Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales has passed away aged 93 after a years-long battle with dementia. The renowned actress was best known for her role as the overbearing Sybil Fawlty, wife of John Cleese’s Basil, in the BBC satire Fawlty Towers. Although the programme ran for just 12 episodes across two seasons, Prunella’s performance cemented her standing asContinue reading “Fawlty Towers Star Prunella Scales Dies Aged 93”
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The 90-Year-Old Timothy West Has Passed Away
At the age of 90, legendary actor Timothy West passed away after a dazzling six-decade career on stage and television. Mr West, who starred in shows Brass, Edward the Seventh, EastEnders, and Great Canal Journeys with his Fawlty Towers star wife Prunella Scales, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends. His children Juliet, Samuel,Continue reading “The 90-Year-Old Timothy West Has Passed Away”
John Cleese Says ‘Literal-Minded’ People Have Ruined Comedy Because They ‘Don’t Understand Irony’
‘Literal-minded’ people have ruined comedy by failing to understand ‘metaphor, irony and exaggeration’ and missing the punchline, John Cleese has claimed. Ahead of the premiere of his stage version of the beloved British comedy Fawlty Towers, Cleese talked about the challenges he faced in getting the script off the ground and his concerns about how some ofContinue reading “John Cleese Says ‘Literal-Minded’ People Have Ruined Comedy Because They ‘Don’t Understand Irony’”
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