Heroes of Comedy: Peter Cook 1/6 (1998) With Eric Idle, Michael Palin

Discussion about Peter's talent, his family, and his effect on Cambridge Footlights.
With comments from Eric Idle, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Eleanor Bron, Jonathan Miller, Peter Bellwood, Stephen Fry and Adrian Slade.
Also archive photographs and footage with Dudley Moore, Clive Anderson and Eleanor Bron.

[@ESPSAlita]

I have never known why but there is something about this man and the way he expressed himself that is absolutely the antidote to all the sense of isolation and sorrow within me. I've never been this mad over someone I've never known. I was never the sort to moon over pop stars as a young girl. I was always proud of that fact, too. But this man has reduced me to a hopeless, trainspotting, groupie. I do love Peter. I know what he could be in his darker self and I love him anyway.

[@fatty_owls]

U just described me lol. I'm 15. Should be going mad over harry styles but nope.

[@525Lines]

Go see Bedazzled, the original one. Great movie and still very funny.

[@louiso.4325]

They added it to Netflix!

[@aryehfinklestein9041]

At 5:04 - 5:59, what Eleanor Bron relates...seems to me to be the clue to his personality.

[@millardforever]

Beautifully said. You expressed my thoughts much more eloquently than I could have :)

[@3_DAYWKENDOFFICIAL]

Oh, my gawd! I used to have this on video and was gutted when i lost it. This is the beauty of YOutube. Thankyou!!!

[@petermorningsnow]

It was not without content.

[@nandagrey]

Thanks so much frogandpeach1 for all these uploads, I'm going to sit and watch them all, one after another: Fantastic!!! :) N.B "At a slight angle to the universe" used to be on youtube however I believe it no longer is, very very good documentary.

[@neddyladdy]

Very hard to understand with that awful audio.

[@mistaben2k]

Excellent.Thank you for posting this genius.

[@dutchgoing]

'Heroes of Comedy' is actually a pretty badly conceived programme almost daytime TV, it uses that dated device of inviting people connected to the dead comic to talk, it works well for some comedians, but not for others. It is interesting to watch because a good number of the people appearing have since died which makes the prog even more telling. The production is very amateurish but happens to work because of the calibre of the people appearing & because it is sympathetic.

[@sleeplessintokyo]

rip Britishness ..

[@weikko79]

Thanks for this! Invaluable stuff!

[@ameagher2]

It seems Pete felt his own sorrow - took his comedy very seriously - even at Dud's expense,which was a shame. Dr.Al recommends anything by Tim Minchin or Eddie Izzard to lighten your load. Sail on.

[@trufflesmell]

I love the way that Adrian Slade says that Peter, "was a hit." It's an almost poetic example of our wonderful, tweedy 'Britishness'.

[@RepublicOfVietnam]

'they wanted you on the blower father' on the what? 'Oh on the telephone' HAHA

[@stephaniehand9519]

no sound

[@Monkofmagnesia]

I get audio but only in the right headphone speaker.

[@0reozsgaming995]

Try the wrong one.

[@66Nico]

Thanks for posting, the genius Cook immortalised!

[@kavbec87]

this made my sunday. thank you.

[@RosePetal17]

Like "Meta-comedy"

[@gards2]

no audio why?

[@AlongtheFarClimbDown843]

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