Tommy Cooper - The Bob Monkhouse Show - 1983

[@sugarbertie1143]

The one and only Tommy ! Never be another entertainer like him, he was an absolute comedy genius. How we miss him..

[@roberttownsend7397]

Poor old Tommy looks tired out here but he still brings his own brand of happiness along to cheer everyone up! A lovely man,

[@michaelhoey9668]

you could never get enough of tommy cooper back in his days and now too

[@Bob-nd2mr]

Really miss the both of them. Tommy, unique and special. Miss them.

[@WalterJoergLangbein]

A true genius! A giant among dwarves! The unique Tommy Cooper.. unequaled and certainly not ever surpassed!

[@nickpage7684]

2 pure legend's RIP BOB And TOMMY

[@markwells6222]

100%

[@steviemoon4472]

terrific times of soft comedy and roaring laughter , God bless the lot of us !!!!

[@andymcneil7085]

Possibly the best entertainer ever. He had something for everybody.

[@barrywatson5038]

RIP Tommy. What a genius. xxx

[@garybrockwell2031]

Thanks for Bob, don't think Tommy would have even sat down with most of the time. Great upload of two REAL GREATS🤩👍💯 🥺🤔REST WITH THE BEST FELLAS🙏🇬🇧😍🗣️LOVE FROM LONDON 😍🇬🇧🙏

[@chrisguy4661]

What an absolute genius, he had this incredible knack of getting the audience in hysterical fits of laughter right from his first moments on stage.! Once he achieved that he had the audience in the palm pf his hand, an absolute genius of the highest rank. He used to reduce me to tears all those years ago and he still reduces me to tears today in 2024!! What an absolute genius he was, RIP Tommy! As for comedians today, well no comment!!

[@mrmethane10]

I remember watching this at the time. So sad to think he would be gone just 5 months later.

[@jeanettedevereux7664]

Same here

[@michaelball1307]

🇬🇧 Best of British 👍🏻🎓top🔝 of the bill 🕯Hrh sir.. Thomas cooper..🇬🇧

[@ianoliver7271]

And five weeks later he collapsed and died on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre in London - such a sorry tale! He was one of the greats - we all miss you, Tommy, wherever you are!😁!

[@davidhenrywall8619]

Tommy Cooper was a class act brilliant

[@stevec2993]

Superb!

[@emilywhitfield2780]

Love it we miss you Tommy😭😭

[@rajnirvan3336]

This was Bob's 1st year at BBC I think. As I remember him a few years earlier at ITV as host of Family Fortunes

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Reading his book of jokes at the moment. Shows development of some of his jokes. RIP Mr Cooper.

[@PeterOHalloran-hf2ho]

Tommy had some great one liners

[@markboots6518]

We were spoilt to have been entertained by the last of the comic greats, I find it harder by the day to laugh at the modern comics.

[@philevans6935]

His hands look funny and he looks worn out and you can see why the audience thought it was part of the act when he actually died a few months later from this appearance. I'm just glad he didn't die here because that would have haunted Bob Monkhouse for life. I love the way Bob Monkhouse puts his arm around him as they leave the set together up the stairs and the way Tommy looks back towards the camera and audience. It's as if he knows his time is coming.

[@scottptolomey3498]

Tommy got some of his old magic during the Bob Monkhouse appearance he was suffering from lumbago and in chronic pain with his back and legs being so large at 6’4 inches. Although he looks tired here he really pulled it off compared to two years before when his excessive drinking was really impacting on his act as well as his health. Even the performance on ‘Live At Her Majesty’s’ he’d got some of that sparkle back again that night it was only when he put the cloak on that something was seriously wrong. But here this is the old Tommy Cooper sparkle that everybody loved him for

[@Kiki-yw9kc]

Legend

[@nasratat4709]

Magnífico !!!!

[@JonYuill]

I think Bob really wanted to do a deep and meaningful type interview, but like so many comedians, Tommy couldn't quite break out of his character.

[@ValMartinIreland]

My mother used to say he was no good of a magician while as a boy the tears ran down my cheeks laughing. What fun.

[@simonbertioli4696]

British brillance...👍🇬🇧

[@nathelondon3719]

Two legends. RIP

[@duggiechester]

Comedy genius, two for the price of one.

[@rudylowe6155]

He had beautiful eyes!

[@passiton3801]

There will never be another...

[@xplaybwoix]

at 6.28 you can hear how bad his breathing is. But a very interesting interview with two old friends but Tommy rarely letting down the guards. Do you think Bob knew the ' bit's Tommy was about to do ? I don't think they rehearsed because Bob did not know Tommy was going to come out with the chicken legs.

[@markwells6222]

i remember working with one of mates 18 years ago he was TOMS double

[@budway1942]

classic

[@PeterOHalloran-hf2ho]

As I said the only comedian that just has to walk on stage and that was it

[@ValMartinIreland]

He only had to stand up and we laughed.

[@jamiejames8112]

Hi I don't suppose you have this full show do you ? Thanks

[@MagicWeekVideoArchive]

Hi Jamie, No, sorry, I just recorded Tommy Cooper.

[@neilneil7695]

Totally off his head.

[@neilcooke6524]

Best ever don't make them like that anymore x

[@kevintucker5193]

A true one off lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidneal9368]

Classic 😂

[@growlerthe2nd712]

Spoon jar jar spoon

[@michaelstephanides1854]

He died April 1984 at the age of 63.

[@santamulligan676]

T for Treasure

[@roachdoggjr45]

I feel as though magicians are so clever, that inventing engineering marvels just seems boring to them..

[@tinakilburn4270]

Now if you don't mind I don't matter 😂

[@alancarlton8380]

Flicking channels tonight, there's a repeat of Tommy's top 30 moments, this was 5th, but wanted to turn it off(and watch this)has I'm fed up listening to writers and critics nitpicking his gags or trying to get a laugh or accolade out of their answers......and yes, for some, it would be the perfect way to go, but when you hear how tired he was even after this performance (with his good friend) he was shattered and if anything is learned in hindsight, is the Morecambe and Coopers of yesteryear were sadly underpaid for so long that when fame arrived they had to give everything extra to the performance that they're fragile human bodies can't take.......I don't think I could name a living legend of comedy's top 10 (I'd probably struggle with 5) hence us watching the legend at the top of his game......(rereading that, sorry if I sound biter or Brahms )😂😂😂

[@Fee212]

He was definitely well below par here. You can see he's trying to remember punchlines and getting the flow of stories mixed up. Definitely not the Tommy Cooper we all live. RiP Tommy. 🙏

[@mattowensrees5888]

I disagree. It was all part of the scripted act. Tommy was too much of the professional to do otherwise

[@brianconway100]

Seems like he’d had a few drinks. He was slurring and getting things mixed up, which l don’t think was part of the act at times. Bob Monkhouse has spoken about Tommy’s drinking in interviews years later. Still funny here though, a complete one off.

[@wayinfront1]

Nonsense. His timing was genius, he got it all spot on. The audience were in hysterics the whole way through.

[@colingeddes2172]

@@wayinfront1 par for the course with tommy. He was a comedy genius.

[@theprior46]

I don't find myself laughing at him now that I study his work closely and the reason is I can't undeerstand a word he said. He gabbled and his diction was abominable. Even the sub titlles made no sense at all so I don't think I'm alone in not getting him. It could be he was funnier to watch rather than listen to his script.

[@stormytempest6521]

THE GUVNOR !