Peter Cook topic

Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English satirist, writer and comedian. He is widely regarded as the leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as 'the funniest man who ever drew breath'. Cook is closely associated with the anti-establishment style of comedy that first emerged in the late 1950s. Cook was born at Shearbridge, Middle Warberry Road, Torquay, Devon, the only son and eldest of the three children of... full article at wikipedia