Editing John Cleese (section)

== Honours and tributes ==
* A species of [[lemur]], the [[Bemaraha woolly lemur]] (''Avahi cleesei''), has been named in his honour. Cleese has mentioned this in television interviews. Also, there is a mention of this honour in ''[[New Scientist]]'' magazine—and Cleese's response to it.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cleese |first1=John |title=Monty Python's lemur |journal=New Scientist |date=3 December 2005 |issue=2528 |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18825280.400 |access-date=8 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206010416/http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18825280.400 |archive-date=6 February 2008}}</ref>
* An asteroid, [[9618 Johncleese]], is named in his honour.
* A municipal rubbish heap {{convert|45|m}} high that has been named Mt Cleese at the [[Awapuni, Palmerston North|Awapuni]] landfill just outside [[Palmerston North]] after he dubbed the city "suicide capital of New Zealand" after a stay there in 2005.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21767448-1702,00.html Funnyman Cleese rubbishes NZ city] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010130657/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21767448-1702,00.html |date=10 October 2007 }}. The Australian. 21 May 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10440967 |title=Palmerston North's heap of payback on Cleese |date=21 May 2007 |access-date=18 March 2018 |website=New Zealand Herald}}</ref>

=== Scholastic ===
; University degrees

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| England || '''1963''' || [[Downing College, Cambridge]] || Law
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; Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector, and fellowships

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| Scotland || '''1970–1973''' || [[University of St Andrews]] || [[Rector of the University of St Andrews|Rector]]
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;Honorary degrees

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| Scotland || '''1971''' || [[University of St Andrews]] || Doctorate
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| California, United States || '''1999''' || [[Pomona College]] || [[Doctor of Letters]] (D.Litt.)<ref>[https://www.pomona.edu/commencement/honorary-degree-recipients "Honorary Degree Recipients"]. Pomona College. Retrieved 13 June 2020.</ref>
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| England || '''28 June 2016''' || [[University of Bath]] || [[Doctor of Clinical Psychology]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/university-honours-john-cleese/|title=University honours John Cleese|website=Bath.ac.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bath.ac.uk/corporate-information/john-cleese-oration/|title=John Cleese: oration|website=Bath.ac.uk}}</ref>
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| England || '''17 September 2016''' || [[Open University]] || [[Doctor of the University]] (D. Univ)<ref>[http://www.open.ac.uk/students/ceremonies/sites/www.open.ac.uk.students.ceremonies/files/files/Honorary_graduate_cumulative_list_2017.pdf "Honorary Graduate List"]. Open University. Retrieved 26 May 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlU2d7XUxCI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/IlU2d7XUxCI| archive-date=11 December 2021 | url-status=live|title=John Cleese receives honorary degree at The Open University|publisher=I Am A Graduate |date=10 February 2017|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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{{Incomplete list|date=October 2018}}