Ray Cooper….or Tommy Cooper?
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Ray Cooper….or Tommy Cooper?
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Special Agent Dale Cooper. Damn fine.
Alice
Henry
The wee one from Fife.
Nickety Nackety Noo! Noo Noo!
(Well, somebody had to)
Mini.
Which is better? Ray Cooper or Ray Cooper?
Ray Cooper.
Explain your working.
It was more of a “back of an envelope” job, with a bit of gut feeling thrown in.
Sigh…..
Elton’s or Chopper?
Sigh? Sigh?? You’ve got some nerve, sir, given the question you posed…
Nah, Gawd bless yah, nah – I’m just covering my embarrassment: I had no idea who Ray Cooper was – I had to Google him…
I really wish I didn’t know who he was. Then I wouldn’t have seen him wreck that Eric Clapton gig at the Albert Hall with his ludicrous exhibitionism
Arf! Agreed.
But the RC that I had to google was the one retro would describe as Chopper. Not being a folkie, I hadn’t come across him before.
He always does that. It’s his thing.
Well, you’re not going to get much drama from an Eric Clapton otherwise.
Wasn’t RC good mates with Harry Nilsson and produce films with George Harrison?
Indeed @Vincent he was a good friend of G Harrison however I don’t think he was involved in film production.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/george-harrison-brutal-prank-phil-collins/
Lindsay Cooper. R.I.P.
A fine choice, Mike.
Paul Cooper ITFC goalie in the golden years 1978-81
Great keeper, penalty saving maestro.
Never got an England cap as was unfortunate to play at the same time as Shilton, Clemence and Corrigan
Tommy Cooper will always win in any game of “Tommy Cooper or…”
On reflection – I suspect that you’re right…
Roy Cropper
Mini Cooper
Mini breakfast. Or is that @mini-breakfast ?
Clearly not, given no fade to blue…
The soul of 60s motoring
Then there was the Cooper ‘S’ model, which inspired lots of unwise young men to go into motor racing. Meanwhile all the other unwise young men were growing their hair and starting bands.
@minibreakfast there y’go @retropath2
Merci!!!
I refer my honourable friends to the post of 22:44 inst.
Lee Cooper. Don’t be a dummy.
Me
John Cooper Clarke.
Or as Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias had it.
John Mini Cooper Bank Clerk.
Terry Cooper
Ben Elton John.
Ed…… Kuepper
I have a soft spot for Liam Cooper. Class act.
I thought you might have mentioned Terry Cooper
@clive did that for me.
Ry Cooper (of Daris, Texas fame)
Though I am scraping the barrel with that one
*wink*
I like SuperCooper by ABBA
Cooper Greenberg. https://www.coopergreenberg.com/bio
He presents videos for Alamo Music Center in San Antonio, Texas. I’d love him JUST for the name, but he’s just a really knowledgeable, laid-back dude with excellent guitar skills.
Terry Cooper of Leeds United in the 70’s
Davy Cooper (1956-1995) who played for Motherwell fc 1989-1993. Genius.
Cooperman (and Bunder Woman). The world needs a Madhouse on a Saturday evening.
Russ Abbott was at times very funny. Cooperman (Tommy Cooper as Superman) was a great character.
Any of those coopers who make and repair the barrels for Scotch whisky.
Yvette Cooper? I’ll get my coat….
You’re talking Balls.
When I was in my early 20s I worked in a suburban theatre, and Tommy Cooper did a show there. I fully expected it to be some tired dated variety performance. It was, and remains, one of the funniest performances I have ever seen. So, the answer is definitely Tommy.
Cooper Cronk, famous Aussie rugby player. Never heard of him.
Humour is very subjective. I never found Tommy Cooper remotely funny. If anything he was annoying. “Just do the f***g trick and go!”
I could never figure out exactly what Ray Cooper actually did/does. Seems to be the easiest gig in the world to bang a tambourine with a dash of flamboyance. Maybe he ‘has something’ on Elton.
Frank Cooper and his Oxford marmelade
Even better than Wilkin’s, which feels like treachery as a former resident of Tiptree.
The Welsh one
writers of the brilliant This Country Daisy May and Charlie Cooper
Saw Tommy Cooper performing in a nightclub some 45+ yrs ago. Cried with laughter from the beginning. Minimalist humour – just a look and the odd word. His only prop was a small 5 bar gate which he walked through from time to time. Genius (IMHO)
Apparently at the age of 17 his intention was to be a serious magician. For his first show he was very nervous. As he got on stage, he found himself rooted to the spot and unable to remember a single thing he’d rehearsed. His tricks went wrong and it was an all round disaster. Apart from the fact that he’d brought the house down.
The audience thought it was an act and as a result of this, he changed tack.