tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post7205973206786575696..comments2023-10-14T23:56:22.016-10:00Comments on Reflecting Light: Tommy CooperRick Darbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-19117663715326271562007-12-11T07:13:00.000-10:002007-12-11T07:13:00.000-10:00Thanks for all your comments. I am pleased to see ...Thanks for all your comments. I am pleased to see that TC is remembered fondly by so many.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-36095913551862642272007-12-10T09:37:00.000-10:002007-12-10T09:37:00.000-10:00Thanks for bringing him back to my attention, I al...Thanks for bringing him back to my attention, I always liked him. The closest America had was Rodney Gangerfield in his early routines.sfwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592447707671698816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-90995001169245164582007-12-09T15:40:00.000-10:002007-12-09T15:40:00.000-10:00What was also great about Tommy Cooper and the Car...What was also great about Tommy Cooper and the Carry On actors was - their faces. What character! Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth in Carry on Screaming are my favourites.<BR/><BR/>Have you seen Fantabulosa! based on events in Kenneth Williams life during the making of a Carry on film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-40617106766305451352007-12-08T06:19:00.000-10:002007-12-08T06:19:00.000-10:00He is one of my favorite comedians. He was well kn...He is one of my favorite comedians. He was well known in Holland where I come from. His sudden death was a tragedy.Middle Ditchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493665280732775898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-91911173349854759932007-12-08T05:30:00.000-10:002007-12-08T05:30:00.000-10:00Tank you for making us laugh : I loved the one abo...Tank you for making us laugh : I loved the one about the camouflage trousers ; it reminded me of the sad fate of the cameleon that died of exhaustion on a kilt somewhere in the Highlands.....zaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639722488366613594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-18109929865009922242007-12-07T11:41:00.000-10:002007-12-07T11:41:00.000-10:00In 1963 he returned to America to record two Ed Su...<I>In 1963 he returned to America to record two Ed Sullivan shows. Sullivan, who at the time had one of the most influential shows on American TV, introduced Tommy Cooper for the second show as "The funniest man to ever appear on this stage."</I><BR/><BR/>Cooper, Bernard Manning, Benny Hill; I'd put that triumvirate up against any from America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-64019383325361747892007-12-07T07:22:00.000-10:002007-12-07T07:22:00.000-10:00Thank you, Julie. But Tommy Cooper gets all the cr...Thank you, Julie. But Tommy Cooper gets all the credit for this one!<BR/><BR/>I read that the Beeb is planning a TV drama about the last week of his life, culminating in his fatal collapse on stage during a performance. I hope it will be available over here … at least on DVD.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-88738778587531703842007-12-07T06:29:00.000-10:002007-12-07T06:29:00.000-10:00I had to laugh, but then, I'm a Brit ..great post ...I had to laugh, but then, I'm a Brit ..great post - and have browsed your others with interest.virtual nexushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955335598875413324noreply@blogger.com