I watched this with my family over 30 years ago and we seriously thought that my Dad was going to die laughing. After each of the punchlines he laughed harder and longer. After the last one my Father was so laughing so hard that we all feared for his life (and I am being serious here). We all sat there in silence, looking straight ahead and waited maybe ten minutes for him to calm down, all thinking the same thing and frightened to look at him in case it made it worse. Eventually he did stop laughing but by this time he was gasping for air and completely purple. Thank you Tommy Cooper for such a nice memory of my Dad.
@@drugreaves9281 I remember hearing about that shortly after it happened. Apparently the guy's wife thanked them for making his last moments so enjoyable!
Im 42 i remember all my family mum dad aunts n uncles all laughing my grandad and grandma , They're all dead now , that made me stop watching comedy . None of them smoked or took drugs nor alcohol , they just sat infront of the telly all week laughing , it was hard to watch , the 70's and 80's tv was a 'hella ov drug' i hate seeing people laughing at people that killed my entire family
Simply brilliant . The great Tommy Cooper. You know no matter how down you may feel sometimes, even just thinking about Tommy cooper can immediately make you feel better. For me a comic genious
I Sat there Laughing my head off, It was only Later that I found out that Tommy Cooper had suffered an Heart Attack and had practically died on stage doing what he did so well,Fantastic Comic there will never be another one like him. R.I.P.
What I'm trying to say is that this is a master piece of comedy frozen in time from 70,s humor , representing what peoples ideas where of Karate at the time. Great
Without doubt, the funniest comedy sketch I have ever seen. If ever I feel a bit down, I play it and it's an immediate tonic. Love the bits - 'I mean, you've got to give me a chance haven't you' and - 'Sneak up on me loudly' - Wonderful comic genius. Thank you for this video.
I only recently discovered Tommy Cooper and instantly fell in love with his humor and antics!! My favorite TV show in the 70s was The Carol Burnett Show!! I'm American and I love British humor but I do like some 70s comedy from The US!! The stuff that passes for comedy now is total crap!!!
LEGEND. I watched this legend as a kid in the 80s, still making me laugh today. I will never forget the day he died on live TV, we watched it live and everyone was laughing thinking it was part of the act. I'm sure thats how he would have wanted to go.
Same with our family, we were all laughing and I remember straight after the show News at 10 announced his death in the headlines. Complete shock. But what a fitting end to go for such a great comedian; making everyone laugh to the very end.
Sheer Brilliance, It’s my understanding that Tommy Cooper rarely took time off from stunts and jokes, and proof of this follows :- My uncle was working at Manchester Airport in the 70s and he heard Tommy was coming in on a flight and really wanted his autograph. When Tommy was coming through the building my uncles workmate told Tommy my uncle really wanted his autograph and he agreed to go and see him e we here he was working high up on a ladder. Tommy stood at the bottom and shouted “Are you looking for me?” My uncle was amazed and replied “Wow, yes I’m coming down” when he got down to the floor Tommy had gone!! … He had hid round a corner 😂 My Uncle George got his Autograph book signed and was so happy.
Today, 'comedy' all too relies on cruel bullying; we have the vile Frankie Boyle who mocks disabled children as an example. Back then, humour was based on wit, not cruelty. With the exception of some good documentaries, British TV today is a depressing circus of trash. We need more comedians like Tommy Cooper.
Ah, the "interviewer" appears to be none other than the late Allan Cuthbertson. You may remember him playing Colonel Hall in the episode "Gourmet Night" on BBC's "Fawlty Towers".
This bit is hilarious! And the straight man is good too...1:03 "No! Not yet..." Allan Cuthbertson, as other people have pointed out, also seen in Fawlty Towers and numerous other British greats like Ice Cold in Alex and Terry and June.
I watched this with my family over 30 years ago and we seriously thought that my Dad was going to die laughing. After each of the punchlines he laughed harder and longer. After the last one my Father was so laughing so hard that we all feared for his life (and I am being serious here). We all sat there in silence, looking straight ahead and waited maybe ten minutes for him to calm down, all thinking the same thing and frightened to look at him in case it made it worse. Eventually he did stop laughing but by this time he was gasping for air and completely purple. Thank you Tommy Cooper for such a nice memory of my Dad.
He was easy pleased.
An episode of the goodies was partially responsible for a death by laughing
@@drugreaves9281 I remember hearing about that shortly after it happened. Apparently the guy's wife thanked them for making his last moments so enjoyable!
Tommy Cooper, Morecambe & Wise, The Two Ronnies and Benny Hill provided me with so many laughs as a kid 😀
Dick Emery?
Me too.
Im 42 i remember all my family mum dad aunts n uncles all laughing my grandad and grandma , They're all dead now , that made me stop watching comedy . None of them smoked or took drugs nor alcohol , they just sat infront of the telly all week laughing , it was hard to watch , the 70's and 80's tv was a 'hella ov drug' i hate seeing people laughing at people that killed my entire family
I am the same we were all fed these things and they say we didn't have a lot back then.
