He's one of those people who is completely and utterly irreplaceable. One of the things he did was to form the basis of what one would call the new comedy of the 1960s and 1970s. His achievement is absolutely extraordinary. ~ Michael Palin

I didn't know dirty words could be done that artfully. ~ Mike Myers, quoted in 'Peter Cook the funniest' The Age (3 January 2005)

Obviously, he was the first - he was the Governor. Right from the start with those very precocious sketches for the Cambridge Footlights and through Beyond the…

I remember being moved to tears when Peter said: 'I know I was funny but I know I won't improve, I won't get any better'. I was lucky to be around when he was …

...the information revolution. Almost everybody is sure ...that it is proceeding with unprecedented speed; and ...that its effects will be more radical than an…

I was straight until I heard Denis Leary's voice for the first time.

They all laughed at Christopher Columbus When he said the world was round; They all laughed when Edison recorded sound.