Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - 'North Circular' sketch

This is the 'North Circular' sketch from Peter Cook & Dudley Moore's BBC Show 'Not Only But Also'.

The sketch as originally transmitted featured the Beatles song "I'm A Loser" in the background, but the song was removed in all but the very first video release of 'Not Only But Also'. This version has the original Beatles soundtrack.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• cook
• moore
• petercook
• dudleymoore
• sketch
• notonlybutalso
• london
• british
• comedy
• 1960s

[dcspc]

what did peter say at 00:34 ? I heard something to the east?

[nonstopdancer]

@dcspc Hackney!

[giles422]

hey nonstopdancer- can you upload the Moore Trio spot from this show?

[nonstopdancer]

Hey giles422 - sorry, I didn't see this comment until now for some reason.

Alas, I do not have the entire show. This is taken from 'The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also' VHS. The fact that the entire run of this show does not exist any more makes me extremely unhappy. I'm a fan of the Dudley Moore Trio, and it pains me that the BBC felt their performances were not worth keeping. C'est la vie.

[cawleym1]

you are dear boy

[cawleym1]

Yes, it was a truly great honour. Can you imagine being under the same roof as all the Monty Python team and Spike Milligan. As I walked in, Alan Bennet was in the queue behind me. It was a very moving and funny event. Dudley Moore sang "Goodbye" with Peter Cooks old school.

All that lot and "little old me". Had to go to the pub after. Great Day. Russel Brand is very talented so I have revised my list. Mitchell and Webb are on TV and radio. Vgood. Cheers

[1nceBitten2wiceShy]

I've got a copy of this off the original VHS as well -- I could swear I remember it being in color. I can't imagine how on earth they could remove the Beatles from the soundtrack when they don't have anything resembling a multi-track master?!? (Anyway, cross yer fingers cuz at least there's a *chance* of more Cook & Moore shows/excerpts still turning up -- there's more long-thought-lost bits of pre-Python programs like The 1948 Show" showing up on Youtube all the time!) -- 1b2s

[TheKenfig]

@MrKenhumphrey Ha ha ha ha, 'Archaeological surveys' , Lol ; the bloody roadworks !

[leela145]

Was a young Barry Humphries in this sketch? 

[dekekyo]

dame edna on spoons.??..waiter!

[MrKenhumphrey]

Oh bring back the good old days of the North Circ, at least the traffic was flowing unlike last night, completely grid locked, because of improvements??

[pbainbridge]

Chocking with laughter in my condiment, zat is de HP

[TrishRoma]

One of my favorite comedic teams! The parodies they do are side splitting and original. This is just one example of many and why I miss their brand of humor.

[dcspc]

and how is that funny?