Peter Cook on "Parkinson" Part 1

[@Jamie_Dodger]

Peter Cook being himself and still making people laugh. A true legend.

[@danvincent2600]

Yes, he was a terrific fly-half

[@larzy5249]

A genius that lifted so many hearts and minds . god bless Peter..

[@grahamblack1961]

I really like this interview. Cook was uncharacteristically candid. He's not doing is act here, he's just being himself. He even looks different here. It's great to hear him talking as himself.

[@LPJack02]

RIP Sir Michael Parkinson (March 28, 1935 - August 16, 2023), aged 88 And RIP Peter Cook (November 17, 1937 - January 9, 1995), aged 57 You both will be remembered as legends.

[@xmaseveeve5259]

Nope.

[@pollinseclectic8254]

If you really listen to what cook says and the way he talks, it becomes clear he was a very truthful person, no bullshit, saying what really happened, saying what was on his mind.

[@nancychandler768]

A bit like George Carlin 🙏🏼

[@SethHesio]

He's a brilliant example of how alcohol dependency can make even the most brilliant, hilarious, intelligent and engaging people feel like they're not worth the effort. I love this interview. It's just him on top form. Shame, the brilliant ones don't seem to be around for long.

[@SethHesio]

You can really tell from their body language and rapport that Cook and Parkinson liked eachother a great deal. I love this interview. It's a great example of a great man. At ease.

[@mjb4983]

He drank because everyone bored him. Peter was too quick

[@famebrightstudio7658]

The original Quicksilver.

[@danvincent2600]

I drank because I was too slow, and everyone seemed more interesting than me

[@fatty_owls]

I love tricking people and playing mind games on them, others hate me for it. I do stuff just to see if I can get away with it (harmlessly, of course) and many psychiatrists have told me it's for the same reason: I get bored with other people. As soon as I figure them out, like how their brains work and how to trick them, I get bored. Peter reminds me of myself in that sense. I love him especially for that. My favourite person ever. As I was born in 2007, I haven't even shared one day on the planet with him and I'm so glad I'm not ignorant like the rest of my year group who think Mean Girls is good entertainment. (Ok, sorry, rant over.)

[@peterm1826]

@@fatty_owls Talking to most people. Is like watching Paint dry. Slow wet and deadly boring.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Similar situation I think with Graham Chapman.

[@antennawilde]

The secret is being honest without hesitation, something the world desperately needs more of.

[@stechriswillgil3686]

Sadly, 10 yrs later he looked about 65 when he was 47. There just wasn’t the material and venues about and interviewers that could offer him a proper platform until Clive Anderson . Hence one drinks out of boredom and frustration.

[@jasonwood3377]

R.I.P Parky thank you for putting my hometown on the map (and Cudworth/Cudeth) love this interview, two people who are totally at ease with each other and their professions.

[@SethHesio]

Such a brilliant raconteur.

[@geoffjoffy]

He was such an interesting man who made people feel at ease with his humour.

[@baantalingngam]

Yes,a beautiful man and a brilliant comedian

[@r.herreraart7856]

Just learning about Peter Cook🌹& what a brilliant comedian. Thxs ❤

[@NPA1001]

Peter Cook, The funniest man who ever lived.

[@NPA1001]

Spike Milligan and Peter Cook are so far in front of other comedians it's unfair to compare anyone else.

[@lagathy]

brilliant,my fav comedian of all time...many thanks for this

[@songshed2709]

He had a wit like quicksilver...such a funny man. So tragic that he went so young.

[@mr_diatribe2324]

You can see where young John Lydon got his interview stare from...

[@vordman]

Once he gets in character there's no stopping him.

[@gregwyatt46]

I wonder how many of today's so-called "stars" could roll up to a live talkshow half cut and still entertain the pants off everyone.

[@skygazer6898]

Peter Cook was such a naturally funny guy. I am in stitches watches this.

[@janethammond5925]

The greatest comedian of all time. No one could match his wit...even other comedians acknowledge that. Thank you for the laughs Peter...may you rest in peace.

[@annoldham3018]

The days when they smoked on the TV. Remember it well. And Peter. Very funny man.

