Peter Cook - Revision history

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	~~{{short description\|British actor, comedian, satirist (1937–1995}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=January 2014}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2020}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Peter Cook		\| name = Peter Cook
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	\| birth_name = Peter Edward Cook		\| birth_name = Peter Edward Cook
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Torquay\|~~Torquay]], [[~~w:Devon\|~~Devon]], England		\| birth_place = [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|1\|9\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|01\|09\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:Hampstead\|~~Hampstead]],<ref name=slacker/> [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| death_place = [[Hampstead]],<ref name=slacker/> [[London]], England
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|comedian\|satirist\|playwright\|screenwriter}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|comedian\|satirist\|playwright\|screenwriter}}
	\| alma_mater = [[w:Pembroke College, Cambridge\|Pembroke College]]		\| alma_mater = [[Pembroke College, Cambridge\|Pembroke College]]
	\| education = [[~~w:Radley College\|~~Radley College]]		\| education = [[Radley College]]
	\| years_active = 1958–1995		\| years_active = 1958–1995
	\| spouse = {{ubl		\| spouse = {{ubl
	\| {{marriage\|Wendy Snowden\|1963\|1971\|end=div}}		\| {{marriage\|Wendy Snowden\|1963\|1971\|end=div}}
	\| {{marriage\|[[~~w:Judy Huxtable\|~~Judy Huxtable]]\|1973\|1989\|end=div}}		\| {{marriage\|[[Judy Huxtable]]\|1973\|1989\|end=div}}
	\| {{marriage\|Chiew Lin Chong<br>\|1989}}		\| {{marriage\|Chiew Lin Chong<br>\|1989}}
	}}		}}
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	By the mid 1960s the [[satire boom]] was coming to an end and Cook said: "England was about to sink giggling into the sea."<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBs-AQAAIAAJ&q=sink+giggling \|title=The Spectator, Volume 211 \|year=1963\|access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> Around this time, Cook provided substantial financial backing for the satirical magazine ''[[Private Eye]]'', supporting it through difficult periods, particularly in [[libel]] trials. Cook invested his own money and solicited investment from his friends. For a time, the magazine was produced from the premises of the Establishment Club. In 1963, Cook married Wendy Snowden; the couple had two daughters, Lucy and Daisy, but the marriage ended in 1970.		By the mid 1960s the [[satire boom]] was coming to an end and Cook said: "England was about to sink giggling into the sea."<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBs-AQAAIAAJ&q=sink+giggling \|title=The Spectator, Volume 211 \|year=1963\|access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> Around this time, Cook provided substantial financial backing for the satirical magazine ''[[Private Eye]]'', supporting it through difficult periods, particularly in [[libel]] trials. Cook invested his own money and solicited investment from his friends. For a time, the magazine was produced from the premises of the Establishment Club. In 1963, Cook married Wendy Snowden; the couple had two daughters, Lucy and Daisy, but the marriage ended in 1970.

	Cook's first regular television spot was on [[Granada Television]]'s ''On the Braden Beat'' with [[Bernard Braden]], where he featured his most enduring character: the static, dour and monotonal [[E. L. Wisty]], whom Cook had conceived for Radley College's Marionette Society.~~{{cn\|date=June 2022}}~~		Cook's first regular television spot was on [[Granada Television]]'s ''On the Braden Beat'' with [[Bernard Braden]], where he featured his most enduring character: the static, dour and monotonal [[E. L. Wisty]], whom Cook had conceived for Radley College's Marionette Society.

	[[File:Dudley Moore Peter Cook Kraft Music Hall.JPG\|thumb\|left\|upright\|Cook and [[Dudley Moore]] in London for the US television programme ''[[Kraft Music Hall]]'']]		[[File:Dudley Moore Peter Cook Kraft Music Hall.JPG\|thumb\|left\|upright\|Cook and [[Dudley Moore]] in London for the US television programme ''[[Kraft Music Hall]]'']]

