John Cleese, 80, has offered to speak to fans for a one-to-one chat via video call but it’ll cost £250 per person. The legendary actor and comic gave the details of the virtual meet and greet via US website Fanmio.
In a video to promote the event, the Fawlty Towers star said: “I trust I’ve given you a few laughs over the years and now I’d love to give you the chance to meet me and ask me questions… personally meet me on a one-on-one video meet and greet session.
“It’ll just be the two of us talking and you can ask me whatever you want.”
The site, that offers similar style chats with a string of American stars, includes John’s autograph and an exclusive shirt in the package deal.
The news comes years after the Monty Python star joked he had turned to the stage to pay his alimony following his divorce from his third wife Alyce Faye Eichelberger.
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The former couple split in 2008 and the divorce was settled in December of that year.
John reportedly agreed to a divorce settlement believed to be in the region of £12 million.
He toured two years later in the show dubbed The Alimony tour, where he spoke about his divorce.
At the time, John said: “I get angry that I have to pack my trunk just to make money. That I, at my age, would have to plan my life anew to pay her all the money she is to get for seven years – well it irritates me.
Speaking to Gravesend reporter, John admitted he is “delighted” to be bringing his latest show to UK theatres.
“I am delighted to be working with Exeter Northcott Theatre and Dermot Mclaughlin to bring Bang Bang! to stages across the country with such a talented cast,” he explained.
“Farce is my greatest love – Fawlty Towers consisted of 12 farces – and I think UK audiences will love this hilarious classic.”
John’s version of the show stars Only Fools & Horses star Tessa Peake-Jones, Tony Gardner and Wendi Peters but not the actor himself.
Speaking about the process of writing, John said: “When Connie (Booth) and I were writing Fawlty Towers, we didn’t write any lines of dialogue for about two and a half weeks.”
He added: “We just sat trying to figure out what made the plot work.
“A lot of writers almost come up with a straight plot and then they have to write lots of jokes because the situation is not very funny,” John finished.
“But if you can write funny situations then writing the dialogue is easy because you just have to act out of that situation.”
