You know when this tour was going through your country in Broadway, President Kennedy attended during the Cuban Missile Crisis and he even had to have the red telephone with him just as Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett were performing.
This extraordinary man was the absolute master, and precursor of Cleese and Atkinson. What sort of listener could give this remarkable monologue a thumbs down?
several of us knew where he was and, regarding the mines, knew that 9/11 was the date that the americans got rid of freedom and democracy in chile. not a lot of people know about that but the latin american miners knew. 'don't be so bloody boring', said the military, or we'll shoot you as well.
Highly recommend watching Cook's appearance on Clive Anderson where he plays all the guests in character. If you haven't seen it, you're in for a treat!
These days this would never get made, we'd have to have flashing lights, music, and quick moving scenes every 1 second because thats the way things are now.
The man had so much Latin it was sticking out his enormous ears. But he had better things to do, one imagines. If you ask you're always given it. The very definition of a man on a mission (plus sex element).
'failed to become a judge because he didn't have the latin' A sad but true reflection of British society. Francis Crick joint winner of the Nobel peace prize for discovering the nature of DNA failed to get into Cambridge as a science undergraduate for failing his latin too.
@@MrDavid16957 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 was awarded jointly to Francis Harry Compton Crick, James Dewey Watson and Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
have two versions of beyond the fringe with this sketch in them on records one from the broadway version one from london.shows how much cook improvised as each version is different from this one,
Alec Guinness only got 74% on the mining exam. I know Peter Cook was only playing a part, but even playing it, he wasn't just playing, he was ahead of it.
Love him and Dud in the film "Monty Carlo or bust". Terry Thomas is also in this film. There are some boring parts with other actors - we fast forward.
He added to this.... lacks the elements of sex and violence... three nude ladies wandered around the desert, every day they got more violent, every day they got more nude... they fell downs mineshaft and hurled lumps of coal at each other....violently.... then they fell comatose to the floor. Along came a miner, mistook them for lumps of coal, tossed them on a trolly, down a long dark tunnel, and he never saw them again. Brilliant genius
nellgwen48, i watched this vid & the "did you know whales...etc" is not in there, do you have a link to that? saw Cook doing that years ago, could never find it again.
Peter Cook - Experiences Down The Mine. 23.7.23. this where Mr x confused dudly with Peter and vice versa. how did that happen.. seeing as Pete's only 5ft 5 and Dudley a mere 6ft 6.... mummy....
What a brain. It is difficult to sit and write a story on random stuff and make a good comedy out of it. Today "comedy" is so uncreative that it get boring. Todays "comedians" collect the laughs when they curse couple time per minute.
I wanted to be a judge but I was not a sick twisted pedo , so I joined the army and earned £40 a week ...... You can buy thousands and thousands of smarties for £40 a week .
Pure genius!
While the BBC were thoughtlessly destroying all the shows thank goodness someone kept this gem.
"It's a scene unparallelled in Mining History!" may still be my favourite line in comedy to date.
My favorite monologue of all time. I did this at a high school and then college talent show and it KILLED.
Truly the funniest and most wonderful monologue I've even heard. Deadpan is the apex of comedy, and Peter Cook was the apex of deadpan.
the man was an absolute genius, with Dudley Moore, priceless.
There can’t be many people who could sit stock-still & prattle on like this AND make us all laugh!
Guess that’s why they call him Genius
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Ba-Dum-TISSH!! 🥁
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"Made to feel persona grata" is the cleverest joke in the whole thing.
Why he still doesn't speak Latin.
And yet he didn't have the Latin for judgin'.....genius
"Looking for somewhere to sit down." Got a belly laugh out of me.
Pure, unadulterated genius.The best laugh I have had for a long time.
Absolute Legend. Still funny after all this time.
Fabulous monologue. Cook was an extraordinary talent.
The only question was who are you? I got 75% for that........Peter Cook Comedy Genius.
Hurrrrah!! Coal in 3 million years time!!
Brilliant stuff. How he got through it without cracking up is amazing.
What a gifted comic he was.
You know when this tour was going through your country in Broadway, President Kennedy attended during the Cuban Missile Crisis and he even had to have the red telephone with him just as Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett were performing.
Brilliant,, A treasure. No one likePet and Dud tody
still anarchic, insane, witty, silly, brilliant😁
This extraordinary man was the absolute master, and precursor of Cleese and Atkinson. What sort of listener could give this remarkable monologue a thumbs down?
WeeWyllie A brain dead snowflake .
I was thinking the same thing. Bloody twits.
A very poor judge ... of comedy.
There's never been anyone like him, or anywhere near as brilliant as him, since we lost him in 1995.
several of us knew where he was and, regarding the mines, knew that 9/11 was the date that the americans got rid of freedom and democracy in chile. not a lot of people know about that but the latin american miners knew. 'don't be so bloody boring', said the military, or we'll shoot you as well.
nor any comic as brilliant before we lost him.
@@frereanaktom99 Pinochet saved Chile from Communism.
This has to be one of funniest sketches in history.
"I never had the Latin". Brilliant.
"I've got hold of the wrong trappings" gets me.
Completely wonderful!!!!!!
I'm literally crying
Absolutely brilliant!
He was a genius!
Highly recommend watching Cook's appearance on Clive Anderson where he plays all the guests in character. If you haven't seen it, you're in for a treat!
I'll look out for it, thanks!
I did the shorter version of this skit for a church talent show and it went brilliantly.
It was a very short skit, but also....
Quite possibly the funniest man of all time.
True
There will never be another...which he would have probably said is a fucking good thing too...knowing him...which I didn't
Only one redundant word in that sentence and it's "possibly "
my god, this is ridiculous...thank you p. c.
Genius. Still cracks me up.
