John Cleese, That's No Excuse
- Rav Hayim Leiter
- 20 minutes ago
- 1 min read

John Cleese recently canceled his upcoming Israel performances despite the sold-out crowds that awaited him. If it had come to pass, this would not have been his first tour of Israel. Cleese’s most recent visit was just prior to Covid and I, along with hundreds of others, thoroughly enjoyed the performance. We felt like family because no ethnic group was safe from his ire — not even the throngs of Jews in attendance. He took shots at everyone because, in his own words, “that’s what we do with those we love — josh them.”
The question is: why the sudden change?
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