The closest we’ll ever get to a Fawlty Towers reunion…
John Cleese, Connie Booth, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs.
Que?
Here’s another marvellous moment from Fawlty Towers, as Manuel gives Mrs Richards his assistance in connection with her reservation…
Starring Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Joan Sanderson
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6oC2jTywtA&
I Speak English, I learn it from a book
Carrying on our celebration of Basil Fawlty and Manuel this week, a clip from the much loved episode of Fawlty Towers known simply as The Germans…
Starring John Cleese, Ballard Berkeley and Andrew Sachs.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX85Y5Zb7sw
Fawlty Reunion
You may have seen the brief reuniting of Andrew Sachs and John Cleese on Prince Charles’s 60th birthday celebrations thing last night on ITV1 - or even at the venue itself - in aid of the Princes’ Trust.
It was a slightly odd moment, but not without a feeling of nostalgia, and was completely at home [...]
Fawlty Towers Sunday
To celebrate John Cleese and Andrew Sachs appearing onstage at the 2008 Princes Trust concert, here begins a week of classic Fawlty Towers clips!
Right back to the start with A Touch of Class…
httpv://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=o8DngrgIpS0
Manuel!
Of course as the storm rumbles on and the press get Brand and Woss by the short and curlies all in the name of flogging a few papers, OFCOM get involved and everyone forgets about the credit crunch, Gordon Brown, PHORM and everything else that is inherently wrong with society (bear with me here!), let [...]
Has Ross’ Time Come?
Andrew Sachs really is a sort of comedy royalty, and frankly the man who made Manuel the lovable character we know and love is the last person who should be receiving inappropriate phonecalls live on air.
Jonathan Ross - ever the schoolboy despite his obviously advanced years - and the suggestible Russell Brand obviously didn’t think [...]
Fawlty Towers Outtakes
A compilation of John Cleese balls-ups
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-a5qRmapXo
The Inner Basil
[singlepic=11,320,240,,right]If art imitates life and vice versa, then surely we are allowed to integrate some parts of our leisure into our daily lives, and in more ways then just putting a low resolution copy of Van Gogh’s Starry Night onto our mobile for wallpaper.
I suppose we all take some facet of ourselves from what we [...]
Comedy Holiday Destinations
[singlepic=7,320,240,,right]VisitEngland has commissioned a poll on the best comedy-related destinations in order to promote these places as viable places to visit under the ComedyEngland. Marketing manager at VisitBritain, Laurence Bresh said: “England is renowned for producing some of the best comedy in the world and our sense of humour is a trait that the [...]
