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John Cleese’s  huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected with Monty Python, on Fawlty Towers, and beyond now seem written into comedy’s DNA. In this rollicking memoir, So, Anyway…, Cleese takes readers on a Grand Tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town and his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. Cleese was just days away from graduating Cambridge and setting off on a law career when he was visited by two BBC executives, who offered him a job writing comedy for radio. That fateful moment—and a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to London’s famed West End—propelled him down a different path, cutting his teeth writing for stars like David Frost and Peter Sellers, and eventually joining the five other Pythons to pioneer a new kind of comedy that prized invention, silliness, and absurdity. Along the way, he found his first true love with the actress Connie Booth and transformed himself from a reluctant performer to a world class actor and back again. Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressions—with some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on what’s funny and why—this story of a young man’s journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.From the Hardcover edition.

Hardcover:

9781847946966, titled "So, Anyway..." | Gardners Books, October 9, 2014, cover price $33.25 | also contains So Anyway, So Anyway | About this edition: John Cleese’s  huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected with Monty Python, on Fawlty Towers, and beyond now seem written into comedy’s DNA.

Paperback:

9780385348263, titled "So, Anyway..." | Three Rivers Pr, September 29, 2015, cover price $16.00 | also contains So Anyway, So Anyway

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Personal ancedotes, humorous reminiscences, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations celebrate the comedy troupe's thirty-fourth anniversary.

Hardcover:

9781409153528, titled "The Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons" | Orion Pub Co, May 22, 2014, cover price $30.95
9780312311445 | 1 edition (Thomas Dunne Books, October 1, 2003), cover price $60.00 | About this edition: Personal ancedotes, humorous reminiscences, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations celebrate the comedy troupe's thirty-fourth anniversary.
9780752860442, titled "The Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons" | Gardners Books, September 25, 2003, cover price $332.45
9780752852935, titled "The "Pythons" Autobiography by the "Pythons"" | Orion Pub Co, September 15, 2003, cover price $53.50 | About this edition: Over 30 years ago, a group of five Englishmen - and one wayward American - rewrote the rules of comedy with an unheralded half-hour show of sketches, hilarities, inanities and animations.

Paperback:

9780312311452 | Griffin, November 15, 2005, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Personal anecdotes, humorous reminiscences, and more than one thousand photographs and illustrations celebrate the popular comedy troupe that began in 1969.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780752860657, titled "The "Pythons" Autobiography by the "Pythons"" | Orion Pub Co, December 10, 2003, cover price $17.90 | About this edition: In this title, all surviving Pythons have agreed to re-create the story of Monty Python's Flying Circus and the 'genius' who created it.

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By Tim Brooke-Taylor (contributor), John Cleese (contributor), Graeme Garden (contributor), David Hatch (contributor) and Jo Kendall (contributor)

CD/Spoken Word:

9781408468234, titled "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again: Vintage Beeb" | Bbc Pubns, May 24, 2011, cover price $18.95

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Paperback:

9781401323677 | Hachette Books, September 22, 2009, cover price $24.99

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By John Cleese (contributor), Johnny Heller (narrator), Kim "Howard" Johnson, Michael Palin (contributor) and Simon Vance (narrator)

CD/Spoken Word:

9781400140435 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, December 1, 2008), cover price $69.99

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Product Description: In 1978, Kim "Howard" Johnson ran away to join the circus-Monty Python's Flying Circus, that is. The Pythons converged on Tunisia to film their timeless classic Life of Brian, and Howard found himself in the thick of it, doubling for nearly all the Pythons, playing more roles in the film than John Cleese, and managing to ruin only one shot...read more
By John Cleese (foreword by), Johnny Heller (narrator), Kim "Howard" Johnson, Michael Palin (foreword by) and Simon Vance (narrator)

CD/Spoken Word:

9781400110438 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, December 1, 2008), cover price $34.99 | About this edition: In 1978, Kim "Howard" Johnson ran away to join the circus-Monty Python's Flying Circus, that is.

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By John Cleese (foreword by), Eric Idle (foreword by), Kim "Howard" Johnson, Terry Jones (foreword by) and Michael Palin (foreword by)

Hardcover:

9780312533793 | Thomas Dunne Books, October 28, 2008, cover price $25.95

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CD/Spoken Word:

9781602833494 | Blackstone Audio Inc, January 16, 2008, cover price $14.95

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Presents the adventures of the wooden puppet boy whose nose grew whenever he told a lie along with the story of miniature Tom Thumb and his travels around the world.
By Danny Aiello (narrator), John Cleese (narrator) and Rabbit Ears (corporate author)

CD/Spoken Word:

9780739356036 | Unabridged edition (Listening Library, August 14, 2007), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Presents the adventures of the wooden puppet boy whose nose grew whenever he told a lie along with the story of miniature Tom Thumb and his travels around the world.

