Having a Frog in Your Throat
I'm a big fan of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Unfortunately, much of the video of their two TV series in England have been lost, though fortunately a bit still does exist. And also the audio is around, and several albums have been released of their sketches, two of which I bought many years ago on trips to London, long before the Internet came to mind.
Their sketch work together can somewhat be divided into three groups: One are their Pete & Dud pieces of two lower-class Cockneys pondering the great issues of life. Second are the interviews with the upper-class, albeit woebegone snob Sir Arthur Strieb-Griebling, and then finally are the general sketches.
This is one of their Sir Arthur interviews, a wonderful piece, 'The Frog and Peach,' originally done on their TV show which they re-created for the benefit concert, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball. Even before they say a word, the audience is quite appreciative. Deservedly so.
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