John Cleese to host new show on GB News
John Cleese is a former Monty Python stalwart who recently became a vocal critic of the cancel culture and wokeism. He has joined GB News as a regular presenter.
By ET Spotlight Special |
Agencies
Former Monty Python stalwart John Cleese will be hosting a new show on the right-wing channel GB News. Per media reports, the Fawlty Towers star will be a regular presenter of the controversial news channel launched last year.
Cleese has been a vocal critic of the "cancel culture" and 'wokeism' in the recent past. While on BBC’s flagship radio news program, Today, the comedian described himself as an "old school liberal" and said that GB News was a free speech channel, not a right-wing one. He also said that he would have declined to be a part of BBC as he would have been canceled or censored within the first five minutes of his show.
A few months ago, the 82-year-old comedian stated that the cancel culture was a tragedy, pointing out that comedians didn’t have the freedom to be funny. Cleese raked a controversy in November last year by pulling out of an event at Cambridge University after a visiting speaker was canceled for impersonating Hitler. He said he had blacklisted himself before anyone else did and urged the organizers to find a place where the woke rules didn’t apply.
Cleese confirmed that his new show on GB News would go live in 2023. He said that he knew little about the channel when it approached him. However, Cleese had allegedly accused GB News of having Russian influence in an earlier tweet, calling it KGB News.
Cleese has been a vocal critic of the "cancel culture" and 'wokeism' in the recent past. While on BBC’s flagship radio news program, Today, the comedian described himself as an "old school liberal" and said that GB News was a free speech channel, not a right-wing one. He also said that he would have declined to be a part of BBC as he would have been canceled or censored within the first five minutes of his show.
A few months ago, the 82-year-old comedian stated that the cancel culture was a tragedy, pointing out that comedians didn’t have the freedom to be funny. Cleese raked a controversy in November last year by pulling out of an event at Cambridge University after a visiting speaker was canceled for impersonating Hitler. He said he had blacklisted himself before anyone else did and urged the organizers to find a place where the woke rules didn’t apply.
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Cleese confirmed that his new show on GB News would go live in 2023. He said that he knew little about the channel when it approached him. However, Cleese had allegedly accused GB News of having Russian influence in an earlier tweet, calling it KGB News.
FAQs
- When was GB News launched?
GB News was launched in June 2021. - When will Cleese’s show start?
Cleese’s show will be aired in 2023.
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