Clexit: Why John Cleese leaves for the Caribbean

He made fame as the man with the British bowler hat and the crazy race, but now it really seems that John Cleese is leaving the UK. He said that at least Tuesday night, in the program of the BBC Newsnight. The former Monty Pythoner takes his bags in November to live on an island in the Caribbean Sea because he is "so disappointed" in his country and how he is governed.

Little Nevis Island, with 93 square kilometers is just a little bigger than Terschelling. With only 11,000 inhabitants, Cleese will soon become the most famous resident of the island without much competition. But why is the famous comedian really going? It remains a bit vague. That Cleese has an ambiguous relationship with, for example, the British newspaper The Daily Mail was known for some time: in 2014, he tweeted that the name "P. Darce's (editor of the daily) an anagram of & # 39; Ed Crap (1965-19003)

British politicians and their compatriots also had to face the ten-minute interview: "With the gossip and insignificance I've problems ". According to Cleese, the Brexit debate in the media does not go beyond fierce defenders of the status quo on the one hand, and Brexit advocates on the other. The 78-year-old comedian also said to vote "leave".

No Confidence in the Media

Other print media also went wrong during Cleese's appearance on television. As only Cleese can do, he presents his testimony on a wooden paperweight: the European Union annually questions about a thousand citizens of different member states about their confidence in the print media. The Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries are doing well but at the bottom, Cleese is pointing to a chart, he is really swinging "his" UK.

"Add to this the deception of the banks, and I leave for Nevis". One thing is certain, Cleese does not have to worry about the future living space. For sale villas and country houses are quite on Nevis. The only question left is whether Cleese will collect enough books for his move. His third divorce cost the comedian some twenty million dollars, writes The Daily Mail . But of course, this can also be a lie.