John Cleese, 80, revealed to his five million Twitter followers that he has been to hospital for an operation to remove a cancerous tumour in his leg.The actor assured fans that at his age this sort of thing happens, and doctors who performed the surgery did a “beautiful” job.He wrote: “Had a minor operation on Friday.“A surgeon cut a small cancerous bit out of my leg.
Very minor.“At my age, this sort of thing happens about once a week.“He did a beautiful job, sewed it up and said: ‘Tis but a scratch.’”This is a reference to a sketch featuring The Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.John often refers to the iconic show on his social media.He previously shared a photo of The Black Knight superimposed into a still from Batman.