John Cleese says the BBC doesn’t know how to ‘nurture comedy’

John Cleese has said he thinks ‘there’s not much great comedy these days’, particularly at the BBC (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

Fawlty Towers actor John Cleese has said he thinks the BBC doesn’t know how to “nurture comedy”, and that “there’s not much great comedy these days”, while reflecting on his time working with the broadcaster.

Speaking to LBC on Tuesday, the 86-year-old said he thinks “very few people understand comedy”, and reminisced about the “wonderful” collection of talent that used to be at the BBC.