Beryl, Stella, and Margaret. Perfect.
Absolutely brilliant.
Possibly the funniest monologue ever.
These days this would never get made, we'd have to have flashing lights, music, and quick moving scenes every 1 second because thats the way things are now.
Providing you're writing from the US of course
He never blinks when reciting, or working with Dud.
"The Beatles" of comedy was one human being named Peter Cook.
A great talent sadly missed. Rip.
This is sheer genius, even by Peter Cook's high standards.
Pure unadulterated Genius !!!
Agreed but try and tell that to a 18 year old today...
"The story is very short, but it IS extremely boring." Not unlike life.
This comedy should be rated "For Adults only,no miners allowed"
Monologue as the character E.L.Whistey if I remember correctly.
Bloody genius.
He was a genius.
As Stephen Fry observed :"The funniest man to draw breath".
Genius!
Ahaha, LOVE this.
Brilliant!
fantastic!
The man had so much Latin it was sticking out his enormous ears. But he had better things to do, one imagines. If you ask you're always given it. The very definition of a man on a mission (plus sex element).
This is a super find, I'm an American and am ashamed I've never heard Peter cook. Fuckin hilarious
Mel Brooks Richard Pryor Eddie Murphy Chris rock Jim carrey and many more your forgiven
My next book's called, "A Million Nude Women." It's a mining story.
'failed to become a judge because he didn't have the latin'
A sad but true reflection of British society. Francis Crick joint winner of the Nobel peace prize for discovering the nature of DNA failed to get into Cambridge as a science undergraduate for failing his latin too.
Not the Nobel Peace Prize, surely?!
David Martin the discovery of DNA prevented any further wars from happening and is why we live in an age of unbridled peace and contentment.
At school, I was top of my class in Latin but I never became a judge either. Latin really doesn't help you with anything.
@@MrDavid16957 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 was awarded jointly to Francis Harry Compton Crick, James Dewey Watson and Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
"My God, what a rigorous exam!"
Brilliant
Too good for words, lol.
This is a masterpiece.
Down the mine sounds as interesting as my career thus far.
have two versions of beyond the fringe with this sketch in them on records one from the broadway version one from london.shows how much cook improvised as each version is different from this one,
Personally I love this and "anti-comedy" like Neil Hamburger. I was raised on this stuff, and I think it led to my appreciation of the latter.
I've joke that if some of my supervisors got their first name right, then they were up for promotion right then and there.
Funny as all Hell!
oh serious hilarity! super.
Genius
Alec Guinness only got 74% on the mining exam. I know Peter Cook was only playing a part, but even playing it, he wasn't just playing, he was ahead of it.
Those that dont like this humour have to quote from the sketch ' they rather missed the point'!!!!!
He obviously applied himself to this sketch with a great deal of rigour.
Where is Beryl Jarvis now, that's what I want to know!
Still naked somewhere. Lol
@@AnnabellaRedwood
Long, long gone.
Love him and Dud in the film "Monty Carlo or bust". Terry Thomas is also in this film. There are some boring parts with other actors - we fast forward.
I could have been a judge but I never had the Latin.
He added to this.... lacks the elements of sex and violence... three nude ladies wandered around the desert, every day they got more violent, every day they got more nude... they fell downs mineshaft and hurled lumps of coal at each other....violently.... then they fell comatose to the floor. Along came a miner, mistook them for lumps of coal, tossed them on a trolly, down a long dark tunnel, and he never saw them again. Brilliant genius
Wonderful! Can I find the lyrics anywhere?
continuous uninterrupted stream of consciousness.
Well, than things are fine again, aren't they? No harm done ;-) Kind regards!
@MaskedMan66 Thanks mate.
nellgwen48, i watched this vid & the "did you know whales...etc" is not in there, do you have a link to that? saw Cook doing that years ago, could never find it again.
I wouldn't be surprised if there were more judges in the UK these days than coal miners. Sadly.
Topless Countdown - now there's a thought
@Lainie777 You're welcome!
Did anyone in the audience still continue going to church on a Sunday after this? 😂😂
Of course they did.
They could separate humour from true faith.
God bless.
@@samlancaster1277 I thank you for your blessing Sam, and I raise a glass to our differences. Happy New Year to you and yours! 🌞
...and that's another reason I couldn't be a judge...:):)
@Lainie777 "Interestin' Facts," that one was called.
@BillynBertie Like Cook says, it's extremely bo-ring."
Lol
How to keep a straight face in one easy lesson.....he must have studied the Judiciary.
Does anyone know when this was originally aired? ( approximately)
About 1960.
Peter Cook - Experiences Down The Mine. 23.7.23. this where Mr x confused dudly with Peter and vice versa. how did that happen.. seeing as Pete's only 5ft 5 and Dudley a mere 6ft 6.... mummy....
Yes, that's what i realized afterwards, sorry. But your comment is quite misleading - you have to give me that ;-)
😂😂😂😂😂
Berryl Jarvis was my mum
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Peter Cook was far better than Dudley Moore. He has such a dry sense of humour
What a brain. It is difficult to sit and write a story on random stuff and make a good comedy out of it. Today "comedy" is so uncreative that it get boring. Todays "comedians" collect the laughs when they curse couple time per minute.
Obviouslyl you didn't get into the swing of things. That's a pity.
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Yes, well, being old and ill and sick and stupid, I've applied to the Canadian Government for a judgeship!
it's a bit too "intelligent design" for my tastes.
Still as hilarious even after over half a century.
How many of our modern politically correct hypocrites will be remembered in 2069?
I wanted to be a judge but I was not a sick twisted pedo , so I joined the army and earned £40 a week ...... You can buy thousands and thousands of smarties for £40 a week .