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John Cleese versus the Volcano, takes cab home from Norway
By April MacIntyre Apr 18, 2010, 5:32 GMT
John Cleese - "Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyers Cut" New York City Premiere - Arrivals - The Ziegfeld Theater, 154 West 54th Street - New York City, NY, USA © Anthony G. Moore / PR Photos
Booked for a television spot in Norway, actor John Cleese came to the Scandinavian country and fulfilled his obligation, and then was forced to commute by taxi home to London thanks to the never-ending Icelandic Volcano.
The Monty Python legend racked up a $5,000+ taxi fare. Currently there are no flights in the area servicing Britain, and Cleese's assistant figured the stranded star could take a taxi to Brussels, then catch the Eurostar train from there back to London.
Cleese told Norway's TV2 that necessity drove him to it.
"We checked every option but there were no boats and no train tickets available. That's when my fabulous assistant determined the easiest thing would be to take a taxi."
The official total was reported to be £3,300 to take a cab from Oslo to Brussels.
Cleese, 70, said: "We checked every option but there were no boats and no train tickets available. That's when my fabulous assistant determined the easiest thing would be to take a taxi."
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