your comments
Terry Smith from Hemel Hempstead
For me Tommy Cooper was a comic genius, and one of my heroes. So there I was in the Robin Hood pub in the Chiswick High Street in London circa 1978 with my cousin Peter Shrimpton, when who should walk in none other than TCand his wife Gwen. Gwen came over and sat with Peter and myself whilst Tommy went up to the bar to get the drinks.Now the Robin Hood at this time had a U shaped Bar and if you can imagine it in plan view it had a partition with a sliding door at the top of the U shaped barthus separating the public bar from the saloon bar. So back to the story ... at about the same time as Gwen and Tommy walked this guy in a grey suit was havinga bit of a row in the public bar, so there was a bit of a hush and tension in the air.As Tommy stood at the bar the guy in the grey suit came through the sliding door slamming it shut and stood next to Tommy without realizing it. He then started shouting over to the public bar. Tommy pretended to take out a photo and said to this guy, if you had a Mother-in-Law like her you'd have something to shout about. Oh hallo Tommy, he said and the situation was completely defused.
Greg Tremlett Cornelly
I worked at the Stoneleigh Club in Porthcawl for a couple of years, I was the resident D.J. and sometimes compered the cabarets appearing there,Tommy was one of them on 2 occassions.This also involved setting up his props and the white gate [astro turf included]on stage and off.He was one of the nicest,most genuine people I had the pleasure of meeting there. Even on the night I put his props on in the wrong order.He called me back on stage to put them right..I'll write again to tell you when his cardboard fish went missing
Wynne Jones from Carmarthen
Tommy was the greatest! I had the privilege to see him live a couple of times at the Winter Garden in Blackpool and the famous London Palladium (I actually met the great man outside the Palladium on his way to the show). He always made us hysterical and he didn't even have to open his mouth. Those big stumbling size 13s always made him look so clumsy. I have a lot of TC stuff including books, fez & I even had a life-size cardboard cut out in my kitchen for years - at Christmas we used to put fairy lights around him!
Mr C Thomas, Caerphilly
He was the greatest comedian ever - I loved his comedy brilliance.
Roger Wilson from Cornwall
I was very fortunate to have worked with Tommy at The Double Diamond Club In Caerphilly on two occasions in the 70's. I will never forget that he was just one of the boys backstage but getting him on stage was hilarious, up to 5 times ladies and gents would you please welcome Mr Tommy Cooper The drapes would fumble on the left of the stage "help I'm stuck" he would announce, only to appear on the other side of the stage in total darkness, as the spotlight would fly over and light him up. Those were great days and I will trully remember him fondly.
Joe Gater from Dublin
The Tommy Cooper Show - lord knows we needed something to laugh about in the 70's/80's. Tommy's show was just that (just like that!) - laughter was the best medicine! Anyone please organise re-runs of these famous TV comedy shows. BBC etc please note...
Norman McLachlan, Penicuik, Midlothian
He just had to walk on stage and the audience laughed at his unconscious humour. Why doesn't the BBC show some repeats of his shows? Going by the number of positive comments I have read I am quite sure audience ratings would be high.
Dave Wookey, Melbourne, Australia
A laugh a minute - the best there was.
Charles Shreenan New Hampshire ex Glasgow
Comes on the stage holding a spear, starts shaking it ... Shakespeare he says ... aahaaha.. The blank look .Pure genius.
Les Moore from Melbourne Australia
I always thought that Tommy Cooper was a funny man, but it was not until recently when reading what he actually said that I was able to get a measure of the genous of his work. I now understand why the adults who surrounded my youth doted on his every word. He will not be forgotten just like that!!
Ben Davies, Caerphilly
I didnt know Tommy but believe it or not I am actually Tommys cousin! and my grandfather always play ball with him!
Wayne Franks from Lincolnshire
I loved Tommy Cooper and thought there could never be anybody of his calibre ever again, but recently I saw an excellent tribute to Tommy performed by Phil Hoyles. This guy manages to recreate that magic Tommy had in his day, from the jokes to the magic tricks. As Tommy, Phil is very tall (I think 6ft 3) and resembles the great man himself. Also the impecible timing is all there. So if Phil Hoyles, called 'The Tommy Cooper Experience' appears at a venue near you, and you're a big fan of Tommy then go along and see this show for yourself.
Rosie Schmook, Australia, ex Manchester
I think of Tommy every time I think of my husband. There was a facial similarity enough for my young children to say he looks like Dad. We never missed his turns on TV and I rate hime like a lot of other people as the very best with Eric Morecambe a close second. Both had an ability for the rapid one liner. So daft, so funny - I miss them both. So hysterical at times.
Peter Saunders, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
I can remember seeing the great man perform at the Stoneleigh Club in Porthcawl years ago. I have never laughed as much in my life. After his performance the stage looked like a war zone with all his props scattered everywhere. He had this large white gate in the middle which he periodically kept opening and walking through at various times during his show. Needless to say the place was in total uproar. By the end of the night my throat was sore with laughing so much - an absolute brilliant comic.
Barry from Cwmbran
You only had to look at him and he would make you laugh. I used to live in Barrowgate Road, Chiswick, London W4 years ago and I believe he lived in the same road.
Phil in Ystrad Mynach
Why all this fuss about Tommy Cooper? The guy left South Wales when he was a small lad and never returned. This shows what he thought of Caerphilly, so erecting a statue in the town is waste of money!! Erect a statue of Gren instead. :)
Joseph from Bristol
I loved him on the Just Like That DVD and he made me laugh, even after his death which is sad. I wish to see him again alive on stage. I love you Tommy Cooper. Love from Joseph. xxx
Trevor Thomas
Tommy Cooper was the first of his kind and the last. He made us laugh from start to finish. Even at the end of his last perfomance I was laughing, but sadly that turned to sadness. Tommy you were the best and I'll be there for the unveiling of the long overdue statue in September 2007. R-I-P.
Jack Knight from Houston, Texas, USA
I once heard Bob Hope say after he and Tommy Cooper had performed in a Royal Command performance, that Tommy was the funniest comedian he had ever seen. What a compliment!
Tony Pallett, New Zealand via Merthyr
Laugh from the start, today's comics don't come anywhere near. What a star.
Tony Stephens from Liverpool
He is without doubt the funniest man who ever lived, though there is a very fine line with Eric Morecambe. I laugh till I cry when I watch Tommy - a genius.
Jess from Ponty
Tommy Cooper is a legend. Me and my dad love him - wish he was still alive. RIP Tom.
James Walsh, Roseburg, Oregon, USA
I remember watching Tommy Cooper in London on a grainy black and white television. I think we took his genius for granted. He always seemed to be funnier than anyone else without putting a great effort into his act. It was easy to see that he really enjoyed what he did and he was very very funny indeed.
Steve Watts, Rhymney
OK, but overated. His TV shows were terrible ... some funny moments. Why do people say great things when they are dead?
Adrian Ashard, Essex
Truly the best ever comedian and a great loss to us all. The world has not been so funny since his passing. Can never be replaced.
Val Slater from Perth, Australia
Oh, My God, Tommy Cooper was the best. Does anyone remember the skit where he was on a ship standing in front of a series of portholes? The ship was lurching, everything was sliding along, and the portholes all filling up with seawater and then emptying I reckon that was the funniest skit of all. What a wonderful comedian. Never will he be forgotten.
Danielle Blackman, Bridgend
Tommy was the funniest - his timing was perfect and may I say he is really handsome. That Justin from Caerphilly is a lucky boy - anyone know his number?
Justin Michel from Caerphilly
Tommy Cooper was a comedy genius. People say we must be realated as likeness between us uncanny. He could be my father.
