Secret Policeman's Ball: Peter Cook and John Cleese 'Interesting Facts'

The Ball is back for 2012!

In this clip: Peter Cook winds John Cleese up something chronic, from the 1979 Ball.

[rosanneshinkle]

Hysterical. Never tire of these skits.

[JillHayling]

I was there. Fab night with them. I worked a BBC World Service and we got in for this great production . So Funny 😆✔️

[TheGoldennach]

The guy telling all the interesting facts is like YouTube with all the recommended videos

[dannymccune]

If elephants could leap, pound for pound, as high as crickets, it would be a good idea to avoid startling them.

[Baribrotzer]

There aren't very many people who John Cleese would honor by playing the straight man to.

Peter Cook was one of them.

[petejones]

I love Peters deadpan delivery on every comment he makes

[golden.lights.twinkle]

Peter Cook would have made a fantastic Doctor Who.

[ikmarchini]

Such a plethora of talents John Cleese can play straight man.

[jeanmyers]

Peter Cook was amazing, I’m not dissing John Cleese, also very funny but Peter Cook absolute genius

[Realbillball]

That is just so f***ing brilliantly funny.

[josephloehr]

John starts laughing and Peter sticks him a bit more

[davereeves]

Love seeing cleese trying to keep it together. Lol

[tdsims]

OMG, I have actually met someone like this!!

Comedy gold.

[Diamonddavej]

All these facts are true according to legend.

[krisbrants]

When Peter Cook started talking, somehow I felt he shouldve been cast as Dolorous Edd in Game of Thrones

[clayz]

The guy who wants to read the paper vs the guy who has no clue. The rock and a hard place.

[colinbaker]

Two different comedic styles. Cleese was versed in thoroughly rehearsed material, whereas Cook loved going off script and could ad lib magnificently like this. All the other performer could do is try to keep up, only coming in where necessary with ad libs of his own.

[azapro]

I think of this every time Jeremy Clarkson does his adenoids gags.

[Heaven-dylj]

Bravo to Cleese for keeping it together.

[robertmoreland]

The BBC or comedy clubs would never recognise their talents in today’s world. I’m so lucky to be old enough, when these genius’s were allowed to preform. 😂😂😷👍