Video: John Cleese opens Eindhoven “silly walk” tunnel

Hundreds of fans gathered to see British comedian John Cleese open the "silly walk" tunnel, or the Dommel tunnel, in Eindhoven on Monday. The 130 meter long wall of the tunnel boasts a mural of Monty Python's silly walk. Studio Giftig from Veldhoven was commissioned to paint the mural. When the job was done, they crossed their fingers and approached John Cleese, who formed part of the British comedy group and performed the original silly walk, for the opening, according to Omroep Brabant. And with success. As luck would have it, Cleese happened to be in the Netherlands and his management was very willing to have him make a detour. The only condition was that Cleese not be asked to do the silly walk - old bones does not allow it anymore, according to the broadcaster. https://twitter.com/twanarts/status/724545593515880448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/MarcelDekker2/status/724539409215983616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw