John Cleese waiting to begin when Cleese's offer arrived. Palin agreed to work with Cleese and Chapman in the meantime, bringing with him Gilliam, Jones, and Idle. "Monty Python's Flying Circus" ran for four seasons from October 1969 to December 1974 on BBC Television, though Cleese quit the show after the third. Cleese's two primary characterisations were as a sophisticated and a stressed-out loony. He portrayed the former as a series of announcers, TV show hosts, and government officials (for example, "The Ministry of Silly Walks"). The latter is perhaps best represented in the "Cheese Shop" and by Cleese's Mr Praline character,
John Bell (Scottish actor) John Bell (Scottish actor) John Bell (born 20 October 1997) is a Scottish actor who is best known for playing Bain in the last two instalments of " The Hobbit" film series, and "Young Ian" Murray in the Starz television series "Outlander". His other notable roles include Angus in "Battleship", Helius in "Wrath of the Titans" and as Toby Coleman in "Tracy Beaker Returns". Bell made his TV debut in 2007 when he played Creet in the episode "Utopia" of "Doctor Who" after he won the role in a Blue Peter competition. In March 2008, he was the lead singing