(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) We were gonna go onafter Tommy Cooper, so we were standing watching...
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(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) We were gonna go on
after Tommy Cooper, so we were standing watching him,
laughing at everything he did... (AUDIENCE LAUGHS) Sandy came on with the cloak,
put it on Tommy, and the last thing, I think,
that Tommy said was, "Thanks, love." Thank you, love. FEMALE NEWSREADER: The world of
comedy has been paying tribute to Tommy Cooper,
who died last night. Millions of viewers
saw the curtain come down as the 62-year-old comedian
was rushed to Westminster Hospital. Tommy Cooper was known
for his humour and his magic. Over three decades
have passed since that night, but rather than the memories fade
with time, the nation's love of Tommy Cooper
has only gone from strength
to strength
after Tommy Cooper, so we were standing watching him,
laughing at everything he did... (AUDIENCE LAUGHS) Sandy came on with the cloak,
put it on Tommy, and the last thing, I think,
that Tommy said was, "Thanks, love." Thank you, love. FEMALE NEWSREADER: The world of
comedy has been paying tribute to Tommy Cooper,
who died last night. Millions of viewers
saw the curtain come down as the 62-year-old comedian
was rushed to Westminster Hospital. Tommy Cooper was known
for his humour and his magic. Over three decades
have passed since that night, but rather than the memories fade
with time, the nation's love of Tommy Cooper
has only gone from strength
to strength
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(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
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We were gonna go on
after Tommy Cooper,
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so we were standing watching him,
laughing at everything he did...
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(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
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Sandy came on with the cloak,
put it on Tommy,
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and the last thing, I think,
that Tommy said was, "Thanks, love."
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Thank you, love.
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FEMALE NEWSREADER: The world of
comedy has been paying tribute
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to Tommy Cooper,
who died last night.
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Millions of viewers
saw the curtain come down
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as the 62-year-old comedian
was rushed to Westminster Hospital.
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Tommy Cooper was known
for his humour and his magic.
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Over three decades
have passed since that night,
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but rather than the memories fade
with time,
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the nation's love of Tommy Cooper
has only gone from strength
to strength.
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Movie Summary
Two-part celebration of Tommy Cooper's life and work. Three decades have passed since Tommy Cooper died, but the nation's love of this unique magician has endured. With contributions from family, friends who worked with him and famous fans, the programme reveals how an act that started out in the desert during the Second World War went on to take the comedy world by storm.
