Peter Cook (I)
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings
Starmer and the satirists
Will British comedians be as tough on the new government as on the last?
Tim Dawson, The Critic, 12th July 2024What happens to comedy when British politics becomes a joke?
When audiences do want something sharp, they want it to confirm prejudices.
The Economist, 17th August 2023My Comedy Hero: Andy Parsons on Peter Cook
Andy Parsons discusses his admiration for Peter Cook.
Andy Parsons, The List, 12th July 2023Why, 60 years on, Spike Milligan's Bed Sitting Room is as relevant as ever
Spike Milligan's post-apocalyptic dark comedy The Bed Sitting Room has not been performed on stage for almost 40 years. Now, ahead of a rehearsed reading of the script that the former Goon wrote with John Antrobus, producer John Hewer recalls what drew him to the project...
John Hewer, Chortle, 13th June 2022Comedy oddities: The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer
Given that this is a film with a screenplay from Monty Python's John Cleese and Graham Chapman, along with Peter Cook and the director Kevin Billington, and that it stars Cook, Denholm Elliot and Harold Pinter, you would think this would be an enormously well known film even if it wasn't any good. As it happens it's not exactly a classic, and some of the humour is a little broad, but most of the time it is a pleasantly amusing satire and so it's surprising it has largely been forgotten about.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 8th December 2020Comedy duos who secretly hated each other
In his 2017 memoir, Matt Lucas recalls "hurling obscenities" at co-star David Walliams during an Australian live tour. The odd blazing row notwithstanding, the pair's relationship has been rosy compared to the bitter feuds that consumed earlier double acts. Here we look back at some of history's most troubled comedy partnerships.
The Telegraph, 23rd April 2020'Indecently funny in every way' - Peter Cook's legacy
His influence is everywhere - but is the great, groundbreaking comedian being forgotten? Twenty-five years after his death, we reassess his impact.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 9th January 2020I saw Miller in Beyond the Fringe - I'm still dazzled
The Guardian's theatre critic was at the sketch group's first show in 1960. It was the beginning of a friendship ... and a satire boom that changed the world.
Michael Billington, The Guardian, 28th November 2019BBC releases some historic comedy moments
The BBC is making hundreds of clips from its archive available to watch on a new website. Comics featured include Spike Milligan, Pete and Dud, Kenny Everett and Billy Connolly.
Chortle, 10th September 2019For sale: Peter Cook's London house
The London home where Peter Cook lived for the last 20 years of his life has been put on the market for £5million.
Chortle, 11th June 2019