Clive Greenaway, Poole, Dorset
Hi - I am just off now to Oxford to do a Tommy Cooper Show for a 60th Birthday Party and guess what? I can't wait to get out there and start performing - what a job.
Law, New Zealand
He was the best, just like that - no one has come close.
Big Bob from Luton
I met the great man many years ago at a licensed victuallers association dinner. I was at the next table when after a good few drinks Tommy rose to his feet and stated the drinks are on me! He then started to open a box of tea bags and throw them randomly onto everybody's tables. Great night, great performer, great man. God bless Tommy!
Erica Lanjri, Sweden
My father has Tommy Cooper recorded on tape, and he and my mum have always liked TC :) Including me! HAHAHA, he's just SO DAMN funny! He always ends up failing his magical tricks, and he makes the audience laugh as hell. He's just amazing. And I heard that he died on stage, and that the audience thought it was one of his tricks. Well, I would have thought so too. Tommy was the best comedian of all time! Rest in Peace, Tommy :)
Sam Haynes, London
Tommy Cooper is a legend 4ever and ever he is one of the funniest men in Britain and will always be rembered for saying 'just like that'. I hope u RIP Tommy Cooper and I will always rember u, thanx.
Alex
Where a man can stand to say a speech but not say a thing, and the room is dying with laughter, that is a true comedian. Minutes later the laughing dies. "I haven't said anything yet.." Tommy says to his wife. Then the fit of laughter begins again. Just amazing, he will be truly missed.
john & wendy carter australia
one of the best
AJ Berry
Tommy was just a brilliant comedian. His face (with his vacant look) just had me in hysterics. His little one-liners fantastic, and I can't get enough of them. Tommy is by far, my favourite comedian of ALL-TIME.
Mikael Persson from Gaevle, Sweden
Rose! Rose! Arisen!!! Aha-ha-ha! Oh dear oh dear. It's lucky that swedish television have always loved the british humor, so from my childhood in the sixties and forward I was able to enjoy a lot of great british comedians and entertainers.
But the Late Great Tommy Cooper was in a league of his own! It's been said before that the word "genious" are being used too often or lightly these days, but who deserves that word better than Tommy? He never made fun of his audience - he had fun WITH it. Delivering a fantastic oneliner every ten seconds, making us roar and double over with laughter. And he didn't have to go below the waist to do it either! He wasn't slick, smooth and handsome, he was big, loud and sweating (Oh God, I'm leaking!)He was one of us! Although sad for us, I still must agree with Ivan from Bulgaria that the way he left us must have been to his liking - on stage, in front of his audience and at the height of his career!
mark williams trethomas
what a funny guy, just like that
Bill Farrell from Stuttgart Germany
Tommy Cooper is the greatest comedian the British Isles produced in the last century. He made me cry with laughter when I was a kid - I was addicted to his performances and would be allowed to stay up late when he was on the box. I was watching his performance when he passed away and I was stunned for days that he left so early. He is the benchmark when it comes to entertainment. A legend.
Greg Baker from Hetfield
He was an absolutely excellent comedian and had the classic skills!
Paulus Warffum (The Netherlands)
I think Tommy Cooper is the Father of all comedy and I think he should be remembered as the greatest performer of all time.
Ross Taylor, Shenzhen, China
I remember seeing Tommy as a kid.I re-acted more due to my grandparents at that time, but as i grew older, i too had a great fondness for the "larger than life" comedian. He always had that "what?" look..Big wide eyes, the pivot of his facial expressions."The plank" was also extremely funny! Bless him.
Kenny From Bridgend
This Titan of comedy, could tell a joke a hundred times and yet each time you heard it (from him) it would be as funny as the first. No other comic ever acheived that though many have tried.
If you want to see his legacy, pop his DVD or video in for the kids and sit where you can see them and him and watch their reaction, that will be magic.
Bristol
He was a comic genius, like Ronnie Barker and those of his generation had an innocence of the time but could still be hilarious.
Helen Larsen in Denmark
I can only add that I too absolutely adored Tommy Cooper, so funny, so hilarious and yet so gentle. Even now I smile at the thought of him and feel good inside yet sad too that he is no longer with us. I bet they are having fun in heaven. One just has to think of him "Just like that" and by magic we all have a broad grin on our faces. We can't thank him enough.
Rick Johnson from Maidstone
Simply the best!
Graham Haigh, Manila, Philippines
The one liners will live on forever. They were so absolutely terrible that they were brilliant. Jusr re-reading some them today on this page has sent me into paroxysms all over again!
Watching a TC show was as good as a tonic, would clear all your woes away and make you feel better for hours afterwards.
Tony Begley
Growing up in England in the 50's & 60's, if you didn't know Tommy Cooper then your family had no TV... or you were an absolute nerd.
What a great great great man.....
I'm now 54, living in Australia and still have extremely vivid memories of Tommy.
Thank you for contributing to my sense of humour. (I also like Ricky Gervais????)
Just like that...
Me.
Berry van Hagen The Hague Netherlands
I think Tommy Cooper was absolutely without a doubt the greatest comedian that ever lived. His quality lay in the fact that he didn't have to do anything special to make you laugh. Just show his face, that was enough. With every trick that went wrong you only laughed more and the sketches were great too. I remember him in a fish restaurant having to get a fish out of the tank. "Oh no, not Fred", he kept saying. And that time when he came out with an axe in his head, saying: "I've got a splitting headache". Everything about him was just so funny! I'll always miss him and I'm sure many with me.
Neil Stroud
The man was a inspiration to me. And now after 23 years of magic and comedy, I now will form a Tommy Cooper Tribute show.
Tommy was and still is the King of Comedy magic! Long live the King!
BD North Wales
The only comic that makes me crease myself before he even said a word. An ABSOLUTE genius. He was a genuine comic, not some artie fartie pun Oxford educated pun merchant. His best joke????
Blind man goes into a shop with his guide dog and starts swinging the dog around his head. Shopkeeper is amazed. "Are you ok sir???" he asked.
Blind man replied, "Fine, I'm just looking around!!!"
Brilliant Tommy. 1984 was a sad year. RIP
sandro roque comidian in circus roncalli my adr. n
i know what is funny i know what its make people hapy. i met 1500 people almost everyday its dificult to make them hapy but tommy cooper its just the best i always say that he was the elvis of comedia he was the king. sorry my inglish. thank you tommy cooper.
Wayne Collins, Manchester
Tommy Cooper is so far above all that is funny, and yet I'm glad he was here when he was, cos everyone still has a piece of him on TV. How lucky are we? God bless the king of comedy.
Stuart from Solihull West Midlandss
If only Mona Lisa and Tommy Cooper were around at the same time.
Andrey Petrov, Sofia, Bulgaria
Tommy Cooper is the greatest! I watched his shows on DVD and he is great! The best comic ever!
Karl in Germany
Yes, Tommy Cooper was my most favourite of all English comedians and I always used to impersonate him to get at laugh when I was a trainee male nurse at a hospital near Exeter in Devon. Like Ian Davis, I too saw Tommy at the Battersea Fun Fair (sadly gone forever) in the 1950s, as my cousin lived just opposite Battersea Power Station (she still does). Gone are the days of the real lovable crazy British humour as it was then, but Tommy will never be forgotten. Thanks Tommy for making this guy a happy one while watching your shows, and knowing Tommy, where he is now, is filled with laughter, 'just like that'.
Ken from Northumberland
As a child I watched Tommy Cooper, the whole house would laugh. It is now 40 years on and a smile still comes to my face when I think back. Rock on Tommy.
Rod Carter of Geelong, Australia
Remember the great man from when I was a kid growing up in Bristol. My dad - now over 80 - still makes me laugh when he imitates Tommy. I truly hope that the memorial statue gets made "just like that".
