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Jim Donahue’s link to an Ernie Kovacs clip got me thinking about other comedians whom I know by reputation but not by direct experience. Kovacs was before my time, but what about Peter Cook and Dudley Moore?
We didn’t get much British TV when I was a kid. The Prisoner made it across the pond, as did Masterpiece Theater, and not much else. My first exposure to Cook and Moore came in my 20s, when I saw Bedazzled. Over the years, I’ve gotten bits and pieces of this duo, but never enough. I own Tragically, I was an Only Twin, but it’s not the same as seeing a live performance.
YouTube has a few clips. This one really grabbed me: Cook’s and Moore’s voices with chimp performers.
Jane Mansfield . . . who knew?
D.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha. I had read the Derek and Clive stuff was filthy, but this is the first time I’ve heard ’em. As silly as it is, it really made me laugh.