There are a lot of formats at work here but the recent sell-out West End shows of "Fawlty Towers: The Play" have demonstrated that audiences, particularly younger audiences, can live without creators ...

Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline ...

John Cleese‘s ’70s sitcom Fawlty Towers only ran for two, six-episode seasons (S1 in 1975 and S2 in 1979) but it’s regarded as one of the best examples of the form. In it, Cleese played the ...

Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now 'the funniest show in town' (Daily Express). Adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and ...

Hands Up Who Likes Me?: Living it Up at the Hotel Fawlty TowersIn this weekly column, I’ll introduce you to the world of British comedy in the chronology of how I, an American anglophile, discovered ...