The comic actor spoke to Sky News ahead of the return of his character Basil Fawlty in London's West End - with the 84-year-old dismissing the idea he had 'mellowed' in older age.
Comic actor John Cleese has said he is 'too tired to be unpleasant' nowadays - having accepted that those at the top 'have no idea' what they are doing. The Monty Python star made the comments as he spoke to Sky News ahead of Fawlty Towers, his hit sitcom, opening as a play in London's West End.
The two-hour play is based on three of the original TV episodes - The Hotel Inspector, Communication Problems and The Germans - complete with goose-stepping and cries of 'Don't mention the war!' Key to Cleese's writing of Basil Fawlty back then was that the audience was able to laugh at the character's xenophobia and prejudice, which was seen as the lead character's response to how Britain was changing.
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