Ah, we weren’t allowed to watch benny hill. He was too rude
There'll never be another one as unique as this. RIP and thanks for all the wonderful laughs you gave everyone.
Everytime I watch this video I'am starving.
Tommy, we miss you.
Such a shame he left the stage too early, but I am sure the show carried on upstairs. R.I.P. Tommy, a true legend.
Simply brilliant . The great Tommy Cooper. You know no matter how down you may feel sometimes, even just thinking about Tommy cooper can immediately make you feel better.
For me a comic genious
He is more funny than the trash that is on today!!!
The days when comedians were funny. Really miss those days.
Properly laughed out loud watching this.
No-one compares to Tommy Cooper!
I Sat there Laughing my head off, It was only Later that I found out that Tommy Cooper had suffered an Heart Attack and had practically died on stage doing what he did so well,Fantastic Comic there will never be another one like him. R.I.P.
Died ...live on stage.....fuckin hilarious end if u think about it. I even remember.
No one has to be like him. The good ones were unique.
Yeah, I was watching that night. I,and everyone else I think, thought it was part of the act
@@clareshaughnessy2745 that is what I meant I thought it was until I found out later he had died and it was horrible.
Richard Bool right. Same here
What I'm trying to say is that this is a master piece of comedy frozen in time from 70,s humor , representing what peoples ideas where of Karate at the time. Great
Tommy Cooper was a comic genius, and what do we have today? Ant and Dec, and they think they're funny. Enough said
Good old Tommy Cooper, he was a legend.
Spot on well said one of the greats
Without doubt, the funniest comedy sketch I have ever seen. If ever I feel a bit down, I play it and it's an immediate tonic. Love the bits - 'I mean, you've got to give me a chance haven't you' and - 'Sneak up on me loudly' - Wonderful comic genius. Thank you for this video.
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I love Tommy Cooper! He was a funny sweet man who loved to make people laugh! He brought joy to the world and we sure need more of that!!
even now, so many years after his death , it is still funny, i grew up in the 70ties watching Tommy Cooper, i had a good laugh now with this one !!
Me also
The ‘seventy-ties’? 😂
I only recently discovered Tommy Cooper and instantly fell in love with his humor and antics!! My favorite TV show in the 70s was The Carol Burnett Show!! I'm American and I love British humor but I do like some 70s comedy from The US!! The stuff that passes for comedy now is total crap!!!
Benny Hill.
His best skit ever!
Wait a minute. ALL his skits are his best skit ever!
Tommy Cooper 😆 best I've ever seen. Lighthair man do a perfect job. ALLAN CUTHBERTSON 👍
untouchable brilliance
Biggest of them all,Tommy Cooper. JUST LOOK AT HIM AND YOU LAUGH ! 👏
So true
Tommy was the definition of "Funny Bones".
Real comedy 😂🙌🏿
this guy oozed comedy he just walked on stage and everyone fell about laughing before he said anything that is serious comedy .
SO funny. RIP Tommy - a genuine legend.
Although Tommy Cooper passed away shortly after I was born, he still one of the best ComicLegends ever
Tommy was the Mohamed Ali of comedy, he was the greatest.
Muhammed you dickhead
@ samooskhka: it is Muhammad Ali, you stinking piece of shit.
Learn something before you call other people names absolute low life moron.
and tommy boxed when he was in the army
samooskhka ...Prick.
And a member of the white circle of magicians, although he messed about, he was a top magician
The funniest man I have ever seen.
Absolutely brilliant!
a genius
LEGEND. I watched this legend as a kid in the 80s, still making me laugh today. I will never forget the day he died on live TV, we watched it live and everyone was laughing thinking it was part of the act. I'm sure thats how he would have wanted to go.
SammyG Entertainment we thought the same. Never forget that night
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Same with our family, we were all laughing and I remember straight after the show News at 10 announced his death in the headlines. Complete shock. But what a fitting end to go for such a great comedian; making everyone laugh to the very end.
Me as well.
Basically he got more laughs dead than the CRAP does today & their alive.
"This hand is a killer (right)"
Wham!
"What's the matter?"
"It's the wrong hand, it is this one!"
did you actually find that funny????
@@malbig2344 It was extremely funny. If you didn't find it funny might be because you're a miserable b**tard.
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@@malbig2344 No, I didn't find it at all funny. When I was 8, maybe, because I laughed at anything, but that was then and it's just not funny, now.
Simply Brilliant 👏
HAVING VIEWED TOMMY MANY TIME, HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATES
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Not only ,He is the best ! Just look at him and you laugh !
Absolutely class
Love Tommy he's quality
First time ive seen this. Brilliant. What a comedy legend.
Just a funny man.
The antidote to all ills. A bit of Tommy Cooper.
Absolutely very well said
This gentleman was so funny.
True my friend 😊
Died too soon! Still worlds number one he still makes me laugh!!
Excellent .. Thanks
Gives me a big smile
he was just the best.
haha. what a funny man tommy was , would be great if this was shown nowadays on tv .
