6/6 Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

[BelatedCommiseration]

I think the only reason that people thought of and labelled Cook as a failure is because his demeanour and life style, as he progressed through life, obviously indicated he was a failure by his own standards if not by everyone elses. From my own point of view I think the sketches he did and his sense of humour were brilliant, he was an amazing personality. But by his own criteria he so obviously fell short. He could laugh at it, which gave him a respite, but it was tragic.

[upyourtits]

Look at Titchmarsh jump like a pussy when Cook learns forward on the Pebble Mill interview.

[raxachol]

@TheVimFuego - I'll be keeping my eye out for it, thank you!

[TheVimFuego]

@raxachol As we are talking Cookian books, I'll add 'How Very Interesting' to the list of decent reads. It's a collection of interviews with people that worked with him.

Varied and full of interesting insights.

[TheVimFuego]

Appreciate the upload, Cook is my favourite comedian. His biography by Harry Thompson is also well worth a read.

Regarding achieving potential ... better to have such brilliance in short periods of time spread over a life than be mediocre throughout.

He was a one-off.

[raxachol]

@TheVimFuego - Yeah, to anyone interested, the Harry Thompson biography is fantastic.

[BstrangerUK]

I enjoyed the documentary and the appreciate the upload but the overall tone of the doc was so negative, surely even if Peter didn't reach his full potential then that is even more of a testament to him! The fact is he is still recognised and one the greatest and most innovative comedians of all time. I encourage every to check out Stephen Fry talking about this very subject, the link is on the right

[drummer1brt2gzs]

How can they look at him as a failure!?!?

[MrSueVeneer]

Brian Jones gets drowned by his carpenter, David Frost saved by Peter Cook, funny world! Bon jovi flies in helicopter everyday but we lose Stevie ray Vaughn in one, the wrong guys get saved the wrong guys die.

[OralAgreement69]

@MrSueVeneer wow, bon jovi is much more important to some than stevie GAY vaughn. u need to realize that

[spiralcosmosart]

8:46 who was David Cross?

[TheLyricWrighter]

David Frost

[spiralcosmosart]

David Frost -- the one who interviewed Richard Nixon which ?

[DuaneMoore]

That was excellent.

[Frankingsteins]

Shame it didn't show 'Why Bother?', I think it's among the best things Cook did, and certainly proves that he hadn't lost anything by the end of his life - just seems he couldn't be bothered most of the time!

[famlaya]

"i am a man i am alive, i have a macintosh"

[fiercebadrabbit12]

thanks for posting! usa fan

[mustymodo]

That was interesting,

don't like when they try to drag up the sad parts of somebodies life but nice to see pete and dud in action,

those two were and are a superb double act, just wish they were still here and could get together again for some more laughs.