Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling was a fictional character played by British comedian Peter Cook throughout his career. Streeb-Greebling (or Greeb-Streebling, depending on Cook's mood) was a stereotype of the upper class English duffer. He was usually presented in the form of interviews with various comedians acting as the interviewer. The most common (and famous) interviewer was Cook's former partner, Dudley Moore, in Beyond the Fringe and Not Only.....
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Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling was a fictional character played by British comedian Peter Cook throughout his career. Streeb-Greebling (or Greeb-Streebling, depending on Cook's mood) was a stereotype of the upper class English duffer. He was usually presented in the form of interviews with various comedians acting as the interviewer. The most common (and famous) interviewer was Cook's former partner, Dudley Moore, in Beyond the Fringe and Not Only... But Also.
Sir Arthur was the son of Lady Beryl Streeb-Greebling - a 'wonderful dancer' who was still dancing at 107 years of age, and who was capable of breaking a swan's wing with a blow of her nose - who inspired him to take up his life's work of teaching ravens to fly underwater. Sir Arthur claims "She came up to me in the conservatory - I was pruning some walnuts - and she said 'Arthur -- I wasn't Sir Arthur in those days -- if you don't get underwater and start teaching ravens to fly, I'll smash your stupid face off,' and I think it was...
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