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Includes the favourite bits from the vast Python oeuvre, which include: why accountancy is not boring, spamelot, the Piranha brothers, the lumberjack song, the larch, every sperm is sacred, the ministry of silly walks, always look on the bright side of life, rat recipes, albatross, constitutional peasants, spam, and more.

Paperback:

9780413776150 | Methuen Pub Ltd, April 1, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Includes the favourite bits from the vast Python oeuvre, which include: why accountancy is not boring, spamelot, the Piranha brothers, the lumberjack song, the larch, every sperm is sacred, the ministry of silly walks, always look on the bright side of life, rat recipes, albatross, constitutional peasants, spam, and more.

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Personal ancedotes, humorous reminiscences, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations celebrate the comedy troupe's thirty-fourth anniversary.

Hardcover:

9780312339111 | Thomas Dunne Books, November 1, 2004, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Personal ancedotes, humorous reminiscences, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations celebrate the comedy troupe's thirty-fourth anniversary.

Get ready for Superman as you've never seen him before, in an uproarious new graphic novel by 'The First 28 Years of Monty Python' scribe Kim Howard Johnson with some help by Monty Python and Fawlty Towers legend, John Cleese.
By John Cleese, Mark Farmer (illustrator) and Kim Johnson

Hardcover:

9781840239782 | Gardners Books, November 26, 2004, cover price $32.90 | also contains Superman: True Brit | About this edition: Get ready for Superman as you've never seen him before, in an uproarious new graphic novel by 'The First 28 Years of Monty Python' scribe Kim Howard Johnson with some help by Monty Python and Fawlty Towers legend, John Cleese.
9781401200220, titled "Superman: True Brit " | Dc Comics, October 30, 2004, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: In a new twist on the legend of Superman, the future superhero is raised in a small English town by adoptive parents who teach him to hide his powers, but his job as a tabloid reporter may be in jeopardy unless he chooses to go public.

Prebinding:

9781417816279 | Turtleback Books, January 1, 2006, cover price $30.60 | also contains Superman: True Brit

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The companion volume to the August television series on The Learning Channel takes a close-up look at the human face to reveal a myriad of complex expressions that shed light on the nature of human personality.

Hardcover:

9780789478368 | 1 edition (Dk Pub, July 1, 2001), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Takes a close-up look at the human face to reveal a myriad of complex expressions that shed light on the nature of human personality.

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Product Description: In a clear and easy-to-understand manner, here is invaluable information for anyone experiencing this discomforting disorder. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Robert Buckman, John Cleese (introduced by) and Nigel Howard

Paperback:

9780867308273 | 1 edition (Lebhar-Friedman Books, September 1, 2000), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: In a clear and easy-to-understand manner, here is invaluable information for anyone experiencing this discomforting disorder.

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Product Description: Dr. Robert Buckman alleviates the stress of knowing what is myth and what is sound medical advice, in a simple and a reassuring manner. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Paperback:

9780867308280 | 1 edition (Lebhar-Friedman Books, September 1, 2000), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Dr.

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Paperback:

9780867308266 | 1 edition (Lebhar-Friedman Books, September 1, 2000), cover price $9.95

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Describes the causes and effects of high blood pressure and discusses the medications prescribed to treat it and lifestyle changes that can reduce complications. (view table of contents)
By Robert Buckman, John Cleese (introduced by) and Patsy Westcott

Paperback:

9780867307955 | Lebhar-Friedman Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the causes and effects of high blood pressure and discusses the medications prescribed to treat it and lifestyle changes that can reduce complications.

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A classic satire on human weakness features Screwtape, an elderly devil, who writes a series of letters to Wormwood, his apprentice and nephew.
By John Cleese (narrator) and C. S. Lewis

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781574532616 | Unabridged edition (Audio Literature, January 1, 1999), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: A classic satire on human weakness features Screwtape, an elderly devil, who writes a series of letters to Wormwood, his apprentice and nephew.

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What did Basil Fawlty fail to avoid mentioning? Why did Sybil keep snagging her cardies? Where was Polly on the night of the Great Wedding Anniversary disaster? This book presents the scripts for the show's classic episodes. (view table of contents)

Paperback:

9780306810725, titled "The Complete Fawlty Towers" | Da Capo Pr, October 24, 2001, cover price $18.00
9780413772503, titled "The Complete Fawlty Towers" | New edition (Methuen Pub Ltd, August 1, 1998), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: What did Basil Fawlty fail to avoid mentioning?
9780679721277 | Pantheon Books, February 1, 1989, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Features the complete scripts, with photographs, of the popular comedy series set in the hellish hotel known as Fawlty Towers, where the disgruntled Basil and Sybil reign and there is always room for more insanity

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