John Cleese to write for The Spectator
LONDON - Comedian John Cleese has been signed up to write occasional articles for The Spectator, which has given him the title of contributing editor.
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Matthew d'Ancona, the editor of the weekly political and current events magazine, said he was "honoured" by Cleese's acceptance of the role.
D'Ancona said: "In my book, John is the greatest living Englishman, and -- among many other things -- a brilliant writer, whose interests range far and wide."
Cleese, whose first piece will appear in this Thursday's issue, said: "I agree with Matthew and am grateful for his characteristic tone of understatement."
The world-famous face of Monty Python is also one of the celebrities active on micro-blogging service Twitter. The number of people following his Twitter updates has grown from just above 30,000 in January to 115,256 today.
The Spectator has a circulation of 77,146, which is up 0.3% over six months and 2% over a year.
The Spectator: welcomes aboard John Cleese
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