Stephen Fry attacks media coverage of Peter Cook's death
Following the media coverage of Peter Cook's death in January 1995, Stephen Fry felt compelled to defend Cook and his achievements from criticism about his 'failure' to fulfil his potential. (As Jonathan Ross said shortly afterwards: "of course he fulfilled his youthful potential - he fulfilled it when he was still young".) This was broadcast about 36 hours after Cook's death.
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From "The Secret Policeman's Ball" 1979 benefit for Amnesty International. www.amnesty.org
Peter Cook: "Lord Stockton: A Life" + Twisted Sister (1986)
In this "Saturday Live" sketch Peter Cook plays an old Conservative from the House of Lords, interviewed by John Bird in the autumn of his years. ("Nearly dead, yes.") Although not named directly, "Lord Stockton" was the former UK Prime Minister Harold MacMillan ( tinyurl.com ), which explains the "Macmillan Publishing" in-joke. And he was indeed "nearly dead", dying (at the ripe old age of 92) not long after this program was broadcast, although the two events are presumably unconnected. When MacMillan was Prime Minister, he became the first UK head of government to be impersonated in a satirical show. Indeed he turned up at a performance of the show, "Beyond the Fringe", specifically to see himself impersonated. The person doing this ground-breaking impersonation? Peter Cook. ( tinyurl.com ) This sketch links directly into a live performance of "I am, I'm Me" performed by Twisted Sister. (NB This performance is actually from later in the show. The actual performance Cook linked into was a pisspoor cover of "Leader of the Pack". This performance was much better though. :) ) 80s POP CULTURE REFERENCES: * 4 million unemployed!! * Thatcher * Sunday Trading laws
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Just A Minute - Peter Cook 1979 1 (1/3)
Kenneth Williams, Peter Cook, Clement Freud and Barry Took play Just A Minute. Just A Minute is a radio game where players have to speak for a minute on a given subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Please rate and comment.
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Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - 'The Frog and Peach'
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore's 'The Frog and Peach' is an old school british silly comedy bit. Oldre versions are already posted on YouTube but this one is my favourite version. This bit works much better when they were older. It's slower and sillyer... It was a part of Amnesty International's 'The Secret Policeman's Ball' filmed in 1989, and also starring John Cleese, Fry & Laurie, French & Saunders, Robbie Coltrane and many more...
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'One Leg Too Few' - Peter Cook & Dudley Moore 1970s
From a Royal Command Performance in the 1970s, with the usual corpsing from Dudley. Picture quality is fairly poor but bearable.
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Heroes of Comedy: Peter Cook 1/6 (1998) With Eric Idle, Michael Palin
Discussion about Peter's talent, his family, and his effect on Cambridge Footlights. With comments from Eric Idle, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Eleanor Bron, Jonathan Miller, Peter Bellwood, Stephen Fry and Adrian Slade. Also archive photographs and footage with Dudley Moore, Clive Anderson and Eleanor Bron.
Peter Cook: "James Last's Britain" (1986)
The late Peter Cook in a surreal parody of a series of programmes made the famous German band leader James Last. ( gfablog.blogspot.com ) This spot was from Peter Cook's appearance on "Saturday Live" as guest presenter. (During it's first year, "Saturday Live" was 90 mins long and had a different guest host week. By it's second year, one of the regular performers, Ben Elton, had taken over as full-time host.) It was actually quite unusual for the guest presenter on "Saturday Live" to have their own film insert as they usually performed live for a bit before presenting the next performer, and indeed Peter Cook didn't actually do much *presenting* on "Saturday Live", usually linking between guests and even bands with a sketch. This film insert is actually a rarity for "Saturday Live" as well as for Peter Cook. 80s POP CULTURE REFERENCES: * Princess Michael of Kent ( tinyurl.com ) * Gatwick ( tinyurl.com )
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Private Eye Documentary 1/5 Peter Cook, Richard Ingrams, Ian Hislop
1991 documentary about the satirical magazine Private Eye. Sorry, the picture quality is pretty poor throughout. With comments from former and current Eye personnel including Richard Ingrams, Ian Hislop, Peter Cook, Paul Foot, Barry Humphries, Willie Rushton and Christopher Booker.
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Peter cook and company part 3: Outtakes from history: Peter Cook, John Cleese
Neville Chamberlain returns from Germany
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'One Leg Too Few' (1989) - Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
From 'The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball' in 1989. The Tarzan sketch is followed by the Moore/Cook song 'Goodbye', performed by them and the rest of the cast. Surely this was the last time they performed both the sketch and the song together? If anyone knows differently, please post a comment or send a message. 'The Frog and Peach' from the same concert has already been uploaded on another channel.
Peter Cook and Keith Wann present "Snafu ASL in the Park"
What happens when you get two Nationally known ASL performers together on one stage, kids in the audience, and a whole bunch of food? You get everyone laughing their ASL off! Peter and Keith pay tribute to the physical comedians, and vaudeville days before their time in this classic ICEWORM skit called "Snafu in the Park" To have Peter and Keith come do a kids show for you and your organization, school, or private yacht...email Keith@KeithWann.com This skit is available on the Keith Wann's Online Overload DVD - order at www.KeithWann.com, click on products
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clive anderson, peter cook interveiws
one of four clive anderson and peter cook interveiws, this one peter cook plays norman house. all available at www.stabbers.org, click the spiggot tab.