Other Credits
- In 2003, John Cleese took part in Mike Oldfield's re-recording of the 1973 hit Tubular Bells, Tubular Bells 2003. He took over the "Master of Ceremonies" duties in the 'Finale' part, in which he announced the various instruments eccentrically, from the late Vivian Stanshall.
- Cleese recorded the voice of God for Spamalot, the musical based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
- Cleese narrated the audio version of C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters.
- In the mid 1980s, Cleese starred in British advertisements for Compaq computers and Schweppes beverages.
- In the late-1990s, Cleese appeared in a set of poorly-received commercials for the UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's. Around the same time, his Fawlty Towers co-star, Prunella Scales, appeared in more well-received commercials for rival chain Tesco.
- He has enunciated a set of directions for the TomTom in-car navigation system. This allows itself humorous notes at non-critical moments, for instance when asking for a U-turn and when signing off: "I'm not going to carry your baggage—from now on, you're on your own" and "Bear right..Beaver left."
- He plays the voice of Samuel the Sheep in the 2006 adaptation of Charlotte's Web. Samuel repeatedly tells the other sheep to be individuals, not sheep. This is a reference to Monty Python's Life of Brian.
- He has a speaking part at the end of the Alan Parsons song "Chomolungma" from the album A Valid Path.
- In 2008, John Cleese appeared in a humorous TV commercial in Poland advertising a bank loan.
- From 2006 to 2008 John Cleese has appeared in humorous TV commercials in Iceland advertising Kaupþing.
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