Peter Cook - A Life In Pieces - A Partridge In A Pear Tree

A Life In Pieces is a series of twelve, five minute shows. Originally broadcast on BBC2 at Christmas 1990. The series features Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling (played by Peter Cook) being interviewed by Ludovic Kennedy, based loosely around The Twelve Days of Christmas.

[@TheMdog8]

Quite possibly one of the funniest things I've ever seen - tears rolling down my face.....

[@thurstons]

Sir Ludovic Kennedy (still going strong at the age of 87) is brilliant here, in many ways better in this sketch than even Peter himself. Watch for a second time. His timing is exquisite.

[@gardenvarietypenis]

2020...Peter Cook needed now more than ever.

[@stephaniehand503]

thank you.

[@smacksalad]

I watch this every Christmas. Better than Die Hard :)

[@smacksalad]

And I'm back for another round :D Hello younger me!

[@gavinhughes7136]

The humane Ludovic Kennedy and comic genius Peter Cook💚💜❤️

[@bengaliinplatforms1268]

Oh Yes of course

[@Gandim45]

I love watching this every Christmas, always will, probably.....proobabloo.

[@FranssensM]

Ah, I see you have a smattering or smeetering of Stroob

[@lil902]

the funniest man, possibly ever, and it's just a shame his comedy was too high brow for the masses

[@asdfgh123lkjhgf]

away and pict yer nayha's (noos in streed norse ya dick).

[@thurstons]

RIP Sir Ludovic Kennedy. A great, great man.

[@BelatedCommiseration]

I have that cd! I agree, its amazing! Really funny the tangents they both go off on. You would almost think that the bit about the 'fossilised christ' wouldn't be allowed on air...but I suppose as it was on radio 3, and the only people that could be offended was an old woman with a small dog in cheltenham, and a few students planning to avoid next days final exam, they decided that they would risk it....

[@caroleastrid]

We will regret his absence for ever: there a no comics like him any longer, alas. He was really grrrrrrreat !

[@gardenvarietypenis]

once more into the breech of comedy's high-water mark. merry christmas, mr. cook

[@jexplink]

Utter genius. (as always.....)

[@vvintermute]

This is the 3rd year in a row I've watched these videos on xmas eve - thanks again for the upload!

[@sauvageaux]

Somethin rotten... 🤨🧿 🦁❤❤❤🦁❤❤❤🦁❤❤❤ 🐘 🦒 St. Alice, pray for us.

[@pix046]

Do you have any intelligence of the European Union issue, Mr Cameron? I have a smattering.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@evolegnartsrd Cook is really funny but Fry's opinion really doesn't matter.

[@davidtaylor2098]

These days, we seem to be at a loss for those who know how to use the absurd as a vehicle for humor.

[@jeffstratton6503]

Peter Cook..........a comic genius !

[@si4632]

Would you mind if I did my second reason first🤣

[@dirtyflute]

The reason Ludovic's timing is so spot on is that he was cut in afterwards. He wasn't actually present when Sir Arthur was being recorded.

[@googleisgay3289]

Haha! How is that even Peter Cook?! Because of the words coming out of his mouth, everything else is unrecognizable, corrupt.

[@suzanneyeremyan9]

oh no

[@sharpasaneraser]

Brilliant classic -- damn thing never gets old

[@sauvageaux]

🌹

[@BelatedCommiseration]

They live in tiny watches, and tell the time with their hands. For the pious buisnessman on the go who needs to keep one eye on clock (and on christ) at all times.

[@TheMimifur]

Delightfully Radio 4Xtra are running the Chris Morris interviews with Sir Arthur. A joy for all of us.

[@friendlier]

I regret to inform you that you were not actually considered.

[@teflonmagnet]

Thanks for keeping these up for so many years, jedpistols.

[@jaddajn1]

have been listening to bbc's desert island discs recently. listened to commander sir stephen king-hall from a 1961 recording. he sounds just like streeb greebling! clearly an inspiration for cook. quite uncanny

[@ghodium]

@kafi122 do you have the adult sized child's bike please

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@lil902 His comedy was not "too high brow" but it was irreverent and funny. I don't consider him a very intelligent person but compared to many idiots out there, yes he was but that's not saying much.

[@realbadteeth]

lol

[@teflonmagnet]

i want my 12 days of christmas with streeb. please upload more vids if you got 'em. "...probably, uh, proobably." totally unique comic genius.

[@kipplewitz]

thye tyoo hyundryed fooot looong dyaaag

[@gigyoung7181]

What a freak...I love it.

[@sharpasaneraser]

hmmmmmmm....so alone with the Streebster.

[@gardenvarietypenis]

good god, yet another year in the crapper...always fine to open the last month with this dainty Cook holiday classic. just a smattering, uh, smüttering of comic genius to make the season palatable.

[@petermorningsnow]

"They never acutely saw one but naturally they believed in it." This is the story of autobiography.

[@bertilknudsen]

Or religion.

[@rosemarycornwall5162]

One word - Genius

[@SuperSweetUniverse]

02:03 - Question of faith. Brilliant observation.

[@Skippy1411]

Magnificent. Just so clever.

[@movement26]

more more more...

[@sharpasaneraser]

back again, season's greeblings and all that. "alingated rocks"?

[@sharpasaneraser]

oh, hey, nice to see me again...same time next year?

[@thurstons]

Ludovic Kennedy (later Sir Ludovic), plays a great part in this script too. His pause and, comments are perfect!

[@Tarantulus666]

genius

[@roottoot1278]

Excellent

[@merdufer]

not clever dirty jokes work best when people desperately need a reason to relieve their anxiety.

[@matthewlaurence3121]

Peter Cook makes an error when talking about the Giraffe. As the Romans actually did import african animals to various parts of the Empire, including the Girraffe. They were considered to be harmless creatures, that were peaceful ; roman crowds were appalled when the emperor Commodus slaughtered one in the Colosseum. There is a likelihood that the Picts of what was then Northern Britannia, would have in fact, seen a giraffe. There is a very high likelihood that they would have sighted a ladder too, as the Romans certainly had them, and would have made use of them with those walls they constructed in Northern England. In fact, given the Pictish artworks they have left behind on alingated rocks, it is likely they had ladders of their own.

[@adoreslaurel]

Emperor Commodus? fancy doing such a terrible thing, maybe they decided to use his name for a crock of shit.

[@petermorningsnow]

What a beautiful post! I disagree with you on the Picts, but it is good to hear you speak truth to the 12 disciples, is how it's spelt. Keep up the good work.

[@RodCorkin]

But the Greebling tribe was subterranean so they would not have aware of anything the Romans were doing.

[@mark000888]

Apart from ladders, building walls and importing African animals. what have the Romans ever done for us?

[@gardenvarietypenis]

Good…

[@gardenvarietypenis]

Hey