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John Cleese mocks tiny royalty payments after getting paltry 17p m from Disney

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Fawlty Towers and Monty Python star John Cleese has mocked his tiny royalty payments. The comedy veteran, 80, has just received a 17p paycheck for narrating Disney’s Winnie The Pooh in 2011.

The Fawlty Towers creator also took a swipe at movie bosses after revealing he picked up £3.27 for his role in the 2003 blockbuster Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.

He sarcastically said: “In these difficult times, the ­arrival of residuals boosts my morale. “I received my royalties from Winnie The Pooh: $0.20.

And even better, from Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle: $03.81!!” He continued on Twitter: “Where shall I celebrate? I know! My room!” Disney’s adaptation of the AA Milne children’s classic earned positive reviews but only grossed ­£43million

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