[@amafirenze-vi1uh]

"What do you remeber from school?" "Trying to avoid buggery"

[@ashmolensky]

Peter Cook is sublime.

[@diamond21450]

I miss you Peter, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@DaleHodgkins0n]

Beautiful genius. Gacked right up - look at his eyes! Must've terrified the TV establishment 'avin him on there. Marvellous stuff.

[@deanfowles3707]

that buggery not to be taken.........willingly bit absolutely floored me XD

[@ChrisMaber-n8r]

Bug buggerens and the deaf made stare

[@matthewthomas1234567]

1976 but peter cook has what appears to be converses how cool. peter cook is cool

[@ZnenTitan]

Matthew Thomas Yep. "Chucks"

[@tonixxl]

@EmptyGlass99 That's true, I'm German but I lived in England for a year and understand British English fairly well, but once Peter gets (or I should say "got") going it is extremely difficult to keep up, sometimes impossible. Thank God there are nice people who write down the conversations on many videos on the net.

[@ОльгаВоробьева-щ8ю]

I am afraid that English subtitles are written automatically.😢😢 Not by a human enterpreter. I came across lots of mistakes in various sketches by Peter and Dudley. Very sad.

[@octopusmime]

oh what a darling he was

[@charlesmagill861]

Knew him in college. Very funny and talented guy.

[@Js2557ty]

So cool!

[@petermaxwell2965]

Original, very rare thing.

[@ricdavid7476]

Hello Charles whilst he may have attempted to avoid buggery at the school I was left with the feeling that he was not 100% successful. that was my story unfortunately and perhaps you could let us know your feelings. For the reasons I have just mentioned I feel that all all male boarding schools should be banned because they ruin a lot of lives.

[@Paisly17]

Ahead of his time..

[@jayjayjay365]

I may be way out but i feel like "Johny rotten" copied his interview style in places - maybe not even knowing it

[@orsonkaart1853]

Peter Cook, genius!

[@paulspydar]

I wonder if the "Wolfie" character from the 70`s British TV show "Citizen Smith" was based on Peter`s look? The resemblance striking..

[@peterperry268]

Used to hold court in the Crown & 2 in Soho...a natural genius.

[@jayseeish]

"I was a young, you know, quite pretty boy, I was number three on the charts....classic.

[@isallt]

"trying to avoid buggery" brilliant!

[@johnwh1039]

What is brilliant about that?

[@antoniusblock1994]

@@johnwh1039 it's the combination of blunt honesty mixed with hyperbole spiced with some shock value.

[@NPA1001]

Peter Cook.. the world has been a lesser place since he died.

[@hamstercom23]

It was - because tape was so expensive, much of their stock was reused. It wasn't until the 70's (after it became apparent in hindsight that so much great work had been lost) that rules were put in place to prevent tape wiping and protect old recordings for future generations. This is one of the great advantages of modern technology - digital recordings can be kept indefinitely and in a fraction of the space it would take to store a similar amount of tapped programming, and its much cheaper.

[@jackjoffy5911]

Very funny, likeable man. Great chat!

[@badjemima]

He was so perfect. Brilliant and beautiful.

[@kevinruddy448]

Peter Cook can master any accents 👍

[@spockboy]

Late to discover Mr. Cook. Remarkably funny man.

[@SleutherStrode]

what do you remember of public school "trying to avoid buggery" LOL!!

[@tropicaldan]

Classic. What a genius.

[@deletesoon70]

"AVOID BUGGERY" good advice generally.

[@ZnenTitan]

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

[@chrishampton1981]

It was with Jayne Mansfield and removing lobsters from her bum

[@glenysbuselli8274]

I am bedazzled by this man.

[@stud105]

I thought he was amazing BEFORE I knew he was a Spurs fan...Up the Spurs

[@petermaxwell2965]

He was very funny on Michael Parkinson ..when he said he like all sports except rugby league, parky was chairman of the R.L. lol

[@mizofan]

right up the Spurs

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

I'm getting a bit of John Lydon here. A kind of subdued punkery.

[@tripzville7569]

spot on observation

[@thewomble1509]

@@tripzville7569 Lydon would have LOVED to have been half as talented as Cook.

