John Cleese on Sean Hannity

[Roland99]

Link to tweet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. This is great and accurately described Hannity

[nycbos]

2. He is the man

Fun fact he did the party politcal broadcase for the Liberal Democrats in 1997.

And for it's predecessor the SDP/Liberal alliance in 1987

[Wounded Bear]

3. K & R...nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. This will work its way up through Hannity's layers of flappers & he will see it & read it. Good. .nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Good thing it is an ode and not an appearance on the show as I wondered quizzically it might be. nt

[Haggard Celine]

12. That's what I thought, too.

It would have been amusing, no doubt.

[nolabear]

6. Keith Olberman's recitation:

[Faux pas]

7. Kickety Kickin'

[BootinUp]

8. Love it!

[AZLD4Candidate]

9. Big MP fan and loved A Fish Called Wanda, Fawlty Towers, and Fierce Creatures

Don't leave us like Chapman and Jones did.

[calimary]

21. Yeah. No kidding. Now's when we really need ya!

[TeamProg]

10. Thanks for posting. n/t

[Hiawatha Pete]

11. K&R

[CloudWatcher]

13. Sorry ... old and likely fake

Nice poem, but no evidence that it was written by Cleese. Wish we could avoid
spreading misinformation on DU.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sean-hannity-john-cleese/

[NJCher]

16. if it's not Cleese

It's some mighty fahn wordsmithin'.

At the end of the article at the snopes link is a poem by Cleese and it's not even close to as good as this one. The Snopes writer reached out to Cleese in spring of 21 to check the veracity of this story and Cleese has apparently not responded. Maybe he'd like to take credit for it.

[CloudWatcher]

17. Yes, it's good, just not Cleese

I found this part of the Snopes article especially convincing

And two, Cleese is a famous comedian. If he wanted to publish a poem about Sean Hannity, he would do so in The Atlantic, or The New York Times, or even his own website, but not on an internet forum where anyone can contribute.

I doubt if he'd be shy about claiming credit if he had written it.

[nolabear]

24. Note my post about Olberman's recitation.

He says it’s by Cleese and he got permission.

And I SWEAR I saw Cleese recite it once on a late night show years ago but don’t find it.

[CloudWatcher]

28. I think Keith misspoke ...

From the Snopes article:

This poem also made it to Keith Olbermann’s show on Oct. 9. Olbermann said that Cleese was inspired to write the poem after Robert Gibbs, former U.S. President Barack Obama’s White House Press Secretary, had a memorable exchange with Hannity on Fox News, and that the comedian had “entrusted” it with Olbermann to read on air. We’re skeptical that Cleese truly sent this to Olbermann, however, as this poem had previously been published by TPM. It seems likely that someone on Olbermann’s staff found this poem on the internet and that Olbermann mistook if for genuine.

Olbermann’s and/or Cleese could settle the debate, but in the meantime I've got a big "I don't think so" tag on this

[RandiFan1290]

14. Cleese is a treasure

[smirkymonkey]

15. LOL! So Spot On!

[burrowowl]

18. Love Cleese and MP!

[Evolve Dammit]

19. Thank you Mr. Cleese! Prose well said.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. or was it a sonnet? I am an American and hence somewhat illiterate.

[elias7]

22. It's amazing such perfect descriptions all rhyme

[Joinfortmill]

23. 👍

[XacerbatedDem]

25. Brilliant!!! Whether he wrote it or not, so fitting.

Nod nod, wink wink.

[Paladin]

26. Bravo, Mr. Cleese! (nt)

[keithbvadu2]

27. Anyone got an 'anity' word for his cowardice to be waterboarded as he promised?

Anyone got an 'anity' word for his cowardice to be waterboarded as he promised?

[BobTheSubgenius]

29. Never gets old!!!