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[@tonygriffin_]

A brilliant magician who hid it by fumbling his magic routines and giving you something at the end that you never expected and was always more magic and more fun than if the trick had been done 'properly'. He could make an audience laugh just by standing there and he threw in one-liners non-stop. A legend.

[@bedpansniper]

Absolute legend. There are very few who just walk on stage and people laugh Tommy was one of the greatest. " light bulb, heavy bulb!"

[@bobthebomb1596]

Jar spoon, spoon jar!

[@bedpansniper]

@@bobthebomb1596 so many! It was simple, well presented, perfectly timed, humour.

[@davidjones992]

Bell - glass of water, bell- glass of water put them together what have you got? Ringing wet 😂

[@f3aok]

Brought back memories. One of the few comedians who could make you laugh with just his facial expressions.

[@susanashcroft2674]

And his shoulder laughing as I call it! Just like that :-)

[@eggchipsnbeans]

Try telling one of his jokes; they're rubbish but he could make them funny. Well, you can try doing it with his voice

[@puressenceuk35]

Another classic of his is "Spoon Jar, Jar Spoon"

[@glynevans4119]

R I P Tommy you made this old man very happy as a kid growing up..Thanks Squirrel for showing these clips great memories..

[@felicitydavies3227]

Tommy Cooper was born in my home town Caerphilly, Wales. There's a statue here commemorating him overlooking Caerphilly castle

[@chrism8325]

Tommy Cooper died in 1984 from a heart attack. Live on stage, and live on tv, in front of an audience of thousands. Even his assistant smiled at him as he slumped to the floor, and the audience laughed, thinking it was part of the act... It's truely sad, but I think it was a fitting end (and tribute). Don't worry Tommy. We're still laughing at you. RIP

[@richardmiller6326]

I remember watching too...

[@margaretpeden6340]

I watched him as a child and loved the Man

[@TheKFMProductions]

Tommy Cooper - performer till the very end

[@DruncanUK]

Two Tommy vids in one day! You just made my day. Thank you

[@davidoldham8951]

I remember as a youngster watching him live on a tv performance, he was always so entertaining. He actually died that night, you saw him fall to the floor and thought it was part of the act and then the curtains closed with his feet showing. It was shocking but looking back he must have died happy doing the thing he loved, making people laugh.

[@johngardiner6800]

I also watch the live show where he died. So very sad

[@intruder313]

Watched that live and swear he did some snoring to almost pass it off as an act

[@Bill_Dingsite]

i watched it also when it happened , not many comedians these days can make you laugh doing simple things and keep it clean

[@eggchipsnbeans]

Me too

[@josefschiltz2192]

Same here. It was a great shock to learn, afterwards, that he had died.

[@philjones45]

God he was great. As a kid I made my own Fez and tried to do a 'Tommy Cooper'. probably the most impersonated guy in British history. Sad, difficult personal life, like so many great comics.

[@martindunstan8043]

Hey🐿️, thanks for doing another Tommy C yet another British legend that was/is much loved. Cheers buddy ✌️🇬🇧✌️🇺🇸🍻

[@michaelnolan6951]

He is just funny!

[@j.dmetalhead7517]

I loved his dodgy magician act. When he first started he was so nervous he kept nervously laughing and messing his tricks up. People laughed at this so he carried on with the nervous laugh and dodgy tricks (yes he was a member of the magic circle)

[@highpath4776]

Ail Baba and the Great Suprendo as magic circle performers to

[@SpideyVids]

@@highpath4776 You're thinking of Ali Bongo - easy mistake to make.

[@weirds0up]

It takes a very good magician to perform successfully as a bad one.