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{commons category\|Peter Cook (actor)}}~~
	~~{{Wikiquote}}~~
	*{{IMDb name\|00177228}}		*{{IMDb name\|00177228}}
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080518084131/http://stabbers.truth.posiweb.net/stabbers/index.htm The Establishment]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080518084131/http://stabbers.truth.posiweb.net/stabbers/index.htm The Establishment]
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	*[http://missing-episodes.com/ Missing-Episodes.com] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802115818/http://missing-episodes.com/ \|date=2 August 2019 }}		*[http://missing-episodes.com/ Missing-Episodes.com] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802115818/http://missing-episodes.com/ \|date=2 August 2019 }}
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060602191700/http://mm.iit.uni-miskolc.hu/Lart/monty/oneleg.html One Leg Too Few], script for one of Cook and Moore's most famous and oft-performed sketches.		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060602191700/http://mm.iit.uni-miskolc.hu/Lart/monty/oneleg.html One Leg Too Few], script for one of Cook and Moore's most famous and oft-performed sketches.
	* {{YouTube\|K3RFBKia1ko\|Peter Cook and Simon Gipps-Kent in Barclays Bank television commercial (1980)}}

	~~{{Private Eye}}~~
	~~{{Navboxes~~
	~~\|title = Awards for Peter Cook~~
	~~\|list =~~
	~~{{Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album 1970s}}~~
	~~{{Special Tony Award}}~~
	}}
	~~{{Authority control}}~~
	~~{{Portal bar\|Biography\|Film\|Television\|Devon\|England\|United Kingdom}}~~

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1970s

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	Cook became a favourite of the [[talk show\|chat show]] circuit but his effort at hosting such a show for the BBC in 1971, ''[[Where Do I Sit?]]'', was said by the critics to have been a disappointment. It was axed after only three episodes and was replaced by [[Michael Parkinson]], the start of Parkinson's career as a chat show host. Parkinson later asked Cook what his ambitions were, Cook replied jocularly "[...] in fact, my ambition is to shut you up altogether you see!"<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0_xbprZFD0 \| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/_0_xbprZFD0\| archive-date=2021-11-07 \| url-status=live\|title=Peter Cook on "Parkinson" – Part 2 \|publisher=YouTube \|access-date=16 September 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>		Cook became a favourite of the [[talk show\|chat show]] circuit but his effort at hosting such a show for the BBC in 1971, ''[[Where Do I Sit?]]'', was said by the critics to have been a disappointment. It was axed after only three episodes and was replaced by [[Michael Parkinson]], the start of Parkinson's career as a chat show host. Parkinson later asked Cook what his ambitions were, Cook replied jocularly "[...] in fact, my ambition is to shut you up altogether you see!"<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0_xbprZFD0 \| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/_0_xbprZFD0\| archive-date=2021-11-07 \| url-status=live\|title=Peter Cook on "Parkinson" – Part 2 \|publisher=YouTube \|access-date=16 September 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

	Cook and Moore fashioned sketches from ''Not Only....But Also'' and ''Goodbye Again'' with new material into the stage revue called ''Behind the Fridge''. This show toured Australia in 1972 before transferring to New York City in 1973, re-titled as ''Good Evening''. Cook frequently appeared on and off stage the worse for drink. Nonetheless, the show proved very popular and it won [[Tony Award\|Tony]] and [[Grammy Award]]s. When it finished, Moore stayed in the United States to pursue his film acting ambitions in Hollywood. Cook returned to Britain and in 1973, married the actress and model [[Judy Huxtable]].~~{{clarify\|reason=Didn't Cook marry Huxtable in New York?\|date=October 2021}}~~		Cook and Moore fashioned sketches from ''Not Only....But Also'' and ''Goodbye Again'' with new material into the stage revue called ''Behind the Fridge''. This show toured Australia in 1972 before transferring to New York City in 1973, re-titled as ''Good Evening''. Cook frequently appeared on and off stage the worse for drink. Nonetheless, the show proved very popular and it won [[Tony Award\|Tony]] and [[Grammy Award]]s. When it finished, Moore stayed in the United States to pursue his film acting ambitions in Hollywood. Cook returned to Britain and in 1973, married the actress and model [[Judy Huxtable]].

