John Cleese Shares What He Considers to be the Highpoint of His Creativity

John Cleese was a guest on Conan Wednesday night. He talked about his mother and how she dealt with depression or as she called it feeling “just a little bit down this week.” The problem was she felt just a little bit down for 52 years. When his mother was 92, she was living in an elderly person’s residence, and his mom was feeling particularly down. He had a brilliant way to cheer her up, and he shared his idea with Conan’s audience.

Don’t try this at home. John Cleese is a professional.

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