Tommy Cooper
- Welsh
- Comedian and magician
Press clippings
Tommy Cooper's fez fetches £7k
The hat is believed to be the last one owned by the comedian and was sold by Cooper impersonator Clive Greenaway.
Chortle, 16th March 2025The Last Laugh: Why do we still love these three old comedians so much?
It's 40 years since Eric and Tommy died, within weeks of each other, and as I say, nearly 20 since Bob left the stage. How is it that all these years later, they continue to hold such a special place in the hearts of the British public?
Paul Henry, Chortle, 6th March 2025Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes, review
Treasures from a comedian who wouldn't have a career today.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 30th December 2024Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes to share unseen footage on Channel 5
Unseen footage of Tommy Cooper is to air on British television for the first time this Christmas, with Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes going out on Channel 5 on 30th December, featuring his guest appearance on The David Frost Show in New York in 1969 and a tour-de-force performance on an American television special in 1967.
British Comedy Guide, 8th December 2024Morecambe, Cooper & Monkhouse Last Laugh show to tour UK
A new play called The Last Laugh, focused on Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse, is to play in the West End as part of a UK tour, before appearing in New York.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2024Fawlty Towers stage show to tour the UK
The Fawlty Towers stage show will tour the UK next year, John Cleese has revealed, before returning to London's West End.
British Comedy Guide, 25th October 2024More of Tommy Cooper's trademark hats up for auction
Two more fezzes worn by Tommy Cooper are going under the hammer - with experts expecting them to fetch up to £3,000 each.
Chortle, 29th August 2024Bradley Walsh unveils his Legends Of Comedy for Channel 5
Bradley Walsh is to present a personal appreciation of his comedy heroes from the last 50 years in the three-part Channel 5 series Bradley Walsh: Legends Of Comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd November 2023American comic Isabel Klein gets an introduction to Tommy Cooper
He brought true magic to the stage, making people believe in the impossible. As a person who is also described by friends as an original eccentric, I hope to bring a little magic to Edinburgh as well.
Isabel Klein, Chortle, 6th August 2023Tommy Cooper's niece was found dead after brutal stabbing
Tony King, 59, has pleaded guilty to her murder.
Antony Thrower and Howard Lloyd, Wales Online, 18th May 2023