Coopers Half Hour - Ep1

When Tommy Cooper collapsed on stage during a live transmission of ITV’s Live from her Majesty’s, the theatre audience naturally thought he was messing about. His subsequent death from a massive heart attack robbed audiences of one of the UK’s most inventive comic talents. With his trademark fez, feigned forgetfulness and bumbled magic tricks, Cooper has been much imitated but never bettered. His flawless delivery was fuelled by writers who also wrote material for Roy Hudd, Dick Emery, Dave Allen, Mike Yarwood, Stanley Baxter and Benny Hill. In short, the cream of ‘70s light entertainment. These clips shows use his best performances and clips from many years on ITV to showcase the very best of this comedy legend.