John Cleese, Taylor Swift and cricket player Kevin Pietersen got on to the subject of cats while appearing on The Graham Norton Show in 2014. Both Cleese and Swift love cats, but when a picture of Olivia, Swift’s beautiful Scottish Fold was shown to the group, Cleese asked if she…
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John Cleese Provides an Amusing Recap of All Six Seasons of The Walking Dead
Legendary British comedian John Cleese teamed up with NOW TV to provide an amusing recap of all six seasons of AMC‘s The Walking Dead. Season seven of The Walking Dead will premiere Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 at 9 PM EST. via Nerdist
A Fascinating Documentary About the Members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus Before It Existed
Monty Python released a fascinating documentary about the early lives of John Cleese (previously), Eric Idle (previously), Graham Chapman (previously), Terry Jones (previously), Michael Palin (previously), and Terry Gilliam (previously) before they became the legendary comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus in May of 1969. Documentary discovering what life was…
John Cleese and Eric Idle Hilariously Mock Digital Self-Portraits With a New Song Entitled ‘Fuck Selfies’
John Cleese and Eric Idle of the legendary Monty Python made fun of the ubiquitous trend of taking digital self-portraits with a witty new song entitled “Fuck Selfies“, which they performed live for Conan O’Brien. Cleese and Idle are currently touring North America together and discovering, amongst other things, that…
How Cognitive Bias Leads People to Believe That They Are Far Superior to Others Than They Actually Are
In an illuminating episode of the colorful whiteboard animation series After Skool (previously), guest host Trace Dominguez explains the cognitive bias at the heart of the Dunning–Kruger effect leads people to believe that they are far superior to others in terms of skill, knowledge and/or ability than they actually are….
The Curious Psychological Phenomenon Explaining Why Those With Lesser Ability Overrate Their Skills
In a mordant lesson for Ted-Ed written by educator David Dunning and animated by Russell Etheridge, Allen Lasseter, Ezequiel Matteo, Andrew Embury and Wednesday Studio, narrator Addison Anderson explains the premise behind the Dunning–Kruger effect. This curious psychological phenomenon states that individuals with lesser skill at a particular task have…
John Cleese Tells Conan O’Brien How He Used to Offer to Have His Mother Killed and Stuffed to Cheer Her Up
John Cleese recently appeared on Conan and during his interview he told Conan O’Brien how he would play on his late mother’s dark sense of humor by offering to have her killed and stuffed as a means of cheering her up.
John Cleese Takes Over as Host of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ During an Interview With Monty Python
During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon by the legendary comedy group Monty Python, John Cleese switched seats with host Jimmy Fallon. Fallon then proceeded to answer questions as if he were a member of the Pythons. The group appeared on the show to promote the new…
