{"product_id":"the-best-of-british-comedy","title":"The Best Of British Comedy","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Best Of British Comedy  Over 100 of the finest and funniest comedic performances from British comedians and comedy troupes in this special collection of films, television programs, and live performances spanning over fifty years of British comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDudley Stuart John Moore\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Order of the British Empire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_the_British_Empire\"\u003eCBE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(19 April 1935 – 27 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Satire boom\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satire_boom\"\u003esatire boom\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the 1960s. He was one of the four writer-performers in the comedy revue\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Beyond the Fringe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beyond_the_Fringe\"\u003eBeyond the Fringe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom 1960 that created a boom in satirical comedy, and with one member of that team,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Peter Cook\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Cook\"\u003ePeter Cook\u003c\/a\u003e, collaborated on the BBC television series\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Not Only... But Also\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Not_Only..._But_Also\"\u003eNot Only… But Also\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Double act\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Double_act\"\u003edouble act\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworked on other projects until the mid-1970s, by which time Moore had settled in Los Angeles to concentrate on his film acting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Edward Cook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Satirist\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satirist\"\u003esatirist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand comedic actor. He was a leading figure of the British\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Satire boom\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satire_boom\"\u003esatire boom\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the 1960s, and associated with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Anti-establishment\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-establishment\"\u003eanti-establishment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomedic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Torquay\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torquay\"\u003eTorquay\u003c\/a\u003e, he was educated at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"University of Cambridge\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Cambridge\"\u003eUniversity of Cambridge\u003c\/a\u003e. There he became involved with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Footlights\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Footlights\"\u003eFootlights Club\u003c\/a\u003e, of which he later became president. After graduating he created the comedy stage revue\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Beyond the Fringe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beyond_the_Fringe\"\u003eBeyond the Fringe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeginning a long running partnership with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Dudley Moore\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dudley_Moore\"\u003eDudley Moore\u003c\/a\u003e. In 1961, Cook opened the comedy club\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Establishment (club)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Establishment_(club)\"\u003eThe Establishment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Soho\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soho\"\u003eSoho\u003c\/a\u003e, Central London. In 1965 Cook and Moore began a television career, beginning with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Not Only... But Also\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Not_Only..._But_Also\"\u003eNot Only… But Also\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. Following the success of the show the duo appeared together in films\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Wrong Box\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wrong_Box\"\u003eThe Wrong Box\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1966) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bedazzled (1967 film)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bedazzled_(1967_film)\"\u003eBedazzled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1967). Cook and Moore returned to television projects continuing to the late 1970s, including co-presenting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Saturday Night Live\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturday_Night_Live\"\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the United States. From 1978 until his death in 1995 Cook’s collaboration with Moore was mostly over, but he continued to be a regular performer in British television and film.   The Best Of British Comedy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rareandcollectibledvds.com\/product\/the-party\" title=\"The Party\"\u003eThe Party\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FilmClassicsonDVD","offers":[{"title":"DOWNLOAD","offer_id":51489797341471,"sku":"bebrc-2","price":10.94,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"DVD","offer_id":51489797374239,"sku":"bebrc-1","price":12.94,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/0788\/5087\/files\/The-Best-Of-British-Comedy-rareandcollectibledvds-356.jpg?v=1766745731","url":"https:\/\/filmclassicsondvd.com\/products\/the-best-of-british-comedy","provider":"FilmClassicsonDVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}