The Best of Tommy Cooper

The Best of Tommy Cooper is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 19th August 1991 and 13th July 1992.

Description[]

Hilarious moments from one of the world's funniest comedians.

If great clowns are born funny, then Tommy Cooper is the greatest of them all. Everything about his physical being conspired to make him innately laughable, from the stumbling outsize feet to the nervously twittering hands, from the towering stork-like presence to the expressive plasticine features.

The fact that Tommy's tricks more often misfired, simply enhanced his technique. His split-second timing generated some of the most side-splitting laughter in the history of British Variety. Add to this the trademark fez, the string of catchphrases, and that maniacal cackle of a laugh, it is not hard to see why his popularity remains undiminished by time.

Cast[]

TOMMY COOPER
ALLAN CUTHBERTSON
PATRICK DURKIN
THE LIONEL BLAIR DANCERS

Credits[]

Opening (Original 1991 release) (with no trailer)[]

Thames Video Warning screen (1991-1998) (Slow)
Thames Video logo (1991-1998)
The Tommy Cooper Hour intro
Start of The Best of Tommy Cooper (1990)

Closing (Original 1991 release) (with no trailer)[]

End of The Best of Tommy Cooper (1990)
The Tommy Cooper Hour closing credits
Thames Video logo (silent) (1991-1998)

Opening (1992 Re-release)[]

Video Collection International Comedy Promo from 1992 with clips of "Mr. Bean: The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean/The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean", "The Best of Tommy Cooper", "The Outrageous Freddie Starr", "Ned Kelly: Red Raw and Blue" and "Sean Hughes: Live and Seriously Funny". [announced by Neil Morrissey]

Thames Video Warning screen (1991-1998) (Slow)
Thames Video logo (1991-1998)
The Tommy Cooper Hour intro
Start of The Best of Tommy Cooper (1990)

Closing (1992 Re-release)[]

End of The Best of Tommy Cooper (1990)
The Tommy Cooper Hour closing credits
Thames Video logo (silent) (1991-1998)

Trailers and info[]

1992 Re-release[]

The Video Collection comedy trailer from 1992 with clips of "Mr. Bean: The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean/The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean", "The Best of Tommy Cooper", "The Outrageous Freddie Starr", "Ned Kelly: Red Raw and Blue" and "Sean Hughes: Live and Seriously Funny".