He paid for my groceries 20 years ago when I was in college and came up short will in line... i didn't know he was behind me in line. Stammered a thank you and stood there in amazement and disbelief. A very nice man.

I love that in the end, Life of Brian is basically a movie made for George Harrison that we all got to watch too

That castle in Scotland that Cleese is talking about, he actually managed to damage it. In the French taunting scene, he swung his sword at the outside wall and managed to take a chunk out of the brick work, about the size of a tennis ball, and they were scared shitless that they’d need to pay to repair it but I’m pretty sure they mounted a plaque underneath it saying “Improved by John Cleese”

Interesting fact: The German title of this movie is "Die Ritter der Kokosnuss", which means "The Knights of the Coconut".

Seeing John Cleese laughing brings joy to my life

Bob Dylan (in a song): "everybody must get stoned" John Cleese: "No one is to stone anyone until I blow this whistle"

Imagine how much less funny The Holy Grail would be if they had real horses in it? :D

"I'm putting the money up." "Why?" "I want to see the movie." - George Harrison Best. Beatle. Ever

Wait till Biggus Dickus hears of this!!!

"I want to see the movie." - George Harrison

I highly recommend visiting Doune Castle - the self-guided tour is narrated by Terry Jones. It's absolutely worth every pence.

Holy Grail was funded in part by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Genesis, per IMDB. Python was well connected!

"I want to see the movie." What a fantastic reason to fund a movie!

this made George Harrison the coolest Beatles that ever lived.

"HELP, HELP, I'M BEING REPRESSED" -Dennis the Constitutional Peasant

3:17 for some reason, this brought a tear to my eye. The most heartfelt gesture to the late George Harrison I've seen.

"The male marital position, that's the man flat on his back, with his wallet wide open" - that killed me XD

~ The George Harrison imitation was _spot_ _on._

My favorite scene in Life of Brian was when the man gets caught doing grafitti and the Roman soldier has to correct his grammar! TOO FUNNY!

This man is a treasure. Comedic Royalty. If there was a living master of Straight Man Comedy, ladies and gentlemen, John Cleese is the best there is, was, will ever will be.

And here we complain about having to pay $13.50 to see a movie; George Harrison paid 2 million!

"Most certainly not with her bare hands" I'll never have wit like that even if I lived a million life times

George Harrison, "I want to see the movie..." Classic!

George freaking Harrison of the Beatles gave his friend and the friend's comedy troupe £2 million because he "wanted to see the movie". What a bloody legend! This interview is so damn good too, John Cleese has a very pleasant voice, a great way of telling stories and drops solid jokes in such a natural, fluid way. John Cleese is forever brilliant. All of the Monty Python crew and ceeations was and still remains brilliant. George Harrison was brilliant, and still is, where ever he may be.

I've met John Cleese. Helped him find an encyclopedia when I worked at Borders. No celebrity attitude at all, he's just the nicest guy. Like meeting a friend's Dad. Had a funny incident another time when I was at the main info desk, and Cleese and his lovely wife came in. They talked to me for a couple minutes, then Mr. Cleese told his wife he'd be over at the coffee bar and walked away. So I'm still helping and chatting with his wife, also such a nice lady. Anyway, seconds after Cleese walked away this dude comes rushing up to the info desk, stands right next to Mrs. Cleese and starts going off "Was that John Cleese? OHMYGOD!!! I LOVE HIM! HE'S SO AWESOME! HE'S THE FUNNIEST GUY!" and so on, and in the meantime, Mrs. Cleese and I are just looking at each other, eyes kinda locked on each other, both biting our lips trying not to laugh as this guy, unknowingly is fangirling BIG TIME about how awesome Mr.Cleese is (which is true, to be fair), and standing right next to his wife! She and I both had a good laugh when the star-struck young man walked off, and I asked her "Does that happen often?" and she said "All. The. Time." She was pretty awesome too. And quite pretty as well, if I recall.

I was screaming on the floor laughing when I watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail for the first time. Lancelot's charge scene just broke me. I rarely laugh at comedies (doesn't mean I don't enjoy them or find them funny) or anything, really, so when a film gets that classic witch laugh of mine out, I am grateful.

“What is your name enchanter, who can summon fire without flint and tinder?” “There are some who call me...... Tim.”

