Harry Thompson (1977) Peter Cook: A Biography, London: Hodder and Stoughton

“I hated the first two years”, he (Peter) explained, “because of being bullied. And I was as cowardly as the next man. I didn’t enjoy getting beaten up, and I disliked being away from home – that part was horrid. But it started a sort of defence mechanism in me, trying to make people laugh so that they wouldn’t hit me.” Learn more

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