Hahaha Gracie was massive! A great singer and humorous entertainer. Peter was an ascerbic commentator on life rather than a performer. Different generations. We all felt that Peter was being very cheeky, but then that was his style. I vote for Gracie!!!!!! Look out for her Stop and Shop and the Co-op Shop!
Joan E Boney Ratcliffe I recall an interview with Gracie where she said she’d have gladly hung up Sally from the largest aspidistra in the world, but it was what the public wanted not what she wanted that mattered. I’ve heard some very early Gracie and she had a strong classical soprano, and having seen some of the “songs” she had to sing for the umpteen films she was in, I can see she might have been frustrated with the way her career went, musically. They were pretty tuneless to say the least! And yes, I agree that Peter was being cheeky here.
But you are wrong, tashkentfox, she did not join forces with the Italians in WWII, she was married to an Italian before the war broke out and was treated badly by the English because of it
Personally, I think all these anti-Gracie comments are terrible. I am an avid Gracie fan, and she did more for this country in WW2 than Vera Lynn even dreamt about -yes, she married an Italian, but she did not 'bugger off to Pizzaland' -she moved to Capri in the early 30s before the war, and her war effort raised more than 6million -all under the guidance of the great Winston Churchill. There will never be another Gracie Fields, 'Our Gracie', but there will be comics such as Peter Cook.
and no, Peter Cook never had as many fans as Gracie...when she was in hospital in 1938 the public sent her over half a million messages of good will, and she cut her recovery period short when war was declared and she went off straight into captive Belgium to entertain troops. Yeah, Peter Cook may have paved the way for Monty Python, but Gracie paved the way for ALL modern music recordings -over 1000 songs in her repetoire, and over 65 years in the business...Definately, more than Cook.
operathephantom I recall an interview Gracie gave towards the end of her life. She said that she’d gladly have hung Sally from the largest aspidistra in the world, but it was about what her audience wanted, not what she wanted that mattered. I saw some very early Gracie footage and she had a strong classical soprano-maybe not world class-but very good! Her later films, not doubt cranked out 4 times a year, had their moments, but there was a lot of pretty tuneless novelty songs about Co Op shops and “oop North” cliches. There was clearly some frustration in her life re. her career and the way it went, but she wasn’t bitter. I’m a Gracie fan and a Peter Cook fan, and I think he’s being cheeky rather than malicious here. Peter and Dud did several parodies of the way the Upper classes sneered at and kept down the working classes, whilst appropriating it for themselves! Check out their “Bo Dudley” sketch; they were jazz fans and this was a barbed swipe at pompous academics prattling on about things they didn’t understand!
Eee nobody can get rid of our Gracie! And as for george he's CHAMPION! I love their music, films and stories and hope they should live on into the future!
Who gives a toss that the great Stephen Fry admires Peter Cook. He's only one man with an opinion... Stop buying into this 'National Treasure' codswallop
He was the father of the 60s satire boom and votest the best comedian in history many times. He was described by Stephen Fry as 'the funniest man who ever drew breath.'
I'm sure I feel the same about Peter Cook.... He's never had as many fans as Gracie Fields... She's like the British Lion to most Britons... exceptthe self lothing ones.. the sots...
It's pretty disgraceful that somebody has resorted to making 6 fake accounts just to mod down the people who are defending Gracie from Cook's vitriol. Sure Cook was talented, but is it so painful to admit that so was Gracie? Of course, I bet I'll now be modded to hell by those 6 fake accounts...
Tragic....it was one of his last ever appearances on tv in 1995. He'd managed to get his life back on track and seemed set to make waves in comedy once more
I like your vid clip and I've rated it as awesome. Please check out mine on some old cigarette cards of 1930's celebrities, including: Joan Crawford,Shirley Temple, Joan Crawford, Gracie Fields,Kay Francis,Clark Gable,, Greta Garbo, Katherine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers,Norma Shearer.
On the one hand, I do find her quite annoying as an entertainer; her voice cuts through me and I can't really take to her as a whole really. On the other I don't really want to denigrate her as she did entertain a lot of people. To most of the current generation, her popularity is a bafflement. George Formby is far more accessable.
Peter Cook was clever. But it is the sort of arrogant, nasty cleverness, that always has to knock those who havent had the same level of education. I find this worse than swearing. I always knew he was arrogant, but not quite this nasty. Typical BBC. Ffinds anything Northen an easy target. Such a shame I cant pay my licence fee to a different organisation. He was not by several billon the most intellegent man of the 20th Century.
