{"id":240064,"date":"2023-11-01T13:45:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T13:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=240064"},"modified":"2023-11-01T13:45:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T13:45:42","slug":"billy-connolly-says-he-gets-mistaken-for-john-cleese-all-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/celebrities\/billy-connolly-says-he-gets-mistaken-for-john-cleese-all-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Connolly says he gets mistaken for John Cleese all the time"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>BAFTAs: Billy Connolly opens up on Parkinson\u2019s after award win<\/h3>\n<p>Billy Connolly has revealed he gets mistaken for fellow actor John Cleese &#8220;all the time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The 80-year-old said there are often times people genuinely think he is the Fawlty Towers star and won&#8217;t believe him when he tries to tell them the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Writing in his new book Rambling Man: My Life On The Road, the actor divulged: &#8220;The place where I crashed was near Weston-super-Mare &#8211; John Cleese&#8217;s birthplace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was glad I hadn&#8217;t died there; I&#8217;d probably have to share the headlines. &#8216;John Cleese&#8217;s Hometown Site of Billy Connolly Fatal Accident&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The comedian explained that in particular, the case of mistaken identity with the 84-year-old tends to happen in America.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Billy Connolly opens up about &#8216;awkward&#8217; bedroom scene with Sharon Stone[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Billy-Connolly-5043515.jpg?r=1698844705119\"><\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;It never ceases to amaze me that some Americans mistake me for John Cleese.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It happened to me several times when I was alone, but it also happened to me when I was in a Manhattan restaurant with Eric Idle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Billy said a woman approached him and told him she was a big fan of his and asked: &#8220;Where are the rest of the guys?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He asked her which guys she was referring to, and she responded: &#8220;The rest of the Monty Python gang.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Reports of my own demise have been greatly exagerated, says Billy Connolly[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Billy Connolly gives Parkinson&#8217;s update as he admits &#8216;I&#8217;m fed up'[NEWS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Billy Connolly brands woke comedy &#8216;vomit-inducing'[INSIGHT] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/John-Cleese-5043522.jpg?r=1698844705190\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &amp; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The dad-of-five tried to tell the woman that he wasn&#8217;t John, but the insistent lady refused to believe him.<\/p>\n<p>She went on to say, &#8220;&#8216;Oh, I get it. 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