[@j.dmetalhead7517]

@@weirds0up Yes he was a very good magician. No one can deny that. I just loved his bumbling "this could go wrong" act

[@leohickey4953]

There's a couple of apocryphal stories about the fez hat that might be worth adding: Back in the day, it seems, Tommy was the cabaret at a dinner club with a Casablanca theme, and all the waiters were dressed accordingly. Tommy pinched a hat from a passing waiter and popped it on. The audience liked it so he incorporated it into his look from then on. He also had a trademark catchphrase "Justlikethat" (said quickly), especially after a trick that had gone well. This was accompanied by a gesture in which he held his forearms out in front of him at waist level, fingers splayed. He'd jerk his hands forward a little and say the phrase. It became so attached to him that anyone who did an impersonation of Tommy always said it (like Robert DeNiro and "You talkin' to me?") One day, Tommy was on holiday in Egypt and he happened to see a guy selling hats from a stall in the souk, so of course he went over to take a look. The guy didn't recognise him, but when he heard him speaking English he picked up a fez, put it on, and said "Jusslaikat" while doing the hand jerk thing. Tommy was amazed and asked the guy where he'd learnt it. "I don't know what it means," he replied, "but you're the first Englishman whose been here and not done it".

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Great stories. Thank You for sharing those as it opens my eyes even more to Tommy. 😎🐿

[@dalecrocker3213]

He was notoriously tight with money and had a great way of tipping doormen, waiters and so on. He would swiftly slip what seemed to be a couple of folded up notes into their breast pocket; nod, wink and say: "There you are. Have a drink on me." It felt like a reasonable wad of cash. Disappointment followed though. He had given them a teabag.

[@101steel4]

Tommy was a legend, and a top magician.

[@martins8619]

Such unique delivery, great stuff

[@MrGeorgepip]

Loving these reactions. Thanks squirrel.

[@richardtaylor9694]

Hello, just wanted to say BIG MASSIVE THANK YOU KINDLY, for how much you've made me smile and laugh over the past few weeks discovering watching you on KZbin whilst I've been unfortunately blooming stuck bedridden. Many, many years ago me and my Nan used to love watching so much of what you've been discovering yourself, like the two ronnies, Tommy cooper, Dave Allen. Your bringing back wonderful memories for me back with Nan, heaven for me! Also seeing you try out all the British chocolate and crisps and iron brew, that Nan would get for me as a kid, has made me feel hungry for it all again, good old memories. Especially the Marmite, on toast, on sausages, marmite crisps and best was the bags of marmite cashew nuts! As they say, you either love it or hate it. Well Nan and me absolutely loved it! (My wife hates it.) You've made me feel once able to walk again, to go out and buy as much marmite and iron brew as possible. Where Nan and myself lived long ago we would have fun watching loads of Squirrels outside all day long, then once with my wife, she laughed seeing a Squirrel steal an American type cookie from my hand. I know I've gone on too long, but truthfully hope your O.K during these hard times, and once again big massive thank you kindly for giving me a good time, time out, Richard.

[@mrh678]

Tommy Cooper first learned how to entertain during World War 2 and realised he had quite a talent for it raising morale of his fellow troops. He spent a lot of this time in the North Africa campaign, maybe where he adopted the Fez hat 🤔

[@tomtomlinson2835]

His hat sketch is hilarious and exhausting.

[@PHDarren]

They always say to perform an act doing something badly you first have to be very good and he was very good.

[@lynnhamps7052]

Very true, a bit like Les Dawson and his off key piano playing..lol

[@susanashcroft2674]

A bit like Eric Morcambe and Les Dawson playing the piano so badly. You have to be good to play all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order to coin a phrase!

[@mikesheldon1957]

Tommy Cooper was a legend and his act was full of the tricks not working which he deliberately did which was a feat in itself to purposely make the trick fail, when he made the trick work he was the real master of deception as you said. He was actually a member of the magic circle which only the best can join and you have to be tested by them to see if you are good enough to be a member, so not just anyone can join. I remember seeing him on TV at the London Palladium when he took ill suddenly on stage and collapsed and died, the audience kept laughing and thought it was part of the act even when he was pulled through the stage curtain out of view after the stage hands realised something was wrong. He died the way he would of wanted with the audience laughing at him, a sad loss of a brilliant magician and comedian, he is greatly missed. Try and find his metal rings trick, remember seeing it and it was a classic. Here is a link to a clip with him doing it go to 36 mins in to see the trick kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHbNd41mbpieb68&ab_channel=LifeOnKZbinAndFaceBook

[@eggchipsnbeans]

The man was a genius. He told terrible jokes and was hilariously funny.

