John Cleese is a British comedy genius, but his career has been a series of unfortunate events.
After Fawlty Towers, he was relegated to a string of terrible 80s films.
He's been in more Monty Python and the Holy Grail sequels than you could shake a stick at.
Despite his lack of success, John Cleese remains a beloved British institution.
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