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The October Competition has now closed
The winners were drawn randomly from those entrants who answered the following question correctly:
Which regiment of the British Army did Tommy Cooper serve with during the Second World War? Was it:
A. The Paratroop Regiment
B. The Royal Horse Guards
C. The Welsh Guards
The answer was B. The Royal Horse Guards
The 5 winners of the signed copies of The Tommy Cooper Joke Book were:
Stephen
Jones. Salford, Manchester
John Hailey, Bicester, Oxon.
Peter Lindroth, Sweden
Mike Streeton, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
David Seal, Farnham, Surrey
The 10 runners up to receive a limited edition Tommy Cooper bookmark were:
Dave
Dobbin, Rochford, Essex
Chris Parrish, Aylesbury, Bucks
Mike Barraclough, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Robert Vincent, Perth, Western Australia
Caroline James, Southampton, Hampshire
Keith Stanley,Stafford
Cameron Evers, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Michael Pennifold, Chelmsford, Essex
Arthur Jepson, Kirkby in Ashfield, Notts
Mick Mills, Douglas, Isle of Man
Prizes will be in the post direct from the publisher in due course.
Thanks to all those who entered the competition.
'Tommy
was amazing. He looked like Mount Rushmore on legs. He never said
anything about real life so he never dates'
Ronnie
Barker
The
Tommy Cooper
Joke Book
Compiled by John Fisher
Preface Publishing, 1 October 2009
£9.99 Hardback, ISBN: 9781848091986
You've heard of the lone ranger? I'm his brother hydrangea!
In 2004 Tommy Cooper topped a poll of the funniest Britons of all time, according to Reader's Digest magazine. He died on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 25 years ago in April 1984 and is still revered today as probably the greatest comedian of the second half of the 20th century. More than just a comedian, Tommy Cooper was a born entertainer. Working in a golden age of British comedy, Cooper stood - literally - head and shoulders above the crowd, and had a magical talent for humour that defied description. With a love of laughter stemming from a magic performance gone wrong when he was in his teens, Cooper enlisted in the army in 1939 and began to perfect his comic timing on his army colleagues in the Egyptian desert. The man with the fez was born.
Put the smile back into Christmas with this, the definitive Tommy Cooper Joke Book. Including the pick of Tommy's own extensive gag library, favourite stories and photographs.
John Fisher has enjoyed and long and distinguished career as a television producer and executive working for both the BBC and ITV. A recognised authority on the history of popular entertainment, he worked with Tommy Cooper on several occasions and includes the bestselling biography Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing amongst his published works. His critically acclaimed life of Cooper's contemporary, Tony Hancock, was published last year.
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