I have mixed feelings about 'Not Only But Also'. Some of the sketches, particularly those of Pete and Dud as a couple of flat capped idiots having hypothetical and highly illogical discussions about various subjects, do tickle my funny bone however others have a tendency to carry on for too long with very little pay off, in particular the spoof interview or musical sequences.
I like Peter Cook, very much in fact, Dudley Moore not so much, his high pitched wailing voice I found grating and off putting.
The best sketches included Pete and Dud sitting in art gallery discussing Leonardo Da Vinci ( mainly for Pete and Dud's corpsing ), 'The Immortal Bargo' ( pretty good for a spoof sketch ) which was a tale about reclusive film star Emma Bargo', Pete and Dud arriving in heaven, which leads Peter to exclaim "Bloody hell!" and Pete and Dud standing on deck The Ark Royal singing 'Goodbyeee!', only then to end up being catapulted into the sea!
Pete and Dud eventually parted company. Apparently their relationship had been suffering for some time due to Cook's alcoholism. Moore went on to make films. Cook later landed a single show for London Weekend Television entitled 'Peter Cook & Co' and later landed a memorable role alongside Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson in the wonderful 'Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door', an edition of 'The Comic Strip Presents' from 1988.
Very little of 'Not Only But Also' exists complete ( even scripts have known to be destroyed too ). What does exist was put together as a compilation entitled 'The Best Of What's Left Of Not Only But Also'. I don't in any way regard this show as a classic but it is vastly superior to Pete and Dud's dreadful 'Goodbye Again'.
I like Peter Cook, very much in fact, Dudley Moore not so much, his high pitched wailing voice I found grating and off putting.
The best sketches included Pete and Dud sitting in art gallery discussing Leonardo Da Vinci ( mainly for Pete and Dud's corpsing ), 'The Immortal Bargo' ( pretty good for a spoof sketch ) which was a tale about reclusive film star Emma Bargo', Pete and Dud arriving in heaven, which leads Peter to exclaim "Bloody hell!" and Pete and Dud standing on deck The Ark Royal singing 'Goodbyeee!', only then to end up being catapulted into the sea!
Pete and Dud eventually parted company. Apparently their relationship had been suffering for some time due to Cook's alcoholism. Moore went on to make films. Cook later landed a single show for London Weekend Television entitled 'Peter Cook & Co' and later landed a memorable role alongside Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson in the wonderful 'Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door', an edition of 'The Comic Strip Presents' from 1988.
Very little of 'Not Only But Also' exists complete ( even scripts have known to be destroyed too ). What does exist was put together as a compilation entitled 'The Best Of What's Left Of Not Only But Also'. I don't in any way regard this show as a classic but it is vastly superior to Pete and Dud's dreadful 'Goodbye Again'.