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Manori Ravindran International Editor “Monty Python” star John Cleese is set to host a regular show on right-wing news channel GB News next year. The 82-year-old actor revealed his new project on BBC Radio 4’s popular “Today” program on Monday morning. “I was approached and I didn’t know who they were,” said Cleese of GB News, which set up shop in Britain in 2021. “I don’t know much about modern television because I’ve pretty much given up on it — I mean, English television. Then, I met one or two of the people concerned and had a dinner with them and I liked them very much. “What they said was, ‘People say it’s a right-wing channel, but it’s a free speech channel,’” explained Cleese, who is working on the show with political satirist and comedian Andrew Doyle.

She explained: “I saved a comic whose career I respect.”But John continued: “I want reparations from Italy… And then the Normans came over in 1066.“They were horrible people from France and they colonised us for 30 years and we need reparations there too, I’m afraid.”John notoriously pulled out of an appearance at Cambridge University last year after art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, who was a visiting speaker, was banned for doing a Hitler impression.Explaining his absence, John said he was “blacklisting myself before someone else did.”John wrote in view of his 5.6 million Twitter followers: "I was looking forward to talking to students at the Cambridge Union this Friday, but I hear that someone there has been blacklisted for doing an impersonation of Hitler"I regret that I did the same on a Monty Python show, so I am blacklisting myself before someone else does," he added."I apologise to anyone at Cambridge who was hoping to talk with me, but perhaps some of you can find a venue where woke rules do not apply," John said.In 2020 he criticised what he branded as "woke" comedy after the BBC Studios-owned broadcaster UKTV removed an episode of Fawlty Towers from its back catalogue.UKTV deleted The Germans from its Gold Box Set of shows as it contained “racial slurs”.John co-created and starred in Fawlty Towers between 1975-1979.He did not agree with UKTV’s decision, stressing that cancel culture took the “fun” out of life.He told the Straits Times: “I think that they misunderstand one of the main purposes of life which is to have fun.“What you have to realise about humour is that it’s true to say that everything humorous is critical.“If you have someone who is perfectly kind and intelligent and flexible and always behaves

Bella Thorne continues to break ground. The actress, director and writer was a guest at The Cambridge Union, speaking to 300 students from the University of Cambridge to shed light on her successful career.Bella Thorne hilariously reacts to making it to the ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’ listBella Thorne makes her Latin Grammy Awards debut in a vibran red Versace [PICTURES]Thorne discussed her prolific career, sharing details from all of her work, which ranges from Disney, where she had to act and sing and star opposite Zendaya, and also her latest projects as a writer and director, something she’s been working on over the years.Bella also discussed wrapping her film ‘Time’s Up 2,’ which she recently did in Rome.

Piers Morgan, 57, was more than impressed when he read that actor John Cleese, 82, had "blacklisted" himself from Cambridge Union ahead of a talk he was doing on Friday.

Twitter to reveal that he has "blacklisted himself" from an upcoming talk at Cambridge Union on Friday.The comedic star, 82, announced the decision after art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon mimicked the leader of the Nazi Partty at a recent event, leading to him being banned from speaking at the prestigious university.In view of his 5.6 million followers, the comedian issued his statement on his decision.John wrote: "I was looking forward to talking to students at the Cambridge Union this Friday, but I hear that someone there has been blacklisted for doing an impersonation of Hitler"I regret that I did the same on a Monty Python show, so I am blacklisting myself before someone else does," he added.The star went on to apologise for his absence

Amy Hart has admitted that she and her fellow Love Islanders knew that Lucie Donlan racially renaming Yewande Biala was wrong on the show but did not speak up at the time.

Cambridge University is soon to receive a dose of reality thanks to guest lecturer – and The Only Way Is Essex star – Gemma Collins.