Overview
Ever wondered what happened to one-of-a-kind comedian Phil Cool? Well now you can find out, as told by the man himself... Young Mick, next door, played drums and bagpipes. Separately, of course, but it still annoyed our neighbours. He'd say stuff like: 'I'm quitting my band. They're a bunch of big-heads; not one of them is as talented as I am.' Then one day, in the early 1970s, he said something sensible. 'Phil, if you don't start doing proper gigs now, you'll be too old and it won't happen.' So I made a decision to get serious, leave my job and make the transition from wage to stage. By 1985, after playing every dive in the UK, I'd honed a few hours of decent stand-up and landed a series on BBC2. Game-changer. After that I landed another, which won a Royal Television Award for originality. A third series, a special and two ITV series followed. In the late 1980s and early 1990s the phone didn't stop ringing; my memorable face was everywhere. I had realised a dream. Then, as far as most viewers knew, I all but vanished. It's true big theatres progressively grew smaller, but in fact I carried on walking the boards until my retirement, aged 65. I am now 76. So here's the book. I think you'll like it. For a fair price, you get the head ... the tale ... the whole damn thing.
Full Product Details
Author: Phil Cool
Publisher: Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781068618949
ISBN 10: 1068618949
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 14 October 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
‘Phil Cool – the frankly unbelievably talented impressionist – was the biggest and funniest face on television for much of the 1980s...’ – LANCASHIRE POST ‘I watched every Phil Cool show with pure joyful amazement. His blend of dry beautifully-observed wit one moment and then ingenious, shape-shifting facial contortions the next was glorious. Anticipation of what Phil was going to create was palpable – a jaw-dropping treat of hilarity and amazement...’ – JON CULSHAW ‘ As a fellow impressionist, I have nothing but admiration and respect for Phil; a true inspiration and virtuoso of vocal and facial dexterity...’ – JOHN THOMSON ‘He did this Aquaphibian and scrunched his face up. I remember actually weeping with laughter. I had never seen anything as funny as that...’ – STEPHEN MERCHANT ‘Phil is a joy to behold. But, most of all, that face..! It’s remarkable...’ – JASPER CARROTT