LOVE the part when the wooden stick falls off before he hits it, sooo good xD May you rest in peace Tommy :)
True. A lot of his Gags consisted of things not working properly. Love him
Sheer Brilliance, It’s my understanding that Tommy Cooper rarely took time off from stunts and jokes, and proof of this follows :-
My uncle was working at Manchester Airport in the 70s and he heard Tommy was coming in on a flight and really wanted his autograph. When Tommy was coming through the building my uncles workmate told Tommy my uncle really wanted his autograph and he agreed to go and see him e we here he was working high up on a ladder. Tommy stood at the bottom and shouted “Are you looking for me?” My uncle was amazed and replied “Wow, yes I’m coming down” when he got down to the floor Tommy had gone!! … He had hid round a corner 😂 My Uncle George got his Autograph book signed and was so happy.
Me & my late mate Mick used to laugh at this among other sketches RIP Tommy & my mate xxxx
he was the best. what more can one say.
The geniality was in the simplicity of his commicity coupled to his persona !
Dude, what the fuck is commicity
Absolutely delightful!
Today, 'comedy' all too relies on cruel bullying; we have the vile Frankie Boyle who mocks disabled children as an example.
Back then, humour was based on wit, not cruelty.
With the exception of some good documentaries, British TV today is a depressing circus of trash.
We need more comedians like Tommy Cooper.
Nathan Hazlett agreed
Nathan Hazlett I was just saying that
Magic era of comedy never see the like again 😣
70's 80' humor not not cruel... It was bigoted, homophobic, sexist and shite. The only people who thought it was harmless were working class racist.
@Malbig. Twat.
Top class! Thanks for posting!
Ah, the "interviewer" appears to be none other than the late Allan Cuthbertson. You may remember him playing Colonel Hall in the episode "Gourmet Night" on BBC's "Fawlty Towers".
You're right! He did more scenes/sketches with Tommy Cooper as well.
YOU only serve DUCK?
That's instantly what I thought. If you don't like duck, you're rather stuck! Too small and dry!
Colonel and Mrs Hall. I almost know FT by heart. One of my all time fave series!
Really really funny and not a swear word to be heard take note modern comedians
Totally agree with you.
That's what I've been doing wrong!! I have not been wearing a vest😂
Love him!
The guys too much! He is brilliant!
The best actor ever ...
fantastic
I love how no effort was made to hide the saw marks on the wood!
You think its real wood? 😂
@@billybeetroot8595 yeah solid lumps of oak!
Pure Geneious
VERY AMAZING ! GREAT Thank for the sharing
pure brilliance !
Ik kom niet meer bij, zo vreselijk goed!
He was trully great!!
those studio lights makde people sweat hard.
Alan Cuthbertson. He appeared in countless films and British tv.
Tommys absolut bästa sketch....underbar!!
He was one of the greats!!
It's Mr Twitching from Fawlty Towers!
The colonel with the nerv tic.
What?
It is he was moderately famous back then
The Vicious Chicken of Bristol b
The Vicious Chicken of Bristol I know faulty towers but what's that??
Timeless classic!
I'm just an inch from lauging myself to death.
I know the feeling.
Tommy Cooper will always be hilarious.
"They murdered him" :D lol, typically Tommy xD xD
Mr. Cooper looks exactly like Anton Geesink,
Dutch world champion judo in the 1960's
Gab Chaim true!
Frankie Boyle is visceral but essential comedy
he was classy.
A legend
I'm a real Black Belt and I do find this very funny :-D !
"i want you to sneak up on me quietly" Brilliant.
lol tht bit never gets old!!!
absolutely still the best in the world
This bit is hilarious! And the straight man is good too...1:03 "No! Not yet..." Allan Cuthbertson, as other people have pointed out, also seen in Fawlty Towers and numerous other British greats like Ice Cold in Alex and Terry and June.
British humor.
what you see is what you get
perfect timing..
A total legend :)
Tommy Cooper was by far the funniest comedian I ever saw .
the funniest man ever pmsl
04:11 - "I am beginning to enjoy this."
I. can't...
The genius in action tommy the master
great like all others
There's only one Tommy Cooper!
Only one Tommy Cooper!
He's walking along singing a song
Walking in Fezzy wonderland!
HAAAAHAAAAHAAAAAAA so good..!
I DO love that lounge chair n the background tho!!
Legend!!!! XD
The only performer I've seen die on live TV.
And he's still dead funny after all the years he's been dead.
Genius! A unique talent - always made me laugh.
Wonderful ….unique TC was
oh god this guy is funner then hell
i just adore this man! :D
I saw him while on the way home from school.
pure comedy
Sneak up on me loudly
That's Colonel Hall from Fawlty Towers
The very best of all comedians.
I am so sorry that he died so early!!!!!!!!
Taken away form us too early. Still worlds number one and still makes me laugh!!
RIP Tommy
Would love to see him and Spike Milligan in a sketch!