John Cleese
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The performance includes Cleese recounting stories from his career, and his irreverent take on the state of the world, including current events in Israel.
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Cleese tickles Tel Aviv
The funniest Jewish joke he told was the one about two old Jews walking past a Catholic church boasting a billboard which reads, “Convert to Catholicism now and get $1,000 in cash.”
John Cleese tickles Tel Aviv
It was a reminder that even though humor can sound antisemitic – and there were certainly non-Jews in the audience – we all need to laugh at ourselves sometimes.
John Cleese makes a point in Tel Aviv
After showing the audience a doctored photograph of his third wife, he explained with feigned irritation that he had been forced to launch the tour to pay 20 million dollars in alimony.
The unclassifiable John Cleese is coming to Tel Aviv
Cleese, a tall, handsome man, who was educated at Cambridge, could easily have passed for an academic or some other ultra-serious professional.