Does anyone know if the lads ever met Peter Cook?
I would have loved to have heard a conversation between him and Hugh.
I remember seeing that clip on 'Revolver' when I was a kid and was thinking who is this man and why doesn't he like the Stranglers?
Does anyone know if the lads ever met Peter Cook?
I would have loved to have heard a conversation between him and Hugh.
I remember seeing that clip on 'Revolver' when I was a kid and was thinking who is this man and why doesn't he like the Stranglers?
I don't know Arthur but I recollect he was quoted circa 1980 on radio as highlighting The Strangs as one of THE bands. Pete C was the subject of discussion between beer rounds one night in The Tottenham pub during the Dominion gigs residence.
"Madame, Be in no doubt as to the seriousness of your position". The Day of the Jackal, 1973.
I think Peter Cook was very comfortable with any music/musician that was in any way subversive (from his friendship with John Lennon onwards). The original Derek and Clive tapes were required listening on each and every tour bus (well OK apart from Cliff's) in the mid to late 70's and of this Pete and Dud were well aware. And he did Revolver.
I had the opportunity to meet him once back in about 1990. I was working near Fulham High Road and as I was wandering one lunch time I walked past the Nat West bank and passed a copper who was guarding a rather large sum of money in a suitcase near to the ATM. Funny I thought. Glancing over the road, I saw a young Harry Enfield in conversation with the great Cook who was directing him in a Nat West young savers ad (anyone recall them). I would have (and with hindsight should have approached him) but then again I was and am such a big fan that doubts as to my reception got the better of me.
On the subject of Pete and Dud. Last week for my birthday I went to a matinee performance of Pete abd Dud Come Again at the Venue Theatre off Leicester Sq. I would highly recommend it to anyone. It's a fine play, in a beautiful little theatre and best od all they serve pints of Gin and Tonic which you can take in with you (Peter would approve).
adriana wrote:
On the subject of Pete and Dud. Last week for my birthday I went to a matinee performance of Pete abd Dud Come Again at the Venue Theatre off Leicester Sq. I would highly recommend it to anyone. It's a fine play, in a beautiful little theatre and best od all they serve pints of Gin and Tonic which you can take in with you (Peter would approve).
I got into the Derek & Clive stuff first. If it wasn`t for that I probably woulda missed the Pete & Dud stuff to be honest. Start with Derek & Clive is along the same lines at Bottom to be honest. Rik Mayall probably took a lot of that comedy from Cook
Jim
Theresurearealotofthem... wrote:I can honestly say that I never found Peter Cook or Dudley Moore funny at all - Give me Bottom and Marti Feldman anyday or Morecambe and Wise.
"I bathed in sun and walked in rain
It taught me how to laugh again"
Any of you guys like Alan Bennett?
I have some of the 'Beyond The Fringe' stuff with Peter Cook and the rest of the gang and I have just bought two Audio Books of his called 'Untold Stories- The Diaries & The Stories'
I love Alan's sense of humour, he has that wonderful dry wit and is a fellow Yorkshireman, which is nice.
Trying to get through his biog at the mo! Bloody hardback!
Jim
Arthur Streeb-Greebling wrote:Any of you guys like Alan Bennett?
I have some of the 'Beyond The Fringe' stuff with Peter Cook and the rest of the gang and I have just bought two Audio Books of his called 'Untold Stories- The Diaries & The Stories'
I love Alan's sense of humour, he has that wonderful dry wit and is a fellow Yorkshireman, which is nice.
Well I eventually got around to buying a Cook Biography (the one by Harry Thompson) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 16-6184741
It's a good read so far. Is there any others on Cooky worth a look at?
Cheers.
