Peter Cook: "James Last's Britain" (1986)
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Uploaded by alephnaughtpix on Apr 20, 2006
The late Peter Cook in a surreal parody of a series of programmes made the famous German band leader James Last. ( http://gfablog.blogspot.com/2006/03/last-word-on-james-last.html ) 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 ( http://tinyurl.com/hh4k8 )
* Gatwick ( http://tinyurl.com/mg8qq )
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"Vater, I salute you"
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"Lets see what's shaking in the FatherLand"-brilliant.
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Most British comedians can impersonate Germans, but the way the late great Peter Cook manages to capture the glibness of James Last's personality remains breathtaking. Priceless ribald joke in German on the bus, incidentally.
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yeah, peter cook is the most amazing comedian i've ever seen. saw most of his stuff on youtube, and i must say he puts all the great british and candian comics to shame...as for u.s. comedians, they run distant third.
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compare it to the real thing:James Last -- Non-Stop Dancing! it makes it even funnier.
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One of the funniest sketches ever.
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Great stuff Peter Cook is a legend that will always be sadly missed.
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Peter Cook is the absolute greatest.
5 years ago 2
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this is hilarious
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ace... post more... i love cookie... and lobsters up her arsehole
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What programme was this on? Absolutely fantastic! I've read and seen so much on Cook and never heard anything about this sketch. I love the bit about watching the traffic on the tv inside the coach - "Go through on amber, Fritz." Thanks, keep them coming.
monkey5000 5 years ago
Hi Monkey5000.
I've updated the info with some details. It was broadcast in 1986 on "Saturday Live" which was a alternative comedy show broadcast Channel 4 in the UK. The show's remembered for launching for Ben Elton once he took over as full-time presenter, so everyone tends to forget the chaotic first year when it was a different presenter every week, and this was the week Peter Cook was presenter. (Other presenters included Pamela Stephenson and Chris Barrie before "Red Dwarf".)
alephnaughtpix 5 years ago