One Leg Too Few by William Cook is the first full-length dual biography of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, and the first to be written with the consent and cooperation of both of their estates, by bestselling author of Tragically I was an Only Twin.
William Cook is the acclaimed author of Ha Bloody Ha - Comedians Talking (Fourth Estate), The Comedy Store - the Club That Changed British Comedy (Little, Brown), two bestselling collections of Peter Cook's writing, and most recently the extravagantly well-reviewed Kiss Me Chudleigh- The World According to Auberon Waugh. He has worked for the BBC and written for the Guardian, the Mail on Sunday and the New Statesman.
With wit and warmth, William Cook charts the rise of a remarkable
20 year comedic partnership - and how it fell apart.
*The Observer*
A well written biography by a talented writer... William Cook
charts the progress of their unlikely marriage very
perceptively
*Daily Mail*
This is the definitive biography of the double act; not only
informative but also vastly entertaining.
*Sunday Express*
Sympathetic yet sharp-eyed, he gives a vivid, poignant sense of the
forces that held them together and which, ultimately, tore them
apart.
*Mail on Sunday*
Funny, sad and always entertaining
*The Independent*
The author deftly weaves together camaraderie, comedy and collapse
– and beloved sketches lift off the page. A nostalgic joy
*The Sunday Times*
William Cook’s dual biography is absorbing and incisive… This book
goes a long way towards unravelling the enigma of two men who
redefined the art of comedy. It is touching, funny, sad, tragic;
all the things Pete and Dud were. And that is all you can ask of a
biographer.
*Herald Sun*
What makes William Cook's biography especially touching is its
sense that, despite their messy divorce, they never stopped loving
each other. Cook recounts their story with wit and clarity. But it
is as a psychological portrait of the pair's devoted then fractured
friendship, that the book is really compelling
*Sunday Times*
Detailed and moving account of the career of this eternally popular
yet fatally ill-matched comedy duo
*Observer*
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