Phil Cool

Yep, yet another Phil Cool sketch extracted from my own ye olde world VHS collection. But in this one he does a Stingray puppet . . . oh, just watch it. Even if you don't get the joke, the visual side is a sight to behold.
Incidentially, while these days Phil Cool is very rarely seen on our screen, he is still doing the rounds doing local concerts.

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  Comedy

[rocknroll26]

I cannot help but think "Cristiano Ronaldo" when he does the aquaphibian face haha!

[TungstenKid]

Why hasn't he been on TV for many years?

[MrFedupwiththis]

Phil Cool...forgot about him thank god !!! ....dirt down ....

[TheLizardmonkey]

One of the biggest mysteries to me; that Phil Cool didn't become stellar. His last major TV series was early ninties in the ITV 'Spitting Image' slot - not the best written, but Phil was great! This clip is from his 1988 BBC Thursday night show - the best he ever did.

[Steve Wright]

Actually, Phil Cool is very, very good. It is easy to pick holes in a performance that is 25 years old, but it made more sense in its day because the aquaphibian character took Phil's core audience (at that time) back to their childhood.

Most people under 30 now wouldn't have even heard of Stingray, so its not surprising that people like Tungstenkid find it easy to post derogatory comments.

As someone else pointed out, this stuff really should be on DVD!

[TheSnapdragger]

he had a nervous breakdown after his last series

[Ajit Varsani]

I have that bit with Geoff Capes doing the Paul Simon You can Call me Al song. I'll upload it one day, it's brilliant.

[TheKenfig]

and ah could see the BEAR staff

[Steve Matthews]

I bumped into Phil Cool in the high st. of my home town  Southend-on-Sea 25 years ago, when he was appearing at the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff. Even then I was a big fan and naturally said "Hi Phil." I didn't even ask for an autograph as I didn't want to draw too much attention. You know what? He completely ignored me and looked down at the ground. It's one of those moments in your life that you wish you could forget!

[TheKenfig]

The one & only

[staygee1]

where's the jr ewing one that was pretty good too



[Bricray]

His send up of the Paul Simon/Chevy Chase 'You Can Call Me Al' music video was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Would love to find a recording of it.