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Peter Cook |
Peter Cook: not only a genius, but also a funny one
COMIC legend Peter Cook has been honoured with a plaque on the front of the Soho club he set up.
Known as The Establishment, and founded in Greek Street, the club was owned by the Hampstead-based funnyman from 1961 to 1964.
It became a favoured venue for many of his contemporaries including his comedy partner Dudley Moore. It was also a favoured hangout of writers at Private Eye, the magazine Cook helped found. Cook died in 1995, aged 57, and fans mounted a campaign for an English Heritage plaque on his home in Hampstead.
The plaque was put up by the Heritage Foundation, which specialises in honouring entertainers. Stars including Arthur Askey, Tommy Cooper and Tony Hancock have been honoured in the past.
David Graham of the Heritage Foundation said: “We had a phone call from a fan of Cook’s last year who asked us if we’d considered him.
“It was something we had thought about but not really gone into. The Establishment club was the obvious place for it.” |
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