John Philip Sousa for Monty Python's Flying Circus), "The Thunderer" and "The Washington Post". Sousa began his career playing violin and studying music theory and composition under John Esputa and George Felix Benkert. His father enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice in 1868. After departing the band in 1875, Sousa learned to conduct. From 1880 until his death, he focused exclusively on conducting and the writing of music. He eventually rejoined the Marine Band and served there for 12 years as director. On leaving the Marine Band, Sousa organized his own band. Sousa aided in the development of
John Cleese consisted of only twelve episodes; Cleese and Booth both maintain that this was to avoid compromising the quality of the series. In December 1977, Cleese appeared as a guest star on "The Muppet Show". Cleese was a fan of the show and co-wrote much of the episode. Cleese also made a cameo appearance in their 1981 film "The Great Muppet Caper". Cleese won the "TV Times" award for Funniest Man on TV – 1978–79. In 1979, Cleese starred in a TV special, "To Norway - Home of Giants," produced by Johnny Bergh. During the 1980s and 1990s, Cleese focused on