John Cleese reacts to Mark Hamill GIF, gets a reply from the Jedi himself
'Star Wars' and 'Fawlty Towers' collide.
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Finally, the worlds of 'Star Wars' and 'Fawlty Towers' collide.
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Anyone who follows Mark Hamill on Twitter (and if you don't, you really should), will know that he's a big John Cleese fan.
Everyone's favourite Jedi isn't shy about it.
Exhibit A: A response he wrote to someone back in 2018, describing the Fawlty Towers star as "a comic idol".
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We don't know if the pair have ever met IRL, but -- on Tuesday -- Cleese was introduced to Hamill on Twitter -- in GIF form.
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Cleese was quick to respond.
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Less than 30 minutes later, Hamill himself waded in.
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Cleese has yet to reply to that, but his fellow Monty Python star Eric Idle certainly seemed to appreciate it.
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Your move, Fawlty.
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