Although John Cleese's Monday night show at McCaw Hall was billed “An Evening of Exceptional Silliness,” I half expected an hour-plus of “old man yells at cloud crowd” material from the 82-year-old comedian, actor, and author. Blessedly, it wasn't that at all. Nor, thankfully, did my favorite Monty Python's Flying Circus member deliver a series of fish-out-of-water observations about his adopted home of Los Angeles—although surely he would have made tasty juice out of that.
Monty Python funnyman John Cleese is circling back to Victoria next year after a planned club performance in November fell through due to scheduling difficulties. Cleese, 82, is bringing his Exceptional Silliness tour to the Royal Theatre on May 18.