Tommy Cooper
- Welsh
- Comedian and magician
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26 gags a minute: Tommy Cooper impersonator sets record
A Tommy Cooper impersonator has scooped the Guinness World Record for the most jokes told in a minute.
Chortle, 9th March 2015Tommy Cooper - 'A comic's job is to play the fool'
The 2014 Edinburgh comedy award winner John Kearns considers the magical mannerisms of his idol Tommy Cooper.
John Kearns, The Guardian, 4th February 2015Review: Phoenix Nights Live at Manchester Arena
It's a parallel that will inevitably be drawn. As the comedy actor Ted Robbins fell to the floor on the opening night of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights revival, laughter first filled the air, then doubt, then fear. Was he, like Tommy Cooper before him, genuinely in trouble, or was it part of the show?
Alex Hardy, The Sunday Times, 1st February 2015Review: The Tommy Cooper Show
The true impact of The Tommy Cooper Show is best gauged by the ovation of an audience who have spent the duration of the show utterly entranced by this portrayal and laughing along as if the great man was actually present in the room with us.
Dave Jennings, British Theatre Guide, 2nd January 2015Tim Vine interview: the king of the crackers
The act Tim Vine is most often compared to is Tommy Cooper: both big men with sharp wits, killer one-liners and a love of silly props. He works hard at his gags, fine-tuning them for weeks. Occasionally, they come to him naturally.
Nicole Lampert, Daily Mail, 12th December 2014Farewell Teddington, birthplace of comedy
When Granville locks up and Still Open All Hours finishes shooting at Teddington Studios later this month, Thames Television's former home will close for ever. The front of the building is covered with blue plaques commemorating the comedy legends who worked there, including comedians Morecambe and Wise, Benny Hill, Tommy Cooper and Only Fools And Horses writer John Sullivan.
Louis Barfe, The Daily Express, 9th November 2014Review: Just Like That! - The Museum of Comedy
I arrived a little late for Just Like That! but I soon worked out what was going on. I had originally assumed that this was a revival of the play by John Fisher about Tommy Cooper's life that ran in the West End a few years back. In fact it is a more straightforward trick-by-trick tribute to the comedian famous for his fumbling manner and his fez.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th October 2014Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show review
This avalanche of jokes and magical flubs can be exhausting, and John Hewer wisely employs musical interludes to add variety.
Michael Curle, Time Out, 6th October 2014Interview: John Hewer
Tommy Cooper was a true comic genius. His impeccable timing, memorable routines, love of slapstick and groan-worthy gags made him an international name. Commemorating 30 years since his passing, this special tribute celebrates rarely seen material from his early cabaret days and the very best of his gags and tricks from his later extensive repertoire.
The New Current, 8th July 2014Terry Gilliam interview
The self-confessed 'least recognisable Python' weighs up whether or not the reunion is 'depressing' and hopes he won't pay homage to Tommy Cooper.
Ben Williams, Time Out, 17th June 2014