It was a reminder that even though humor can sound antisemitic – and there were certainly non-Jews in the audience – we all need to laugh at ourselves sometimes.
After showing the audience a doctored photograph of his third wife, he explained with feigned irritation that he had been forced to launch the tour to pay 20 million dollars in alimony.
Cleese, a tall, handsome man, who was educated at Cambridge, could easily have passed for an academic or some other ultra-serious professional.