The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a 1970 British satirical film directed by Kevin Billington, and starring Peter Cook, Vanessa Howard and John Cleese. It was co-written by Cook, Cleese, Graham Chapman and Billington. The film was devised and produced by David Frost under the pseudonym "David Paradine".
Theatrical release poster
Peter Edward Cook was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishment comedic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s.
Cook on Kraft Music Hall, 1969
Cook playing the character of E. L. Wisty in the revue Beyond the Fringe, 1962
Cook and Dudley Moore in London for the US television programme Kraft Music Hall
Cook (right) and Moore performing in the revue Good Evening on Broadway