[@glammy0107]

I 😍 watching Tommy Cooper when I was young. Amazing entertainer

[@deniseperryman2814]

Brilliant I’m so glad you’ve got round to Tommy I just love 💕 him he was really loved so I don’t think there will be any problem doing a lot of Tommy he’s a brilliant magician he turned to comedy comedy when one night a trick went wrong and everyone started laughing they thought he’d done it on purpose so he thought this is brilliant so Tommy the comedian was born Sadly he died on a live tv show he just fell to the floor and the audience thought it was part of the act I thought no there’s something wrong he’d had a fatal heart attack they pulled him through the curtain and went to a break then we found out the sad news that he’d past away it was so sad I just loved him Love ❤️ from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😂😂🤣🤣🥰👏👏👏🙏👋

[@SavageGrace]

Tommy Cooper's brother used to own a joke shop in Slough. Used to pop in there as a kid. His brother looked just like him. Sadly gone when he passed away.

[@claytonskids6764]

Hahaaa.. good old Tommy🥰 more of an entertainer than an actual magician...gotta love him 🤗

[@marylynne9104]

Tommy Cooper was a comedic genius. More please Squirrel.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

There will be more!

[@marylynne9104]

@@TheRealSquirrel 👍

[@tonywilkinson6895]

Good old Tommy. 👍

[@robertkirk4387]

Old fashioned, innocent comedy, I love it

[@francis2811]

He was also a singer! Perhaps you'd like to review "Don't jump off the roof dad..."

[@ianwilkinson4602]

Well remembered ..."and there you can jump in the lake" with the usual mad laughter. Cheers

[@kennethstark9383]

Fantastic legend Tommy cooper 👍

[@dave_ryan]

Tommy was always having a laugh, he was known to pay his taxi fare then say "have a drink on me driver," as he was tucking teabag in the drivers top pocket.

[@trevorfrankland9941]

RIP Tommy a hero of British Comedy

[@jameshumphreys9715]

He was born in Caerphilly South Wales, they have a statue of him in the town centre.

[@johnperkins9155]

He was very good magician and a member of the magic circle. Great watching these old clips.

[@davidmckie7128]

Tommy Cooper Tuesday - Great idea Squirrell !!

[@animatedAL]

Brilliant 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@wordsmith52]

Great choice. His sketch with the duck, which he is attempting to cook in his kitchen is especially funny. Try it, if possible!

[@stuartduncan2772]

Brilliant, brilliant man. Great to see him again. So funny and a brilliant magician.

[@alangriggs6355]

When I first watched Tommy on tv with the whole family he was in black and white

[@MarkFarm]

He never had to do anything and he was still funny. A comedian's comedian.

[@rayjennings3637]

He was much loved in the UK back in the day. He only had to walk out on stage and people would laugh.

[@bobthebomb1596]

We have a local guy who does Tommy Cooper impersonations; Tommy was such an icon that he gets a laugh just walking on stage too. Mind you, he is a bloody good impersonator.

[@autoculto7629]

He was a great magician that performed like an amateur who was always surprised when his tricks worked out. Sadly he had a heart attack on stage and eventually collapsed to which people thought it was part of his act. That was his final performance in life as he died that night.

[@ianpark1805]

“Glass, bottle, bottle, glass...” Hysteria. A genuine genius.

[@Pinzpilot101]

During his National Service he said they sent him to serve in Armoured cars.....he is well over 6ft tall.....he got into the car and the officer said....sit down, your head is sticking out of the turret......he said "I am sat down" !!

