The Tommy Cooper Joke Book

By Tommy Cooper

Tommy Cooper died on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 25 years ago in April 1984 and is still revered today as one of the greatest comedians of the second half of the 20th century. More than just a comedian, Tommy Cooper was a born entertainer. Working in a golden age of British comedy, Cooper stood--literally--head and shoulders above the crowd, and had a magical talent for humor that defied description. With a love of laughter stemming from a magic performance gone wrong when he was in his teens, Cooper enlisted in the army in 1939 and began to perfect his comic timing on his army colleagues in the Egyptian desert. The man with the fez was born. Remember to read with Tommy's voice There's only one person in the world who could produce this book: John Fisher, who was a friend and confident of Tommy and is the possessor of the largest archive of Tommy cooper material including a card index of 25,000 Cooper jokes, scripts monologues, and memorabilia which will make this book a "must have" for all of his millions of fans.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848091982
• ISBN13: 9781848091986
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Random House
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.6" x 6.3"