	[[File:Peter Cook 1974 (cropped).JPG\|thumb\|right\|175px\|Cook in 1974]]		[[File:Peter Cook 1974 (cropped).JPG\|thumb\|right\|175px\|Cook in 1974]]

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1970s

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	Cook and Moore fashioned sketches from ''Not Only....But Also'' and ''Goodbye Again'' with new material into the stage revue called ''Behind the Fridge''. This show toured Australia in 1972 before transferring to New York City in 1973, re-titled as ''Good Evening''. Cook frequently appeared on and off stage the worse for drink. Nonetheless, the show proved very popular and it won [[Tony Award\|Tony]] and [[Grammy Award]]s. When it finished, Moore stayed in the United States to pursue his film acting ambitions in Hollywood. Cook returned to Britain and in 1973, married the actress and model [[Judy Huxtable]].{{clarify\|reason=Didn't Cook marry Huxtable in New York?\|date=October 2021}}		Cook and Moore fashioned sketches from ''Not Only....But Also'' and ''Goodbye Again'' with new material into the stage revue called ''Behind the Fridge''. This show toured Australia in 1972 before transferring to New York City in 1973, re-titled as ''Good Evening''. Cook frequently appeared on and off stage the worse for drink. Nonetheless, the show proved very popular and it won [[Tony Award\|Tony]] and [[Grammy Award]]s. When it finished, Moore stayed in the United States to pursue his film acting ambitions in Hollywood. Cook returned to Britain and in 1973, married the actress and model [[Judy Huxtable]].{{clarify\|reason=Didn't Cook marry Huxtable in New York?\|date=October 2021}}

	[[File:Peter Cook 1974 (cropped).JPG\|thumb\|~~left~~\|175px\|Cook in 1974]]		[[File:Peter Cook 1974 (cropped).JPG\|thumb\|right\|175px\|Cook in 1974]]
	Later, the more risqué humour of Pete and Dud went further on such LPs as "[[Derek and Clive]]". The first recording was initiated by Cook to alleviate boredom during the Broadway run of ''Good Evening'' and used material conceived years before for the two characters but considered too outrageous. One of these audio recordings was also filmed and therein tensions between the duo are seen to rise. [[Chris Blackwell]] circulated [[Bootleg recording\|bootleg]] copies to friends in the music business. The popularity of the recording convinced Cook to release it commercially, although Moore was initially reluctant, fearing that his rising fame as a [[Hollywood (film industry)\|Hollywood]] star would be undermined. Two further ''Derek and Clive'' albums were released, the last accompanied by a film.		Later, the more risqué humour of Pete and Dud went further on such LPs as "[[Derek and Clive]]". The first recording was initiated by Cook to alleviate boredom during the Broadway run of ''Good Evening'' and used material conceived years before for the two characters but considered too outrageous. One of these audio recordings was also filmed and therein tensions between the duo are seen to rise. [[Chris Blackwell]] circulated [[Bootleg recording\|bootleg]] copies to friends in the music business. The popularity of the recording convinced Cook to release it commercially, although Moore was initially reluctant, fearing that his rising fame as a [[Hollywood (film industry)\|Hollywood]] star would be undermined. Two further ''Derek and Clive'' albums were released, the last accompanied by a film.

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	{{short description\|British actor, comedian, satirist (1937–1995}}		{{short description\|British actor, comedian, satirist (1937–1995}}
	~~{{Other people\|Peter Cook}}~~
	~~{{For\|the actor\|Peter Coke}}~~
	{{Use British English\|date=January 2014}}		{{Use British English\|date=January 2014}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2020}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2020}}
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Peter Cook		\| name = Peter Cook
	\| image = ~~File:~~Peter Cook Dudley Moore Kraft Music Hall.jpg		\| image = Peter Cook Dudley Moore Kraft Music Hall.jpg
	\| resting_place = St John-at-Hampstead Churchyard, Hampstead, London, England		\| resting_place = St John-at-Hampstead Churchyard, Hampstead, London, England
	\| caption = Cook on ''[[Kraft Music Hall (TV series)\|Kraft Music Hall]]'', 1969		\| caption = Cook on ''[[Kraft Music Hall (TV series)\|Kraft Music Hall]]'', 1969
	\| birth_name = Peter Edward Cook		\| birth_name = Peter Edward Cook
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Torquay\|Torquay]], [[w:Devon\|Devon]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|1\|9\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|1\|9\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Hampstead]],<ref name=slacker/> [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Hampstead\|Hampstead]],<ref name=slacker/> [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|comedian\|satirist\|playwright\|screenwriter}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|comedian\|satirist\|playwright\|screenwriter}}
	\| alma_mater = [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]]		\| alma_mater = [[w:Pembroke College, Cambridge\|Pembroke College]]
	\| education = [[Radley College]]		\| education = [[w:Radley College\|Radley College]]
	\| years_active = 1958–1995		\| years_active = 1958–1995
	\| spouse = {{ubl		\| spouse = {{ubl
	\| {{marriage\|Wendy Snowden\|1963\|1971\|end=div}}		\| {{marriage\|Wendy Snowden\|1963\|1971\|end=div}}
	\| {{marriage\|[[Judy Huxtable]]\|1973\|1989\|end=div}}		\| {{marriage\|[[w:Judy Huxtable\|Judy Huxtable]]\|1973\|1989\|end=div}}
	\| {{marriage\|Chiew Lin Chong<br>\|1989}}		\| {{marriage\|Chiew Lin Chong<br>\|1989}}
	}}		}}

