John Cleese has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 153 ratings. The most-rated is So, Anyway....
So, Anyway...
Summary
John Cleese's huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp, irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected with Monty Python, on Fawlty Towers, and beyond now seem written into comedy's DNA. In this rollicking memoir, So, Anyway..., Cleese takes listeners on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town and his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman) to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. Cleese was just days away from graduating Cambridge and setting off on a law career when he was visited by two BBC executives who offered him a job writing comedy for radio. That fateful moment - and a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to London's famed West End - propelled him down a different path, cutting his teeth writing for stars like David Frost and Peter Sellers and eventually joining the five other Pythons to pioneer a new kind of comedy that prized invention, silliness, and absurdity. Along the way he found his first true love with the actress Connie Booth and transformed himself from a reluctant performer to a world-class actor and back again. Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressions - with some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on what's funny and why - this story of a young man's journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.
©2016 John Cleese (P)2016 Random House Audio
The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites
Summary
Eleven complete stories at a great price! Featuring: The Cat in the Hat read by Kelsey Grammer Horton Hears a Who read by Dustin Hoffman How the Grinch Stole Christmas read by Walter Matthau Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? read by John Cleese The Lorax read by Ted Danson Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag read by John Lithgow Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose read by Mercedes McCambridge Horton Hatches the Egg read by Billy Crystal The Cat in the Hat Comes Back read by Kelsey Grammer
©1957, 1985 Dr. Seuss EnterprisesHorton Hears a Who 1954, 1982 Dr. Seuss EnterprisesHow the Grinch Stole Christmas 1957, 1985 Dr. Seuss EnterprisesDid I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? 1973 Dr. Seuss Enterprises The Lorax 1971 Dr. Seuss EnterprisesYertle the Turtle and Other Stories 1950, 1951, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1986 Dr. Seuss Enterprises Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose 1948, 1975 Dr. Seuss Enterprises Horton Hatches the Egg 1940, 1968 Dr. Seuss Enterprises The Cat in the Hat Comes Back 1958, 1986 Dr. Seuss Enterprises (P)2003 Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Tom Thumb
Summary
John Cleese reads this classic tale of a tiny boy with a big heart, accompanied by music by Elvis Costello. Tiny Tom, no larger than his father's thumb, embarks on a series of fantastical adventures that lead him to King Arthur's court. After saving King Arthur from the clutches of an evil sorcerer, he becomes a member of the Knights of the Round Table, and the darling of Queen Guinevere. Parents' Choice Gold Award. Ages five and up. Part of the award-winning Rabbit Ears series, We All Have Tales. Parents' Choice Gold Award and International Family Film Festival finalist.
©2012 Rabbit Ears Entertainment, LLC (P)2016 Rabbit Ears Entertainment, LLC
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are
Summary
Children will be cheered just contemplating the outrageous array of troubles they're lucky they don't have.
©1973 Dr. Seuss Enterprises (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group
Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection
Summary
John Cleese’s special introductions to each episode are included in this collection of all 12 TV soundtrack episodes. Welcome to Fawlty Towers, where attentive hotelier Basil Fawlty and his charming wife, Sybil, will attend to your every need - in your worst nightmare. With hapless waiter Manuel and long-suffering waitress Polly on hand to help, anything could happen during your stay - and probably will. Every episode of both TV series is included in this soundtrack collection: 'A Touch of Class', 'The Builders', 'The Wedding Party', 'The Hotel Inspectors', 'Gourmet Night', 'The Germans', 'Communication Problems' 'The Psychiatrist' 'Waldorf Salad', 'The Kipper and the Corpse', 'The Anniversary' and 'Basil the Rat'. Co-starring with John Cleese as Basil are Prunella Scales (Sybil), Andrew Sachs (Manuel), Connie Booth (Polly) with a supporting cast including Ballard Berkeley, Bernard Cribbins, Joan Sanderson, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicky Henson and Ken Campbell. These classic recordings were made between 1975 and 1979 and the content of the programme reflects the era in which it was broadcast.
©2015 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2015 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd