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He was not a writer,
he was not a producer, but he was a great kibitzer
in both areas, an interferer in both areas. Good evening. Name?
Cooper. Inside. His interest was money. He couldn't care much about
anything else, it was money. Right, you owe me a pound. Pardon? You owe me a pound.
Can't hear a thing. He was not interested in whether
Tommy was funny or not. Miff, as far as I know,
never had a sense of humour. I don't remember him
ever laughing at a gag. He'd say, "Yeah, that's good,
that's good." He'd never actually laugh. But Miff did laugh
all the way to the bank after making Tommy Cooper one of
the highest-paid comics in the country in the '60s
he was not a producer, but he was a great kibitzer
in both areas, an interferer in both areas. Good evening. Name?
Cooper. Inside. His interest was money. He couldn't care much about
anything else, it was money. Right, you owe me a pound. Pardon? You owe me a pound.
Can't hear a thing. He was not interested in whether
Tommy was funny or not. Miff, as far as I know,
never had a sense of humour. I don't remember him
ever laughing at a gag. He'd say, "Yeah, that's good,
that's good." He'd never actually laugh. But Miff did laugh
all the way to the bank after making Tommy Cooper one of
the highest-paid comics in the country in the '60s
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He was not a writer,
he was not a producer,
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but he was a great kibitzer
in both areas,
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an interferer in both areas.
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Good evening. Name?
Cooper. Inside.
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His interest was money.
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He couldn't care much about
anything else, it was money.
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Right, you owe me a pound. Pardon?
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You owe me a pound.
Can't hear a thing.
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He was not interested in whether
Tommy was funny or not.
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Miff, as far as I know,
never had a sense of humour.
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I don't remember him
ever laughing at a gag.
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He'd say, "Yeah, that's good,
that's good."
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He'd never actually laugh.
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But Miff did laugh
all the way to the bank
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after making Tommy Cooper one of
the highest-paid comics
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in the country in the '60s.
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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.