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	~~{{short description\|British actor, comedian, satirist (1937–1995}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=January 2014}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2020}}~~
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	\| name = Peter Cook		\| name = Peter Cook
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	\| birth_name = Peter Edward Cook		\| birth_name = Peter Edward Cook
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Torquay\|~~Torquay]], [[~~w:Devon\|~~Devon]], England		\| birth_place = [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|1\|9\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|01\|09\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:Hampstead\|~~Hampstead]],<ref name=slacker/> [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| death_place = [[Hampstead]],<ref name=slacker/> [[London]], England
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|comedian\|satirist\|playwright\|screenwriter}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|comedian\|satirist\|playwright\|screenwriter}}
	\| alma_mater = [[w:Pembroke College, Cambridge\|Pembroke College]]		\| alma_mater = [[Pembroke College, Cambridge\|Pembroke College]]
	\| education = [[~~w:Radley College\|~~Radley College]]		\| education = [[Radley College]]
	\| years_active = 1958–1995		\| years_active = 1958–1995
	\| spouse = {{ubl		\| spouse = {{ubl
	\| {{marriage\|Wendy Snowden\|1963\|1971\|end=div}}		\| {{marriage\|Wendy Snowden\|1963\|1971\|end=div}}
	\| {{marriage\|[[~~w:Judy Huxtable\|~~Judy Huxtable]]\|1973\|1989\|end=div}}		\| {{marriage\|[[Judy Huxtable]]\|1973\|1989\|end=div}}
	\| {{marriage\|Chiew Lin Chong<br>\|1989}}		\| {{marriage\|Chiew Lin Chong<br>\|1989}}
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	By the mid 1960s the [[satire boom]] was coming to an end and Cook said: "England was about to sink giggling into the sea."<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBs-AQAAIAAJ&q=sink+giggling \|title=The Spectator, Volume 211 \|year=1963\|access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> Around this time, Cook provided substantial financial backing for the satirical magazine ''[[Private Eye]]'', supporting it through difficult periods, particularly in [[libel]] trials. Cook invested his own money and solicited investment from his friends. For a time, the magazine was produced from the premises of the Establishment Club. In 1963, Cook married Wendy Snowden; the couple had two daughters, Lucy and Daisy, but the marriage ended in 1970.		By the mid 1960s the [[satire boom]] was coming to an end and Cook said: "England was about to sink giggling into the sea."<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBs-AQAAIAAJ&q=sink+giggling \|title=The Spectator, Volume 211 \|year=1963\|access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> Around this time, Cook provided substantial financial backing for the satirical magazine ''[[Private Eye]]'', supporting it through difficult periods, particularly in [[libel]] trials. Cook invested his own money and solicited investment from his friends. For a time, the magazine was produced from the premises of the Establishment Club. In 1963, Cook married Wendy Snowden; the couple had two daughters, Lucy and Daisy, but the marriage ended in 1970.

	Cook's first regular television spot was on [[Granada Television]]'s ''On the Braden Beat'' with [[Bernard Braden]], where he featured his most enduring character: the static, dour and monotonal [[E. L. Wisty]], whom Cook had conceived for Radley College's Marionette Society.~~{{cn\|date=June 2022}}~~		Cook's first regular television spot was on [[Granada Television]]'s ''On the Braden Beat'' with [[Bernard Braden]], where he featured his most enduring character: the static, dour and monotonal [[E. L. Wisty]], whom Cook had conceived for Radley College's Marionette Society.

	[[File:Dudley Moore Peter Cook Kraft Music Hall.JPG\|thumb\|left\|upright\|Cook and [[Dudley Moore]] in London for the US television programme ''[[Kraft Music Hall]]'']]		[[File:Dudley Moore Peter Cook Kraft Music Hall.JPG\|thumb\|left\|upright\|Cook and [[Dudley Moore]] in London for the US television programme ''[[Kraft Music Hall]]'']]

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	Cook became a favourite of the [[talk show\|chat show]] circuit but his effort at hosting such a show for the BBC in 1971, ''[[Where Do I Sit?]]'', was said by the critics to have been a disappointment. It was axed after only three episodes and was replaced by [[Michael Parkinson]], the start of Parkinson's career as a chat show host. Parkinson later asked Cook what his ambitions were, Cook replied jocularly "[...] in fact, my ambition is to shut you up altogether you see!"<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0_xbprZFD0 \| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/_0_xbprZFD0\| archive-date=2021-11-07 \| url-status=live\|title=Peter Cook on "Parkinson" – Part 2 \|publisher=YouTube \|access-date=16 September 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>		Cook became a favourite of the [[talk show\|chat show]] circuit but his effort at hosting such a show for the BBC in 1971, ''[[Where Do I Sit?]]'', was said by the critics to have been a disappointment. It was axed after only three episodes and was replaced by [[Michael Parkinson]], the start of Parkinson's career as a chat show host. Parkinson later asked Cook what his ambitions were, Cook replied jocularly "[...] in fact, my ambition is to shut you up altogether you see!"<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0_xbprZFD0 \| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/_0_xbprZFD0\| archive-date=2021-11-07 \| url-status=live\|title=Peter Cook on "Parkinson" – Part 2 \|publisher=YouTube \|access-date=16 September 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

	Cook and Moore fashioned sketches from ''Not Only....But Also'' and ''Goodbye Again'' with new material into the stage revue called ''Behind the Fridge''. This show toured Australia in 1972 before transferring to New York City in 1973, re-titled as ''Good Evening''. Cook frequently appeared on and off stage the worse for drink. Nonetheless, the show proved very popular and it won [[Tony Award\|Tony]] and [[Grammy Award]]s. When it finished, Moore stayed in the United States to pursue his film acting ambitions in Hollywood. Cook returned to Britain and in 1973, married the actress and model [[Judy Huxtable]].~~{{clarify\|reason=Didn't Cook marry Huxtable in New York?\|date=October 2021}}~~		Cook and Moore fashioned sketches from ''Not Only....But Also'' and ''Goodbye Again'' with new material into the stage revue called ''Behind the Fridge''. This show toured Australia in 1972 before transferring to New York City in 1973, re-titled as ''Good Evening''. Cook frequently appeared on and off stage the worse for drink. Nonetheless, the show proved very popular and it won [[Tony Award\|Tony]] and [[Grammy Award]]s. When it finished, Moore stayed in the United States to pursue his film acting ambitions in Hollywood. Cook returned to Britain and in 1973, married the actress and model [[Judy Huxtable]].

	[[File:Peter Cook 1974 (cropped).JPG\|thumb\|right\|175px\|Cook in 1974]]		[[File:Peter Cook 1974 (cropped).JPG\|thumb\|right\|175px\|Cook in 1974]]

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	Cook and Moore fashioned sketches from ''Not Only....But Also'' and ''Goodbye Again'' with new material into the stage revue called ''Behind the Fridge''. This show toured Australia in 1972 before transferring to New York City in 1973, re-titled as ''Good Evening''. Cook frequently appeared on and off stage the worse for drink. Nonetheless, the show proved very popular and it won [[Tony Award\|Tony]] and [[Grammy Award]]s. When it finished, Moore stayed in the United States to pursue his film acting ambitions in Hollywood. Cook returned to Britain and in 1973, married the actress and model [[Judy Huxtable]].{{clarify\|reason=Didn't Cook marry Huxtable in New York?\|date=October 2021}}		Cook and Moore fashioned sketches from ''Not Only....But Also'' and ''Goodbye Again'' with new material into the stage revue called ''Behind the Fridge''. This show toured Australia in 1972 before transferring to New York City in 1973, re-titled as ''Good Evening''. Cook frequently appeared on and off stage the worse for drink. Nonetheless, the show proved very popular and it won [[Tony Award\|Tony]] and [[Grammy Award]]s. When it finished, Moore stayed in the United States to pursue his film acting ambitions in Hollywood. Cook returned to Britain and in 1973, married the actress and model [[Judy Huxtable]].{{clarify\|reason=Didn't Cook marry Huxtable in New York?\|date=October 2021}}

	[[File:Peter Cook 1974 (cropped).JPG\|thumb\|~~left~~\|175px\|Cook in 1974]]		[[File:Peter Cook 1974 (cropped).JPG\|thumb\|right\|175px\|Cook in 1974]]
	Later, the more risqué humour of Pete and Dud went further on such LPs as "[[Derek and Clive]]". The first recording was initiated by Cook to alleviate boredom during the Broadway run of ''Good Evening'' and used material conceived years before for the two characters but considered too outrageous. One of these audio recordings was also filmed and therein tensions between the duo are seen to rise. [[Chris Blackwell]] circulated [[Bootleg recording\|bootleg]] copies to friends in the music business. The popularity of the recording convinced Cook to release it commercially, although Moore was initially reluctant, fearing that his rising fame as a [[Hollywood (film industry)\|Hollywood]] star would be undermined. Two further ''Derek and Clive'' albums were released, the last accompanied by a film.		Later, the more risqué humour of Pete and Dud went further on such LPs as "[[Derek and Clive]]". The first recording was initiated by Cook to alleviate boredom during the Broadway run of ''Good Evening'' and used material conceived years before for the two characters but considered too outrageous. One of these audio recordings was also filmed and therein tensions between the duo are seen to rise. [[Chris Blackwell]] circulated [[Bootleg recording\|bootleg]] copies to friends in the music business. The popularity of the recording convinced Cook to release it commercially, although Moore was initially reluctant, fearing that his rising fame as a [[Hollywood (film industry)\|Hollywood]] star would be undermined. Two further ''Derek and Clive'' albums were released, the last accompanied by a film.

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	{{short description\|British actor, comedian, satirist (1937–1995}}		{{short description\|British actor, comedian, satirist (1937–1995}}
	~~{{Other people\|Peter Cook}}~~
	~~{{For\|the actor\|Peter Coke}}~~
	{{Use British English\|date=January 2014}}		{{Use British English\|date=January 2014}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2020}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2020}}
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Peter Cook		\| name = Peter Cook
	\| image = ~~File:~~Peter Cook Dudley Moore Kraft Music Hall.jpg		\| image = Peter Cook Dudley Moore Kraft Music Hall.jpg
	\| resting_place = St John-at-Hampstead Churchyard, Hampstead, London, England		\| resting_place = St John-at-Hampstead Churchyard, Hampstead, London, England
	\| caption = Cook on ''[[Kraft Music Hall (TV series)\|Kraft Music Hall]]'', 1969		\| caption = Cook on ''[[Kraft Music Hall (TV series)\|Kraft Music Hall]]'', 1969
	\| birth_name = Peter Edward Cook		\| birth_name = Peter Edward Cook
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Torquay\|Torquay]], [[w:Devon\|Devon]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|1\|9\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|1\|9\|1937\|11\|17\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Hampstead]],<ref name=slacker/> [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Hampstead\|Hampstead]],<ref name=slacker/> [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|comedian\|satirist\|playwright\|screenwriter}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|comedian\|satirist\|playwright\|screenwriter}}
	\| alma_mater = [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]]		\| alma_mater = [[w:Pembroke College, Cambridge\|Pembroke College]]
	\| education = [[Radley College]]		\| education = [[w:Radley College\|Radley College]]
	\| years_active = 1958–1995		\| years_active = 1958–1995
	\| spouse = {{ubl		\| spouse = {{ubl
	\| {{marriage\|Wendy Snowden\|1963\|1971\|end=div}}		\| {{marriage\|Wendy Snowden\|1963\|1971\|end=div}}
	\| {{marriage\|[[Judy Huxtable]]\|1973\|1989\|end=div}}		\| {{marriage\|[[w:Judy Huxtable\|Judy Huxtable]]\|1973\|1989\|end=div}}
	\| {{marriage\|Chiew Lin Chong<br>\|1989}}		\| {{marriage\|Chiew Lin Chong<br>\|1989}}
	}}		}}