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Lost TV John Cleese sketch written by fellow ‘Monty Python’ alums unearthed after 60 years
CultureDiscovery of lost TV sketch
A long-lost comedy sketch featuring John Cleese and written by his fellow Monty Python alums has been unearthed by film preservationists after nearly six decades.
The sketch, which was broadcast in April 1967, features Cleese as a condescending bank manager opposite Ronnie Barker as an unfortunate customer.
- A long-lost comedy sketch featuring British comedy legend John Cleese and written by two of his fellow “Monty Python” alums was unearthed by film preservationists after nearly six decades.
- Cleese plays a condescending bank manager opposite an “unfortunate” customer played by fellow iconic comedian Ronnie Barker in the sketch, which was broadcast in April 1967 and believed to have been lost from the BBC Archives.
- A long-lost comedy sketch, “The Bank Manager,” featuring comedy greats John Cleese and Ronnie Barker, has been unearthed by film preservationists after nearly six decades.
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- The sketch was written by Monty Python alums
- It features John Cleese and Ronnie Barker
- It was believed to be lost from the BBC Archives
- The discovery was made by the English film archivist group Film is Fabulous
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