Hancock's half hour, and he was brilliant... what happened to you?? You can't stand in Gracie's or Vera's shoes, you luckily were not born during the war, or we might have lost it!!
hear hear. safe comedy at its worst. easy targets. peter cook is soooo overrated. if a female comedian had come out with half the inanities this bloated ego had on this show she'd be pilloried
My father introduced me gradually to the greatest peple of the twentieth century through stories, books and records and I'm afraid Gracie Fields took her rightful place and Peter Cook was nowhere to be found.
I'd far sooner put Gracie in than George Formby; some of his films were quite good (for a Sunday afternoon when it's raining and there's nothing else on).
Gracie Fields went to live in the Us during the war and left Anne Shelton and Vera Flynn to face the Hun, she got a bad press and then spent the rest of the war annoying British soldiers in Italy to try and attone for it. And she's a ghastly, awful proffesional Northerner.
Hahaha Gracie was massive! A great singer and humorous entertainer. Peter was an ascerbic commentator on life rather than a performer.
Different generations. We all felt that Peter was being very cheeky, but then that was his style.
I vote for Gracie!!!!!! Look out for her Stop and Shop and the Co-op Shop!
Joan E Boney Ratcliffe I recall an interview with Gracie where she said she’d have gladly hung up Sally from the largest aspidistra in the world, but it was what the public wanted not what she wanted that mattered.
I’ve heard some very early Gracie and she had a strong classical soprano, and having seen some of the “songs” she had to sing for the umpteen films she was in, I can see she might have been frustrated with the way her career went, musically. They were pretty tuneless to say the least!
And yes, I agree that Peter was being cheeky here.
Er, I like Peter Cook, I like Gracie Fields and I don't mind Nick Hancock. Sorry...
In fairness to Peter Cook, he wasn't half as snide and pompous as that git Nick Hancock... remember him?
But you are wrong, tashkentfox, she did not join forces with the Italians in WWII, she was married to an Italian before the war broke out and was treated badly by the English because of it
I'm a big fan of Peter Cook but I don't agree with him about Gracie Fields. She is a legend!
Spike Milligan also hated Gracie Fields. Read his war memoirs, they are hilarious and the poor sod ended up meeting her.
Perhaps he secretly admired and envied her talent and drive as rivalling his
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Haha so many people slagging him off for making an honest choice over something he dislikes. :*(
Comedy genius period.
Personally, I think all these anti-Gracie comments are terrible.
I am an avid Gracie fan, and she did more for this country in WW2 than Vera Lynn even dreamt about -yes, she married an Italian, but she did not 'bugger off to Pizzaland' -she moved to Capri in the early 30s before the war, and her war effort raised more than 6million -all under the guidance of the great Winston Churchill.
There will never be another Gracie Fields, 'Our Gracie', but there will be comics such as Peter Cook.
Gay.
and no, Peter Cook never had as many fans as Gracie...when she was in hospital in 1938 the public sent her over half a million messages of good will, and she cut her recovery period short when war was declared and she went off straight into captive Belgium to entertain troops.
Yeah, Peter Cook may have paved the way for Monty Python, but Gracie paved the way for ALL modern music recordings -over 1000 songs in her repetoire, and over 65 years in the business...Definately, more than Cook.
operathephantom I recall an interview Gracie gave towards the end of her life. She said that she’d gladly have hung Sally from the largest aspidistra in the world, but it was about what her audience wanted, not what she wanted that mattered.
I saw some very early Gracie footage and she had a strong classical soprano-maybe not world class-but very good! Her later films, not doubt cranked out 4 times a year, had their moments, but there was a lot of pretty tuneless novelty songs about Co Op shops and “oop North” cliches.
There was clearly some frustration in her life re. her career and the way it went, but she wasn’t bitter.
I’m a Gracie fan and a Peter Cook fan, and I think he’s being cheeky rather than malicious here. Peter and Dud did several parodies of the way the Upper classes sneered at and kept down the working classes, whilst appropriating it for themselves! Check out their “Bo Dudley” sketch; they were jazz fans and this was a barbed swipe at pompous academics prattling on about things they didn’t understand!
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Gracie Fields gives me the fucking horn.
Me too.
Eee nobody can get rid of our Gracie! And as for george he's CHAMPION!
I love their music, films and stories and hope they should live on into the future!
Maybe...but without Gracie we'd never have had Monty Python singing 'Sit on my face....' to the tune of Gracie's 'Sing as you go...'
I agree with Peter. Don't you just want to throttle the old bag?
Yes.
Who gives a toss that the great Stephen Fry admires Peter Cook.
He's only one man with an opinion... Stop buying into this 'National Treasure' codswallop
this was funny , peter cook genius of course, gracie fields silly old cow ,
He was the father of the 60s satire boom and votest the best comedian in history many times. He was described by Stephen Fry as 'the funniest man who ever drew breath.'
