Peter Cook

...are so old they all grew up listening to radio comedy. Learn Peter Cook had written two different shows running simultaneously in the West End while he was still an undergraduate. Learn "Frost Report" star Cleese quit performing for a year...

In this article: John Cleese, Monty Python, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Edward James Olmos, Galactica, Blu-ray, and Sam Anders

...performers including former Monty Python cohorts John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Graham Chapman, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Rowan Atkinson, Billy Connolly, Izzard, Hugh Laurie and Russell Brand. The Balls have...

In this article: U2, Amnesty International, Los Angeles, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard, New York, Monty Python, Sting, Rowan Atkinson, and Graham Chapman

...Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a British 1970 cult satire film written by and starring Peter Cook, John Cleese and Graham Chapman, and directed by Kevin Billington. The mysterious Michael Rimmer...

In this article: The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Ferret, David Frost, Enoch Powell, Arthur Lowe, Graham Chapman, Kevin Billington, and Harold Wilson

...with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. Learn that John Cleese still considers "Beyond the Fringe" with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller the funniest show he's ever seen. Learn that Gilliam studied political...

In this article: Monty Python, Spock, John Cleese, Klingon, Gene Roddenberry, Enterprise, Graham Chapman, and Jupiter

...to a recording contract. The following year the appeared alongside John Cleese, Peter Cook, Peter Ustinov and Julie Covington in the charity concert for Amnesty International titled The Mermaid Frolics . They were also the support act...

In this article: The Bowles Brothers Band, Brian Bowles, Sue Jones-Davies, Decca Records, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Amnesty International, Harry Potter, Lord of The Rings, and Peter Ustinov

...the need to be funny. And sure enough, the likes of Peter Cook, John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson and Billy Connolly have provided previous Secret Policeman's Balls with some of Britain's finest live comedy moments. This year, Frank Skinner...

In this article: Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, Barack Obama, Britain, Detainee, I'm Alan Partridge, God, and E4

...I've Had Since I Was Born' to New Zealand International Comedy Festival "He stood out in the way you imagine John Cleese or Peter Cook must have done in their day. " The Times, UK English comedian Mark Watson, one of the hottest new...

In this article: Comedy Festival, Wellington, Antony Starr, UK, Al Gore, Auckland, Spelling bee, Easter, and Chest pain

...John Cleese, starring Cleese, Jaime Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin, is dedicated to Gerald Durrell and British humorist Peter Cook in the closing credits, with their photographs and dates of birth and death. The Fantastic Flying...

In this article: Gerald Durrell, Lawrence Durrell, Jersey Zoological Park, Corfu, Belle Vue Zoo, Jacquie Durrell, Black Tamarin, and Endangered species

...(released by ITC Films in 1980). Appearing in the company of long-established talents such as John Cleese and Peter Cook helped elevate the perception of Connolly as one of Britain's leading comedic talents. Lewis also teamed Connolly with...

In this article: Billy Connolly, Glasgow, Pamela Stephenson, The Humblebums, Elton John, Gerry Rafferty, Michael Parkinson, and Transatlantic Records