John Cleese just weighed in on the free speech debate in British Columbia. After the BC Human Rights Tribunal ordered former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld to pay $750,000 over public comments they ruled violated the Human Rights Code, Cleese said he’s planning a Canadian tour but won’t risk doing any shows in BC.  Whether you agree with Cleese or not, this is exactly how a province gets a reputation for punishing speech instead of debating it. What do you think Is this protecting peop

In this historical clip, John Cleese explores how the increase in victim culture has stifled nuanced humour and resulted in the creation of oppressive hate speech laws. | John Anderson AC

Has this ever happened to you? #FawltyTowers | John Cleese

Here are some Fawlty Towers bloopers and outtakes I hope you enjoy! | John Cleese

My favourite Fawlty Towers moment, in honor of the show’s 47th Anniversary this week. At the end of the Duck episode, Basil finally presents the covered dish to the diners, lifts the lid off, realises it’s not the duck, puts the lid on immediately….then takes it off again and searches in the mousse, in case the duck is somewhere inside. I can’t remember whether this was in the original script, or whether we invented it on the night, but I love Basil’s refusal to give up even when things are not