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NEW YORK TIMESย BESTSELLER โขย โJohn Cleeseโs memoir is just about everything one would expect of its authorโsmart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny. . . . A picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man.โโTheย Washington Post
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The legendary writer and performerย of Monty Python andย Fawlty Towersย fame takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world
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John Cleeseโs huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfectedย now seem written into comedyโs DNA. In this rollicking memoir,ย Cleese recallsย his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town,ย his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman),ย andย 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 momentโand a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to Londonโs famed West Endโpropelled 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.
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Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressionsโwith some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on whatโs funny and whyโthis story of a young manโs journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.
