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John Cleese on his comic career: 'I've been unbelievably lucky'

British comic legend John Cleese has just released a new memoir. In a wide-ranging interview with Michael Enright, host of CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition, Cleese talks about ​fame, the British media, ageing and the perils of writing comedies about religion.

Monty Python alumnus just released new memoir

British comedic legend John Cleese has just released a new memoir called So, Anyway... (CBC)

Comedian John Cleese, co-creator of Fawlty Towers and Monty Python's Flying Circus, has long used humour to point out the absurdities of modern life.

In a decades-long career in show business, the towering Brit has also collected more than a few anecdotes, many of which he has gathered in his new memoir, So, Anyway...

In a wide-ranging interview with Michael Enright, host of CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition, Cleese talks about ​fame, the British media, ageing and the perils of writing comedies about religion.

John Cleese, left, was recently interviewed by The Sunday Edition host Michael Enright. (CBC)