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John Fisher - Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing: The Definitive Biography of a Comedy Legend - 9780007215119 - KAK0010825
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Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing: The Definitive Biography of a Comedy Legend

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Description for Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing: The Definitive Biography of a Comedy Legend Paperback. The first ever intimate portrait of Britain's best-loved, but little known, comedy entertainer. Fully authorised, and written by Cooper's friend and colleague John Fisher. Num Pages: 496 pages, 20 b/w, 20 col plates (24pp), Index. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 492. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear

The first ever intimate portrait of Britain’s best-loved, but little known, comedy entertainer. Fully authorised, and written by Cooper’s friend and colleague John Fisher.

More than just a comedian, Tommy Cooper was a born entertainer. Working in a golden age of British comedy, Cooper stood – literally – head and shoulders above the crowd, and had a magical talent for humour that defied description.

But there was a man behind the laughter that few people saw. John Fisher was Cooper's ... Read more

Supplementing his own intimate knowledge with material accessed for the first time from the archives of Cooper's agent and manager, Miff Ferrie, and with the full co-operation of the Cooper family, John Fisher's warm, honest and insightful writing skilfully brings alive the man behind the comedic mask in this definitive biography of a comedy legend.

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007215119
SKU
KAK0010825
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About John Fisher
John Fisher has a long and distinguished career as a TV producer working in light entertainment with such giants of comedy as Bob Monkhouse, Spike Milligan, Bruce Forsyth & Tommy Cooper. His most recent work includes Channel 4’s critically acclaimed “Heroes of Comedy”. An authority on popular entertainment, he has written many books on the subject. ‘Jus’ Like That!’, his ... Read more

Reviews for Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing: The Definitive Biography of a Comedy Legend
‘A monumental and masterly biography of the great Cooper.' Daily Mail 'A masterful work that will deservedly find its way into the Christmas stockings of anyone interested in showbiz.' The Stage 'It's a measure of how ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing: The Definitive Biography of a Comedy Legend


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