London - "It was those special edition commemorative boxed sets of Come Whine 'N' Dine With Me she gave the Queen for Christmas that finally nailed the silly slapper," a Palace flunkey said today as De Brats Almanac of Bourgeois Snobbery published i...
Hotelier Basil Fawlty has come to the defence of his old friend Antony Wally Thomson after the TV chef was arrested stealing wine and cheese on five separate occasions from down on their luck supermarket Tesburys. Speaking to trade magazine 'Hotel...
The cruise-liner captain accused of abandoning ship after it struck rocks off the Tuscan coast last Friday has reportedly claimed he could not lead the evacuation because he slipped and fell into a lifeboat while helping passengers leave the stricken...
Top British comedian Lenny Henry, whose professional name was taken from the Christian first names of both his blood fathers, is to star in a BBC1 remake of the classic 1970's sitcom 'Fawlty Towers' which had veteran comedy superstar John Cleese play...
Making an abrupt turn away from feature films to the small screen, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have agreed to join a re-production of the Fawlty Towers television series set to air in the Fall of 2012 on BBC2. Fawlty Towers i...
Usk, Monmouthshire - In scenes reminiscent of Fawlty Towers, when the short-fused hotelier Basil Fawlty thrashed a British Leyland Allegro with a bush, PC Basil Fawlty chased an old and senile Major Gowen, a World War Veteran Officer for 17 minutes a...
After an Emergency meeting of the famous Python Committee, named after the war hero Sir Monty Python, a distress call has been answered by Britain's premier retired diplomat Sir Basil Fawlty. From his Tower in Torquay, Sir Basil gave us an exclusi...
The classic episode of Fawlty Towers 'The Americans' will once again be shown on BBC1 tonight. Here is the script: Basil Fawlty: Ah, Polly, you haven't forgotten that the terror alert drill is at one today, have you? Polly: No. Fawlty: Good, good. [Phone rings] Hello, Fawlty Towers? Yes, dear, I know the terror alert drill is about to start. Yes, I know the Americans are coming here. Yes.
After months as President of the USA without doing a single thing for the American people, Barack Obama was sacked today, and his place was taken by comic character Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese. 'Right!', he said, as he went into the White...
Scene: a hotel in Torquay Manuel: 'Ah, Meester Fawlty, I have thees birthday cardiac for you' Basil Fawlty: 'Not now, Manuel, I'm busy doing the books. [Throws card away] My wife is going to help me by having her hair permed in three entirely differing styles' Manuel: 'But -' [Fawlty punches the Spanish waiter] Fawlty: 'Well, that's all sorted then, Manuel' Polly: 'Mr. Fawlty! Can I...
The recent screening of a documentary film to mark the 30th anniversary of Fawlty Towers may well have brought together cast members in celebration of a work of comedic genius, but the mystery surrounding the existence of a 13th script refuses to go...
Sir Basil Fawlty, part time diplomatic envoy to Germany and legendary Torquay hotel proprietor had a few words of advice for Spoof contributors today. Once he'd sat down, following an awe inspiring array of silly walks, he told us: 'Don't menti...
In an astonishing twist to the continuing Johnathan Ross / Russell Brand phone call debacle, Ross has been reportedly abducted by 76 year-old grandmother Eileen Dover of Dover, who was incensed at the treatment of her hero, Manuel at the hands of the...
In a shock announcement today, Russell Brands' management announced that Brand, aged 78, is not in fact Spanish. Stunned fans reacted angrily when they heard the news. As one distraught fan said,"my whole belief system has been shattered, the...
Following hot on the heels of the by now totally exhausted Jonathon Ross/Russell Brand attack on much loved Spanish waiter Manuel, the cast of Dad's Army added their accumulated weight to the debate. 'We're all doomed,' Private Frazer announced. '...
Andrew Sachs, the actor who so brilliantly portrayed Spanish waiter, Manuel, in Fawlty Towers, has reacted angrily to a prank telephone call Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross made to him on 18 October during Brand's radio show. Sachs was unavailabl...
The Leaning Tower of Pisa has decided to stop leaning.
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