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Design BetterVideo Rewind: John Cleese: A cheerful guide to creativityHi everyone!
We recently surveyed our audience and learned that many of you would like to see more video. So, we’re kicking off a new run of video episodes, beginning with our interview featuring John Cleese—actor, writer, comedian, and author of Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide.
You can watch the interview on our Substack, or on Youtube. Enjoy!
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Kyle Meredith With...Rewind: John Cleese on Cats, Comedy, Monty Python, and BBC CowardsOn this archive episode of Kyle Meredith with..., Meredith rewinds to his conversation with John Cleese. The iconic comedian discusses his 2017 tour, various projects, and how he reflects on his life. Listen to the talk from the vault.Speaking about his then-upcoming Louisville appearance, he expressed appreciation for his American fans, who he finds kind and receptive — contrasting that with the treatment he often receives from the British press. Cleese also discussed his love for cats and his comedic journey, attributing his fascination with human psychology as a major influence in his work. The conversation al...2024-10-2613 min
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34:45 SEG 3 John Cleese talks about everything from ‘Fawlty Towers’ to ‘James Bond’. See John Cleese live at The Factory in Chesterfield on November 16th for his ‘An Evening with the Late John Cleese’ Tour
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He is one of the most recognized and popular comic actors in the world.
In fact, the father of modern satire crowns a list of 50 of the most revered names in entertainment.
More than 300 comedians, comedy writers, producers, and directors on both sides of the Atlantic have named John Cleese #2 on the list of the world's most talented comedians.
The list was compiled for the Channel 4 show -
“The Comedians' Comedian”
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They say tragedy + time = comedy.
I ask John, it seems we have tragedy all of the time, how do we get to the comedy?
He is one of the most recognized and popular comic actors in the world.
In fact, the father of modern satire crowns a list of 50 of the most revered names in entertainment.
More than 300 comedians, comedy writers, producers and directors on both sides of the Atlantic have named John Cleese #2 on the list of the world's most talented comedians.
The list was compiled for the Channel 4 show -
“Th...2023-04-2639 min
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We go through Louis' working with John Cleese this week, the PCE-2-USB by Robert Dale Smith and the recent enhancements to the RetroTink 5x.
0:00 Start
2:30 Louis organized the John Cleese live show in Tallinn
7:00 Autograph hunters are weird
16:00 Roger's controversial racial theories about British Australian settlers 200 years ago
23:30 Louis explains the origin of the Australian a...2022-09-181h 14
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A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science PodcastJohn Cleese & Rory Sutherland on creativity and playBS Referrals & RewardsIf you love A Load of BS, you can invite your friends to subscribe and collect some amazing rewards in the process, all of which will boost your brain power!Take a minute to share A Load of BS and get some extremely cool swag. Click below to get your unique link and share it with friends so they can join here too.The grand giveawayEach time you refer a friend to A Load of BS, you get a ticket into the raffle to win the GRAND...2022-03-3149 min
A LOAD OF BS ON SPORT033: John Cleese & Rory Sutherland on creativity and playSince launching this podcast, it's been my ambition to interview John Cleese, in part because he has plenty of no BS clear thinking on what it means to be creative and in part because he is my comedy hero.But instead of just interviewing John, I thought I'd add an extra shot of brandy to the conversation and invite behavioural science's very own flame throwing alchemist Rory Sutherland, who also knows a thing or two about creativity. Show notes5.45 mins: understanding creativity and its conditions6.45: money people vs. creative people7.45...2022-03-3049 min