And yet, on Tuesday, it was announced that Cleese would be returning to the character of Basil Fawlty, in a new series created alongside his daughter, Camilla Cleese, who will also co-star.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/fawlty-towers-john-cleese-revival-b2278136.html

And yet, on Tuesday, it was announced that Cleese would be returning to the character of Basil Fawlty, in a new series created alongside his daughter, Camilla Cleese, who will also co-star.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/fawlty-towers-john-cleese-revival-b2278136.html

Cleese co-wrote Fawlty Towers with his first wife Connie Booth and the show was such a success that it won the British Academy Television Award for best entertainment performance in 1980.

Source: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/what-happened-cast-fawlty-towers-27251316

Cleese drew inspiration for the character from Donald Sinclair, the owner of the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, Devon he and the cast of stayed at in 1970.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/fawlty-towers-reboot-john-cleese-rob-reiner/

Cleese responded to the criticism with a sarcastic apology posted to Twitter on Monday (20 February).

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/john-cleese-apology-fawlty-towers-b2286230.html

John Cleese issues ‘apology’ following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jk-rowling-legacy-trans-debate-b2286431.html

John Cleese Tells Fox News That ‘Disastrous’ Wokeness Marks the ‘Death of Creativity’

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/monty-pythons-john-cleese-wont-work-with-bbc-again-because-theyre-too-pc-frightened-of-offending-others/

John Cleese, the British comedian, once summed up the idea of the Dunning–Kruger effect as, “If you are really, really stupid, then it’s impossible for you to know you are really, really stupid.”

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/05/08/what-is-dunning-kruger-effect-smart-intelligence-competence-john-cleese/

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Eric Idle can be seen biting his scythe to stop himself from laughing when John Cleese chose to pause for an amazingly long time when answering Sir Bedivere's question.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessg/behind-the-scenes-facts-about-iconic-movies

The two, along with Camilla Cleese, are excited about this upcoming project, and this passion and dedication has proven them champions in their fields before and, hopefully, with regards to the reboot, will prove them champions once again.

Source: https://collider.com/fawlty-towers-revival-release-cast-plot/