[@mickdavis8521]

This man was a total legend. He was like that on and off the stage. There are many stories👍

[@benjamindenton]

He said to Mike Yarwood once, after being short-changed; "It's not the principle Mike, it's the money"

[@helenbailey8419]

😂😂😂

[@mattpotter8725]

I know Tommy Cooper was a magician and actual member of the Magic Circle, but I would still class him as a comedian first and magician second. It's like Bill Bailey uses music a lot in his jokes Tommy used magic. It really is genius. I can also see how he uses language as well, just like The Two Ronnies, maybe not as eloquently, but he often used words with double meanings in his jokes. I just can't believe though that you've done two videos onm and he's not said his catchphrase yet, Just Like That!!! Haven't seen Tommy Cooper in such a long time, but he's great, made me laugh so much, which is what we need in these times I can tell you!!! It's funny he has the magic, the word play, and a bit of slapstick all thrown in together. I hope there are enough quality videos of him on KZbin to do more of these, maybe you could turn it into a Two Tommy Tuesday or something? There you go, you can have that one for free!!!

[@richardhunter7363]

An unbelievably talented comic who actually was a really good magician. True professional who literally died on stage whilst performing. RIP

[@14067913]

And the audience laughed and applauded

[@StunnedByWrestling]

Derren Brown is probably our best contemporary illusionist, check out Mind Control for his early work which I think is still his best

[@sugarbertie1143]

Great Squirrel! You've found one of our greatest comedy acts. Tommy was a genius. My god we miss him!

[@AnglOsAxOn2]

He was in a taxi when he reached his destination, he slipped something into the drivers jacket pocket and said "Have a drink on me" Once he had left the driver reached into his pocket and pulled out a tea bag :)

[@clairebishop9835]

Tommy Cooper really was one of the greats. He practised his act over and over and never ceased to make us laugh. Much missed and never forgotten.

[@sonsofthesilentage994]

It's lovely that you appreciate this man, It heartens me that our kinship is still alive, unlike Tommy's rocking horse

[@ListerDavid]

I love Tommy Copper, would sit with my Nan and watch him. So many found memories.

[@michaelaldan4354]

for all americans out there...nan means grandmother

[@lynette.]

Legend. Looked clumsy but his timing was immaculate.

[@keithcharman4133]

Tommy Cooper was a master of his art. Everything planned and practiced and practiced. I heard he used to question his children about what was funnier, a chicken or a duck. It’s that thought and hard work that made him a genius in his field.

[@yorkshiremonkey7576]

He was a fantastic comedian and non-conjurer , was tragic when he died on stage Infront of a live TV audience .

[@thereunionparty]

The thing is, he wasn't really a magician per se. He was a comedian who did magic tricks in a comedic way. He also was a great joke teller and performed comic skits. He was just naturally hilarious, if he'd read out the telephone directory that would have been funny too. Absolute comedy legend here in the UK and much missed.

[@MajorParts]

other way round. A magician first who found things going wrong got a laugh.

[@hitchensrazor5450]

@@MajorParts Agreed!!! Normally, if we profess to being good at something and it fails, people will instinctively laugh. It is part of being a human being. We love laughing at failure. As it happens, Tommy Cooper took that opportunity and decided to integrate his capacity as a real magician with his hilarious one-liners. More often than not, his tricks would fail, or do they....lol

[@thereunionparty]

@Marie Whitbread He was a comedian. No doubt he was a skilled magician but people don't say "Oh yes, Tommy Cooper, the magician". It's "Tommy Cooper the comedian, who did magic tricks as part of his act"

[@shoutyman9922]

Tommy Cooper was rated as one of the best magicians of all time. Don't take my word for it, you can hear it from the likes of Penn and Teller. He was known as a drinker of Falstaffian proportions. He was a huge ambling man that would get a laugh just walking on stage and then proceed with a series of bad jokes (perfectly timed of course,) and bad magic store tricks to get the audience to laugh 'til they peed their seats. He would then finish with a trick that would have everyone stunned because it was actually good and it worked. His big trick was usually delivered in the same bumbling style as his stupid tricks. The Bottle-Glass trick is a good example. You think he has stumbled his way through a reasonably successful trick and then he proceeds to fill the table with bottles. He actually did die on stage and the audience thought it was another of his off-the-cuff gags and laughed as he was dragged back through the curtain. Footage is actually floating around KZbin somewhere. His trademark Fez reportedly dates back to WW2 when, in the army as a member of ENSA, an entertainment organization for the troops, he could not find his uniform hat and donned the fez before going on stage. The troops loved it and he was allowed to keep it. To get the full effect of Tommy's big trick, one should watch the bumbling lead up where he proceeds to set the bar so low for Big Trick that it leads you to say to yourself WTF when the Big Trick works. BTW, thanks for posting this. I am now subscribed.

