MONTY PYTHON - CLEESE PREPARES FOR WORLD TOUR

Former MONTY PYTHON comedian JOHN CLEESE is setting off on a spectacular world tour at the end of the year (05).

The 65-year-old star will hit the stage in theatres all over Australia and America with a knockabout show created by Cleese and his daughter CAMILLA.

Cleese promises the performance - billed as a one-man show - to be "very, very violent".

He says, "Although we refer to it as a one-man show, it will also feature various Cleese underlings, flunkeys, retainers, daughters, sidekicks, minions, cat's-paws and cronies - and probably a few hangers on too.

"It should really be called a several person show."