Cleese's fresh Fields

Tribute to 'neglected' WC

John Cleese is to give a university lecture on WC Fields.

The comic will give the talk, entitled A Comedian for Politically Incorrect Times, at Cornell University on April 1.

Cleese said he chose to lecture on Fields because he has been neglected and forgotten.

Cornell ­ based in Ithaca, New York ­ made the former Python a professor-at-large four years ago, an honorary title that involves occasonal visits to the campus.

Cleese will be aided in the talk by James Curtis, author of a new biography of Fields.

Published: 26 Mar 2003

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