|Jan 4, 1973
Comedy
poster
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
60 %|Jan 3, 1972
Comedy
poster
The Goodies
75 %|Nov 8, 1970
Comedy
poster
Monty Python's Flying Circus
82.41 %|Oct 5, 1969
Comedy
poster
Sez Les
45 %|Apr 30, 1969
Comedy
poster
Sez Les
45 %|Apr 30, 1969
Comedy
poster
Omnibus
70 %|Oct 13, 1967
Documentary
actor
Misleading Cases
0 %|Jun 20, 1967
Comedy
poster
At Last the 1948 Show
72.5 %|Feb 15, 1967
Comedy
actor
The Frost Report
0 %|Mar 1, 1966
Comedy
poster
Doctor Who
78.64 %|Nov 23, 1963
Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
poster
The Avengers
77 %|Jan 7, 1961
Action & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
actor
Cancel Me
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary
actor
Untitled Fawlty Towers Reboot
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy