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John Cleese has shared his thoughts about King Charles’s Coronation which was held on Saturday.

The Fawlty Towers told GB News host Andrew Doyle the event was “embarrassing” and likened it to the comedy Monty Python.

Kicking off the chat, Andrew asked: “Let’s start with the Coronation. Did you watch it? Did you enjoy it?”

John hesitated before he replied: “A little embarrassing, but it’s also kind of funny.

“This is absolutely true. My wife [who is] known as the fish because she swims like a fish, watches television or she gets into bed with all the cushions, and all the cats…she’s got to have all three cats and she watches…and she said, ‘Come in and watch’.”

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He continued: “And I went in, I sat on the bed, lay down and looked at the screen, and I lost it.”

“As in?” Andrew asked before John continued: “I laughed and I couldn’t stop laughing.”

When asked about why he laughed so much, the actor said: “The silly costumes, taking everything so seriously, I thought it was a Python sketch.

“I could not stop laughing, I wasn’t laughing at the people because they were playing their parts really well.”

John proceeded to laugh as he told the host: “It is so silly.”

Andrew weighed in: “Every now and then you just catch a glimpse of tradition and think, ‘Why do we do the things we do?'”

“I know why we do it and it’s wonderful that there is a crown that has been put on people’s heads for 800 years,” John admitted before turning his attention to Charles being formally crowned.

“That marvellous man, the Archbishop of Canterbury who I met two weeks ago.

“I think he’s one of the best human beings I’ve ever met. He should have practiced putting the crown on.”

“He should have used a spirit level, really?” Andrew went on to joke.

On Saturday, King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla were formally crowned at Westminster Abbey.

The historic was wideley televised and was witnessed by the royal couple’s family and celebrity friends.

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