Tag: Peter Cook

The Eyes Follow You Around the Room

I’d not been to the National in some time and it was hot and I was tired from running around London already that day so after a nice lunch (peh!) in the crypt at St Martin’s I crossed the road to see some old favourites. Title many of you will know was taken from this…

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Londoning

I neglected to take any pictures of Frannie and me in The Lamb, but we had a fine time and good catch up before she jetted off to Italy to see family and I stayed in sweltering London (admittedly less sweltering than Italy). Much to show you but I have to get it organised so…

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Is It Funny? Ep 4 on YT – Beyond the Fringe

Episode 4 is up! This one mostly covers Beyond the Fringe, especially the records. I don’t even mention getting my program signed by Jonathan Miller when he spoke at Skidmore! Original airdate Sep 2020. Now with added images but no Ken Burns effect because I am trying not to add to my workload (and yet…another…

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Is It Funny? Episode 8 – More Dagenham Dialogues

This episode is mostly about one Pete & Dud dialogue from Not Only But Also, the 1960s hit television series with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

Is It Funny? Episode 7 – Dagenham Dialogues

This episode is mostly about one Pete & Dud dialogue from Not Only But Also, the 1960s hit television series with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

#RIP Jonathan Miller

I first knew him from Beyond the Fringe which I knew as an LP in my desperate searches for more of that comedy I had been alerted to by Monty Python, The Goodies and I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again which were playing on my local public radio and television. Yes, of course, my adoration of Peter…

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