He had amazing eyesight and painting skills - allegedly
I'm sure I feel the same about Peter Cook.... He's never had as many fans as Gracie Fields... She's like the British Lion to most Britons... exceptthe self lothing ones.. the sots...
John Lennon was a fan of Gracie Fields, I am still cross about the dissolution of the monasteries and I want one of those doorbells!
embarrassing
It's pretty disgraceful that somebody has resorted to making 6 fake accounts just to mod down the people who are defending Gracie from Cook's vitriol. Sure Cook was talented, but is it so painful to admit that so was Gracie?
Of course, I bet I'll now be modded to hell by those 6 fake accounts...
Oh for fucks sake pass me a bucket.
Gracie went on to be a cult hero in Finland, and Derek and Clive went to see her.
Nick is right though, Georgie boy was just as bad! When I'm cleaning windows indeed...
Peter Cook is a legend.
GF, flippin' awful rubbish passing as entertainment. Cook was right.
Hating things used to be a fun national pastime. Now it's some people's entire personality.
God spare us from all these comments from Rochdale who think that to defend Gracie Fields they have to slag off the great Peter Cook.
Gracie had class, Peter Cook was self-obsessed and severely lacking in talent.
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That's not fair gf1001, Pete was brilliant and funny, and a gentleman with it, give him a break!
I'd disagree.. he'd obviously been bitten by Bachus yet chose not to die but to fight back. God bless you Pete.
Tragic....it was one of his last ever appearances on tv in 1995. He'd managed to get his life back on track and seemed set to make waves in comedy once more
"Oh shuddup!"
wonder what he thought of Gorge Formby😅
Peter Cook. Unpleasant and arrogant.
gracie fields is straight out of eraserhead!
I couldn't agree more.
I like your vid clip and I've rated it as awesome. Please check out mine on some old cigarette cards of 1930's celebrities, including: Joan Crawford,Shirley Temple, Joan Crawford, Gracie Fields,Kay Francis,Clark Gable,, Greta Garbo, Katherine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers,Norma Shearer.
I supported Peter all the way.
‘Oh Shut Up!’
at least peter cook was in colour
On the one hand, I do find her quite annoying as an entertainer; her voice cuts through me and I can't really take to her as a whole really. On the other I don't really want to denigrate her as she did entertain a lot of people. To most of the current generation, her popularity is a bafflement. George Formby is far more accessable.
Peter Cook was clever. But it is the sort of arrogant, nasty cleverness, that always has to knock those who havent had the same level of education. I find this worse than swearing. I always knew he was arrogant, but not quite this nasty.
Typical BBC. Ffinds anything Northen an easy target. Such a shame I cant pay my licence fee to a different organisation. He was not by several billon the most intellegent man of the 20th Century.
Hancock's half hour, and he was brilliant... what happened
to you??
You can't stand in Gracie's or Vera's shoes, you luckily were
not born during the war, or we might have lost it!!
You wouldn't have needed conscription. I'd have gone to Germany to get away from that awful racket!
You must have been living in a cave
hear hear. safe comedy at its worst. easy targets. peter cook is soooo overrated. if a female comedian had come out with half the inanities this bloated ego had on this show she'd be pilloried
@Bromley68 sorry that should be Vera LYNN
@arussianbashy What newspaper do you read?
I'd have just gone to Germany. LOL
I'm from Lancashire, and I couldn't stand here !!!!!!
David Frost, is that you?
Dear Gracie sure has some militant supporters :) aaaah I enjoy your comments immensely
My father introduced me gradually to the greatest peple of the twentieth century through stories, books and records and I'm afraid Gracie Fields took her rightful place and Peter Cook was nowhere to be found.
Gracie Fields I have heard of but Peter Cook, who is/was he? Looking back was he the drunk that used to hang on to the coat tails of Dudley Moore.
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I'd far sooner put Gracie in than George Formby; some of his films were quite good (for a Sunday afternoon when it's raining and there's nothing else on).
There is a comment by Stephen Fry on the front of Peter Cook's biography.
It simply reads ' The funniest man to ever draw breath'.
Gracie Fields went to live in the Us during the war and left Anne Shelton and Vera Flynn to face the Hun, she got a bad press and then spent the rest of the war annoying British soldiers in Italy to try and attone for it.
And she's a ghastly, awful proffesional Northerner.
cook was one of the funniest men in the past 100years, he was also a very mean angry alcoholic towards the end
He wasn't a mean alcoholic, his output in his final 5 years was some of the best stuff of his career. Chris Morris and Stephen fry atest to that.