NEWS: Peter Cook Voted English Speaking Worlds Top Comedian.

A panel of 300 members of the comedy fraternity have voted Peter Cook top comedian. The poll conducted by Britain's Channel 4 television placed John Cleese second and Woody Allen third.



Personally, i don't really go for these "votes", like best movie, best song type awards. It's impossible because there are too many to choose from. But, i must say Peter Cook was very funny especially when he teamed with Dudley Moore.

not certain I agree. I think of Spike Milligan and Tommy Cooper as being equal if not superior to Peter Cook, and funnier than John Cleese or Woody Allen.

Ah yes, Spike Milligan. He was one of the best, his books are comic genius.

Sanc'.

I'm personally engaged to an executive transvestite, so there's no possible way I could vote for any one else. I think this must have been pulled off through the cunning use of flags or something.

Val', do executive transvestites like Harleys? Just wondering.

Sanc'.

it was more like 'british comedians comedian'. no jim carrey, no chris rock...come on those guys are better than bob monkhouse and harry hill. i think most comedians are also quite jealous hence ricky gervais being 49. he should have been alot higher than that. it just seemed like a random placing of most of the comedians. i dont think cook should have been number 1, he was fantastic doing derek and clive but honestly i think cleese should have had the number 1 spot. if it was the publics choice it would have been a very very different order.

Yes but the public are harldy qualified to make such a decision in their entirety. Not every member of society would be familiar with all the top, legendary or current comedians, nor would they all have been willing to devote time to considering, nor would they all be impartial. A public vote would be considerably less accurate than this one. I'm not certain why such things are needed at all really, as everyone is going to have their own personal top comedian, irrespective of what a tv poll, or anything else for that matter, decides.

A well deserved win for Mr Cook in my eyes.

Peter Cook voted as English speaking world's Top Comedian ?

What about the Laurel and Hardy of Politics - Bush & Blair ?