Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Peter Sellers "Boxer-Cum-Painter" Sketch from Not Only But Also

Sketch from the first series of Not Only But Also originally broadcast on 20 March 1965 and starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore with Peter Sellers.

[@michaeleverest7631]

Considering Peter Sellers was a notorious giggler when acting and that Dudley Moore is struggling all through this to not burst into laughter how the hell did they get through this????Loved this!!!! 3 great legends!!

[@stuarthowe5418]

It's very rare these days to find such passion and chemistry amongst comedians. To watch these 3 gods of comedy pulling out all the stops to make each other laugh is simply television gold. Thanks for finding it.

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Three gods of comedy at the top of their game. Dudley and Sellers crack up constantly, and why not - it IS very funny.

[@WalterJoergLangbein]

Fantastic! Have seen it for the very first time! Peter Sellers was a genius.

[@adrianlarkins7259]

Three of the greatest British comic geniuses caught on film together. We will never see the likes of them again.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

Adrian Larkins took the words right out of my mouth!

[@Solidude]

but we were lucky enough to see someone like Rowan Atkinson, he is also one of a kind

[@mws755]

Agree completely

[@bigmagic96]

Oh the joy. Three of our finest comedy performers in full flow. "In case of a knockdown retire to a neutral colour!" Bloody priceless.

[@letosvet1]

Keep your avant-garde up !

[@bigmagic96]

@@letosvet1 Love it! :)

[@GarryLavin]

Absolutely brilliant. I will indeed keep my avant garde up! Not Only But Also was great. I had the good fortune to interview Dudley Moore as a lad. Great insights.

[@rabbieburns2501]

Brilliant sketch, very well written & performed by three greats .. the best bits, as usual with Pete & Dud, when the corpsing & improvising happens. Genius!!

[@johcafra]

Priceless indeed. By 2 minutes Sellers is already on the ragged edge of his improv. By 4 minutes Moore is "corpsing". And clean through to the end Cook is doing everything he possibly can to...well, not to yield. They must've needed a very long break afterwards...

[@victoriousrufus6747]

They are so spontaneous in their act! Brilliant writing! Current comics are brain fades

[@Dudleymiddleton]

The " trying not to laugh" moments are the most precious.

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

I think so too...Sellers didn't do that often, he was very controlled, normally. But I think there was an audience and also it was probably a lot of ad lib so the funny bits might catch him unawares before he could steel himself not to laugh. I once performed in a very funny comedy and the only way I could keep a straight face was to bend one of my fingers back ( without being seen of course) so that it hurt, and the pain centre was stronger than the laughing centre of my brain.

[@adzdahlman9724]

"Meself ; I prefer birds....." Cheers for upload - I've ever seen this before . 3 of my favourite people*

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

I love it when the comedians find it funny too. The old American comedian Red Skelton used to crack himself up too. He would say, " I know what's coming, you see". He would also say, if the joke was a bit obscure or didn't get a laugh..."I just tell 'em, I don't explain 'em !"

[@degsbabe]

Three comic genius' together . A real tonic. And what great writing ! So remember - 'Keep your avant garde up. In the event of a knockdown retire to a neutral colour. ..Come out painting..'

[@kieranryan6148]

Durins Bane You‘re a bit of a genius yourself - ever tried coaching? I‘m sure there are waves of impressionistic youths out there looking for a chance to take on some of the heavyweights - Gogh, Picasso and da Vinci - who could benefit from your technique-coloured background and are dyeing to show the punters what they can dhue.

[@kieranryan6148]

Just saw the whole sketch 🎨 just goes to show that forgery is also an art form.. hope you find the next Muhammad ⏳ dali 🤜🏾

[@victoriousrufus6747]

How could he remember such lengthy dialogues and deliver without pausing or breaking into laughter!

[@fattwat1]

Three of the greatest as other people have said we will never see their like again masters of their art

[@TheTk1971]

Benchmark of good Humour 'they enjoyed doing it..we enjoy them Doing it... Brilliant stuff

[@markriley5863]

That was brilliant and I tell you what, Peter Sellers had a great right jab 🤣🥊

[@peternicholls6532]

Absolutely priceless!. One of my all time best sketches...cracks me up every time I see it!. :)

[@juliesaunders7334]

Ah every bit of this is pure enjoyment, the self gratifying corpsing is delightful as always. I love it.

[@DoctorBoosh]

Marvellous stuff. Two notorious corpsers like Moore and Sellers were always going to lose it!

[@boychildnew1]

'It's the Arch Bishop of Bleedin' Canterbury' - my new catchphrase! Nice...

[@Franzie2105]

Peter couldn't stop laughing... Genius

[@Nettsinthewoods]

Don’t you mean Dudley? Peter is doing the interview completely straight faced.

[@josephloehr9617]

If only current sketch comedy equaled this.

[@victoriousrufus6747]

Not in a million years could the current lot ever come close to this skit!

[@victoriousrufus6747]

The lord has all these guys to entertain him! Don’t want to share these geniuses with mere mortals like us!

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan.

[@Isleofskye]

" Keep Your Avant Garde Up ! Brilliant ! :)

[@markaguzmanartist630]

Sellers dudley moore and Peter Cook where a great team love british humor 😁😂😂😂

[@waves0100]

Absolute class

[@timcharles5476]

This is an inspired surreal sketch that seems to have been improvised by all three. How they avoided corpsing is nothing short of miraculous.

[@Thursdaym2]

What a trio.

[@tdcharles1962]

Another classic that was thought to have been lost forever!

[@tdcharles1962]

Pete 'n Dud's two geezers in the pub routine was influenced by Milligan and Sellers' work with "The Goons" and Sellers' solo LP's, "Songs for Swinging Sellers" and the EP with "Balham: Gateway to the South." This sketch was reworked with female movie stars clamouring at the bedroom window to get in in the middle of the night, and Pete 'no Dud sending them away imperiously!

[@biggerthanacadillac]

Beaufort Scale of MIRTH:~ smirk/titter/chuckle/laugh/guffaw/side-slapping/uncontrollable rocking & wheezing/eyes watering/gasping for breath/virtual pain in tum muscles/falling off chair......I went the whole gamut with this GENIUS!!! Bloody Marvellous!!

[@rhythman69uk]

'Been on the canvas ever since' lol Probably the word that grew the seed of the sketch in Peter's mind lol + 'jab' and 'dab' lol

[@TheMinisterofDefence]

watching this dicotomy (sp?) of concepts style of humor is fabulous and seems to be a very British thing in general. I can see from whom the Python Troup perhaps got their sensibilities. very funny stuff.

[@julyandavis8528]

"Looking at your paintings, I would say you were something of a tachist?" Wonderful.

[@letosvet1]

oh no, no, no one's ever accused me of that, I love all my bruvers of colour

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

The mural division😂😂😂😂

[@trevorgleeson432]

Three of the best comedians ever 😂😂😂

[@hssmrg]

PC:"I believe Tintoretto was astigmatic" PS: "Well I had that too..."

[@TonyWhite22351]

I believe he said I HEARD that too !

[@imaginitivity7853]

​@@TonyWhite22351yes, because he then says, 'but not me, I like birds'

[@andyquelch3352]

Incredibly funny. The corpsing especially

[@Joe-mz6dc]

The ironic thing is that painting is probably worth a lot of money now.

[@ThePythonfan]

WOWOWOOW! thank you for these!

[@ysgol3]

FANTASTIC !!!

[@MrDavey2010]

Amazing! 3 comedy legends working together!

[@morganfisherart]

And Cook the ice-cold, unflappable maestro. I know which I prefer ;-)

[@johnsimpsonkirkpatrickhist1372]

Brilliant!

[@kevinmunday5782]

Hilarious, 3 comic geniuses ☺☺

[@50zepher]

3 Geniuses!

[@terryspurr1563]

"Who whos". Thanks for this. Bleedin' geniuses! 😂😂😂😂

[@thewhatorwhy]

What's a who who's?

[@nettsinthewoods3029]

StartabandRoxy they deliberately got it wrong. Who's Who is a volume of the gentry in the UK.

[@meredith218461]

Love the Sellers Cockney Geezah!

[@glennrodger8409]

Genius

[@theORBscureDDJ]

8:10 onwards has tears rolling down my face...

[@jessiejames7492]

they were all great at ad-libbing....you can see peter smile off and on...Look at dudley trying to stifle his laugh

[@1nceBitten2wiceShy]

Having seen the John Lennon bits with Cook & Moore previously, and now watching this, I'm suddenly struck by how much Sellers looks like Lennon. (And they both had hit records with "She Loves You"!) It may just be the nose, though -- I'm quite fond of Renaissance noses myself...

[@grahamnancledra7036]

A Hard Days Night.

[@WilliamHenryAlbert]

"I ask'd a likely sir if I could capture 'im on canvas an' immor'alise 'im in oils"

[@iadair6780]

Look at Dudley Moore--he keeps having to hide his face! Ha-ha!

[@nettsinthewoods3029]

Fantastic!! Archbishop of bleeding Canterbury.....LOL,!

[@fattwat1]

I wondered how long Peter sellers would last

[@mikefraser4513]

He was saved by the bell...but sometimes, looking at his mouth I thought he got a bit wobbly and wouldn't be able to continue.

[@frankschlanker]

do you think "my vistas was enlarged" was off the cuff? The look Dudley gives to Peter suggests it was

[@hjd832]

They were fantastic ! This will never date….❤

[@grindupBaker]

Peter Sellers is really struggling with the laughing with Peter Cook.

[@WalterJoergLangbein]

Especially towards the end of the sketch...

[@martm216]

Talking about making a comeback after a setback six months before - THIS must have been about six months after Sellers' first heart-attack.

[@wobble108]

brilliant

[@martm216]

What an assemblage of talent!

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Utterly un-equalled comedy. Not one word of profanity and hilarious. I was named after Dudley Moore, too.

[@jessiejames7492]

watch peter cook's eyes and peter sellers...I think they were reading off cue cards...Nevertheless great performance..just sitting there and talking..

[@BritishComedyUK69]

Hilarious x

[@kevinmunday6263]

Gold 😅❤

[@beagle7622]

They didn’t many times . They definitely tried to make the others laugh. Great comedy .

[@allthings2allmen]

Jackson Bollocks

[@Stratahoovius]

How the hell did you find this?

[@user-cq2hm3dk9d]

Brilliant may be the word ?

[@pigstrotters4198]

Sellers is trying hard to control himself there.

[@garymitchell6372]

What's the worst job you've ever had?

[@nicholas70paul]

lovely... hee

[@setmindinmotion]

i finish him off in the 8th with a palette knife

[@r4b32t11]

Crying

[@HHDbeats]

Who whos?

[@MrRRHHMM]

Great sketch, ruined by a ridiculous bbc logo thru the middle of the frame. The bbc ''Where truth and integrity go to die'' ditch the license fee, asap imo