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John Cleese has revealed that he is writing a stage musical of the comedy film A Fish Called Wanda.

He confirmed that he was working on the project with his daughter Camilla.

"I've been working on it with my daughter," Cleese told the Sunday Telegraph. "She's 24 and 6ft 2in. She's much funnier and quicker than I am, so I limp along after her."

Speaking about the musical, he said: "We've knocked the story into shape. We're going to try a few lyrics and if it turns out we are no good - which is what I expect - we'll get a lyricist in.

"Right now, we are just working on the story and trying to figure out where all the songs should go."

A Fish Called Wanda was released in 1988 and starred Cleese, Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline.

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