John Cleese Says ‘Woke Rules’ Caused Him To Cancel Cambridge University Talk
82-year-old British actor and comedian John Cleese was slated to give a talk at Cambridge University on November 12th, but rescinded his plans to visit after another speaker was blacklisted from the institution for performing an impression of Adolf Hitler. Andrew Graham-Dixon, an acclaimed art historian, reportedly assumed a German accent and imitated the dictator on a recorded video call during an event sponsored by the Cambridge debate society. Cleese himself impersonated Hitler in the 1970’s sitcom Faulty Towers, which is often recognized as a contentious yet critically heralded work of the...