September 2024
He cofounded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python’s Flying Circus. He cowrote the sitcom Fawlty Towers, in which he starred as hotel owner Basil Fawlty, for which he won the 1980 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance.
John has shared incredible quotes & the wisdom that can be found online.
As a photographer for Dragoncon, I was fortunate to go back stage and meet both John and his wife, Jennifer Wade. He was the kindest person.
I knew if given the chance to meet him I could either get the shot or ask him a question to hear his wisdom.
I made the decision to get the shot and captured this shot right before going on stage.
“A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people.” – John Cleese
More headliner guests were invited to Dragconcon. Most convention goers know Nathan Fillion currently working on The Rookie TV Show on ABC as Mal Reynolds on Firefly that ran on the WB or Richard Castle on Castle that ran on ABC. This time he was with Seth Green to reminisce on the live action animation Robot Chicken that ran for 21 years on Cartoon Network.
Nancy Kress is a famous Science Fiction writer and was the Literary Guest of Honor for Dragoncon. She did several panels and author signings for her fans.
Lastly, this was also the first time that “the Hobbits” Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan from the “Lord of the Rings” movies were all together at Dragoncon. Here is a shot backstage before doing their panel.
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