[@mazza4190]

As far as I can remember he was a Magic Circle Member. Once quite an illustrious group of magicians. Blooty hilarious.

[@reynolds8960]

Great fun he is such a great comedian and a fantastic magician

[@martinconnors5195]

The hat was a prop that he found in Egypt, during his WW2 service. Took it off a barstaff and put it in his head, got the biggest laugh in Cairo

[@gogogamer1415]

National Treasure Making People Laff All His Life Good Show Bro His Humour always Traveled Well

[@ImadSul12]

R.I.P Tommy Cooper. One of the funniest British comedians, and not a bad magician at all.

[@markrich7171]

I saw the banquet held to honour Tommy Cooper's achievements. Many fellow artists gave short speeches. Then Tommy rose from his seat to give his reply. He didn't say a word. He didn't have to. He just fumbled about and went through a myriad of different facial expressions and after a minute or so everyone was roaring with laughter including me sat at home. By the time he did speak you couldn't hear him clearly for the laughter. Pure genius. Oh how we could have done with Tommy over this past year.

[@TheWarpseed]

I was told about a gig he once did where he was hooked up to a mike offstage and did half the routine 'stuck' inside his dressing room wardrobe. A whole theatre dieing with laughter at an empty stage. Master of his craft.

[@hadz8671]

I remember watching him on TV when I was a kid. Tommy Cooper just needed to walk on stage and I was laughing even before he spoke a word!

[@andrewmack2161]

There are a couple of versions of a silent movie called 'The Plank'. One version has Tommy Cooper. Well worth searching out on YT as they're both very funny.

[@porkycrook]

The best British comedian, of all time no question.

[@andrewwilliamson5121]

Definitely see a two Tommy Tuesday coming.

[@andyxox4168]

Brought back great memories of Saturday nights in the 70’s with my parents and grandparents 😀

[@ellesee7079]

If you like skill used for comedy, you ought to find a Les Dawson playing the piano sketch. Another great comic. 👍😊

[@SpeedyBrandon]

FUN FACT: This routine was the first thing I watched from Tommy about 15 years ago...I wish there was more content from him available on KZbin

[@weedle30]

I will go to bed with a happy smile on my face but with sadness in my ❤️ knowing we will never see his like again...feel sorry for all the people who never got to watch him perform on the tellybox and can only watch clips on YT 🥺

[@walsingham-xxiii]

I read a story once about Tommy and his wife going on a Mediterranean cruise which eventually took them to Alexandria. The locals gathered to greet the ship with all their wares to sell the disembarking passengers including a man who sold the famous fez. Tommy and his wife walked by and were surprised to hear the Egyptian calling out “Just like that!” Tommy’s most famous catch phrase. It turned out that pretty much every Brit who bought a fez put it on and immediately said “Just like that!” so the Egyptian bloke did the same. I don’t know if it is an apocryphal tale, but I’d very much like it to be true.

[@Mick_Harrison]

Tommy was a naturally funny man, in real life he was plagued by the fact that people couldn't take him seriously even when he was being serious!

[@karl-70]

A much much loved british icon. Not like that, (shoving both hands forward) like that!(again shoving both hands forward in an identical manner) Was his catch phrase. I saw him sadly die on stage on live tv.

[@Colin-mc4ml]

The one and only Tommy Cooper RIP. Tommy died live on television during his performance on Live at Her Majesty's. He collapsed on stage and the audience were laughing thinking it was part of the act, ITV cut to a commercial break.

