Overview
- In the film, the Monty Python star describes two and a half to three months of a nervous breakdown that included suicidal thoughts.
- He says a mild antidepressant helped him recover, and he returned to performing within about three to four months.
- Cleese says he keeps touring in his 80s partly because of the financial impact of his split from psychotherapist Alyce Faye Eichelberger in 2008.
- He reflects on comedy and contemporary culture, arguing that all comedy is critical and that jokes intended to hurt are wrong.
- John Cleese Packs It In follows a European tour with stops such as Gothenburg, Ghent and Rotterdam and will screen nationwide on 13 November.