[@jasonwood3377]

I’ve often said I think Peter Cook was John Lydon’s dad, I think it’s the wild look in his eyes.

[@RepublicOfVietnam]

Ironically he was a dying breed of Englishman

[@farleigh17]

Peter offered to replace the tapes but the person at the BBC said that it wasn't worth it as it was too hard to schedule.

[@forestsoceansmusic]

Parkinson was a judgemental so-and-so who 'had it in' for some of his 'guests', but Cook handles him brilliantly here.

[@10wanderer]

Parky eh another Pseudo Champagne Socialist ! when asked about his salary being high ? his answer " it,s the going rate" well fecking go then twat

[@andrewmartin6445]

I never liked Parkinson but he sank even further in my estimation when he started doing those horrible adverts trying to make old people feel guilty about leaving relatives having to pay their funeral costs and offering them a free biro.

[@elena16350]

Parkinson was totally bought and paid for by the British establishment.

[@SethHesio]

A true genius. It's such a shame he let his addiction get the better of him. A brilliant mind and a part of English comedy heritage.

[@GrungeGirl83]

Beautiful looking man. What a damn shame.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Drink takes geniuses because they see too much. It takes the rest of us because we see them.

[@classicartfoundation639]

@@Ingens_Scherz that's a great quote, yours?

[@nickusher4676]

Trying to avoid buggery 😂😂 No one expected that

[@EmptyGlass99]

@MurphyBurrito I'm not talking about the humour, just that this conversation is littered with English cultural references that would probably pass you by if you're not English.

[@jasonread5017]

he rocks

[@johnanthonyp]

Parky, he was screaming to the public. You didn't ask him or worry

[@tomsega]

Incredible how buggery was so commonplace and non-taboo.

[@jamesonwillts]

I love the fact he is introduced with 'Take Five'. :-)

[@AnnabellaRedwood]

Me too!

[@MrBarrynicholas]

I love the Pete and Dud exchanges.

[@landofthefreeuk]

Cook slaughters Parkinson. The terminally dreary cant keep up.

[@duncefunce1513]

I really don't think they were in battle

[@allymayful]

Did he??? Didn't know Michael was a comedian. I did know he was a brilliant interviewer with a great sense of humour.

[@talstory]

Parkinson is not dreary

[@pix046]

Yeah, it is totally off the cuff. Innate genius. He can do tons of accents but, funny enough, Yorkshire is easier than, say, Scouse or North East.

[@marccas10]

Imagine these conversations on a talk show these days?

[@thewomble1509]

No. They don't actually converse anymore. Utter shite.

[@KayAteChef]

Television was a bit more unscripted then... but we have internet shows now with people saying whatever they like. This interview reminds me of a recent Piers Morgan interview with Richard Dawkins, who mentions the buggery at school. But of course that interview was sober and not a Parkinson style interview.

[@cathykinn4516]

Peter Cook was 'frightened' as he died due to his Liver breaking down, "bleeding from every orifice." Poor man.

[@taro0791]

Love how he just smokes while getting interviewed haha

[@Kenszen]

Pure Genius!

[@Picnicl]

Peter Cook was the John Lennon of comedy.

[@johnwh1039]

Think that says it all, but not perhaps in the way you meant it

[@RollingOrmond]

Meaning he was an overrated dick?

[@alanwayte432]

Rolling Ormond ...this Rolling chap...is bitter because he has minimum wage employment at KFC he was not promoted to the drive thru, I have looked at his posts before and never has anything positive to say...but if you had seen his banjo playing parents it’s perhaps slightly understandable...total moron

[@scrunts666]

Steve Coogan could play him in a movie about his life.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Rhys Ifans apparently did

[@shapecatfilms7592]

@@krisscanlon4051 Rhys Ifans certainly did play Cook and he was brilliant. It was a TV film called Not Only...But Always.

[@billslocum9819]

It would be hard for Coogan to project that whimsical empathy Peter had, his ability to simultaneously look down upon and genuinely, warmly enjoy whomever he spoke to.

