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  • John Cleese versus the Volcano, takes cab home from Norway ($5,000+ taxi fare)

    04/18/2010 6:58:17 AM PDT · by Paleo Conservative · 55 replies · 1,626+ views
    MonstersandCritics.com ^ | Apr 18, 2010, 5:32 GMT | April MacIntyre
    he 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,...