In this inaugural episode, Dan and Paul proclaim their lifelong love of Monty Python to introduce Dan’s conversation with John Cleese, recorded just hours after their notorious appearance on stage together at the 2022 South By Southwest Festival. John and Dan discuss that panel and the controversy that followed before exploring John’s earliest comedy influences, the evolution of British comedy and his introduction to writing and performing as a member of the now mythic Cambridge Footlights club.

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