Stanley Moss, Jerusalem, Israel
Do you remember that TV Show (Royal Command Performance?) when he came on stage dressed in his best, a dinner suit, and chicken feet!
Oh, a genius, a genius. Yes, nobody else could, and nobody else ever will, be able to have people in 'laughing hysteria' merely by standing hidden behind a stage curtain and gently 'shaking it'. Words to describe his genius haven't yet been created.
Hennings, Kingston
Words can't describe this man, no comic comes close, or probably ever will. I don't think he was a comic, comedian or magician, he was Tommy Cooper - just like that, no more, no less.
Karli Fitzsimons
I love Tommy Cooper - I think he is brilliant. I know a website full of things on Tommy that is really fun and interesting. I have 4 videos and 4 DVDs and I hopefully get another 3. I am doing my public speaking on him at school and I can't wait to read it. Tommy Cooper will stay in my memory for ever and ever.
rory-carmarthen
he is a comic genius
Mitch Australia
He's really cool!!!
Pascale, Alaska, USA
Loved Tommy Cooper as a kid and still do!
No one can top him and no one ever will. He was the one and only!
Sure miss him!
Janda South East England
I met TC many years ago in a pub in Chiswick. He was drinking his normal brandy and was just one of the boys. No side, no, I'm the famous TC, just an ordinary guy, but an extraordinary comedian. Miss you Tommy.
Brian Morris of Ystrad Mynach
Tommy Cooper,a fantastic entertainer who always produced the funniest magic and jokes.I hope that the fund to raise Ł150,000 to errect a statue in his memory at Caerphilly will be successful.
jim_done@yahoo.co.uk
a superb comedian/magician, I can't wait
to start the statue and give him the honour he so richly deserves. James Done - Sculptor.
Chris in Nottingham
To see him raised a smile, to hear him was pure comedy joy. My favourite joke?
"I was walking down the street when I saw a man pinching a gate... I didn't say anything in case he took a fence!!!"
John from Tonteg
Tommy Cooper didn't need to BE funny, he just WAS funny. Pure comic genius. His very delivery could coax a laugh from even the corniest material. He was an accomplished magician too. Brilliant.
Philippe Wines from Uruguay
My favourite Tommy story: He was appearing at a Royal Command Performace in the fifties. After the show all the stars, including Tommy, were lined up to be formerly introduced to the Queen and Prince Philip. After a few congratulatory words to our hero the Queen passed on to someone else - whereupon Tommy, forgeting all protocol, touched the Queen on her arm and said "Excuse me MaŽam, but can I ask you a question?". "Very well" the Queen replied. "Do you and the Duke like football?" Tommy asked. "Not particularly Mr Cooper" she answered. "Any chance I can have your Cup-Final tickets then?" said Tommy.
Red faces all around and a faint smirk from the Queen!
John, Stockport
A wonderful, wonderful man. When he died it felt like we'd lost a relative. People use the word genius too lightly these days but it should have been this fella's middle name.
Bob Tanner 16
The big man was the best
John Kinsey , Caerphilly
A very funny man I smile just thinking about him. We need to smile and laugh a lot more so lets build that statue.
'A man comes home and his wife is crying. I'm homesick she says, but this is your home he says. I know she says and I'm sick of it!'
Peter Arthur from Glasgow
He was a naturally funny guy who could have an audience in stitches just by using a look. Despite being an excellent magician, he used his magic not just to amaze us, but to make us laugh. Caerphilly should establish some sort of memorial to him. He loved his audiences, and the feeling was always mutual. His humour lives on because it's timeless and pure genius, and no-one who ever saw him could forget him.
Rog from Pontypridd
He was a comic genius ... he played the complete idiot; he was so obvious in what he did yet he had us all rolling in the aisles.
People like Tommy are rare - he was a great comic
Bert Brouwenstijn, Almere, The Netherlands
To me Tommy Cooper is one of the greatest comedians of the 20th century, not only because of his looks and timing, but most of all because of his great one-liners.
He is an inspiration to me and to a lot of Dutch comedians.
This man deserves a statue!
Ivan S, Sofia, Bulgaria
Even we in Bulgaria know of Tommy Cooper and love(d) his performances. He is one of the best there was and will hardly ever be matched by any plagiarists. And let me re-assure you - sad as his end may appear to have been, it tends to be one of the best ways performing artists dream of parting from this world - at the height of their career, performing their best act in front of live audience! Or do you think they want to go into oblivion while crippled by illnesses and forgotten?
Phil Buckley from Trethomas
Tommy was and is the best there is.
I`m living in Holland now, but was born in Caerphilly and lived in Trethomas (a little town by Caerphilly) until 1990.
Dave from Gloucestershire - UK
Tommy Cooper is by far the best commedian I have ever seen. The way he worked on the stage and mixed his magic with his jokes was just pure j
genius! The way he could keep the same things funny when he repeated them (example: going into his magic box then throwing back the curtains and rushing out because 'its dark in there'). If I sat down and watched him all day long I'd probably die of laughter! Shame I was only born in 1985!
Phil Black Cardiff
I had the pleasure of meeting Tommy a few years back - he was my hero. He and Ken Dodd were two of the best comic in the world - each one different, each one of them could hold punters in their hand, feed them and keep the crowd wanting more.It sad to see Tommy pass away like he did, but he died doing something he loved!
He was a one-off. When Tommy passed, the golden mold was broken. It will never be replaced. He was history in the making. The man was a shy man, but on stage he was the master.
Everyone knew he would go on forever. As long as people talk about him, watch him on TV, he will be with us. I always say he passed away, not died - you only die when the people who you leave behind stop talking about you. Keep talking about him, put on his DVD and it's like he never went away. Cheers Tommy You were the One!
Mike Stride from Burry Port near Llanelli
Tommy at an ice cream parlour:
Tommy: 'I'll try some of your finest please'
Vendor: 'Certainly sir, hundreds and thousands?'
Tommy: 'We'll just start with the one shall we?'
Harry Robinson, Port Rowan, Canada
Great 'Clean Wit' - we Brits 'Over Here' still crack Tommy Cooper jokes much to the amusement of our Canadian friends. Just Like That!
Bob Shaw, Norwich
Having lived in East Anglia for the last 27 years, I'm proud of my Welsh heritage. Having been born in Cardiff and brought up in Llanbradach, a stone's throw away from Caerphilly, I think a statue of the great man would reflect the sentiment felt by the Welsh people, in particular, those in and around Caerphilly. I think somewhere near the war memorial or close by would be suitable site for such fine monument.
Ian Davis from Islington
I remember my mother taking me to Battersea Fun Fair in the early 1950's when I was just a boy. Tommy had a stall there, and would do 2 or 3 shows in the afternoon or early evening sometimes more! We all loved him and whenever my parents took me out at the weekend, I always wanted to go and see TC. I have heard so many people say that he made them laugh without doing anything, just his demeanor was enough to set them off in fits of laughter. I believe that his gift appealed to our own sense of failure and being able to laugh at ourselves through his routines. After seeing him I always came away feeling really good for days. Yes you can safely say that Tommy Cooper was sheer genius.
Sophie of Leeds
Fantastic. Just to look at his photo makes me laugh. My favourite line - "Doctor, I've had pains in all sorts of funny places". Doctor "Well, don't go to those places!".
Ed, London
I saw the Jerome Flynn tribute and couldn't stop laughing. I then went out and bought a compilation video of Tommy's best moments and while Flynn was technically perfect, he just couldn't manage Tommy's magic on stage.
One in 5 people are Chinese, and there are 5 people in Tommy's family so one must be Chinese. It's either his mum, his dad, him, his brother Colin or his sister Wing Li. He always suspected Colin.
RIP big man
Mike in Sydney
Where can I send the 150k for the statue?
Dave Stephenson from Caerphilly
As a Geordie living in Caerphilly for 27 years, I am proud I am living where Tommy was born. The town should ensure the whole world is watching when they unveil a statue to this giant of a man. He had a giant personality, giant sense of humour but great humility. Let's support this campaign for a statue - "Just like that".
Kevin O'Neill, Cardiff
In my 50 years on this planet Tommy Cooper
is the only person that has reduced me to
tears of laughter by standing on stage
saying and doing nothing! Brilliant, and
let's hear more about a bronze statue to his memory.
Clive Elsbury from Caerphilly
Tommy Cooper was such a kind and clever genius. The Tommy Cooper Society has been formed to enable youngsters to learn and develop proper media skills - thetommycoopersociety.org
Don Sapsford from Chelsea
Saw Tommy in the desert in Egypt. He was then performing as 'JACK (ALATOOLA)ANTON'. He was the best.
Jennifer Ann Elway from Tasmania Australia
I vividly remember watching Tommy on TV when I was just a little girl. He is the only comedian who can make me laugh before I hear his jokes. I still love Tommy today and enjoy watching him on the videos that I have. Your spirit lives on Tommy, you were one of a kind.
Carl de Rome from Blackpool England & Kvam Norway
I met Tommy Cooper when I was teenager and he was doing his act at the Morecambe Bowl nightclub. Lights went out and there was nothing, complete silence. Then after about 20 seconds, Tommys ooice over the loudspeakers, 'Christ it's dark in here. Where's the door? Oh here it is'. Then a bang and clattering. Then the line 'Oh, this is the broom cupbard'. The club was in hysterics and Tommy was not even on the stage. BRILLIANT.I was lucky enought to meet the man for quite a while afterwards and he was so kind, plus he was also an excelent magician when he wanted to be backstage in private. e showed me a trick where he took out two ping pong balls and bounced them on the table. He told me to say stop - when I said stop both balls stopped in mid air suspended - something that still baffles me to this day, and for the past 30 years I've been making my living as a full time magician and illusionist. Tommy's memory will be with us all for ever.
Alex Wilson
It's a small world I have just read the piece from Geoff Mane about seeing the actor Steve Leaney performing a tribute to Tommy Cooper. I have also seen this guy - it was in the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven some years ago. It was as if Tommy was there on stage. The way he portrayed Tommy was so uncanny. I didn't see Jerome Flynn's performance in the play but I did see him him on the Parkinson Show, and to be honest he just wasn't convincing. I am sorry but it was bad.
Geoff Mane from London
I recently saw Jerome Flynn portray Tommy Cooper...I saw another actor by the name of Steve Leaney portray Tommy in a stage tribute to the great man in the Beach club, Lanzarote. He had some of Tommy's original props and a Fez which was given to him by Gwen Cooper - Tommy's. He made the hairs stand on the back of my neck...fantastic!
Gareth Morris in Perth, Australia
I once saw Tommy at the Double Diamond Club in Caerphilly - now there's an old haunt, eh! His timing was 100% and he has to be rated one of the finest comedians of all time. I am always proud to say that Tommy Cooper was born Welsh. Caerphilly should recognise this great entertainer and erect a lasting memory to this man who, over the years was able to instill laughter and pleasure into the lives of millions of people. Caerphilly should be proud of him and they should exibit that. Rest in peace Tommy - no doubt they are rolling in the aisles up in heaven.
John Tipper, Blue Mountains, Australia
Only recently did I actually see him perform via a set of 2 DVDs released in Australia. His timing was as good as that of Charlie Chaplin, and Laurel and Hardy. Never have I laughed so much! I'd rate him as Britain's best post-war entertainer - just ahead of Eric Morecambe and Arthur Lowe.
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