Liz Truss Roasted by John Cleese in Poem: 'I Don't Understand the Fuss'

British comedian John Cleese joined scores of his fellow countrymen in celebrating the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday, and he did it in style. The Monty Python alum welcomed the news via poem.

The 82-year-old actor tweeted some cheeky stanzas that were highly critical of the Truss-led conservative Tory Party. The tweets also hit out at British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mail and its former longtime editor, Paul Dacre.

"Those fathead Tory bleeders / Suck at choosing leaders / 'Cos they're all Mail readers, / Stupid bottom-feeders, / who are told how to vote by an evil thug / called Paul Dacre, whom the Tories want to / make a Lord just as soon as the latest Mail / scandal blows over / (last line not right yet)," Cleese's poem-tweet read.

Roughly an hour earlier, Cleese came up with a shorter poem that called out Truss by name.

"I don't understand the fuss. / The Tories throw Liz Truss / Under the nearest bus - / Best thing they've done for us / So what's the fracking fuss ?!" he wrote in the first tweet.

Truss announced her resignation from office just six weeks after taking the reins. The brief stint makes Truss the shortest-serving PM in Britain's history.

The prior prime minister, Boris Johnson, stepped down in early July after more than 50 members of his government resigned en masse.

Other celebrities have also weighed in on Truss' hasty departure. English actor Stephen Fry posted a tweet in response to reports that Johnson may consider a comeback.

"No @BorisJohnson no no no no no NO! Under absolutely no circumstances. Ever. Ever ever ever, d'you hear?" Fry wrote.

American comedian Michael Ian Black also poked fun at Truss' short tenure, tweeting: "Does Liz Truss get an official portrait or, like, a Polaroid?"

Cleese hasn't been afraid to get a little political before.

The legendary Brit has claimed to be an "old-fashioned liberal," despite recently announcing a new show on a right-leaning British TV network. He's spoken out against so-called cancel culture and gotten pushback from the likes of Irish actor and comedian Graham Norton.

Cleese has also previously penned critical tweets about Johnson.

Last November, he wrote: "When Boris Johnson says that the UK is not a corrupt country, he clearly means not corrupt by his own standards. He also believes that his administration does not lie all the time, as he does, but only when it is expedient.

"Boris Johnson is Prime Minister," the tweet continued. "After a fashion..."

Newsweek has reached out to a Cleese representative for comment.