Peter Cook - Teaching Ravens To Fly Underwater

Peter Cook as Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling, telling of how he tried to teach ravens to fly underwater.
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[@bravelyHomoSapien]

These two comic geniuses operated at a higher bandwidth than most

[@stevehughes1510]

These two were a breath of fresh air with Not Only But Also back then, brilliant. God bless 'em.

[@jeanmyers1787]

So so funny. Two icons of comedy. RIP Pete & Dud

[@Mediumal]

Pure comic absurdity and utterly brilliant. Surreal humour.

[@srprice2383]

You'd love mine.

[@josephgoogles1927]

The genius of Peter Cook.

[@brianzajac4492]

I could listen to this all night, most enjoyable, entertainment,x👍

[@DavidTate-nn5ie]

Good evening and good Greebling from here in a peat bog in the heart of the Yorkshire Moors.

[@hugohackenbush1554]

Rib achingly funny. I remember watching NOBA at the time as a teenager and laughing until I could hardly breathe. Sir Arthur was always one of my favourites.

[@robertkelley5144]

i admire and respect his integrity for neveronce 'strating' his work.

[@philsooty61]

These two where and still are hilarious!

[@mcleodricky]

Very funny ! Two of the greatest !

[@michaelhands2189]

"Well, I think the word difficult is an awfully good one here" X)

[@trublgrl]

One of my favorite things in the whole world.

[@42kellys]

I always have a laugh when these two appear on screen. In fact, I am still laughing while I am attemtping to write about it.

[@Peremptor]

Classic. Had been a while since I've seen it. Too think not much is left of NOT ONLY... BUT ALSO... what a shame. Well at least we got some and that we can cherish forever.

[@dnarraf631]

Utterly brilliant. Probably their best sketch in my view

[@diverguy3556]

It's up there with the one legged man sketch, to be sure.

[@prisonersforprofit]

i am reminded of the cormorant, the wonderful bird that flies, swims, and walks on two legs. sir arthur was most definitely, "a miserable failure."

[@langley2205]

This is absolutely brilliant. I would still have liked to see the interview with Sir Arthur Greeb-Streebling though!!

[@diverguy3556]

Who wouldn't? I understand him to be a very interesting person.

[@teetomthomas]

I think the word "brilliant" is an awfully good one here....

[@TimLorence]

A gold class classic skit!!

[@ProNorden]

Institute of Very Important Studies grads.

[@windyhead7960]

I have Good evenings in my head on repeat now.

[@garryferrington811]

A man who could just sit and be funny.

[@fatty_owls]

Yess he doesn't need to do anything but talk. A true genius. My generation who won't watch this because it's "old" are really missing out. I'm 14, but even to me the 60s isn't old.

[@beanshapedhorror]

Shame about the Raven venture - wish him well with the old F and P. Thank you very much for posting this.

[@LimitedNewsCorp]

Sir Arthur had permanent tenure as an academic.As you can deduce from this interview, his stellar career was not in any way shape or form, the result of nepotism or the much maligned, I think unfairly, stratified class system in the U.K. TTFN.

[@colinmacey3855]

The kings!

[@liciniawrench8123]

GOOD GREEBLING

[@lydia5489]

Sir Arthur Streibgriebling is my alter ego.

[@fostertruth]

"well it's always very difficult to say what prompt anybody to do anything let alone getting underwater and teaching ravens to fly" LOL

[@Monkofmagnesia]

I agree with you 100% - and I'm American.

[@OlafProt]

I can’t hear someone mention the Grebe 🐦 without thinking of this sketch 😂

[@googleisgay3289]

The greatest sketch of all time. I do feel sorry for time.

[@rachell4417]

His mother was the Inspiration!!!

[@schizoidboy]

Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling, didn't he have that restaurant called the Frog and Peach?:)

[@ThePythonfan]

Shut up Sir Arthur. lol i bet they could gon on with that saying good evening for the rest of the evening!

[@F82M4yvr]

"my life has been a miserable failure" XD

[@70banksia]

True genius! Had the pleasure of seeing them live in Australia reckon early 70's think it may have been at the Chevron. Have been a fan ever since and often quote some of their best pieces. Pity about most of today's stuff - really crook compared to these guys.

[@adatherton]

You can see where the Monty Python team got their ideas from

[@paulrees9600]

Absolutely- a sketch like “Ovine Aviation” is basically the same joke.

[@ProNorden]

Institute of Very Important Studies grads.

[@70banksia]

Didn't they know how to mock the chattering class at the time. Pity there are not ANY comedians around today that could be this funny and ad lib without foul language and smut. "I think the word difficult is an awfully good one" just CLASSIC.

[@rareimer]

Using the creators of Derek & Clive as examples of comedians who did not use foul language and smut seems...peculiar.

[@unclesabre]

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[@WateryFire]

rareimer Not peculiar at all considering that was just one of their ( less funny ) acts and others were of a much higher standard.

[@42kellys]

I agree with you whole-heartedly. Sadly, today comics confuse wittiness with vulgarity. And the two are really not the same.

[@42kellys]

@@rareimer Yes, they did, but not in every show and if you just leave out that act of theirs their Derek and Clive, which I hate, the rest is clean.

[@aTruster]

The father of a drowned raven.

[@deb6sbcglobal]

HIlarious!

[@kaptainkanada4363]

Ernie Kovacs, Jonathan Winters, and a couple of others spring to mind, also.

[@MaskedMan66]

"Shut up, Sir Arthur."

[@karenmcginley3529]

Now this is what you call genius. Stand back rest of the world. You will never touch British Comedy ......never x

[@alanpennie8013]

How rude! Though if he really did kill people during the Rodney King riots he doesn't deserve respect.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@alanpennie8013 What the heck are you talking about?

[@epiendless1128]

One wonders how Sir Arthur earned his knighthood.

[@iancurtis1152]

Persistence

[@therealinformalmusic]

Perhaps he was not knighted but inherited a baronetcy.

[@ianstanley7230]

Donation to the Conservative Party?

[@stephaniehand503]

thanks

[@MsPandaRosa]

As to why ravens need to fly underwater, it's a mystery best left to the angels.

[@user-kn6tm8ui7y]

Good griebling

[@Lamronormal]

Good evening.

[@oatydave3814]

+Andrew McIntosh Good Greeblings

[@KevinCloss]

I don't know why "pruning some walnuts" is funny, but it is.

[@otur1]

Why is "Dudley Moore" left out of the title?

[@ProNorden]

Institute of Very Important Studies grads.

[@user-ij3ws3ii7r]

Couple weeks ago I sow ''The world of ants'' (Peter Cook with Rowan Atkinson). He told other similar story about wrong work. Very funny))

[@jonkiparsky7369]

I begin to see where Jeremy Hardy got some of his inspiration

[@Peremptor]

@Stanleymoonful Thanks for the heads up. I have seen it of course and I never bothered with the remake that from all indirect (as they relate to me) indications is but a farce relative to the original.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@theodoremarvel Thanks, I'll look for it!

[@markwillies4330]

Unfortunately we never found out how many Ravens he tried to teach to fly under water.

[@diverguy3556]

Peter looks so young here. I always think of him with white hair.

[@Veggieman87]

Is this from Beyond the Fringe, or was this just Peter Cook and Dudley Moore?

[@kyawkyawwin1]

Absurd, surreal, Ionesco-style & an obvious influence on Monty Python.

[@evavandenberg5042]

I think my questions are why is that man a Sir and why isn’t that man a Sir ?

[@williamthurl2607]

' My epitaph ' will be ' My life has been a miserable failure ....' !

[@Leitros-kj4qb]

Corpsed Dud within 30 secs.

[@lydia5489]

*Streeb-Greebling

[@sfshinz]

@TheTimLG Benny Hill? Lenny Bruce?

[@kevinmunday5782]

1.26.... 😆😆

[@AntonioRodriguez-cf9pg]

There are all types of humor. Is it really necessary to keep comparing everything to America? Why not just enjoy the video and let Americans or whomever do the same. What do you have to prove by making that statement? Really.... After all, the show "Cheers" an American television show was HUGELY popular in Britain in the '80's. England has many talented comedians, but they don't have a patent on humour. There are all types.

[@tedwebb7243]

Where did you strat your work?

[@F82M4yvr]

I almost think that wasn't scripted and Dudley Moore said it wrong on purpose just to see what Peter Cook would do with it lol

[@schizoidboy]

@mikeyroke Okay but do suppose they might be related:)

[@samtronda]

i don't know that we can say the audience don't know what's going on. for starters, we can't see much of them to ascertain anything. and, secondly, and more importantly, there is a long history of absurdism in british comedy. for instance, the goons and spike milligan in particular preceded pete and dud and would have no doubt influenced them. the goons were immensely popular in britain throughout the 1950s and 1960s are still are today.

[@splinterbyrd]

This is a very good example of being famous for being famous

[@42kellys]

What do you mean man? These two men were the most hilarious comics of all time. And they did not need to swear nor use vulgarities and most of the times no need for sexual references either, to make people laugh.

[@johnwedgbury6817]

Oh for gods sake, he means cooks character. Stop trying to get offended at everything.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@ashburnhouse Are you saying Seinfeld is comparable to Cook? And Woody got old fast with his delivery, Groucho Marx is much better and infact I think so was John Turturro in the movie Brian Donors. Way funnier than what Woody could hope to be. Actually if Turturro did more movies like that he might even be my fave American comedian. I'd then put him up with the Brit greats anyday.

[@42kellys]

Man, I do not think anyone is comparable to Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. They were their own kind, a class by themselves, in comedy.

[@theodoremarvel]

Woody is essential. Marx are magnificent. But I'm impressed somebody mentioned John Turturro in Brain Donors. Holy shit. It's rare, but he's also impressive in SEARCH FOR ONE-EYE JIMMY.

[@MrAyeSir]

Who. The fuck. Disliked this?

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

Ahead of their time

[@davideddy2672]

Comedy crap quite honestly …