[@8DX]

"trying to avoid buggery" - gets a huge laugh (and this most likely includes people who lived it). Every account of in-school dynamics of British boy-only boarding schools talks about the "tarts" who provided sexual services for their older peers in the strictly hierarchical boarding school system. From C. S. Lewis, to Roald Dahl, we this is history, this is the mistake of saying "children will find their own", when you provide them with no recourse, complaints, and the utter failure of power hiearchies to create equality.

[@nihonbunka]

There is another clip on KZbin where Cook speaks about being a test tube baby and wondering what magazine was used and saying that it was not popular mechanics.

[@theefishlippedone]

Very good

[@justmadeit2]

Im not sure if he ever found true happiness even behind all the jokes and humour

[@classicartfoundation639]

He didn't

[@thewomble1509]

It's a huge and tragic paradox that a lot of the genuinely funny ones can make everyone laugh but themselves.............

[@johnanthonyp]

He made my Irish Dad scream

[@Annsla]

@EmptyGlass99 Quite true, I was thinking that to myself as I watched it. I realized I had completely zoned out when he started to talk about rugby, and I didn't come to until the subject of buggery came up.

[@johnanthonyp]

He has got you for being complicit.

[@haret0n]

they are sad stories. the school ones.

[@mikegray002]

Well missed very intelligent funny man, oh yes, he was a spurs fan by the way.

[@Professor6871]

Goodness that second guest had no chance next too genius Peter Cook.

[@pix046]

Professor6871 Danny Blanchflower

[@soppdrake]

Nervy interview. Cook's on there to answer Parkinson's questions - the audience isn't there to hear Parky's blessed opinions - but the git 'll give 'em anyway. The sexual abuse related by Cook was very real and scary. You can see Parky look like a pilot who is rapidly losing control of his aeroplane. He isn't comfortable. I always thought Parkinson was a great interviewer, but he is actuallly arrogant and deaf eared to some areas of conversation. This was in the day before "your latest book" or "upcoming movie" so the guests had their past to work from. Cook's past need more investigation.

[@SleutherStrode]

bollox you boring old fart

[@andrewmartin6445]

Yes , I got the impression that Peter Cook was very much in earnest when he referred to that.

[@henrysmith883]

@@SleutherStrodei agree

[@cookecodd158]

Peter's funny here.

[@meredith218461]

Cook was highly original, brilliantly irreverent, articulate and funny. It's therefore all the sadder that he latterly descended into booze, bitterness and jealousy (of Dudley). Consequently these demons caused numerous missed opportunities.

[@classicartfoundation639]

Yes, so true. I remember seeing some very early footage of him before booze, he was so nice, charming and elegant. Booze destroyed him, like it does everyone...

[@johnanthonyp]

He is announcing abuse to the public and Parky and us, more Parky, are ignoring him.

[@DieFlabbergast]

What in the name of God are you on about, you moron?

[@justmadeit2]

Cool shoes Peter. They look like Converse type. How old was he here ?

[@Vampirebear13]

Yes they were Chuck Taylor's. You do know they've been around over 60 years right??? Peter Cook would've been 38 or 39 in 1976.

[@Paulhtubb]

Funniest man ever... Come on you Spurs.

[@maccadinho1]

No Peter Cook, no Sex Pistols.

[@tonylawless3504]

Peter Cook is the best!

[@henman09]

Fucking Genius.

[@ughmazing8073]

He sounds like Jeremy Irons in this interview.

[@leonie563]

Can you imagine Peter and John Cleese doing the "argument sketch"?

[@windyhead7960]

Yes.

[@johnanthonyp]

He exposed the shit right there.

[@balearicsoundwave89]

a fine man.

[@christinah3000]

cool drinking cider at Henley regatta.. cool, i will be there for a year :) but i doubt that i will drink any Cider.

[@ellecto]

He wrote a regular column for the Mail didn't he?

[@Waynecampbell111]

Peter Cook reminds me of Steve Coogan =P

[@classicartfoundation639]

@Jack The Film Fanatic Coogan is also completely up his own arse

[@duncanbirss4333]

let's not appreciate him because he doesn't like tedious rugby! he's spot on

[@DieFlabbergast]

Both codes of rugby were a lot more boring back then than they are now. People forget what it was like.

[@DarrenBonJovi]

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