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Cook was a professional chat show guest

Fry said Cook was the funniest Brit to ever draw breath...Fry must of been truly happy to grow up with Cook in his prime. Master of the English language in the most of acidic way as possible

Stephen Fry - a E.U. zealot on the wrong side of political history.

As much as now loathe Stephen Fry over his pro-EU values, this gorgeous stand up for Peter Cook made within hours of Cook's death remains fresh in my mind.

what about ians 20k an episode stops him slagging off bbc

See my comments about Peter included erroneously under Spike Milligans tribute. They were both extraordinary individuals.

Lovely to see PC genuinely entertained by Barry.

Endless riffing😂

wow, he makes it look like anyone could do it

A really brutal parody of El Dorado - the awful exposition dialogue. The characters. (Victoria Wood 's is clearly based on Trish from El Dorado).

Up Pompeii was hilarious!

So off the wall. Glad Kate agreed to do this x

That is what you call a talk show, nobody cares about who gets the laughs.

Audio level is far too low.

Clive James was a genuine intellectual with wit. Connolly is so overrated, I've never seen a "comedian" who is so shallow, loves himself so much, and believes himself so hilarious. Leaves me cold.

Stephen Fry..... The zionist

I would leave Kate very messy.

The revolution will not be televised, it will be forced down your throat and then they will charge you for their inconvenience. Ahh well, you gotta laugh ! X

many thanks for all these Peter Cook rarities! I've become a massive Peter Cook fan and I want to see every second of him we have, and this channel is invaluable. Thank you.

My mother and her friend shared a Taxi in Bournemouth with Frankie Howerd, he was in a panic as he normally had his own driver and there was some kind of mix-up. This was the early seventies. Frankie asked if he could share the ride as he was late for curtain-up. He was a serious man, nervy, but a total gentleman. Polite, careful and respectful. As he got out first he asked where the cab was going on to; then thanked everyone handing a 10 shilling note to the driver, covering my mums onward fare. Classy

Peter Cook was the funniest person I have ever heard. All of Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, and Ronnie Barker were remarkably gifted funny-men who stood far above the norm. Yet Peter Cook was the master of them all, and I suspect that that list of men I suggested would themselves agree. It is a field where any competence whatsoever is exceedingly rare. Even practicing professionals are rarely any good. 👍

Good. Of course he's just an animal, but why do animals sometimes impress us? I wonder why the animals do sometimes give us representations of what it means to be human. I wonder that a lot, actually.

Nice to see David Attenborough in his younger days laughing so naturally, and being humorous and sociable. I have followed him since his Zoo Quest tv series and books in the 1950s and 1960s. I think he was happier then.

Isn't the expression 'comic GENIUS' really, when Cook is seen in perspective, just a bit overstated? Fry's resort to it - and without even the slightest reserve, it appears - puts the status and originality of his own contribution into doubt: Cook only wrote a few funny sketches, after all...

Thanks for posting this, never mind the shaky visuals, it's the content that counts

Hilarious 😂😂😂

Barbara Felden, you are still so pretty. 🙂

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3 giants together just wonderful

Way to go, Stephen. This is how you defend a friend, dead or alive.

What a privilege to have a friend like Stephen Fry. Not only one of the most intelligent men I've ever heard, but also one of the most humane and empathetic.

It was a long time ago, but Stephen Fry ignored the fact that Peter Cook was a terrible alcoholic and was often very horrible to those who liked and endured him

Fake, Cunts

Half of my fantasy dinner party right here... thank you ❤

He mentions Dudley the TV series that was filmed in 1993. A year later his memory loss would start 😢

That woman is a saint, looking after her daughter and Peter. He really was very lucky. Maybe he didn’t realise it.

They all cared so much for Peter. He was such a hero to many people.

So very good. I’ll never forget Jeffrey Palmer.

I was the stills researcher on these shows, and this one is especially memorable as I escorted Peter Cook back to the hospitality room when he'd finished his chat with Clive. He was looking forward to a drink, but the drinks' cabinet was locked and the key had been hidden to make sure that our guest was sober when he joined Clive in the studio. Peter was very good natured about the situation and had me laughing all the time. We eventually found the key and enjoyed a few drinks together before the rest of the crew joined us. It was a real privilege to meet and talk with him.

One of the few who is loved by all. I have never heard a bad word said about this man.

Just Brilliant 😀

National treasure is bandied about too frivolously but Ian is the archetype stand-up British chap.

The most important piece Private Eye ever commited to print was to break the Jeremy Thorpe murder for hire story. No one else dared discuss it publically, and soon after publication, no one could ignore it.

Nigel is right. We need Private Eye.

Tommy one of the all time greats all he had to do was walk on stage that was enough

Is Lynne still single by any chance?

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Three greats 🌟 🌟 🌟 👏

Remember seeing this at the time, thoroughly enjoyed it then and enjoying seeing it again now. Love FA, thought they were a real breath of fresh air. Clever songs, very well written and beautifully performed. Great presentation too, ladies in posh frocks round the piano knocking out some very funny and often quite edgy songs. I don't think the marketing people knew quite what had hit them, but as Dillie said herself in the clip. "What you need mush is the proper tool." And they are the real deal top class stuff. I still have that record on vynil. Great memories thanks for posting.