"Did the Queen kill Diana?" "Certainly not with her bare hands." That is called masterfully speaking.

Wow, I never knew George Harrison was responsible for Life of Brian.

I did not like the "The Life of Brian" it did not portray my life correctly at all.

Basil beating his car remain one of the funniest bits I've ever seen. Love this man!

John has the best sense of humour ever. Nothing is off limits and he plays along with anybody.

Just seeing John Cleese remember something funny and laughing makes me giggle.

I'm not sure which part I loved more...George saying "well, I want to see the movie!" or John's infectious laugh!

"Certainly not with her bare hands" 😂😂😂 I almost lost my phone under the bus because of that one! 😅

Brian: "You're all different!" Crowd: "YES! WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT!" One man: "I'm not." 2 000 000 £ well spend. Thank you George Harrison!

"Well, not with her bare hands..." PRICELESS!

Holy Grail was a work of genius

Saw Holy Grail in Westwood, CA on opening night. As we walked in the lobby, everyone was being given a coconut out of huge crates. We didn’t know why until the opening scene.

“My favorite is the married man; flat on his back with his wallet open” Eric you are literally a comedy god bless your funny old heart.

that's crazy to think that they almost didn't use coconuts... especially if you are from germany, since the movie's german title is "Ritter der Kokosnuss" which translates to "Kights of the Coconut"

I could listen to Mr. Cleese talk for hours and hours. Such a fantastic and funny man.

You can tell seth is in pure admiration and is trying hard to keep things from going awkward while trying not to say the wrong thing and piss off john .. because john can be an intimidating interview, especially if either he doesnt like you or you ask a dumb question.. he's always been quick and able to make somebody eat their own words..

I love John- he has always had such a beautiful love of comedy. I just love that HE still loves to laugh so much.

I love that he actively laughs at his thoughts. You can literally see the comedy growing in his brain.

This man right here is a legend.

Studios: We can't back this project. George Harrison: Hold my 🎸

George Harrison ... wow. just wow. You know he (George Harrison) wrote one of the most beautiful and coolest contemporary songs dedicated to the Creator; it's no wonder he was interested in a story about a character finding his purpose for his Creator. George came back to help Monty Python in the 80s with TIME BANDITS and made their theme song, or at least the ending track. Final thoughts: Monty Python, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and Terry Jones ... all Heaven Sent. Thanks for sharing this clip. Thumbs up .

I've been to Doune Castle. They have coconuts in the gift shop that you can bang together.

He's a national treasure - for every nation.

One of the reasons Cleese (and the other Pythons for that matter) is his openness for situations, people and opinions. As he said in this interview he loves it when he doesn't know what will happen. Getting in touch with as many different things, people and situations helps growing as a person but as we can see also with doing comedy. The Python's sketches were anarchic, chaotic, all over the place because their minds weren't stuck in small worlds. I would love to hang around with any of the Pythons but especially Cleese, one could have a heavy argument about politics one minute and discuss life insurance rates for mayflies the next minute.

A comedy God. It saddens me to see Terry Jones gone (with, ofc, Graham Chapman dying far, far too young) and know that Palin and Idle are 78, Gilliam is 79, and Cleese is 80. These gentlemen have brought me more joy through their humor than anyone I can think oif.

The worlds most expensive movie ticket 😁

What a genuine pleasure to see Seth clearly enjoying the interview. As much a fan of John as we are.

Using coconuts instead of horses due to budget is an example of life giving you lemons and you make lemonade.

This man is a comic genius, if something will bring a smile to my face on my death bed it will be this man, in his role as a hotel manager in a Torquay hotel!!!!

I fart in your general direction! - Best line ever lol.

John Cleese has more comedic genius in one hair, then half the people on TV. That's including SNL also.

I grew up watching them on pbs in nyc as a kid the wit an humor the cerebral humor is what makes it so hysterical love them all 👏

"We are now no longer the Knights Who Say Ni. We are now the Knights Who Say Ekke-ekke-ekke-ekke-ptang-zoo-boing."

One should never underestimate the sheer brilliance of Python simplicity.

