one of the original members of the monty python gang award winning actor john cleese out now with his memoir "so anyway" is with us. off of joe's immediate re an the audience's immediate reaction, what's it like to walk through life? whenever people see you, they smile? they smile? >> you're absolutely right. it's really nice. the thing is if people make you laugh, you feel affection towards them. it doesn't matter if you're w.c. fields with a grudge against children animals, women. or being rude to everyone in sight. >> i think it's very generous to make people laugh. >> it is yeah. >> you're such a generous person. >> it's also a gift that you're giving to people. >> yes, yes, i realize that. >> are we flattering you enough? >> the shows in july we did ten shows -- >> i was going t asko ask you. i remember you guys announced you were going to basically bring the band back together. sold out than any other show. >> the 34 seconds. >> i mean i've never played to such wonderful audiences because it wasn't an entertainment at all. they wanted to kind of say thank you for making us laugh

. >> melanie lynskey, john cleese -- >> seth: tim curry, right? >> tim curry. it's really good.eth: it's really funny. it's really beautiful. and it's really exciting to see something serialized in the cartoon world. because you don't see that very often. >> that's the thing. and for the entire week you get to see the beginning of their journey and the end of their journey. it's an encapsulated story. and to do that with animation, i think, is wonderful. >> seth: that's great. you did the "lord of the rings." you were in the first "hobbit" film. you're not in the next "hobbit" film. but despite this, you recently did some work -- you did some promotional work for air new zealand. >> yes. >> seth: because they approached you -- >> i love them. >> seth: you love them. i'm assuming it's pretty much the only option to get over there. >> it kind of is. either that or qantas. >> seth: they do sort of a "lord of the rings" themed safety video? is that what you participated in? >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: "lord of the rings" tourism is a real thing. >> it's a really big thi