AdvertisementEarly On, Comedian John Cleese Says, He Had Good Timing But Little ElseDecember 16, 2014facebookEmailJohn Cleese, pictured above in 1976 with Monty Python's Flying Circus (from left, Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones), says he worked hard to learn physical comedy by imitation â "It was not something I was naturally gifted at," he says. (AP)