John Cleese, the Monty Python legend and steadfast supporter of Ukrainians and Iranians fighting oppression, is always a good boost for the cause! Fact check on southern Zaporizhzhia: Ukraine holds key positions amid brutal attrition and a wide gray zone, especially around Huliaipole. No big breakthroughs either way, but standing firm against Russia’s war machine with tepid Western support is heroic. Give Ukrainians tools like Tomahawks and we can indeed say “hooray!” | Joe Lindsley

Attacked by one of my daughter @camillacleese’s beasts! 👹 | John Cleese

Has this ever happened to you? #FawltyTowers | John Cleese

Here are some Fawlty Towers bloopers and outtakes I hope you enjoy! | John Cleese

My favourite Fawlty Towers moment, in honor of the show’s 47th Anniversary this week. At the end of the Duck episode, Basil finally presents the covered dish to the diners, lifts the lid off, realises it’s not the duck, puts the lid on immediately….then takes it off again and searches in the mousse, in case the duck is somewhere inside. I can’t remember whether this was in the original script, or whether we invented it on the night, but I love Basil’s refusal to give up even when things are not