So, Anyway...

Written by:
John Cleese
Narrated by:
John Cleese

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
48
Narrator
9
Release Date
December 2016
Duration
13 hours 32 minutes
Summary
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “John Cleese’s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author—smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny. . . . A picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man.”—The Washington Post
 
The legendary writer and performer of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world
 
John Cleese’s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected now seem written into comedy’s DNA. In this rollicking memoir, Cleese recalls his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town, his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), and the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown.

Cleese was just days away from graduating Cambridge and setting off on a law career when he was visited by two BBC executives, who offered him a job writing comedy for radio. That fateful moment—and a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to London’s famed West End—propelled him down a different path, cutting his teeth writing for stars like David Frost and Peter Sellers, and eventually joining the five other Pythons to pioneer a new kind of comedy that prized invention, silliness, and absurdity. Along the way, he found his first true love with the actress Connie Booth and transformed himself from a reluctant performer to a world class actor and back again.
 
Twisting and turning through surprising 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.
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Cj Bignell

alway loved john cleese

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Anonymous

Absolut brilliant. As a non native english speaker, if I could choose, I would speak as John Cleese . Very well written, totally fantastic.

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Nick H.

Great book to listen to.

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Joshua S.

Great book, about the life of a hilarious man. it brings his wit and (very) British humor to the narration of numerous misadventures and the many wacky friends he's made on his way.

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Robert Earley

Good book. If I ever meet John Cleese I will ask for a picture but only because I am celebrating meeting a tall man from the UK 4 minutes ago.

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