Tommy Cooper
Cooperism
“It’s just a fez I’m going through”
Analysis: Tommy Cooper the Welsh prop comedian and magician who was known for wearing his red fez. "It's just a fez/phase I'm going through" would be a typical Tommy style joke.
The first and second limited edition prints were donated to the Tommy's Ticker Fund in 2015, run by the Tommy Cooper Society. The fund was originally set-up to help raise money for the statue of the Caerphilly-born magician which was unveiled in 2015. The Fund continues to raise money for defibrillators in the Caerphilly area.
Tudor Jones, Chairman of The Tommy Cooper Society receiving limited editions
001 and 002/100
Tudor Jones in Caerphilly 11th June 2015
The original picture is now with The Museum of Comedy
The Undercroft, St George's Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR.
The Undercroft, St George's Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR.