John Cleese Just Added at Mondavi Center

The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis is pleased to announce the addition of John Cleese Live on Stage for Conversation and Q&A after a screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 8 p.m. in Jackson Hall.

Comedy legend John Cleese is heading in your general direction for a live and truly unforgettable evening of conversation and audience Q&A. Absurd and/or ridiculous questions only, please. A limited number of VIP tickets will be available which include a photo opportunity with Cleese. Tickets start at $52 and go on sale Friday, November 17, 2017 at noon at mondaviarts.org, 530.754.5422 or the Mondavi Center Ticket Office.***

Cleese will tell stories of his life and career and you just may finally find out the airspeed of an unladen swallow. Before he silly walks his way on to the stage, the excitement will build as the audience will get to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail in its entirety on the big screen.

Don't miss your chance to see the man who has achieved nothing short of comedy royalty in this thrill-of-a lifetime evening.

***Coconuts NOT included in the ticket price.

On the small screen, John Cleese is known for his work on programs such as Cheers, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Will & Grace and the Emmy-nominated TLC documentary The Human Face with John Cleese. His film credits include Silverado, The Out-of-Towners, Rat Race and Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein. He also co-authored two best-selling books on psychology-Families and How to Survive Them and Life and

How to Survive It-and served briefly as Minister of Defense in the John Major Cabinet. He recently completed his autobiography So, Anyway... which was described by the Daily Mail as "self-obsessed." In his twilight years, Cleese passes his time writing film scripts, giving speeches to business audiences, doing seminars on creativity, teaching at Cornell, paying alimony and doting on three huge cats and a fish.

Pre-sale tickets are now available for Mondavi Center Season Subscribers and UC Davis Students, Faculty and Staff.

John Cleese
Live on Stage with screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Wednesday, March 28, 8PM
Jackson Hall
Tickets starting at $52

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