Editing John Cleese (section)

=== 2010–present ===
In 2010, Cleese appeared in advertisements for [[The Automobile Association]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Oatts |first=Joanne |url=http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/sectors/travel-and-leisure/aa-ad-features-john-cleese/3019428.article |title=AA ad features John Cleese at |work=Marketing Week |access-date=1 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010061506/http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/sectors/travel-and-leisure/aa-ad-features-john-cleese/3019428.article |archive-date=10 October 2012 }}</ref> and for the Canadian insurance company [[Pacific Blue Cross]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-cma.org/awards/downloads/CA0GLR4WEB.pdf |title=Canadian Marketing Association Awards 2010 |publisher=Canadian Marketing Association |date=November 2010 |access-date=6 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001022733/http://www.the-cma.org/awards/downloads/CA0GLR4WEB.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waveproductions.com/newsframe.php |title=Pacific Blue Cross gets Comedic Insurance with John Cleese |publisher=Wave Productions |date=1 April 2010 |access-date=6 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101073650/http://www.waveproductions.com/newsframe.php |archive-date=1 January 2009}}</ref>

In 2012, Cleese was cast in ''Hunting Elephants'', a [[heist film]] comedy by Israeli filmmaker Reshef Levi. Cleese had to quit just prior to filming due to heart trouble and was replaced by [[Patrick Stewart]].<ref name="he1">{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/culture/british-actor-john-cleese-to-appear-in-israeli-heist-comedy-1.431056 |title=British actor John Cleese to appear in Israeli heist comedy |last=Anderman |first=Irit |date=17 May 2012 |work=[[Haaretz]] |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701122914/http://www.haaretz.com/culture/british-actor-john-cleese-to-appear-in-israeli-heist-comedy-1.431056 |archive-date=1 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="he2">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-john-cleese-hunting-elephants-325570 |title=Cannes 2012: John Cleese Joins Israeli Comedy 'Hunting Elephants' |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=16 May 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=17 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520053817/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-john-cleese-hunting-elephants-325570 |archive-date=20 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="he3">{{cite news |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4266862,00.html |title=Cleese replaced by Stewart |newspaper=Ynetnews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120150628/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4266862,00.html |archive-date=20 November 2012 |year=2012 |last1=Yaakov |first1=Yaara }}</ref> Between September and October 2013, Cleese embarked on his first-ever cross-Canada comedy tour. Entitled "John Cleese: Last Time to See Me Before I Die tour", he visited Halifax, [[Ottawa]], Toronto, [[Edmonton]], Calgary, [[Victoria (British Columbia)|Victoria]] and finished in [[Vancouver]], performing to mostly sold-out venues.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chamberlain |first=Adrian |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/john-cleese-the-minister-of-silly-talks-sure-has-a-big-following-1.654719 |title=John Cleese, the minister of silly talks, sure has a big following |newspaper=[[Times Colonist]] |date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220230254/http://www.timescolonist.com/john-cleese-the-minister-of-silly-talks-sure-has-a-big-following-1.654719 |archive-date=20 December 2013 }}</ref> Cleese returned to the stage in [[Dubai]] in November 2013, where he performed to a sold-out theatre.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hymers |first=Sarah |url=http://www.ahlanlive.com/john-cleese-in-dubai-%E2%80%93-an-evening-with-456682.html |title=John Cleese in Dubai |work=[[Ahlan!]] |date=6 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220023822/http://www.ahlanlive.com/john-cleese-in-dubai-%E2%80%93-an-evening-with-456682.html |archive-date=20 December 2013 }}</ref>

[[File:Monty Python O2 Arena.jpg|thumb|Cleese (right) with the rest of Monty Python on stage at [[The O2 Arena|the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]], London, in July 2014]]
Cleese was interviewed and appears as himself in filmmaker [[Gracie Otto]]'s 2013 documentary film ''[[The Last Impresario]]'', about Cleese's longtime friend and colleague [[Michael White (producer)|Michael White]]. White produced ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' and Cleese's pre-Python comedy production ''[[Cambridge Footlights Revue|Cambridge Circus]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coveney |first1=Michael |title=Michael White obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/09/michael-white-producer-obituary |access-date=9 December 2017 |work=The Guardian |date=9 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908135521/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/09/michael-white-producer-obituary |archive-date=8 September 2017 }}</ref> At a comic press conference in November 2013, Cleese and other surviving members of the Monty Python comedy group announced a reuniting performance to be held in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ng |first=David |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-monty-python-reunion-20131121,0,6836416.story |title=Monty Python makes it official: group reuniting in July |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=21 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219152929/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-monty-python-reunion-20131121,0,6836416.story |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref>

Cleese joined with Eric Idle in 2015 and 2016 for a tour of North America, Canada and the ANZUS nations, "John Cleese & Eric Idle: Together Again At Last ... For The Very First Time", playing small theatres and including interaction with audiences as well as sketches and reminisces.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.justforlaughs.com/about/press/john-cleese-eric-idle-announce-additional-north-american-tour-dates|title=John Cleese & Eric Idle announce additional North American tour dates!|website=Just For Laughs|date=15 June 2016}}</ref> In a [[Reddit]] Ask Me Anything interview, Cleese expressed regret that he had turned down the role played by [[Robin Williams]] in ''[[The Birdcage]]'', the butler played by [[Anthony Hopkins]] in ''[[The Remains of the Day (film)|The Remains of the Day]]'', and the bishop played by [[Peter Cook]] in ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/70arwl/i_am_john_cleese_writer_actor_and_tall_person_ama/ |work=Reddit |title=I am John Cleese: writer, actor, and tall person. AMA! |date=15 September 2017 |access-date=16 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124162826/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/70arwl/i_am_john_cleese_writer_actor_and_tall_person_ama/|archive-date=24 November 2017 }}</ref>

In 2017, he wrote ''[[Bang Bang! (play)|Bang Bang!]]'', a new adaptation of [[Georges Feydeau]]'s French play ''Monsieur Chasse!'', for the [[Mercury Theatre, Colchester]], before making its American premiere at the Shadowland Stages in [[Ellenville, New York]], in 2018 followed by touring the UK in spring 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/10/16/44546/uk_tour_for_john_cleeses_first_stage_farce|title=UK tour for John Cleese's first stage farce : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|last=Bennett|first=Steve|website=www.chortle.co.uk|language=en|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, Cleese cancelled an appearance at the [[Cambridge Union|Cambridge Union Society]] after learning that art historian [[Andrew Graham-Dixon]] had been blacklisted by the union for impersonating Adolf Hitler. His visit to the university was intended to be part of a documentary on [[wokeism]]. Cleese said he was "blacklisting myself before someone else does".<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 November 2021|title=John Cleese blacklists himself from Cambridge University event|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-59237741|access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> 

In 2023, he starred in [[Roman Polanski]]'s drama film ''[[The Palace (2023 film)|The Palace]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|date=22 May 2022|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/france-falls-out-of-love-with-roman-polanski-1235272794/|title= Roman Polanski Always Thrived in France, But Now Even His Adopted Country is Turning On Him (EXCLUSIVE)|work=Variety|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> In October, Cleese starting presenting a new show on [[GB News]] called ''The Dinosaur Hour'' which airs on Sunday evenings.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2022 |title=John Cleese to host new GB News TV show |first=Paul|last=Glynn|work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63197829 |access-date=12 October 2022}}</ref>