'Fame proved toxic for the relationship': when comedy double acts split

David Baddiel, Andy Zaltzman, Richard Herring and other comics on fame, failure and friendshipIn 1978, the year before the film 10 made a Hollywood star of Dudley Moore, the comedian appeared alongside his long-standing double-act partner, Peter Cook, on the Saturday-night chatshow Parkinson.“Do you find some difficulty working together?” asked Michael Parkinson, the host. Continue reading...