[@pauljohnson1664]

I remember watching the night he died on stage with a heart attack. I was only a little boy. it freaked me out.

[@markrussen5616]

i still cannot watch that show to this day

[@grumpynanny7402]

I do too. I cant watch it either. We all sat ,stunned.

[@steveyates7044]

Great stuff. Two Tommies Wednesday.

[@rosemary5531]

|His ''Egg in a bag'' trick is one of the tricks which worked. Usually, he messed his tricks up and they invariably failed! That was the funny thing about him. Sadly died on stage during one of his acts!"

[@michsmi8297]

He was in a short film called The Plank with Eric Sykes. It's only about 30mins long and it's very good. I believe it's on KZbin.

[@wolfie5]

Tommy Cooper was a legend - good family humour - so stupid it was brilliant

[@daveredfern1775]

Total legend, highly skilled at his craft, everything he did was planned to the second and executed to perfection. He sadly died whilst performing on tv. You will never go wrong playing content from this comedy genius. Love the channel by the way Squirrel, you’re very laid back and natural, and so far have loved everything I’ve seen you put out, Keep it up man.

[@davedavidson2833]

@Hey Look Squirrel. Great reaction. Tommy was one of my favourite comedians. Another favourite is Chic Murray whom I recommend to you.

[@christopherwoolnough2160]

Acted silly as though he was struggling, But was a member of the magic circle ⭕️ a prestigious organisation. You needed to be very good to pass their membership exams

[@sadblokeproductions]

He was more than a member of the magic circle, he was part of the highest level, the inner circle. Extremely talented man.

[@roballen5718]

you can post as much of Tommy, as you like. can't get enough of him

[@alisonrandall3039]

After the Royal Variety performance in London. (Lots of artist perform at the London Palladium to raise money for charity) All the performers line up to meet the Queen. Tommy asked the Queen if she liked football. Not particularly. He asked her can I have your FA cup tickets then.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

🤣😂

[@tonycasey3183]

Tommy started as a comedy magician during the second world war and, according to his friend and comedy genius Eric Sykes, he used to perform in a Pith Helmet. One night, in Cairo, he forgot it and stole a fez from one of the waiters at the cabaret and wore one ever since. Eric Sykes, by the way, is another legend. Comic timing and reactions like nobody else - made more remarkable by the fact that he was almost stone deaf and couldn't hear cues!

[@TheEulerID]

Tommy Cooper literally died on stage, of a heart attack, at a variety show which was being shown live television in 1984. The audience just thought it was part of his act as he collapsed as he fell through the stage curtains with his feet sticking out.

[@11nytram11]

Tommy Cooper was a naturally funny man, and could have a audience roaring with laughter just by walking on stage.

[@philipcochran1972]

Tommy Cooper, top class magician and comedian

[@stephenwaters3515]

Classic Tommy Cooper. Brings back lots of childhood memories Thanks Squirrel.

[@Docktavion]

Definitely keep on with watching him.

[@Cobalt-Jester]

I'm surprised you got it. I've seen other people, mainly younger people though, think he's an oaf and hate how he can not get the 'magic' right... That's not the point. He is one of the comedy greats. He used to practise getting those tricks wrong more than actual magicians practised getting them right. hahaha. You will never ever see comic timing done better. I was actually watching TV when he died Live on stage. I can't remember much of it as I was very young, about 8 or 9, I just remember him falling over and everyone laughing thinking it was part of the act. The show was being broadcast live and I think it cut to commercial. A short while later the host, I think it was Jimmy Tarbuck came on to say that he'd had a heart attack or stroke, can't really remember, and had died. My Mom, who I was watching it with was in tears

[@lumpyfishgravy]

Tommy Cooper is quite simply a legend. He makes me chuckle, and others howl with laughter. One of the few to make the transition from Music Hall / Variety to TV. Variety is exactly what it sounds like, which is why his act is a hybrid. The audience came to be entertained, and were unfussed what form the entertainment took.