Peter Cook
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"To his many friends as well as his legion of fans, Peter Cook was quite simply the funniest man ever. His unique gifts, the way he led the transformation of British comedy (from music hall to perverse absurdity), and his clear comic influence on Monty Python's Flying Circus and every show since, have been much written about. But never before has there been a collection of Cook's own writings." "Tragically I Was an Only Twin gathers the treasures...
6) Bedazzled
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Bedazzled (1967), (2000) : a love-starved computer technician sells his soul for seven wishes and encounters modern versions of the seven deadly sins.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were a major part of the comedy era of the '60s and '70s. Half of the charm of the show is the pair's ad-libs and the laughter they tried to hold back. Six episodes have been compiled from what remains in the BBC Archive.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Unearthed in a producer's vault, this British comedy gem is the only filmed record of the groundbreaking 1960s comedy revue. A 1964 gala farewell performance of the famous stage revue by its original cast (twice as long as the version broadcast on the BBC) it has never been released on home video. Four men from Oxford (Alan Bennett studying history & Dudley Moore on a music scholarship) and Cambridge (Jonathan Miller studying medicine & Peter Cook...
11) Without a clue
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
"Dr. John Watson (Kingsley) is secretly a crime-solving genius. But to protect his reputation as a physician, he hires bumbling, boozy, out-of-work actor Reginald Kincaid (Caine) to play the part of his fictional creation, Sherlock Holmes. The charade works until Watson mysteriously disappears, forcing the baffled, seriously inept 'Holmes' to crack the biggest case of Watson's career on his own"--Container.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball, staged to raise funds for Amnesty International, was held over four nights in late summer 1989 at London's Cambridge Theatre. The emphasis was on comedy, and blended '70s generation performers John Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook, and Dudley Moore with '80s newcomers, such as Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Lenny Henry, Rory Bremner, Ben Elton, Robbie Coltrane, and Adrian Edmondson."...
Author
Publisher
Circa Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Archigram comprised Warren Chalk (1927-88), Peter Cook (1936-), Dennis Crompton (1935-), David Greene (1937-), Ron Herron (1930-94), and Michael Webb (1937-). Together, in the 1960s and early 1970s, they envisioned the future of architecture in ways that enthralled a generation. In an era defined by the space race, they developed a 'high-tech', lightweight, infra-structural approach that stretched far beyond known technologies or contemporary realities....
16) Supergirl
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Supergirl, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth in search of a missing Krypton power source - a gem that's been made a paperweight. She battles a mad villain and a jealous dark sorceress; the latter for both the orb and the affections of one man.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Pleasure At Her Majesty's: The first of the legendary series of benefit shows staged to raise funds for Amnesty International. This show took place over three late nights in April, 1976 at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. It featured Most of the members of Monty Python, Beyond The Fringe and the Goodies, three of the U.K.'s most successful comedy ensembles, together with leading solo performers." --
"The Secret Policeman's Ball: The first show to...
19) Yellowbeard
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After serving a 20 year sentence for tax evasion, a notorious pirate escapes to claim his hidden treasure after being imposed with an additional bogus prison sentence by the Royal Navy.
20) The secret policeman's balls: The secret policeman's other ball ;The secret policeman's third ball
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was part of the legendary series of benefit shows staged to raise funds for Amnesty International. Along with the stalwart British comedians come performances by Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan, and Bob Geldof." --
"The Secret Policeman's Third Ball features a new generation of British comedians, including Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and the Spitting Image puppets. Musically,...