3:40 "Hint hint." Oh god he's brilliant xD he just has this whole feeling of delightfulness and light-heartedness about him, I can feel my stress levels decreasing just by listening to him

Man's grown so old from how I've always remembered him. Hope he stays well

Endlessly thanked to you John Cleese. You put a smile in my face for oh so many times...always looking for that one laugh that makes life a gift. I'm already preparing my silly-crying for the moment you leave earth. All my love from Argentina.

Here I thought I couldn't possibly love the Beatles more XD Thank you George for financing one of my favourite movies. God bless him and R.I.P.

Wow, when he sent that kiss up to the sky for George, I got the tingles and little tear in my eye. Cue "All Things Must Pass."

Well if he didn't like filming Quest for the Holy Grail, I'm glad he decided to stick with it anyway. The world is a better place for it.

"He's got an attitude a mile wide, he can jump this... , look at the BONES!!!"

I almost cried. Harrison was such a beautiful soul.

This man is so admirable and intriguing that nobody can interrupt him. You just wanna keep listening to him talking.

John Cleese's wheezing is amazing 😂

"Holy Grail" and "Life of Brian" are 2 of my fave movies of ANY description - long live these wonderful movies

It makes me so happy to hear John say life of Brian is his favorite. I've always felt it was their absolute best film too.

It's good to know that there are still people out there to spread dignity and decency while being comically rude. John Cleese is just a gem. I actually am reading his autobiography "So, anyway..." at the moment. Worth a read. :)

Should be retitled: John Cleese felt physically uncomfortable filming Monty Python and The Holy Grail.

I've always loved that budget limitations gave birth to one of the best running gags in comedy history. Can only afford one horse for about 5 seconds of filming? Coconuts it is!

Oh my gosh, what a delightful interview. I’ve been a fan of John Cleese my entire life.

The scene with the Black Knight "It's just a flesh wound" LOL

I think what ended up being holy grails greatest charm was the budget being so low. They made some of the cutbacks the funniest part. Goes to show you could have millions in making a comedy but it can still be bad but if you get the right writers and actors money doesn't matter. They will always be absolute legends.

I saw John and Eric at a live performance and they were wonderful. They both are very funny. If they do the tour again you should go. It is worth it.

Cleese and Atkinson are both grand maesters of comedy and should be treasured for as long as they are with us.

I see John Cleese and I click.

This was delightful! Other than the fact that I was in the audience at the El Paso show and we loved having them in town!!

years ago on our scotland trip we visited the afore mentioned castle. we booked the audio tour narrated by Terry Jones (RIP, you are sorely missed), it was effing brilliant, we had such a good time!

I think that the fact that the film looks like it's about to rain all the time is on of its strong points; they are in the middle of an epic medieval adventure on a dreary sunday morning.

"I want to see the movie." :)

Life of Brian was far and away the best of the Monty Python movies, and while I was never a Beatles fan (too young) I have mad respect for George Harrison for both financing Life of Brian and forming the Travelling Wilburys. May he be rockin' in Paradise, whatever it may be.

the man paid 2 MILLION$ because he wanted to see the movie. THAT is the kind of love and dedication that we need for the entertainment industry NOW.

Bless this man, even this interview made me laugh and feel good

John Cleese’s George Harrison impression is great

One of the incredible accomplishments of Monty Python is that their humor has endured the test of time. I was a huge fan girl of Flying Circus when I was in high school (around 2004-2008), but I had seen Holy Grail first and loved it so much that I bought a BTS poster of the Pythons from the film to put on my bedroom wall, and even got all of the action figures I could get my hands on. Now rewatching the films and Flying Circus again, it's always shocking to see them older. It feels like they should still look exactly the same as they did back then. Such is the enduring quality of their comedy genius. ♥

Wow, what a nice and relaxed interview.

"flat on his back with his wallet wide open"... LOL

I love the story about the woman asking if the Queen killed Diana. He was laughing so hard! 😂

John Cleese looks like he's hiding Terry Gilliam in his shirt.

Seth is like a little kid in the presence of his idol. Love it.

Spot on George Harrison impression lol.

Seth is a great interviewer and Cleese bless his heart is a bloody legend. Love seeing him do the talkshow rounds.

I love his George Harrison impression.

Love Cleese and all the Pyythons. Holy Grail is one of my all time favorite films. HILLARIOUS