Derek and Clive

Derek and Clive

Derek and Clive is a double act of comedic characters created by Dudley Moore and Peter Cook in the 1970s. The performances were captured on the records Derek and Clive , Derek and Clive Come Again , and Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam , as well as in a film documentary, Derek and Clive Get the Horn...

 Ad Nauseam is the third and final recording made by Peter Cook

Peter Cook

Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath," although Cook's...

 and Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE was an English actor, comedian, composer and musician.Moore first came to prominence as one of the four writer-performers in the ground-breaking comedy revue Beyond the Fringe in the early 1960s, and then became famous as half of the highly popular television...

 featuring their characters Derek and Clive. It also charts the breakup of Cook and Moore's partnership

Double act

A double act, also known as a comedy duo, is a comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but drastically different personalities or behavior...

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As a marketing ploy the record was initially released with its own airplane sickbag. Moore walked out before the end of this recording as he found his relationship with Cook untenable, particularly because of the level of vitriol directed at him throughout the sessions. The two never worked on a major project again.

Cook filmed some of the proceedings and these were released on the documentary Derek and Clive Get the Horn

Derek and Clive Get the Horn

Derek and Clive Get The Horn is a 1979 documentary that chronicles the recording of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's 1978 comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam, their third and final outing featuring their controversial alter-egos Derek and Clive, two foul-mouthed lavatory attendants who banter at...

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Side 1

1. "Endangered Species" – 5:23
2. "Horse Racing" – 2:47
3. "TV" – 1:27
4. "Bruce Forsyth" – 0:43
5. "Records" – 5:01
6. "Soul Time" – 1:44
7. "Russia" – 1:47
8. "Sir" – 3:07
9. "Celebrity Suicide" – 2:58
10. "Politics" – 1:27
11. "Labels" – 3:10
12. "Street Music" – 0:43

Extra material added for CD release in November 1989

1. "Intergalactic Sex"
2. "Rape, Death And Paralysis"
3. "Lady Vera Fart Teller"
4. "I Can't Shit"
5. "Sex Manual"
6. "Stupid"

Personnel

• Peter Cook
  Peter Cook
  Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath," although Cook's...
  
   – vocals
• Dudley Moore
  Dudley Moore
  Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE was an English actor, comedian, composer and musician.Moore first came to prominence as one of the four writer-performers in the ground-breaking comedy revue Beyond the Fringe in the early 1960s, and then became famous as half of the highly popular television...
  
  – vocals & production