Tuesday, November 18, 2014
8pm (reception, 6:30-7:30pm)

John Cleese
in conversation with Eric Idle

So, Anyway…

The Alex Theatre
216 North Brand Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91203

Event is SOLD OUT.
Video will be posted soon after the event.
$27 General Admission 
$50 Reserved Seats* + John Cleese’s memoir 
$95 Premium Seats* + Reception (6:30-7:30pm) + Cleese’s memoir
(Tickets include $2 Alex Theatre restoration facility fee.  Proceeds from the reception support the Live Talks LA “Newer Voices” series.”)
*At check in, you will get a ticket that gives you access to a seats in the reserved block of seats based on ticket type purchased.
Books included with tickets will be signed and signed books will be available for sale at the event.

John Cleese achieved his first big success in London’s West End and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. He went on to co-found the legendary Monty Python films that include Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian. In the mid-1970s, John Cleese and his first wife, Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the now classic sitcom, Fawlty Towers. Later, he wrote and co-starred in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He has appeared in many other films, from James Bond to Harry Potter to Shrek, and has guest-starred in TV shows that have included 3rd Rock from the Sun, Will & Grace, and Entourage. He lives in London.

In his memoir, So, Anyway…, Cleese takes readers on a Grand Tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town and his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. After getting his start as a writer and actor on the landmark David Frost-hosted The Frost Report, where he worked alongside many who would also later become comedy icons, Cleese landed his most famous role as a star of the TV show Monty Python’s Flying Circus. To the legions of Python fans and comedy aficionados, Cleese’s work with the Pythons has become the stuff of legend. His signature characters—including the Minister of Silly Walks and the owner (and would-be returner) of a dead parrot—embodied his knack for madcap buffoonery played completely straight and catapulted him to the shortlist of funniest men alive. Twisting and turning through amazing stories and hilarious digressions—with some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on what’s funny and why—this story of a young man’s journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.

Eric Idle  is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer and comedic composer. Idle was a member of the English surreal comedy group Monty Python, a member of the Rutles on Saturday Night Live, and the author of the Broadway musical Spamalot.